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IPEE 2026 Keynote Speakers

Prof. Hazlie Bin Mokhlis
University of Malaya, Malaysia


Speech Title: Building Resilient Power Systems for a Sustainable Future under Climate Change

Hazlie Mokhlis is a Fellow of Academic Science Malaysia and Fellow of IET (UK). He received his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Malaya in 1999 and 2003, respectively, and obtained his Ph.D. from The University of Manchester in 2009. He is currently a Senior Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, and serves as the Executive Director of the Photonic Research Centre. Professor Hazlie has secured research grants exceeding RM4 million and authored over 300 international journal and conference publications in Power and Energy Systems. He has successfully supervised 47 Ph.D. and more than 60 Master’s candidates. His research excellence has been recognized through inclusion in the world’s Top 2% Scientists ranking by Stanford University since 2021. He received the Top Research Scientist Malaysia award from the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 2021 and the IEEE PES Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award in 2026. He is actively involved in standards development, consultancy, and academic assessment activities. His research interests focus on improving the efficiency and resiliency of power systems.


Prof. Yang Bo
Kunming University of Science and Technology, China


Speech Title: Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems based on Artificial Intelligence

Yang Bo obtained his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from South China University of Technology in 2010 and began his postgraduate studies at the same university in the same year. In 2011, he was awarded a full scholarship by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to pursue a doctoral degree in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Liverpool, UK. He received his Ph.D. in December 2015. In August 2017, he was promoted to associate professor with special approval, and in October 2020, he was promoted to professor with special approval. In December 2022, he was appointed as a doctoral supervisor. From October 2023 to January 2024, he was granted a full scholarship by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to visit the University of Liverpool as a visiting scholar. He has published two Chinese academic monographs and over 190 SCI journal papers (including 11 ESI papers and 3 hot papers), as well as over 40 EI journal papers. He has led 37 research projects, including two National Natural Science Foundation of China projects. He is an editor of three SCI journals, a member of the editorial board of two EI journals, a member of the editorial board of one Chinese core journal, a young member of the editorial board of two EI journals, a young member of the editorial board of five Chinese core journals, and a member of the editorial board of one Chinese core technology journal. He has also served as the editor of over twenty special issues of SCI, EI, and Chinese core journals.






IPEE 2025 Keynote Speakers

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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