Keynote Speaker I
Jun Liang
IEEE Fellow, Cardiff University, UK
Jun Liang (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1992, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI), Beijing, China in 1995 and 1998, respectively, all in electric power system and its automation. From 1998 to 2001, he was a Senior Engineer with CEPRI. From 2001 to 2005, he was a Research Associate with Imperial College Lon don, London, U.K. From 2005 to 2007, he was with the University of Glamorgan as a Senior Lecturer. Currently, he is a Professor in power electronics with the School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K. He is the Coordinator and Scientist-in-Charge of two European Commission Marie-Curie Action ITN/ETN projects: MEDOW (e3.9M) and Inno DC (e3.9M). His research interests include high voltage direct current (HVDC), medium voltage direct current (MVDC), flexible AC transmission system (FACTS), power system stability control, power electronics, and renewable power generation. Prof. Liang is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He is the Chair of IEEE U.K. and Ireland Power Electronics Chapter. He is an Editorial Board Member of CSEE JPES. He is an Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.
Speech Title: Grid Integration of Clean Power & Electrified Transport
Keynote Speaker II
Ivana Kovacevic-Badstuebner
ETHZ, Switzerland
Ivana Kovacevic-Badstuebner (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, in 2012. From 2008 to 2015, she was with the Power Electronics Systems (PES) Laboratory, ETH Zurich, focusing on the prediction of electromagnetic behavior of power electronics systems based on the developed numerical techniques and the lifetime modeling of power semiconductor modules. In March 2016, she joined the Advanced Power Semiconductor (APS) Laboratory, ETH Zurich. Her research interests include novel packaging technologies for SiC power devices, the optimization of power module layout with respect to electromagnetic interference, and multidomain modeling of power semiconductor devices and their modules.
Speech Title: Design of SiC Power MOSFET Packages based on Multi-physics Modeling
Keynote Speaker III
Thomas Wu
Guangxi University, China
Thomas Xinzhang Wu is the Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering at Guangxi University, China. He obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electronic Engineering and Information Science at the University of Science and Technology of China. Prof. Wu has held such leadership position as Vice Chairman of IEEE PES Motor Subcommittee, vice chairman of Guangxi Artificial Intelligence Society, deputy editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Applications, as well as multiple leadership roles in international top conferences. With extensive experience of leading or participating in over 50 scientific research projects, Prof. Wu has authored more than 400 academic papers and been granted over 30 patents. He received numerous awards for both research contributions and teaching excellence.
He has achieved outstanding results in the fields of smart energy, intelligent manufacturing, and intelligent control. In particular, his research achievements in the design of large-power high-speed motors with intelligent optimization, the prediction and system optimization of smart new energy sources, and the intelligent optimization strategies of electric actuation systems for multi-electric aircraft.
Speech Title: Integrated design of high-speed PM machines for aviation applications.