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University of California, USA
Plenary Speaker
Professor Eric Cheng is a highly accomplished electrical engineer, having earned his BSc and PhD from the University of Bath in 1987 and 1990, respectively. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1997, he held the position of Principal Engineer at Lucas Aerospace in the United Kingdom, where he led several power electronics projects. Prof Cheng is widely recognized for his significant contributions to the development of electric vehicles in Hong Kong. He is affectionately known as the "father of Electric Vehicle" in Hong Kong, having served as the electrical designer for the city's first commercial electric vehicle and led his team in designing the first charging network. His expertise in electrical engineering, energy, and automotive has earned him numerous awards, including the Seoul International Invention Fair 2015 Gold prize for his contributions to super-capacitors for electric vehicles, the 2016 iCAN Gold Medal for his work on active suspension, and the Gold Award of Hong Kong Innovation and Technology in 2017. Additionally, he received the Geneva's Invention Expo Silver Award for his work on the antilock braking system, the top 20 Tera Award in 2021, and the Innovation Award of the TechConnect 2023 and Geneva's Invention Expo Silver Award 2024 for his contributions to the development of an Ammonia Powered Fuel Cell-based Electric Vehicle. Prof Cheng is an accomplished writer and has published over 500 papers and 7 books, as well as given over 200 interviews with the media on his research and development. He currently is professor of University of California, Merced, where his research interests encompass all aspects of Power Electronics, Power Quality, Renewable Energy, Motor Drives, Energy Storage, Energy Saving, Power Distribution, EMI, High-Speed Rail, Electric Vessel, Electric vehicles, and advanced Automotive components. Prof Cheng is a chartered engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He is also the Vice President Education of IEEE Transportation Electrification Council of IEEE. His outstanding contributions to the field of electrical engineering have earned him a well-deserved reputation as one of the leading experts in the field.
The University of Manchester, UK
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Yasser Mahmoudi Larimi is a Professor of Thermal Energy Engineering at the University of Manchester. Yasser has a strong international profile in clean and sustainable energy development through studying fundamentals and designs of low-carbon thermal and power systems. He leads a multidisciplinary research programme integrating experiments, computational fluid dynamics, and machine learning particularly physics-informed neural networks to develop cost-effective solutions for achieving net-zero energy systems. Professor Mahmoudi chairs the UK Turbulent Heat Transfer Special Interest Group within the UK Fluids Network. He serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Thermal Sciences and the Journal of Porous Media, and as Section Editor for Discover Fluid Mechanics (Springer Nature). He has delivered over 40 invited, keynote, and plenary lectures at major international conferences in the fields of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and clean energy systems.
York University, Canada
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Jim P. Zheng joined the faculty of the UB Department of Electrical Engineering in Spring 2020 as SUNY Empire Innovation Professor. He had been the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Florida A&M University and Florida State University from 1997 to 2020, as Associate Professor, Professor, and Sprint Eminent Scholar Chair Professor. Prior to this, he had been worked at Army Research Laboratory from 1992 to 1997. He is the recipient of National Academy of Inventors Fellow, IEEE Fellow, National Research Council Fellow, Army Research & Development Achievement Award, NASA Faculty Research Award, and Progress Energy Professional Development Award. He has published more than 200 articles in scholarly journals, and 150 papers in conference proceedings in the fields of energy storage, fuel cells, nano-sensors, photonics, and thin film growth, and been awarded 26 patents, and 5 patents have been licensed by private companies
Boise State University, USA
Keynote Speaker
Dr. David Estrada is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University, where he serves as Site Director of the National Science Foundation's Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings. His research focuses on the synthesis and integration of two‑dimensional materials (e.g. transition metal dichalcogenides, hexagonal boron nitride, black phosphorus, MXenes, and graphene) using metal‑organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and solution processing for applications in energy, the environment, and healthcare.
A U.S. Navy veteran, Dr. Estrada earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Boise State and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign under the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Programs. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award from the Division of Materials Research and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) through NASA.
Dr. Estrada is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of the NextFlex Manufacturing USA Institute. He has co-founded a startup company, INFlex Labs, to commercialize his academically developed intellectual property, and has partnered with other industries across the nation to translate university innovations into industry impact.
Committed to inclusive workforce development, Dr. Estrada mentors students across disciplines and connects them to industry and national laboratories. He is recognized for advancing atomically thin materials from fundamental discovery to scalable manufacturing, while emphasizing the broader societal impacts of STEM education, entrepreneurship, and global collaboration.