| Professor, Rui XiongBeijing Institute of Technology, China BIO: Professor Rui Xiong is a Distinguished Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at Beijing Institute of Technology, recognized as a National High-Level Leading Talent. He currently holds the positions of Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Electric Vehicles and Director of the Electric Vehicle Research Institute. His research interests span cutting-edge fields including electric vehicles, electric aircraft (including flying cars), intelligent battery systems and active management & control, big data, and artificial intelligence methods, demonstrating both theoretical depth and applied development capabilities. He has long been responsible for projects under the National Key R&D Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and commissions from leading enterprises. He has published nearly 200 SCI papers in top international journals such as Nature Energy, Nature Communications, and Joule, and has received academic honors including the Special Award for Technological Invention from the China Society of Automotive Engineers. |
| Professor, Xiaomeng AiHuazhong University of Science and Technology, China BIO: Professor Xiaomeng Ai is a male Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, an IEEE member, and has been selected for the National High-Level Talents Program. In recent years, he has led one General Program project and one Young Scientists Fund project under the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one project and one sub-project under the National Key R&D Program of China, one China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Project, and several industry-sponsored horizontal projects. He has also participated as a key member in multiple tasks, including projects under the National 973 Program, the National 863 Program, and the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. As first author/corresponding author, he has published/accepted 20 SCI papers and 18 EI papers in authoritative domestic and international journals. These include 1 ESI Highly Cited Paper, 1 F5000 Top Paper, and 2 Outstanding Annual Papers from Power System Technology. He has been granted 19 invention patents. He frequently serves as a reviewer for leading international and domestic journals such as IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Applied Energy, Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, and the Proceedings of the CSEE. His main research directions include: energy storage planning and market models, planning and optimal operation of power and integrated energy systems with large-scale renewable energy integration, load side management, and demand response. |
| Associate Professor, Huicui ChenTongji University, China BIO: Associate Professor Chen Huicui, born in February 1987, received her Ph.D. in Engineering in 2015 from the School of Vehicle and Mobility (formerly the Department of Automotive Engineering) at Tsinghua University. She began her work at the College of Automotive Engineering, Tongji University in the same year and is currently an Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor. Her research focuses on the design theory for long-life fuel cell stacks and its application, as well as fuel cell system modeling and control strategies. To date, she has published over 40 first-author/corresponding author SCI/EI papers, including more than 20 first-author/corresponding author papers in Q1 SCI journals, 4 of which are ESI Highly Cited Papers. She has led several major national-level research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Key R&D Program of China. In 2018, she was selected for the Shanghai Sailing Program for Young Science and Technology Talents. |
