Chair: Dr. Shuyang Gao, Guang'an Institute of Technology, China
Shuyang Gao received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 2016, 2021, and 2025, respectively; his Ph.D. was in Electrical Engineering, focusing on electromagnetic levitation and superconducting engineering. He is currently a faculty member and the Team Lead of the Superconducting Power Application Group at the Advanced Superconducting Materials and Power Applications Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Guang'an Institute of Technology, Guang'an, China. His research interests include superconducting electrical applications, such as superconducting motors, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) fusion magnets, and superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) and hybrid energy storage systems integrated with electrochemical energy storage. He has published in reputable journals, including Superconductor Science and Technology, and has participated in several national key R&D programs on magnetic-confinement fusion energy.
Co-chair: Dr. Jiangpeng Yang, Tsinghua University, China
Jiangpeng Yang received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and automation from Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China, in 2019, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 2025. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China. His research interests include the control techniques of the dual active bridge converter and multi-level converters, and the topology derivation techniques of AC-DC and DC-AC converters.
Co-chair: Prof. Min Zhang, China West Normal University, China
Min Zhang received her Ph.D. degree from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. She is currently a Professor at the College of Physics and Astronomy, China West Normal University. She is a distinguished teacher of China West Normal University. Her research focuses on the design and development of functional materials including superconducting materials and related devices, covering single-crystal preparation, electromagnetic transport properties, topological materials, spin-electronic and optoelectronic materials as well as bipolar detectors. She has presided over one National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project and multiple provincial and departmental research projects. She has published more than 30 SCI papers as the first or corresponding author in journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Journal of Alloys and Compounds, and holds a number of authorized invention and utility model patents. She also undertakes teaching construction and serves as an expert in local industrial talent alliance.
Co-chair: Assoc. Prof. Gang Wang, Chengdu University of Information Technology, China
Gang Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Automation, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. His research interests cover low-carbon power systems, power grid security and stability, and superconducting power applications. He participated in the ITER fusion project, several national MOST projects and NSFC projects. He has published more than 10 academic papers in reputable journals including Applied Energy and Energy, and holds a number of authorized patents. He served as a conference secretary and reviewer for international conferences and journals. He teaches courses including Power System Analysis, High Voltage Technology, Smart Grid and Power Electronics.
Co-chair: Assoc. Prof. Yunpeng Zhu, Southwestern Institute of Physics, China
Yunpeng Zhu is currently an Associate Professor at the Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP), Chengdu, China. His research focuses on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) conductors, cables and magnets for fusion energy, covering the electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical behaviours of Bi-2223 and REBCO stacked-tape cables, AC loss, quench propagation, joint resistance and current redistribution, as well as AI-assisted modelling of HTS cables and joints. He has been involved in fusion magnet research and development for ITER-related programmes, and has published in journals such as Superconductor Science and Technology and IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. He holds a number of authorized patents on superconducting magnet protection and fusion device components, and serves as a reviewer for international journals in applied superconductivity.