Keynote Speakers

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BIO: Prof. Yusheng Xue is an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the honorary president of State Grid Electric Power Research Institute, China. He is the Chairman of Technical Committee of Chinese National Committee of CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) and a member of the Board of Directors of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. Prof. Xue holds the positions of adjunct professor in several universities in China. He has made significant contributions in stability and automation theory of power system. As the inventor of the Quantitative Stability Analysis Method of Non-autonomous Motion Systems, Prof. Xue promotes the application and industrialization of an interruption defense system in eighty percent of power systems in China. He is the recipient of several National Technology Invention Awards and National Science and Technology Progress Awards in China. He has also been awarded a Chinese patent gold medal, a Chinese excellent patent award, a first prize award of the national science technology books and a nominee for the national book award of China. Prof. Yusheng Xue is a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Power and Energy Reliability Research Center of Chongqing University.

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BIO:Mr. Wang Zhiwei is now a Professor-level Senior Engineer and Advisor of State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd..(JSEPC). Mr. Wang earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Southeast University in 1988 and 1991, respectively. He has held key positions including Vice President of JSEPC, President of Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute North America, Director of State Grid’s U.S. Office, Assistant Director of the International Cooperation Department of State Grid, General Manager of State Grid Wuxi Power Supply Company, Deputy Chief Engineer of JSEPC, Director of the Development Department of JSEPC, and Director of the Power Grid Planning Research Center of JSEPC. Mr. Wang has long been engaged in the management and research of power system planning and development. He has participated in and presided over multiple rounds of the “Five-Year Plan” for Jiangsu’s power development over the past 30-plus years, as well as numerous major power generation and transmission projects. Since 2020, Mr. Wang has been in charge of the strategic planning of the 500kV and 220kV power grids in Jiangsu Province, the planning of large-scale renewable generation interconnections to the grid, and the strategic planning of “New Type Power System” in Jiangsu. He has also been responsible for the planning, research, construction and commissioning of the ± 200kV Embedded and “AC-to-DC” Transmission Project from Yangzhou to Zhenjiang across the Yangtze River. He also led and promoted the optimization, upgrading and implementation of the ± 800kV Yucheng (Gusu) converter Station’s three-terminal flexible HVDC system with a capacity of 2GW power conversion project, and at the same time, Mr. Wang also presided over the implementation management of a number of large-scale, key projects, including the ± 800kV Baihetan-Jiangsu UHVDC transmission Project (the part within Jiangsu), the 500kV Fengcheng-Meili Power Transmission Project, and the Jiangsu Transmission Phase Shifter Project etc. Mr. Wang has published a number of SCI-indexed papers, and won several Best Paper Awards at the IEEE PES General Meeting. Mr. Wang Zhiwei is a Fellow of IET and a Senior Member of IEEE.

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BIO:Professor Zhang Tao is a distinguished visionary in the realm of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Holding a Ph.D. from Kent State University (USA), he currently serves as a Professor at Jimei University and as the Vice President of the Beijing Western Returned Scholars Association. He is a pioneer in model-based intelligent decision engine technologies. His groundbreaking work has fundamentally reshaped applications across Smart Cities, Intelligent Manufacturing, FinTech, and Strategic Decision-Making. With a career spanning top-tier global institutions, Professor Zhang has held executive leadership roles, including:Chief Scientist at Aerospace Changfeng (CASIC). Chief Architect of Expert Systems at Volkswagen Group (Germany). Senior Analyst at IBM (USA). Senior Risk Strategist at Bank of America (USA). Recognized as a preeminent authority in his field, Professor Zhang is the recipient of China’s highest honors for overseas talent, including the National Distinguished Expert award and the Beijing "Haiju" Distinguished Expert title. He is also designated as a "Top Leading Talent" at the Zhongguancun National Demonstration Base. His strategic influence extends to key national infrastructure projects: Chief Technical Expert for the National Golden Shield Project. Chairman of the Expert Group for the NDRC’s Key R&D Program on Informatization. Principal Investigator for the National Key R&D Program: "Comprehensive Services and Application Demonstration of IoT-based Smart Communities across All Scenarios.". Mentor for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) for Overseas Returnees' Entrepreneurship. Professor Zhang’s excellence has been recognized globally with awards such as the Outstanding International Student Award (USA), Volkswagen Technology Innovation Award (Germany), and Bank of America Distinguished Contribution Award (USA). Domestically, he has received the "Special Contribution Award" from Aerospace Changfeng, the "CBD International Talent Award" (Beijing), and the "Outstanding Contribution Award" from the AEIC International Academic Exchange Committee. A sought-after thought leader, Professor Zhang frequently serves as the Conference Chair and Keynote Speaker for premier international AI academic conferences.