Chair: Assoc. Prof. Bingbing Shao, Hefei University of Technology, China

Bingbing Shao, associate professor and doctoral supervisor, mainly engages in stability analysis and control of renewable energy power systems, as well as research on advanced transmission technologies for renewable energy grid connection (DC and low-frequency transmission). In recent years, he has presided over projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, general projects of the Postdoctoral Fund, sub projects of the National Science and Technology Major Project of Smart Grid, and open projects of State Key Laboratory. Published more than 60 papers, applied for/authorized more than 40 invention patents, participated in the compilation of 1 national standard and 3 industry standards, won IET ACDC Young Scholar Award, ICPRE Best Young Scientist Award, the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of North China Electric Power University, and 8 Outstanding Papers in Journals/Conferences. Served as an expert in the domestic counterpart working groups of IEC TC 115 JWG 11 and IET/TC 22/SC 22F, and as a communication committee member of the DL40/SC1 subcommittee on flexible low-frequency power transmission.
Co-chair: Prof. Lingfei Xiong, State Grid Economic and Technological Research Institute, Co., Ltd., China
Lingfei Xiong, Ph.D., a professor-level senior engineer. He currently serves as the Director of the Converter Station Technology Department at the DC Technology Consulting Center of State Grid Economic and Technological Research Institute Co., Ltd. He is mainly engaged in the design of complete sets of ultra-high voltage flexible DC and sea breeze flexible DC systems, as well as research on the stability of AC/DC systems.
Co-chair: Dr. Qiang Fu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Qiang Fu is currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a recipient of the National Hong Kong Scholar Award and the China–Brazil Young Scientist Award. His research interests include power system stability analysis and control, renewable energy integration, HVDC systems, and converter-driven stability. He has published more than 30 papers in IEEE Transactions journals, holds over 10 granted invention patents, authored one research monograph, and contributed to one IEEE standard. He has led several competitive research projects, including a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund project, a NSFC Joint Fund project, two sub-projects under the National Key Research and Development Program of China, and four projects supported by national key laboratories and provincial/ministerial natural science foundations. He currently serves as a Guest Researcher at the State Key Laboratory of HVDC Technology, a Young Expert Member of the Modern Power Grid Research Center at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a member of the Young Expert Group of the Journal Center of China Electric Power Research Institute. He also serves as a Young Editorial Board Member and Guest Column Editor for several EI-indexed and Chinese core journals. He has received the Excellent Youth Talent Award from the IEEE PES Power System Protection and Control Technical Committee and Outstanding Reviewer Awards from multiple international journals.
Co-chair: Assoc. Prof. Yaqi Shen, North China Electric Power University, China
Shen Yaqi, Associate Professor. Her main research focuses on stability analysis and control of new energy power systems. In recent years, she has presided over projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science and Technology Major Project for Smart Grid, and open projects of State Key Laboratories. She has published more than 30 papers, filed/obtained over 10 patents, co-developed one IEEE international standard, and authored one Chinese monograph. Her awards include one first prize and one second prize at the provincial and ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards, one second prize of industry Science and Technology Progress Award, and one Special Mention Gold Award at the Geneva Invention Exhibition. She serves as Vice Group Leader of IEEE PES China Women in Power Membership Group and an editorial board member of
Carbon Neutrality Technology Review.