Speakers

Keynote Speaker (Alphabetize by Last Name)

Prof. Sasa Djokic, The University of Edinburgh, UK Chair in Electrical Power Systems

Sasa Djokic (SM IEEE) is a Full Professor and Chair in Electrical Power Systems at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, where he teaches undergraduate, master and doctoral level classes on: Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Systems Engineering, Energy Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Systems Economics, Network Integration of Renewable Generation and Power Quality. Prof. Djokic received Dipl. Ing. and M. Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nis, Nis, Serbia, and Ph. D. degree in the same area from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, United Kingdom. He has published more than 300 papers, of which several received Best Paper or Best Poster Awards. With over 30 years of experience, Prof. Djokic is actively involved in research and industry/government funded projects in the areas of: power quality, system reliability and security analysis, theoretical electromagnetics, illuminating engineering, load modelling, load forecasting and demand-side management, as well as renewable energy resources and distributed generation. More recently, Prof. Djokic is focusing on the implementation of neural network, AI and deep/machine learning, as well as metaheuristic approaches for evaluation of much wider ranges of uncertainties introduced by new technologies on both supply and demand sides. He is a recognised expert by the IEC and is active in a number of CIGRE/CIRED, IEEE, IESNA, IEC/CISPR and other international Working Groups, Task Forces and Committees, where he has contributed to several national and international standards, technical reports and engineering recommendations.

Prof. Raziyeh Farmani, University of Exeter, UK Chair of IWA's intermittent water supply specialist group

Raziyeh Farmani is a Professor of Water Engineering at Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, UK. She is the chair of IWA's intermittent water supply specialist group. She was an Industrial Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering (2019-2022). She specialises in urban water systems modelling, asset management, many-objective optimisation, uncertainty and risk assessment, and decision aid. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, data mining and their application for real-time control for smart water systems, integrated asset management of water supply and distribution systems including leakage management, energy management, sustainability and resilience issues, asset failure and deterioration modelling.

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