Chair: Assoc. Prof. Xiaoshun Zhang, Northeastern University, China

Dr. Xiaoshun Zhang is an Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the Foshan Graduate School of Innovation, Northeastern University. He serves as a member of the Youth Work Committee of the 8th Council of the China Electrotechnical Society, a member of the Artificial Intelligence and Electrical Applications Committee of the same society, member of the Guangdong Young Scientists Association. Additionally, he holds the position of Deputy Secretary General in both the Power Load Technology Subcommittee of the IEEE PES Smart Buildings, Loads, and Customer Systems Technical Committee (China) and the Intelligent Systems Technology Subcommittee of the IEEE PES Power System Analysis Methods Technical Committee (China). Prof. Zhang is also a member of the Guangdong Young Scientists Association.
His research interests include artificial intelligence and power grid dispatch and control, electric carbon measurement and applications, and generation control of renewable energy. From 2021 to 2025, he has been consecutively listed among the top 2% of scientists globally. From 2023 to 2024, he was recognized as a Highly Cited Chinese Researcher by Elsevier. He is an Associate Editor for the journal "Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems", and serves as a Youth Editorial Board Member for both "Energy Engineering" and "Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities" journals.
Co-chair: Dr. Xiang Gao, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, China
Xiang Gao received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, in 2021. Currently, she is with the Undergraduate Education College, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China. Her general research interests include applications of game theory and AI techniques on energy markets and power system optimization.
Co-chair: Mr. Yijun Chen, Northeastern University, China
Yijun Chen is a Ph.D. candidate at the Foshan Graduate School of Innovation, Northeastern University. His research interests focus on state estimation and dispatch control of new-type distribution network.