Professor Jan A. Stasiek was born on January 31, 1948 in Kwidzyn, Poland and had an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), in 1972, followed by a PhD and Dr Hab in 1975 and 1985 respectively. He went through the academic ranks until becoming a professor in Mechanical Engineering awarded by President of Poland in 1998 and since 2005 he has been employed (nominated by Polish President) as a Full Professor . Since 2008 till 2016, he was elected two-time as the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and from 2000 to 2012, he had been also the Head of Thermal Technology.Department.at.GUT An undeniable achievement of Prof. J.A. Stasiek was obtaining second PhD (30.09.1992) and DSc (15.12.1995) from City University, London , United Kingdom where he joined as a professorial research fellow from 1989 until 1995 (seven years). He had previously held visiting fellowships (mitarbeiter) in RWTH Aachen (1986- 6 months) and University of Munich (1989-DAAD scholarship) Germany and later Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm (3 month under Swedish Institute Scholarship in 1999). Throughout his career he has actively researched in the areas of thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, energy conversion (combustion, gasification), flow visualization and renewable energy resources (RES).He is a highly distinguished scientist and internationally recognized expert and member.of.various.national.and.international.scientific.journals.boards.and.committees. He was an outstanding expert of the EU Framework Programmers (FP) as an evaluator and reporters (6 and 7 FP Ex2002 B023391). These facts have brought forth him cooperation with m any universities and research institutions in various countries as a Rector's proxy e.g. City University, Brunel University London, UK ;Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden ,University of Genoa, University of Palermo and University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Italy. He published well over 320 scientific papers as author and co-authors, including 15 monographs and scientific books chapters published in the USA, Great Britain and Poland, 23 articles from the JCR list, 4 textbooks and students-teaching scripts, and about 275 published articles and peer-reviewed conference presentations. Supervisor of 6 doctors (including 2 from abroad: UK and Sweden).Tutor of over 200 engineering and master's theses, most of them in English. He was also a manager and main contractor of 13 research projects of the State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN),and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSzW) Poland (at present Ministry of Education and Science-MSE). On October 1, 2022 he was nominated by Rector as a professor emeritus of the Gdańsk University.of.Technology.with.teaching.and.research.opportunities. He was also awarded by First Prize for Scientific Achievements given by Prime Minister of Poland in 2009 year which is an exceptional (rare) distinction that few receive.

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Dr. Noha Saleeb is Associate Professor in Creative Digital Technologies & Construction at Middlesex University, and Programme Leader for its MSc Building Information Modelling Management programmes, and created the undergraduate BSc programme for Architectural Technology. Dr. Saleeb also provides consultation for both industry projects and organisations in sustainable design, construction, digital transformation, BIM, Digital Twins, AI and onsite project management. She is lead on different industry initiatives e.g. Director of African BIM Report 2024 and Business Development Lead- BIMAfrica, Editor-in-Chief of Smart Infrastructure and Construction International Journal, and advisory board member of several Professional Body steering committees e.g. London Digital Twin Research Centre, BIM4Heritage, CIOB Innovation SIG, National Institute of Building Services USA. As well as delivering many contributions as Keynote and Plenary Speaker, >100 journal, conference, industry and book chapter publications in the area of Sustainable Construction technologies. She is co-author of the Industry Standards “Artificial Intelligence Playbook” by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) UK, and “Digital Twins Position Paper for AECO” by the National Institute of Building Sciences, USA. Dr. Saleeb has won and led several industrial and council funded grant projects, , the novel Heritage Classification System output of which was utilised on vital assets e.g. Parliament Palace renovations. She achieved national/international awards for her expert work in the area of Sustainability, Digital Twins, Heritage, BIM and Construction Innovation: 1 - Winner Green Gown Awards UK / Ireland – Sustainability Champion - 2024 2 - Hong Kong Institute of BIM Award for Highest Standard in BIM Performance – 2024 3 - Hong Kong Institute of BIM Award for Highest Standard in BIM Performance – 2020 4 - Academic Staff of the Year Award – 2018 5 - Best European Women in Construction Award - 2016 6 - International Business Excellence Award for Best Programme- 2015

Haijun Ruan is an Assistant Professor of Batteries & AI at Coventry University, and a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College London, UK. Prior to this, he was a Research Associate from 2020 to 2023 with Imperial College London. He aims to harness AI to advance battery characterisation, management and integration. His research focuses on battery modelling, thermal management, fast charging, diagnostics/prognostics, and lifetime extension, with 40+ papers published. He is currently engaging in several UK and European projects, such as the Faraday Institution Industry Sprint project. He has been invited to (co)organise and (co)chair 5 relevant international conferences, including ISNRE, and ICEAI and sits on the editorial board of the J. Power and Energy, and acted as the guest editor for several journals, such as Frontiers in Energy Research, and World Electric Vehicle Journal, Energies.

Dr. Suresh D Mane, a Principal and Professor at Dr. D Y Patil Pratisthans College of Engineering in Kolhapur in Maharashtra India since 2022, has been leading an AICTE-approved institution since 2015. His research interests include NEP 2020, NIRF rankings, accreditation (NAAC and NBA), outcome-based education, internal combustion engines, solar PV, diesel locomotives, and biodiesel. He has published over 50 research papers in international journals and has attended numerous conferences in India and abroad, including Malaysia, Dubai, IIT Bombay, IIEST Howrah, and IISc Bangalore. His work has been published in reputable journals like Web of Science, Scopus, Springer, Taylor and Francis, and others. He was instrumental in the institution getting accredited by NAAC in 2024.

Dr. Khaled Harbi is a Professor of Energy and Water Desalination Systems at Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Madinah Al Munawarah, KSA. He obtained his MSc (2010), PhD (2013), and Postdoctoral degree (2016) from the Institute of Energy Engineering (IIE), Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. He also held a research position in 2008-2009 at the Higher Technical School of Aeronautical Engineers (ETSIA), Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. Dr. Khaled published more than 80 articles in peer reviewed international journals, one patent, two books and participated in more than 30 workshops and international conferences with h-index 33. Stanford University listed his name in the 2% World Research Scientist Ranking in the last five years (2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, 2024). He was awarded several prizes such as the State Encouragement Award for excellence in Engineering Sciences, University Encouragement Award in Engineering and technology science, University Research Excellence Award, highly cited research Award, and Golden Medal for outstanding performance. Dr. Khaled supervised the graduation of 7 Ph.D. students and 15 Master students and also participated in many oral discussion committees for scientific theses. He also scientific arbitration for many promotion files for faculty members to the rank of professor and associate professor inside and outside the Kingdom. He is an editorial board member and reviewer for several international journals specializing in energy, desalination, refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Dr. Harby's research interests are in the areas of Renewable energy systems, Water desalination, Hybrid systems, and Energy efficiency and management.

Experienced professor, researcher, and academic leader with over 15 years in computer science education and cybersecurity research. Proven track record in coordinating degree programs, conducting interdisciplinary research in information security and cloud computing, and contributing to the academic and professional development of students. Strong interest in secure systems, applied AI in cybersecurity, and the historical evolution of computing technologies.

Dr. Soheil Mohtaram is a tenure-track faculty member at the School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), Shanghai, China. His expertise lies in renewable energy systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, energy conversion, and thermal comfort in electric vehicles. He currently serves as academic editor for PLOS ONE, and also advisory board member for Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (Elsevier) . Dr. Mohtaram has published more than 45 SCI-indexed articles, including highly cited ESI Hot Paper ranked in the top 1%. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, renewable energy systems, and scientific writing, he has conducted over 500 peer reviews for leading academic journals and secured several competitive research grants in sustainable energy.

Prof. Hanshen Li received his B.S.E. degree in Electric Power Engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China, and the M.E. degree in Information, Production and Systems Engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from SJTU, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Beijing, China. Prof. Li has been a researcher at China Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI) since 2023. His research interests include planning and operation of active distribution networks, where Li has published 50+ papers with over 200 total citations. He has been an editorial board of Journal of Energy Science and Technology since 2023, and also member of IEEE, IEEJ, CSEE and CES.

Dr Ruomei LI is the Chair of Women in Power (WIP) Chair of IEEE PES, WIP Liaison in IEEE WIP, member of LRP in PES. She is senior member of IEEE. She has been PES WIP chair of China since 2018. Ruomei is the initiator and organizer of international women engineers events in power and energy field in Chinasince 2012. She is the CIGRE WIE Chair/Co-Chair in 2013~2018. She is now in Board of Supervisors of CWAST (China Women’s Association for Science and Technology). Ruomei Li is now the Invited Research Fellow of Energy Internet Research Institute in Tsinghua University since 2015. Before, she was the Deputy Secretary General/Secretary General of CSEE, during 2004~2013, responsible for the management of the society with 120,000 membership. She has made important contributions in speeding up the internationalization process of power and energy engineers in China, and promoted the partnership with IEEE, CIGRE, CIRED, ICEE, WFEO, IET, ASME, ABB, Siemens and GE. Ruomei LI received her Ph.D. from University of Bath, UK, in 2000; M.E. from CEPRI in 1989; and B.E. from Hefei University of Technology, China, in 1982. During 1994~1995, Ruomei has been in UMIST, UK, upon Lee Kai Hueng Fellowship Foundation. Ruomei started her career as electrical engineer in 1982, in Power Dispatching Center of Anhui Provincial Power Bureau, China, for 4 years. From 1989 to 1994, she is in China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI), as researcher and project manager, in the fields of power system simulation, planning and operation control. During 1994~1995 in UMIST, UK, she has done the work of reliability and economic assessment on the system with pumped storage. Ruomei LI has worked in power electronics field since 1996. From 2000~2004, Ruomei is the Chief Engineer of S&T Dept of CEPRI, one of her main achievement is on real-time digital simulation of complex power system. Ruomei LI is the moderator of Major Group of S&T in The Asian and Pacific Regional Implementation Meeting on Rio + 20 Outcomes, Bangkok, 2013. She participated UN CSW event in New York every year from 2017 to 2019, being speakers in parallel events several times.