Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Ir. Dr. Wan Ramli Wan Daud is a Professor Emeritus in Green Hydrogen Energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He previously served as a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Malaya (2022-2024) and held the UKM-Petronas Professorship in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy at UKM (2019- 2021). He was also the Founding Director of the Fuel Cell Institute, UKM and has been a long-time professor and researcher in chemical engineering and fuel cell technologies.

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences and Fellow of The Institution of Chemical Engineers. He also serves as the Founding President of the Malaysian Association of Hydrogen Energy (MAHE) and the President of the Malaysian Academy of Islamic Science (ASASI).

He received the prestigious Merdeka Award in 2016 for his contributions to hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, and the Malay Language Academic Figure Award in 2020. He is recognised globally as one of the top 1% most cited researchers in engineering from 2015 to 2022.

He is a strong advocate of the Hydrogen Economy in Malaysia and led the development of two national hydrogen roadmaps (2006 and 2023). His research focuses on green hydrogen production, fuel cells, sustainable drying technologies, and the philosophy of Malay and Islamic technology. He holds 30 patents and has published over 1,000 academic works, including 414 international journal articles. His work has been cited over 22,000 times.

Prof Dato’ Ir Dr A. Bakar Jaafar, PEng., FIEM., FASc.,

a Malaysian, is Research Fellow and Co-Founding Director of UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre, and Professor @UTM Faculty of Artificial Intelligence [Formerly RFTI] since 2013. Currently, he is a leading proponent in Malaysia in the promotion and development of renewable energy projects, including that of ocean thermal energy, as well as in the generation and production of green hydrogen.

During the period 1975-76, he was a Staff Engineer at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he completed a Research Internship Report relating to the conversion of solar energy into hydrogen, as a partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA. He has served the Government of Malaysia in various capacity since 1973, and his career included stints as Factories and Machinery Inspector (1973-74), Staff Engineer of the US EPA Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory (1975-76), Principal Assistant Director (Water Quality), Environment Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (1976-84) and Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department (1984-85), DOE Director of Operations (1985-86), DOE Deputy Director-General (Planning) (1987-1989), and as the Director-General of the Department of Environment Malaysia (DOE) (1990-1995). After his optional retirement, he continued to serve the Government of Malaysia as the Elected-Member of UNCLOS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (1997-2002) (2002-2007) (2007-2012), UN Headquarters, New York. He was the former Chairman of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) over the period 4 October 2019-31 May 2022.

He holds a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1973, a master’s degree in environmental science from Miami University, Ohio, USA, 1976, and PhD in (Marine) Geography from the University of Hawaii, @Manoa, 1984. He was conferred with Honorary Doctorate in Science by University of Malaysia Terengganu in 2017, and by the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in 2022, and received numerous Awards including KMN (1985), JSM (1992) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia); DPMP (1993) by YAM Raja Perlis; University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia Convocation Medallist (2011), “Tokoh” Alumni Sekolah Menengah Alam Shah (2018), World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) Pioneer Award (2023), and Uehara Prize (2024).

Ir. Ts. Dr. Shamsul Amri Bin Sulaiman is the Chief Technology & Engineering Officer (CTEO) of TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB Genco), where he leads technology, engineering, and innovation strategies in support of Malaysia’s energy transition and decarbonization agenda.

With over 25 years of experience in the power sector, he has held senior leadership roles across Malaysia and internationally, including Managing Director of Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd and Head of Operation & Maintenance at TNB REMACO, overseeing power plant operations in Pakistan, Kuwait, and Cambodia.

Dr. Shamsul holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University, an M.Sc. from KAIST, and a B.Sc. from Virginia Tech. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer, and a recognised thought leader in nuclear energy, advanced power technologies, and sustainable energy systems.

Dr. Gabbar is a full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, at Ontario Tech University (UOIT), where he has established the Energy Safety and Control Lab (ESCL), Smart Energy Systems Lab, and Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab.

He is the recipient of the Senior Research Excellence Aware for 2016, UOIT. He is recognized among the top 2% of worldwide scientists with high citation in the area of energy. He Fellow IET (FIET) and Distinguished Lecturer – IEEE NPSS on Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Energy Systems and Plasma-based Waste-to-Energy.

He is leading national and international research in the areas of smart energy grids, energy safety and control systems, and waste-to-energy using advanced plasma technologies. Dr. Gabbar obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1988 with first class of honor from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University (Egypt).

In 2001, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Okayama University (Japan). From 2001 till 2004, he joined Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), as a research associate. From 2004 till 2008, he joined Okayama University (Japan) as an Associate Professor, in the Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences.

From 2007 till 2008, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto. He also worked as process control, safety, and automation specialist in energy and oil & gas industries. Dr. Gabbar has more than 290 publications, including patents, books / chapters, journal and conference papers.

Dr. Hossam Gaber has been collaborating with Japan and Indonesia to promote nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems, where he was invited to the panel discussions in Indonesia as part of IAEA and was the representative of Canada in IAEA to develop the roadmap of nuclear-renewable hybrid energy system deployments with different energy scenarios based on regional resources and requirements.

Dr. Gaber developed novel integrated hybrid energy system simulator to synthesize and optimize different nuclear-renewable scenarios and evaluate different nuclear power plant and SMR technologies based on energy load profiles and local resources.

Dr. Gaber prepared nuclear deployment strategies and training programs, and explored in different countries including Canada, USA, Indonesia, UK, Norway, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, UAE, and Hungary. Dr. Gaber has presented his scholarly research in Wisconsin, Budapest, Tokyo, Cairo, Jakarta, and other cities around the world.

Dr. Gaber is also leading national research related to radioactive waste for SMR deployment as part of University Network of Nuclear Engineering (UNENE), Canadian National Laboratory (CNL), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), and NSERC.

His research led to patents and products in the market with industrial applications and projects.

Dr Hacib Ben Aissa is a Chemical engineer with a PhD in Catalysis. He has 20+ years expertise in Product & Business development/Technology/Project Development/Technical Consultancy/Service and Plant Operation Support. Before joining Lynas Rare Earths, Hacib worked in the Oil and Gas industry with major global companies, but also with smaller companies developing solid oxides electrolysers system which could integrated to high carbon intensity in view of decarbonisation or carbon utilisation.

Hacib focuses his work on Sustainability and circularity. He is currently developing material, components and process solution to address pressing challenges related to water treatment and decarbonised clean energy. Most recently Hacib is working with academia and industrial partners to develop solutions turning problematic wet biomasses into biogas and biofertilizers while recovering most of the water in a fully circular manner.

Curriculum Vitae 

Peiying Bian, female, born in 1980. holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and is a Professor and Master’s Research Supervisor. As a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cincinnati, USA, contributed to the promotion of international exchanges. In addition, serves as the Deputy Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office at Xi’an University.

And also holds the following positions:

• Director of Xi’an Key Laboratory on Intelligent Additive Manufacturing Technologies
• Head of Shaanxi Provincial Innovation and Talent Introduction Base for Intelligent Additive Remanufacturing
• Research Lead (scientific direction) of Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing
• Head of the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education
• Board Member of the Fatigue Branch, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES)
• Senior Member of the Additive Manufacturing Branch, CMES
• Member of the National Residual Stress Academic Committee
• Member of the Shaanxi Provincial Engineering Graphics Teaching Steering Committee
• Member of the 9th Scientific and Technological Association Committee of Xi’an

A total of 40 indexed articles were published as first author, the total number of citations is over 1,000. And 5 textbooks and authored 1 monograph were edited. There are granted 7 invention patents, more than 10 utility model patents, and 1 software copyright.

In addition, as a peer reviewer for several SCI-indexed journals, including The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer Nature, and Progress in Additive Manufacturing, et al.

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Prof. Aripriharta, Ph.D., is a researcher in intelligent energy systems and serves as. Director of Publication and Press at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. He received his Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, in 2017.

He has authored 10 books, published 153 peer-reviewed papers, and holds 25 patents, including the Queen Honey Bee Migration (QHBM) optimization algorithm for clean energy systems. His work has been published by Springer, Elsevier, and IEEE.

He was recognized as Best Innovator (2018) and Best Researcher (2023 & 2025). His research focuses on optimizing picohydro, wind, and photovoltaic systems to support sustainable, community- based renewable energy development.

Dr. Hanan Albuflasa is an Assistant Professor specialising in Renewable Energy at the Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bahrain. With a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Renewable Energy from Loughborough University in the UK, she has established herself as a leading expert in sustainable energy solutions in Bahrain and the Gulf region.

Dr. Albuflasa recently served as Acting Director General of Energy Efficiency at the Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs (2023-2024) and previously chaired the Department of Physics at the University of Bahrain (2019-2023). Her extensive experience includes roles as a Renewable Energy Adviser for Bahrain’s Sustainable Energy Unit and a post-doctoral fellowship at University College Dublin’s Electricity Research Group.

Internationally recognised for her expertise, she represents Bahrain in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for Solar and Wind Energy and served as the IEEE PES Region Representative for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2023. She has led several international research collaborations, including EU-GCC projects and partnerships with the University of Oxford and Aston University. Currently, she is the University of Bahrain principal investigator in the four-year EU Horizon 2020 project.

Her research contributions cover renewable energy integration, desalination technologies, and energy efficiency. She has over 25 published papers and book chapters. In 2022, the United Nations Women designated her the most prominent scientist in Bahrain in the fields of sustainability, environment, and renewable energy.

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Nurfatehah Wahyuny Che Jusoh received her Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) in 2011 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2015, both from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She began her academic career as a Senior Lecturer at the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM Kuala Lumpur, where she currently serves as the Manager of Quality and Strategy. Dr. Nurfatehah has held significant leadership roles, including Deputy Director for the Center of Hydrogen Energy (2019–2021), and is currently an active member of the Chemical Energy Conversion and Application (CheCA) research group. Her research excellence is cantered on the synthesis of advanced nanomaterials, specifically mesostructured silica and metal oxide nanoparticles, as well as adsorbent for applications in photocatalysis, adsorption, and environmental remediation. She has contributed to over 100 publications, with more than 1900 citations (Scopus: 1,916 citations, 107 documents, h-index =26). In her administrative role at MJIIT, Dr. Nurfatehah oversees the quality of academic programs and accreditation matter, contributing to the institute’s mission of integrating Japanese engineering education models within the Malaysian context. Her leadership is instrumental in fostering academic excellence and international collaboration.  

Dr Tan Wen Shan received the B.Eng. (honors) degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Sabah in 2011, his M. Eng. degree and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), in 2013, and 2017 respectively. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Department of Electrical and Robotics Engineering and Centre for Net-Zero Technology, Monash University Malaysia. His research interests include power system operation and planning, power systems  resilience, machine learning assisted optimization, transactive energy market, and blockchain.

Dr. Amnani Shamjuddin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She obtained her PhD in Engineering from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

Her research expertise encompasses sustainable biomass conversion, green pretreatment technologies, biofuel production, reaction engineering, kinetic modelling, and computational simulation. Her work focuses on the valorization of oil palm biomass into renewable fuels and high-value bioproducts through innovative approaches, including ozone-assisted pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF), and process optimization.

Dr. Amnani integrates experimental bioprocess development with mathematical and computational modelling, utilizing advanced simulation tools such as COMSOL Multiphysics to enhance process understanding, predictive capability, and scale-up potential. She has successfully led and contributed to numerous research projects on ozone pretreatment and bioethanol production from oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB), with the aim of developing cleaner, more efficient, and sustainable lignocellulosic biorefinery processes.

She is a core member of the Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG) at UTM and is actively involved in postgraduate supervision, research and industry collaborations, and the advancement of sustainable energy technologies derived from agricultural biomass residues.