
Prof. Joe Dong
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
IEEE Fellow
Prof Z.Y. Dong is currently Professor of Energy Systems with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His previous roles include SHARP Professor with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. He was the inaugural Director of UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute, Director of ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions, Ausgrid Chair and Director of Ausgrid Centre for Intelligent Electricity Networks providing R&D support for the AU$500m Smart Grid, Smart City national demonstration project of Australia. His research interest includes power system planning, load modelling, smart grid, smart cities, energy market, renewable energy and its grid connection, and computational methods and their application in power system analysis. He has been serving as editor/associate editor of several IEEE transactions and IET journals. He is a Fellow of IEEE.

Prof. Mohamed Benbouzid
University of Brest, France
IEEE Fellow
Mohamed Benbouzid received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and
computer engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute of
Grenoble, Grenoble, France, in 1994, and the Habilitation à Diriger
des Recherches degree from the University of Amiens, Amiens, France,
in 2000.
After receiving the Ph.D. degree, he joined the University of
Amiens, Amiens, France where he was an Associate Professor of
electrical engineering. Since September 2004, he has been with the
University of Brest, Brest, France, where he is a Full Professor of
electrical engineering. Prof. Benbouzid is also a Distinguished
Professor and a 1000 Talent Expert at the Shanghai Maritime
University, Shanghai, China. His main research interests and
experience include analysis, design, and control of electric
machines, variable-speed drives for traction, propulsion, and
renewable energy applications, and fault diagnosis of electric
machines.
Prof. Benbouzid is an IEEE Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the IET.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Energy
Conversion and the Applied Sciences (MDPI) Section on Electrical,
Electronics and Communications Engineering. He is a Subject Editor
for the IET Renewable Power Generation.
Speech title "Exploring Energy Management Techniques, Solutions, Challenges, and Prospects for Microgrids"
Abstract-Renewable energy resources are currently being deployed
on a large scale to meet the requirements of increased energy
demand, mitigate the environmental pollutants, and achieve
socio-economic benefits for sustainable development. The integration
of such distributed energy sources into utility grid paves the way
for microgrids. The microgrid concept is introduced to have a
self-sustained system consisting of distributed energy resources
that can operate in an islanded mode during grid failures. In
microgrid, an energy management system is essential for optimal use
of these distributed energy resources in intelligent, secure,
reliable, and coordinated ways.
In this context, this keynote aims to critically discuss
decision-making strategies and their solution methods for microgrid
energy management systems. Renewables and load demand volatility and
intermittency will also be discussed through uncertainty
quantification methods. Finally, a comparative analysis of
communication technologies will also be discussed for cost-effective
implementation of microgrid energy management systems.
Prof. Dr. Murat Fahrioglu
Middle East Technical
University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkey
IEEE Member
Dr. Murat Fahrioglu obtained the BS (Hon) degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, in 1993, the MS degree (1994) and the PhD degree (1999) from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is currently an Assoc. Professor at Middle East Technical University - Northern Cyprus Campus in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. His main research is electric power systems and more specifically in the design of demand management contracts between electric utilities and their customers to avoid forced outages. He is also working on renewable energy integration into power systems and assessment of solar and wind energy resources. His most recent research is about interconnecting the power systems of neighboring countries to enhance renewable energy use.