Speakers

Keynote Speaker (Alphabetize by Last Name)

Prof. Sasa Djokic The University of Edinburgh, UK

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

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.

Prof. Mohan Lal Kolhe University of Agder, Norway

Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe is a full professor specializing in smart grids and renewable energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Science of the University of Agder in Norway, where he also holds the status of an IEEE Senior Member. As a leading renewable energy technologist with over three decades of international academic experience, he has previously held prestigious positions at global institutions including University College London (UK/Australia), the University of Dundee (UK), the University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), and the Hydrogen Research Institute in Canada . His distinguished career includes serving on the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board (2009-2011) and acting as an expert evaluator for major research councils such as the European Commission, the Royal Society London, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC UK) . Recognized consistently from 2020 to 2023 by Stanford University’s matrices as being among the top 2% of scientists globally for his work in energy systems and electrical engineering, Professor Kolhe has also successfully secured competitive funding from bodies like the Norwegian Research Council and the EU, while his research interests span sustainable electrical energy systems, grid integration, electric vehicles, hydrogen technologies, and techno-economics.

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