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Prof. Tao Ma
Shanghai Jiao Tong University


Speech Title: Development and Integrated Application of New Building Photovoltaic Technology

Dr Tao Ma received his PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2015 and now he is an Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research is mainly related to fundamental research and applications of solar photovoltaic technology. He has acted as a Principal Investigator of 18 research projects from MOST, NSFC etc, and he has published over 150 papers in high-impact international journals with a total citation of 12,000 and h-index of 56, including 15 ESI highly cited papers and 2 ESI hot papers. Dr. Ma has received a number of awards, such as ‘Most Cited Chinese Researcher by Elsevier’, ‘World’s Top 2% most-cited Scientists’, ‘Highly Ranked Scholar (Top 0.05%) in Photo-voltaic & Energy’, ‘Excellent Young Scientist Award in Energy and Built Environment’, ‘Outstanding PhD Thesis Award’ etc.. He currently serves as the editorial board member of several journals including ‘Applied Energy (IF: 10.1)’ and ‘Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells (IF: 6.3)’.

Dr. Sinan Cai
University of Tokyo, Japan


Speech Title: Demand-Side Management in Japan's Deregulated Electricity Market

Sinan Cai received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China, in 2016, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA, in 2018, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and information systems from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2021. He is currently a project researcher with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. His research interests include power system stability and control, demand response, electricity market, smart grid technologies, and renewable energy generation technology. Dr. Cai is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, and the Japan Society of Energy and Resources.


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