Keynote Speakers
Pr. Osama Mohammed
Ph.D., Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, IEEE Fellow, Distinguished Professor & Associate Dean of Research, FIU, USA
Pr. Osama Mohammed
Ph.D., Fellow of National Academy of Inventors, IEEE Fellow, Distinguished Professor & Associate Dean of Research, FIU, USA
Dr. Osama Mohammed is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean of Research at the College of Engineering and Computing. He is the Director of the Energy Systems Research Laboratory at Florida International University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Professor Mohammed joined Florida International University in 1983. Since that time, he became internationally known for his many contributions in the energy field and related areas. He has developed the energy systems educational and research programs at FIU. He has advanced in the academic ranks and became a well thought-after educator and researcher worldwide. At an early stage in his career, in 1994 he became a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE Fellowship is the highest recognition given by the organization to top engineers who made a significant contribution in their fields. Professor Mohammed is a recognized researcher and a great teacher while bringing a benefit in developing educational programs, building research programs, creating laboratory and supervising significant numbers of undergraduate and graduate students who are well trained and ready to contribute the workforce. One of the most important contributions to FIU made by Professor Mohammed is his pioneering work in the fields of Power Systems, Computational Electromagnetics, power electronics and Energy Cyber Physical Systems. He is one of very few scientists in the nation who had realized the importance of these fields and now we can see it as national strategic initiatives worldwide. Professor Mohammed is one of very few professors who has graduated a significant number of MS and PhD Students who could immediately find highly selective tenure-track faculty positions and in prestigious national universities and major industry. His support to the undergraduate students through internships and laboratory involvement from his research funding is equally impressive. He put FIU on the map in these important science and technology fields and many graduate students worldwide seek his mentorship and advice. Benchmarked against all full professors of engineering in the United States, Dr. Mohammed ranks in the highest percentiles on measures of scholarly productivity, including peer-reviewed papers, grant funding, prestigious awards, and literature citations. His work is frequently cited by others worldwide with an H-index of more than 40 according to Google Scholar and ISI web of science.
This talk will describe how the developed solution can protect the power grid and industrial infrastructure from cyber-attacks and build cybersecurity protection into emerging power grid components and services. This includes microgrid and demand-side management components and protecting the network (substations and productivity lines) and data infrastructure (SCADA) to increase the resilience of the energy delivery systems against cyber-attacks. These developments will also help utility security systems manage large amounts of cybersecurity risk data and cybersecurity operations. For these developments to succeed, cybersecurity testbeds and testing methodologies are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of any proposed security technologies.
Pr. Fausto Pedro García Márquez
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Pr. Fausto Pedro García Márquez
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Fausto works at UCLM as a Full Professor (Accredited as Full Professor from 2013), Spain, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham University, UK, a Lecturer at the Postgraduate European Institute, a Research Fellow at INTI International University&Colleges, Malaysia, and has been Senior Manager in Accenture (2013-2014). He obtained his European PhD with maximum distinction. He has been distinguished with the prices: Runner Prize (2023), Nominate Prize (2022), Gran Maestre (2022), Grand Prize (2021), Runner Prize (2020) and Advancement Prize (2018), Runner (2015), Advancement (2013) and Silver (2012) by the International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM), First International Business Ideas Competition 2017 Award (2017), etc. He has published more than 290 journal papers (200 JCR: 98-Q1; 52-Q2; 39-Q3; 9-Q4), some recognized as: “Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications” (Q1, IF. 8.49, one of the most downloaded in first 12 months of publications, 2023), “Applied Energy” (Q1, IF 9.746, as “Best Paper 2020”), “Renewable Energy” (Q1, IF 8.001, as “Best Paper 2014”); “ICMSEM” (as “excellent”), “Int. J. of Automation and Computing” and “IMechE Part F: J. of Rail and Rapid Transit” (most downloaded), etc. He is the author and editor of over 55 books (Elsevier, Springer, Pearson, Mc-GrawHill, Intech, IGI, Marcombo, AlfaOmega,…), >115 international chapters, and 6 patents. He is the Editor of 5 Int. Journals, Committee Member more than 70 Int. Conferences. He has been the Principal Investigator in 5 European Projects, 8 National Projects, and more than 150 projects for Universities, Companies, etc. His main interests are: Artificial Intelligence, Maintenance, Management, Renewable Energy, Transport, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science.
He is being:
- Expert in the European Union in AI4People (EISMD), and ESF.
- Director of www.ingeniumgroup.eu.
- Senior Member at IEEE, 2021-…
- Honoured Honourary Member of the Research Council of Indian Institute of Finance, 2021-…
- Committee Chair of The International Society for Management Science and Engineering Management (ISMSEM), 2020-…
- Research Fellow at INTI International University&Colleges, Malaysia, from 2023-…
- Visiting Professor at Sheyang University (China) from 2024-2027
- Advisory Board of the EU Project SunBio (Id: ID 101157493) 2024-2027
To-date, most of the energy sector‘s transition efforts have focused on hardware: new low-carbon infrastructure that will replace legacy carbon-intensive systems. Relatively little effort and investment has focused on another critical tool for the transition: next-generation digital technologies, in particular artificial intelligence (AI). These powerful technologies can be adopted more quickly at larger scales than new hardware solutions and can become an essential enabler for the energy transition. AI is already proving its value to the energy transition in multiple domains, driving measurable improvements in renewable energy forecasting, grid operations and optimization, coordination of distributed energy assets and demand-side management, and materials innovation and discovery. AI holds far greater potential to accelerate the global energy transition, but it will only be realized if there is greater AI innovation, adoption and collaboration across the industry
Pr. Mikaa BLUGEON-MERED
Sciences Po Paris, France
Pr. Mikaa BLUGEON-MERED
Sciences Po Paris, France
Mikaa BLUGEON-MERED is an independent researcher specialized in the geopolitics and international markets of hydrogen. After creating the world’s first postgraduate course dedicated to the geopolitics of hydrogen back in 2019, he is currently an adjunct lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), IFP School, and part of the faculty of S&P Global Commodity Insights’ World Hydrogen Leaders network. Concurrently, Mikaa also coordinates the Hydrogen Task Force of MEDEF International (France’s leading private international business network), serves as special advisor to Hy24 (the world’s leading pure-player hydrogen investment fund), senior advisor to Hyvolution (the world’s largest hydrogen B2B/B2C trade show and exhibition), and chairs the Steering Committee of CertifHy (Europe’s first RFNBO certification mechanism).
Formerly a political risk analyst, chamber of commerce administrator, expert-evaluator to the European Commission, and secretary-general of a university chair, Mikaa has spent over a decade working on hydrogen-energy-climate challenges, at the intersection of economic diplomacy, space, security, regulation, innovation, industrial policy, electoral discourse, and critical gender studies, with a neo-institutionalist and comparative approach.
Named "Green Hydrogen Ambassador" by the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) and lead researcher of the “Hydrogen Policy Radar” program, Mikaa has conducted nearly 80 fieldtrips since 2021 across five continents to evaluate the implementation and promotion of national hydrogen strategies. In 2024, he has launched a new educational hydrogen awareness workshop called « The Hydrogen Mosaic » already deployed in France, Belgium, Morocco and Canada. His forthcoming book, « Quo Vadis, Clean Hydrogen? », is set for release in 12 languages starting January 30, 2025.
The integration of smart technologies into energy systems is a critical necessity to unlock clean hydrogen’s full potential as a cornerstone of the energy transition. By optimizing hydrogen production from intermittent renewable sources through AI-driven energy management systems upstream, as well as for the reinjection of hydrogen in local and national electricity grids downstream, these innovations enable more than just the efficient and flexible use of electrolyzers: they enable the power-to-X value chain as a whole by increasing the bankability and marketability of PtX projects. In isolated regions like southern Morocco or desert areas in the Middle East and Africa, this synergy between renewables, hydrogen, EMS and AI fosters sustainable economic growth going even beyond energy as they eventually unlock investments in critical infrastructure and major social co-benefits, starting with new water supply capacity. However, generating and reaping the socio-political benefits of such an ambition PtX strategy requires the alignment of all local stakeholders, which, based on numerous PtX case studies all around the world, often proves to be the biggest challenge.
Prof. Dr. Ing Ouafae El Ganaoui Mourlan
Professor of Sustainable Mobility at IFP School in France
Prof. Dr. Ing Ouafae El Ganaoui Mourlan
Professor of Sustainable Mobility at IFP School in France
Ouafae El Ganaoui Mourlan is Professor of Sustainable Mobility at IFP School in France, where she leads the Electrification and Automotive Propulsion Research-Oriented Master's degree in partnership with the ENS Paris Saclay University. She holds a PhD in Fluid Mechanics from the University of Aix Marseille II and an Engineering degree from the Ecole Centrale Méditerranée. She is a co-holder of the Electric, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Chair (ECAV), which reflects her expertise in advanced automotive technologies. Since 2006, she has organized a session on cold start and emissions for the WCX International Conference in the United States and served as FISITA's Deputy Vice President for the Education Committee. Born in Fez, Morocco, Dr. El Ganaoui Mourlan has demonstrated a remarkable ability to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Her career path has the particularity of touching several scientific fields while remaining oriented towards understanding and improving the transport sector for a successful energy transition. Her goal is to contribute to foster cleaner, smarter, and more accessible mobility for all.
For the future, the Electric, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (ECAV) will be seen as a means of not only meeting the requirements for individual comfort, safety, and fluidity of transport, but also facing the challenges of environmental issues. There will therefore be significant needs in the future for in-depth scientific knowledge and the creation of new skills in the field of ECAV. In this context, the ECAV Chair funded by the Tuck Foundation was launched at the beginning of 2019 at IFP School. This Chair has a prominent role in the development of closer connections between education and research activities in this field. The goal is to expand students’ skills and make them well prepared to future challenges the industry will have to face. This seminar will provide an overview of the research and teaching activities undertaken since the establishment of the ECAV Chair. Key topics that will be discussed include the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, ongoing education and training, and the role of research in driving innovation. We will also explore some of the challenges involved in advancing mobility through electric and autonomous driving projects, such as the development of an Energy Management System for controlling a Smart Microgrid with Electric Vehicles and the simulation and analysis of connected autonomous vehicles crossing a roundabout using V2I architecture. Finally, we will highlight the critical role of AI in achieving these goals.
Pr. Elhoussin elbouchikhi
Professor in electrical engineering at ISEN Yncréa Ouest, Nantes campus France
Pr. Elhoussin elbouchikhi
Professor in electrical engineering at ISEN Yncréa Ouest, Nantes campus France
Elhoussin Elbouchikhi (S'12, M'18, SM’19) received the diploma engineer degree in Automatic and Electrical Engineering and Research Master's degree in Automatic Systems, Computer Science and Decision, from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (INP-ENSEEIHT), Toulouse, France, in 2010, and the Ph.D. and the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Brest, France, in 2013 and 2020, respectively.
After receiving the Ph.D. degree, he has been a Post-Doctoral Researcher at ISEN Ouest, Brest campus, France, and an Associate Member of the LBMS Laboratory (EA 4325) from October 2013 to September 2014. From September 2014 to June 2020, he has been an Associate Professor at ISEN Ouest, Brest campus, France and a member of the Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme (UMR CNRS 6027). Since June 2022, he is a Professor in Electrical Engineering and Automatic Control at ISEN Ouest, Nantes Campus, where he is in charge of the master’s degree apprenticeship program.
His main current research interests and experience include power systems control and health monitoring, fault tolerant control in tidal stream turbines, and signal processing and machine learning for power systems monitoring. He is also interested in energy management systems in microgrids, electric vehicles charging stations, and renewable energy applications and hybrid generation systems.
The increasing demand for eco-friendly transportation has accelerated the development and deployment of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (EVs), making EV charging infrastructure a critical focus for researchers and industry. Challenges such as high battery costs, limited autonomy, charging times, infrastructure deployment expenses, and grid impact have spurred extensive research into advanced power electronics topologies and optimization of charging stations. This keynote will provide a comprehensive review of major advancements in power electronics architectures for EV traction drives and battery-based charging stations. Key topics include drivetrain power electronics for light-duty EVs, charging station specifications, and state-of-the-art solutions for improving power transfer efficiency and mitigating grid disturbances. Additionally, emerging technologies like inductive recharging, conductive systems, and battery swapping will be discussed, along with the growing role of hydrogen fuel cell EVs. The presentation will conclude with insights into smart charging systems and future research directions for sustainable and efficient EV infrastructure development.
Pr. Mouhsine LAKHDISSI
Professor | International IT Consultant | AI Crafter | Entrepreneur | Investor
Pr. Mouhsine LAKHDISSI
Professor | International IT Consultant | AI Crafter | Entrepreneur | Investor
In a world increasingly transformed by artificial intelligence, the impact of AI extends far beyond mere performance gains. This conference delves into the existential imperative of AI, shedding light on the critical challenges that societies and industries must address to remain competitive, resilient, and sustainable. We will explore how AI is redefining electrical infrastructures and smart technologies while questioning the ethical, social, and economic implications of this rapid transformation. Through concrete examples and futuristic projections, this keynote emphasizes the need for proactive AI adoption, not only to optimize systems but also to ensure long-term survival and prosperity.