Plenary Speaker

Prof. Jizhong Zhu

South China University of Technology, China

IEEE Fellow

Biography:

Jizhong Zhu is a professor of South China University of Technology (IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, CSEE Fellow) and “National Distinguished Expert”. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University in February 1985, 1987, and 1990, respectively. He is currently the director and professor of the ISESOOC Center of the South China University of Technology, serving as a high level talent introduced by China. Since 2018, he has acted as the Chairman of the IEEE P2781 and P2783 international standards working groups, a Member of the IEEE SMC Smart Power and Energy Systems Technical Committee, and a Member of the IEEE SMC Standards Committee; he held the Chair of IEEE PES SBLC Loads Sub-Committee, served as Senior Principal Power Systems Engineer at Alstom Grid from 2000-2015, and became an academician-level expert of the Alstom Global Expert Committee in 2013.

Prof. Marc A. Rosen

University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering

Biography: 

With over 70 research grants and contracts and 900 technical publications, including numerous books, Dr. Rosen is an active teacher and researcher in sustainable energy, sustainability, and environmental impact. Much of his research has been carried out for industry.