Keynotes

Prof. Hartmut Hinz

Dr. H. Hinz received diploma degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences, Aachen and the Ruhr University, Bochum. He earned his Ph.D. from the Technical University, Darmstadt in 2000. Between 1999 and 2009 he worked with General Motors Fuel Cell Activities, later becoming project leader for high-voltage electrical systems for concept fuel cells. In 2009 he became a Professor of power electronics in Frankfurt, and since 2011 he has been program director of electrical engineering. He has also served as a visiting professor at the Vietnamese-German University. His research interests include power electronics, modeling, and decentralized power generation.

Prof. Ronney Boloy

Dr. Boloy received his Master’s and PhD in Mechanical Engineering in Energy Transmission and Conversion from São Paulo State University. He is associated with the Mechanical Engineering Department at CEFET/RJ Maracanã and leads the Entrepreneurship, Energy, Environment and Technology Research Group. His work focuses on computer modelling and simulation, renewable energies, cogeneration systems, thermoeconomics, ecological efficiency, life cycle analysis, biofuel production, and bioenergy production. Since 2018, he has also been a member of the Bank of Assessors of the National Higher Education Assessment System and a researcher at the VALORIZA-IPPORTALEGRE Group in Portugal.

Dr. Hossam A. Gabbar

Abstract: To be announced.

Dr. Gabbar is a full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering at Ontario Tech University, where he established the Energy Safety and Control Lab, Smart Energy Systems Lab, and Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab. He is recognized among the top 2% of worldwide scientists in the area of energy and serves as Distinguished Lecturer – IEEE NPSS. His work covers smart energy grids, energy safety and control systems, and plasma-based waste-to-energy technologies. He earned his B.Sc. from Alexandria University with first class honors and later completed his Ph.D. in 2001.

Prof. Álvaro Rocha

The talk addresses the production of fuels as a large-scale energy vector to store renewable energy, focusing on hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide reduction using novel (photo)electrocatalytic materials. It discusses HER and OER challenges, photovoltaic and photocatalytic concepts, solar-to-chemical energy conversion, hydrogen applications, and Morocco’s solar and Power-to-Hydrogen ambitions.

Prof. Álvaro Rocha is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Lisbon – ISEG, Honorary Professor at Amity University, and a researcher at ADVANCE and CINTESIS. His interests include maturity models, management information systems, intelligent information systems, cybersecurity, e-government, e-health, and IT in education. He is Vice-Chair of the IEEE Portugal Section Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Chapter and Editor-in-Chief of major journals in the field. He has also worked as an expert for multiple European and international research bodies.