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Prof. Mohan Lal KOLHE, University of Agder, Norway
Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe is a distinguished academic and researcher, currently serving as a Full Professor of Smart and Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems with Renewables and Hydrogen at the University of Agder in Norway. He is an internationally recognized expert in smart grids, renewable energy technologies, and hydrogen systems, with over three decades of global academic leadership and innovation.
Prof. Kolhe’s research spans integrated renewable energy systems, power electronics and grid stability, hydrogen production and utilization, and AI-enabled energy management. He has held significant academic positions at world-renowned institutions, including University College London (UK/Australia), University of Dundee (UK), University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), and the Hydrogen Research Institute (Canada). He also served on the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board (2009–2011), contributing to progressive renewable energy policy development.
A prolific author and editor, Prof. Kolhe has published extensively and secured competitive funding from leading research bodies such as the Norwegian Research Council, EU, EPSRC, and BBSRC. His work has been ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University metrics, reflecting its high impact and influence in the transition toward sustainable energy systems.
Assoc. Prof. Chao Fang, Beijing University of Technology, China
Chao Fang received his B.S degree in Information Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree with the State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology in Information and Communication Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Te4lecommunications, Beijing, China, in 2015. He joined the Beijing University of Technology in 2016 and now is an associate professor. From August 2013 to August 2014, he had been funded by China Scholarship Council to visit Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, as a joint doctorate. Moreover, he is the visiting scholars of University of Technology Sydney, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kyoto University, Muroran Institute of Technology, and Queen Mary University of London. Dr. Fang is the senior member of IEEE, and the vice chair of technical affairs committee in IEEE ComSoc Asia/Pacific Region (2022-2023). Moreover, he served as the Technical Program Committee Chair of SPCNC 2024, the Session Chairs of ICC 2015, ICCC 2023, and WCNC 2024, Workshop Chairs of ICFEICT (2022-2024) and ICNCIC (2023-2024), and Poster Co-Chair of HotICN 2018. He won the Best Paper Award of IEEE ICFEICT 2022 and 2024, ICCSN 2024, and NCIC 2024. His current research interests include intelligent analysis and control, and intelligent cloud-edge-terminal cooperation computing.