Speakers

SPEAKERS

Prof. Jizhong Zhu, IEEE PES member

South China University of Technology, China

Prof. Jizhong Zhu is a Professor and director of ISESOOC center in SCUT and National Distinguished Expert in China. He is Chair of IEEE P2781 and P2783 Standard working groups since 2018, core member of IEEE PES SBLC Technical Committee, member of IEEE SMC Technical Committee on intelligent power and energy systems, and member of IEEE SMC Standard Committee, as well as was Chair of IEEE PES SBLC Loads Subcommittee during 2017-2019. He worked at ALSTOM Grid as a Senior Principal Power Systems Engineer and Senior Expert during 2000-2015, and became a Fellow of Alstom Expert Committee in 2013. His research interest is integrated smart energy system optimal operation and control (ISESOOC), as well as smart grid and renewable energy applications. He has published six books as a sole author, and published over 200papers in the international journals and conferences.

Prof. Jianping Cai

Cai Jianping, Ph.D., professor, master's supervisor, graduated from the Department of Control at Zhejiang University with a Ph.D. My main research directions include nonlinear system optimization theory, adaptive control, robust control, etc. In recent years, I have undertaken 4 scientific research projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and participated as a key member in 9 national and provincial-level scientific research projects. The first author has published 3 articles in IEEE TAC journals, over 50 SCI indexed journal papers, and 8 ESI highly cited papers. Won one second prize of Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Award in 2017.

Prof. Qian Chen

Chen Qian, Professor, Dean of the provincial Key Laboratory, mainly engaged in the research of lightweight and reliable permanent magnet motor system for robots. Presided two National Natural Science Foundation projects, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to unveil the project subtopics, participated in the National Natural Science Foundation major projects and major special projects of the military Commission. The research results were selected as the top ten news of coal science and technology in 2023, and won the second prize of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province (Basic class, R4) and the second prize of Science and Technology of China Machinery Industry (R1). The first inventor was granted 23 invention patents in China, the United States and the United Kingdom, including 3 PCT patents and 7 conversion patents. He has published 51 papers as the first/corresponding author in authoritative academic journals at home and abroad such as Science in China and IEEE Transactions, including 27 SCI Region I papers, 2 ESI highly cited papers, 1 hot paper, and the list of 2% scientists before 2023 and 2024.

Dr. Yi Sun

Dr. Yi Sun, an associate researcher at the University of Science and Technology of China, is mainly engaged in the research of film mechanics. He has long been committed to exploring the preparation and control strategies of the surface morphology of the micro - and nano-scale film structure and revealing the macro and micro mechanisms of structural buckling instability, interface debonding and damage fracture. The results were published in 《SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy》、《Langmuir》、《International Journal of Solids and Structures》、《Applied Surface Science》、《The European Physical Journal E》、《Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids》、《Extreme Mechanics Letters》、《Physical Review E》 and 《Engineering Fracture Mechanics》.

A.Prof. Qiyao Yang

Qiyao Yang, 1980.11, male, Ph.D., associate professor. Director of Automation Teaching and Research Section, School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower. The main research directions are: adaptive control of nonlinear systems, PLC control of industrial systems and so on. As the person in charge, he completed 1 public welfare project in Zhejiang Province, 1 classroom teaching reform project in Zhejiang Province, 1 scientific research project in Education Department and 4 scientific and technological projects in Water Resources Department. Participated in 3 basic public welfare projects in Zhejiang Province. Presided over two first-class courses in Zhejiang Province: analog electronic technology and electrical control technology and application. In recent years, he has published 5 SCI papers and 2 first-class journal papers as the first author. Instructed students to win the second prize of national electronic design competition for college students and the first prize of provincial electronic competition. Instruct students to win the Silver Award and Golden Key Award of Zhejiang University Students Internet Plus Competition. In 2023, he was selected as a second-class scholar of Nanxun Scholars.

Dr. Chuanhui Zhu

Full time teacher at the School of Electrical Engineering, master's supervisor, and young scholar at Nanxun. Engaged in research on efficient phase change heat storage and heat transfer, as well as thermal analysis and design of high-speed motors. Participated in 2 national level projects and 3 provincial and ministerial level projects, led 4 provincial and ministerial level projects, published more than 16 SCI high-level academic papers in international academic journals, published more than 10 papers in domestic core journals, authorized 3 invention patents, 3 international invention patents, and more than 10 utility model patents. Received the third prize of China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award.

Dr. Weiwu Feng

Weiwu Feng, 33 years old, member of the Communist Party of China, doctor of engineering, young scholar of Nanxun. Graduated from Shanghai University with a major in solid mechanics in March 2021, currently teaching at the School of Civil Engineering of Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Hydropower. Mainly engaged in teaching and scientific research in structural health monitoring, photomechanics, etc. He presided over or participated in 1 Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation and 1 Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education general scientific research project. He has published 7 first-author SCI/EI indexed papers and authorized and published more than 10 invention patents. He guided students to establish 2 national-level major innovation projects and won 1 second prize and 1 third prize in the Zhejiang Provincial Structural Design Competition.

Dr. Yang Yu

Dr. Yu Yang, is a lecturer at Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power and also a member of the China Simulation Federation. In 2019, he graduated from Tongji University with a Ph.D. in Control Science and Engineering. In the same year, he joined the postdoctoral research station in Control Science and Engineering at Tongji University. In 2023, he completed the postdoctoral research and started working at Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power. 

His research interests include power system state estimation, power system optimization and scheduling, and the application of machine learning methods and optimization techniques in power systems. In the past five years, he has led one general project funded by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, participated in a national key R&D project and published nearly 10 papers in SCI-indexed journals.

Dr. Yan Zhu

Zhu Yan, female, born in 1996, from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. Studied as a joint PhD student in the team led by Barrie Mecrow, who is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering, at Newcastle University in the UK from 2021 to 2022. Graduated from Jiangsu University in June 2024 and achieved a PhD degree in engineering. Lecturer at Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, mainly engaged in the research of high efficiency electric machine design and electromagnetic field analysis. Participated in the National Natural Science Foundation major project “multi-factor coupling analysis method for high-quality servo electric machine system”, the National Natural Science Foundation project “permanent magnet vernier machine with high overload and strong fault tolerant and its efficient control” and the EPSRC project “future electrical machines manufacturing hub” in the UK. Reviewer for international journals such as IEEE TIE.

Dr. Xixi Zhou

Graduated with a Ph.D. in Engineering from Zhejiang University in Computer Science and Technology, currently employed at Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power. My research focuses on machine learning, natural language processing, and information management systems. Over the past three years, I have published several high-quality research papers in prestigious international conferences and journals, such as SIGIR, WWW, NAACL, ICASSP, IP&M, and Neurocomputing. Additionally, I have been a long-term reviewer for international conferences and journals, including EMNLP, ACL, Neurocomputing, IP&M, and ESWA. I also have several years of R&D experience in complex information systems at large domestic internet companies. My current research interests include intelligent water management systems, natural language processing, large model applications, and time series data forecasting.