Professor Cheng’s current research topics include the areas of power system planning, power system optimization, smart grids, power quality, voltage stability. Professor Cheng has published over 100 papers indexed by SCI and EI, 12 books, and 16 authorized patents. Professor Cheng wins 2nd Excellent Prize (ranking 1st) of National Science and Technology Advance Award with Key Technology of Disaster Prevention in Urban Power System and Its Application, 1st Excellent Prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Advance Award (three, ranking 1st once), 2nd Excellent Prize of Provincial Science and Technology Advance Award (Four, ranking 1st), 3rd Excellent Prize of Provincial Science and Technology Advance Award (twice)

Professor Cheng is the deputy director of State Energy Smart Grid R&D Center(Shanghai); the member of experts in national high technology research Program 863: power supply of maglev; Shanghai outstanding leader of disciplines; Shanghai leading talent; Shanghai convenor of electrical engineering discipline; professor(distinguished, second grade), head of national supported subject of electric power system and its automation, head of electrical engineering discipline, head of electrical engineering degree committee, head of postdoctoral mobile station on electrical engineering at Shanghai Jiaotong University; the winner of Outstanding Young Teachers Award in High Education Institutions of MOE, China; chief editor of electrical engineering branch of CIHAI; Associate Editor of Power & Energy System(international journal); Editor of 12 journals, such as Power System Technology; Vice chairman of Shanghai Society for Electrical Engineering; Fellow of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering; Fellow of China Electrotechnical Society; Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Dr. Zheng BO is a Qiushi Distinguished Professor of College of Energy Engineering at Zhejiang University. He is an IOP Fellow (Institute of Physics, UK) since 2020. Currently, he severs as the Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, and the Executive Dean of Polytechnic Institute of Zhejiang University. His research focuses on Interface Engineering in Electrochemical Energy Storage, High-power Energy Storage Technology, and Intelligent Operation and Maintenance for Energy Storage Safety. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious research journals such as Nature Energy, Energy & Environmental Science, Nature Communications, Energy, Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials, and Matter, with a citation over 7,500 times. Additionally, he holds 3 US/Japanese Patents and more than 25 Chinese Patents of Invention. He is leading a National Key Research and Development Program of China in the area of energy storage and smart grid. His research has received supports from the National Science Foundation of China, the Royal Society-Newton Advanced Fellowship (UK), as well as several major projects funded by ministries, local governments and enterprises.

Zhenbin Zhang (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree at the Institute for Electrical Drive Systems and Power Electronics (EAL), Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, with “summa cum laude”. From 2016 to 2017, he worked as a Research Fellow and the group-leader for “Modern Control Strategies for Electrical Drives” group in EAL. Since 2017, he has held the position of full professor and International Collaboration Ambassador of Shandong University, China. From 2018 to 2022, he was a guest professor in TUM with the “August-Wilhelm Scheer Professorship Award.” Prof. Zhang is an IET Fellow, IET Chartered Engineer, IEEE Senior Member, and World Top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University. He was awarded the “VDE-AWARD-2017” for his contributions in advanced control for wind power generation and electrical drives. He was selected for the “1000-Talent” national program of China, and granted the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province, China. In addition, he won the First Prize of Science and Technology Award of China Electrotechnical Society, the Second Prize of both Shandong and Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for his contributions in design and control of renewable energy and power conversion systems.

I worked with German Transmission System Operator (50Hertz-Transmission GmbH), wind turbine manufacturer (REpower System AG, Senvion SE) and Global Energy Interconnector Research Institute (GEIRI in Germany).

Professor Jun Xie, PhD Supervisor, specialized in the safe and economic operation of modern power systems, energy and electricity market mechanisms, renewable energy generation, and integrated energy systems. Teaches courses including Power System Automation, Power Technology Economics and Management, Electricity Market, and Electrical Equipment. Serves as a reviewer for leading journals in the power sector, such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, and Proceedings of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. Led 2 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and over 20 science and technology projects commissioned by power enterprises. Co-authored one English monograph and one Chinese monograph. Published over 20 SCI-indexed papers and over 50 EI-indexed papers. Holds over 20 national invention patents, with more than 10 granted. Serves as an evaluation expert for the National Natural Science Foundation’s Youth and Regional Projects, a thesis reviewer for the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education, a communications member of the National Smart Grid User Interface Standards Committee, an expert member of the Jiangsu Electricity Market Management Committee, and a member of the Youth Committee of Power System Protection and Control.

Prof. Hui Hou received the B.S. degree from Wuhan University, Wuhan, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, in 2009. During 2015-2016, she was a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney, Australia supported by (China Scholarship Council, CSC). And in August 2025, she is a senior visiting scholar at the Aalto University, Finland supported by CSC. She is currently Professor and Ph.D supervisor, as well as the Department Head of Electrical Engineering，School of Automation, Wuhan University of Technology. Her research interests include risk assessment of power system, energy internet, electric vehicles, etc. She has been Editorial Board Member for a number of journals such as PCMP (Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems), Net Zero, etc. She has been nominated as World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford and Elsevier in 2024.

Yue Cao is an associate professor in the School of Energy and Environment at Southeast University. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 2011 and 2018 from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. He was a visiting scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include novel power cycles, thermal system optimization, intelligent control theory.

Dr. Zhihong Bai received her Ph.D. degree in Applied Power Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2008.
In 2009, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HuaZhong University of Science and Technology. Since 2011, she has been a faculty member at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University. From May to August 2012, she was a visiting scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada. Her research interests include high-power multilevel converters and renewable energy power conversion system.

Yue Cao is an associate professor in the School of Energy and Environment at Southeast University. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 2011 and 2018 from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. He was a visiting scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include novel power cycles, thermal system optimization, intelligent control theory.

Wanjun Huang received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and automation from Zhejiang University in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2020. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the School of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, and the Department of Information Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China in 2021 and 2022, respectively. She is now an associate professor with the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, China, and an associate researcher with the Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China. Her research interests include voltage stability, optimal power flow, distribution network reconfiguration, and the application of machine learning in power systems.

Dr. Xiong Liu (Senior Member, IEEE), received the B.E. degree majored in electrical engineering and automation and M.Sc. degree majored in power electronics and electrical drive from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2006 and 2008, respectively, and the Ph.D degree from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2013. From September 2011 to January 2012, he was a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark. From April 2013 to December 2013, he was a Postdoc Research Fellow with the Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University. From December 2013 to July 2020, he worked as a Principal Technologist in Rolls-Royce Electrical, Rolls-Royce Singapore Pte. Ltd. During the work in Rolls-Royce, he has led various research projects in Rolls-Royce@ NTU Corp Lab and supervised 3 Ph. D students. From September 2020 till now，he is an associate professor in the Energy and Electricity Research Center at Jinan University. In his current position, he has led various research projects including one NSFC funded project, and won the sponsorship from Major Talent Program of Guangdong Province. He has published more than 60 papers including 15 first and corresponding authored tier-1 top SCI IEEE Transactions papers, 6 patents granted in US or Europe, and a few Chinese filed patent applications pending review. His current research interests include power electronics modelling and control, grid-following and grid-forming inverters, motor drive control, electrical/hybrid propulsion system for marine and aerospace applications.

Liu Bai is an assistant researcher in the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology. He serves as a junior director of the Chinese Particle Society. He is a junior editor of the Journal of Engineering Management and the Bulletin of Science and Technology. He received the B.Eng degree from Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin,China, in 2017,and received the Ph.D. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2022. In Mar, 2023, he joined the School Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. His research interests include forecasting, predictability, energy forecasting, solar forecasting, structural failure prediction, and energy meteorology, among others. He has published more than 30 articles in journals such as Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, and so on, with 16 papers as the first or corresponding author, and granted more than 10 Chinese innovation patents.