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.

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 holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Leicester,
United Kingdom. Her research focuses on sustainable biomass conversion, green
pretreatment technologies, biofuel production, reaction engineering, kinetic
modelling, and computational simulation. Her work particularly explores the
valorization of oil palm biomass into renewable fuels and value-added bioproducts
through ozone-assisted pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, simultaneous
saccharification and fermentation, and process optimization. Dr. Amnani’s research
integrates experimental bioprocess development with mathematical and
computational modelling using tools such as COMSOL Multiphysics to improve
process understanding, prediction, and scale-up potential. She has led and
contributed to research projects on ozone pretreatment and bioethanol production
from oil palm empty fruit bunch, with emphasis on developing cleaner and more
efficient pathways for lignocellulosic biorefineries. She is a core member of the
Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG) at UTM and is actively involved in
research supervision, industry collaboration, and the development of sustainable
energy solutions from agricultural residues.