Smart Energy Track
Significant rise in usage of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, data centers, etc., has brought challenges to the efficiency improvement of the integrated energy system. The track focuses on cutting-edge theory and key technologies on building clean, low-carbon, safe, and high-efficiency smart energy systems. The main topics include, but are not limited to, optimization and control of large-scale distributed flexible resources, monitor and protection of the integrated energy system, dc transmission and distribution technologies etc.
Invited Speakers (in alphabetical order)

Siqi BU
Associate Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Talk Title: Sustainable and Secure Operation of Modern Urban Power Networks

Geert DECONINCK
Professor
KU Leuven, Belgium
Talk Title: The Increasing Need for Flexibility in the European Energy Transition

Chenghong GU
Professor
University of Bath, UK
Talk Title: Lightning Risks to Electricity Assets Under Climate Change: UK Case Study

Jing QIU
Senior Lecturer
The University of Sydney, Australia
Talk Title: Sustainable Energy Trading for Distributed Energy Resources
Xiaoyu WANG
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University of Bath, UK
Talk Title: Assess Flood Risks of EV Charging Infrastructure: A Joint Causal Mobility Framework