Organizer: Assoc. Prof. Hejun Yang, Hefei University of Technology, China
Dr. Hejun Yang is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, China. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, in 2014. He ever visited Yuan Ze University in 2012-2013 and Aalborg University in 2022-2023. He has led some research projects including the national natural science foundation of China, Anhui provincial natural science foundation, funds of the state key laboratory, the fundamental research funds for the central universities of China, etc. He has published more than 70 papers in journals (IEEE, IET, EPSR, JES, etc.) and conferences and authorized (applied) more than 60 patents. He also served as a young member of the editorial board for journals such as Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, Power System Protection and Control, Electric Power Construction, etc. His main research interests focus on areas of power system planning and reliability, and energy storage planning and operations, new power electric distribution system operation and business models.
Co-organizer: Assoc. Prof. Xiaodong Yang, Hefei University of Technology, China
Xiaodong Yang is an Associate Professor and Ph.D. supervisor, and a recipient of China’s BoXin Program (Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program). His research focuses on the operation, optimization, and control of intelligent power distribution and utilization systems. He has led or participated in multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, including Young Scientists Fund, General Program, and a Key Joint Fund project, and has served as principal or associated principal investigator for several national and provincial research projects as well as commissioned projects from the State Grid Corporation of China. He has published over 120 papers in leading journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and Proceedings of the CSEE, including more than 70 SCI/EI papers as first or corresponding author and three ESI Highly Cited Papers. He holds 30 authorized invention patents, is listed among the world’s Top 2% Scientists and China’s Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers, and is a Senior Member of IEEE.
Co-organizer: Dr. Yue Yang, Hefei University of Technology, China
Yue Yang received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University in 2017 and 2022, respectively. He is an Assistant Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. He serves as a member of the Professional Committee on Active Distribution Networks and Distributed Energy Resources of the China Electrotechnical Society. His research interests primarily focus on the optimization of power systems considering uncertainty, as well as the modeling and scheduling of integrated energy systems. He has been recognized with the 7th Excellent Scientific Paper Award by the China Association for Science and Technology and won the First Prize in the Domestic Solver Technology Track of the 2nd Energy Electronics Industry Innovation Competition.
Co-organizer: Assoc. Prof. Lei Sun, Hefei University of Technology, China
Lei Sun holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University and currently serves as an Associate Professor and doctoral advisor at Hefei University of Technology. His research interests include power system restoration and self-healing, renewable energy integration, and power system optimization. He has leaded more than 10 research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He has published over 60 academic journal papers with 28 papers indexed by SCI including IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IET GTD. He received the Second Prize of Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and contributed to the compilation of the book “System Planning and Restoration Optimization in Resilient Power Systems”. Currently, he serves as Deputy Secretary-General of the IEEE PES China Power System Security Defense and Restoration Control Subcommittee, Academic Advisor for the journal Renewable Energy, and Young Editorial Board Member of two journals, i.e., the Transactions of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering and Power System Protection and Control.
Invited Speaker: Dr. Chenjia Gu, Sichuan University, China
Chenjia Gu is an Assistant Researcher in the College of Electrical Engineering at Sichuan University. His research interests include planning and operational optimization of new-type power systems, climate adaptability of power systems, and artificial intelligence algorithms and their applications. He has published more than 20 SCI/EI-indexed journal and conference papers, with several appearing in high-impact IEEE Transactions series journals. Dr. Gu has led and participated in multiple research projects, including those supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has also been invited to deliver presentations at several international academic conferences.
Invited Speaker: Dr. Rui Cheng, North China Electric Power University, China
He is currently an assistant professor at North China Electric Power University, and obtained Ph.D. degree from Iowa State University. His major research primarily focuses on power system vulnerability and reliability analysis, as well attack-defense game in cyber-physical power systems. He has published over 20 papers as the first author or corresponding author in top journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, and holds more than 10 authorized national invention patents. He has led several national projects, e.g., the Ministry of Education’s Overseas Doctoral Talent Introduction Program, National Science and Technology Major Project. He also serves as a youth editorial board member for journals such as Digital Twins and Applications.
Invited Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Ning Yan, Shenyang University of Technology, China
Ning Yan is a Senior Member of IEEE and a high-level talent recognized by Shenyang, China. She was a visiting scholar at Aalborg University, Denmark. She serves as the Deputy Secretary-General of the IEEE PES China Young Professionals Committee and as a Young Editorial Board Member of Energy Storage Science and Technology. Her research focuses on battery lifetime estimation, state identification, safety assessment, and energy storage system control. She has led eight research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, provincial agencies, and major regional programs. She has published over 40 papers in leading journals, including IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy and CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, with one paper recognized as a Highly Cited Paper (top 1% ESI). She holds 31 invention patents and has received several awards, including first prizes in municipal and national academic competitions.
Invited Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Haipeng Xie, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Xie Haipeng is associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University. His research focuses on distribution network security risk prevention and control, as well as applications of quantum informatics. He has published over 40 SCI/EI journal papers as first author or corresponding author, and holds 13 authorized invention patents. He has led five national-level research projects, including a sub-project of the National Science and Technology Major Project, a sub-project of the Joint Fund Integration Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and a project of the NSFC. He has received 6 provincial/ministerial and industry-level science and technology awards.
Invited Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Jie Shi, University of Jinan, China
Jie Shi is an Associate Professor at the School of Physical Science and Technology, University of Jinan. Her research focuses on integrated energy systems, photovoltaic power forecasting, and multi-energy flow coupling optimization for industrial parks.
As a Senior Member of IEEE and the China Electrotechnical Society, she has led over 10 national and provincial projects with total funding exceeding millions. She has published more than 20 papers in top journals including Applied Energy and IEEE Transactions, and holds 14 authorized invention patents. Committed to academic exchange and technological innovation, she actively promotes the integration of renewable energy into industrial energy systems, laying a solid theoretical and engineering foundation for advancing sustainable energy development and the theme of this report.
Invited Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Jian Sun, Southwest University, China
Jian Sun received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in control theory and engineering from the College of Automation, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, in 2009 and 2014, respectively. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing. His research interests include smart grid, security control, fault diagnosis, and neural networks. Jian Sun has led more than 10 projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation, the Chongqing Technological Innovation and Application Development Special Project, and several State Grid Corporation of China science and technology projects. His research has resulted in over 50 papers published in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, and he has been granted more than 20 national invention patents.
Invited Speaker: Dr. Bo Li, Guangxi University, China
Bo Li is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China. He is also currently a post doctor with the department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He was a visiting student in University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include power system planning and operation, and V2G. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed SCI/EI papers.