PSGEC 2026 SPEAKERS

Prof. Ci Song
(Keynote Speaker)

IEEE Fellow

Tsinghua University, China

Speech Title: TBA

Abstract: TBA

Biography: Dr. Ci is a Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University, IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, and Founding Director of Ministry-China Mobile Joint Laboratory on ICT-Energy Technology, Team Leader of Efficient Integration and Control of Electrochemical Energy Storage in State Key Laboratory of Power System Operation and Control, Global Visiting Professor at Technical University Munich, Chief Scientist for China Energy Internet Development Strategy Research funded by National Energy Administration. He was a tenured associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, and a distinguished researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research areas include modeling, control and optimization of complex systems, with emphasis on their applications on the Internet and the Energy Internet. He has published over 400 academic papers and applied for more than 300 patents in these areas. As the principal investigator, he has led numerous research projects, including NSFC Projects and National Key R&D Projects. Dr. Ci serves as an editor or guest editor for several top-tier international journals. He first proposed the concept of "Digital Energy Processing and Computing" and created the cutting-edge interdisciplinary field of "Dynamic Reconfigurable Battery Network". He acquired a series of prestigious recognitions, including China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Award, 1st Prize of the HICOOL Global Entrepreneurship Competition, Gold Medals of the Geneva International Invention Exhibition, 1st Prize in the "Top 10 Scientific Advancements in China’s ICT Industry". <Personal Webpage>

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Prof. Chul-Hwan Kim
(Keynote Speaker)

IEEE Fellow

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Speech Title: Hybrid AC/DC Distribution Systems and Protection

Abstract: As DC power sources and DC loads are connected to the power system on a large scale, the conventional AC distribution systems are reaching their limitations. In response, medium-voltage DC (MVDC) distribution systems are emerging as an alternative for the next-generation distribution system. In Republic of Korea, the goal is to operate an AC/DC hybrid distribution system by 2030, and partially replacing existing AC distribution system with DC distribution system is being considered. With the same conductor and insulation ratings, a DC line can transmit roughly twice the power of an AC line. Medium-voltage DC (MVDC) distribution is also expected to substantially increase the hosting capacity for renewable resources, DC sources, and DC loads. Operationally, MVDC avoids frequency-related stability constraints, experiences lower voltage drop and reduced losses because reactive power is absent, enables more efficient integration of DC sources and loads through direct interconnection, and improves overall asset utilization by enabling controllable power flows via power-electronic converters.

Biography: Prof. Chul-Hwan Kim is an IEEE Fellow, KIEE Fellow and earned his B. S., M. S., and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, in 1982, 1984, and 1990, respectively. In 1996, 1998, and 1999, he was a visiting academic at the University of Bath, U.K. Currently, he serves as a professor at School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea(south).

He was technical program committees co-chair of IPST(International Conference on Power System Transients) 2023 and the local program committee chair of IPST 2017. Also, he is a steering committee member of IPST. He was president of Power Engineering Society of KIEE and Korea Institute of Electrical Engineers(KIEE, 50th) in 2018 and 2021, respectively.

Furthermore, since 2008, he is a member of technical review panel of an international conference on Developments in Power System Protection (DPSP) organized by IET, U.K. Furthermore, he serves as an esteemed editorial board member for IEEE Power and Energy magazine, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (IJEPES), and Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems. Additionally, he holds the role of editor in Electrical Power Systems Research (EPSR) at Elsevier. His research includes power system protection, transients, distributed renewable generation, and analysis and protection of MVDC, and LVDC systems. <Personal Webpage>

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Prof. Jih-Sheng (Jason) Lai
(Keynote Speaker)

IEEE Fellow

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Speech Title: TBA

Abstract: TBA

Biography: Jih-Sheng (Jason) Lai, graduated from NTNU industrial education with bachelor and master degrees in 1975 and 1980, respectively. After receiving bachelor degree, he taught at Taichung Industrial High School electrical and refrigeration department. After receiving master degree, he taught at Ming Chi Institute of Technology as an instructor and department head of electrical engineering department. He went studied abroad in 1983 and received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1985 and 1989, respectively. After graduated, he joined Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Power Electronics Applications Center as the Senior Engineer and Manager. From 1993, he worked with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the Power Electronics Lead Scientist. In 1996, he switched to academia and joined Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Currently he is James S. Tucker Endowed Chair Professor and Director of Future Energy Electronics Center (FEEC).

Dr. Lai held Visiting Professorship of Nanyang Technological University (NTU-Singapore) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Department from 2015 to 2022 and Visiting Chair Professorship of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) International Semiconductor Technology (ICST) from 2018 to present. With NYCU, he received Yushan Fellowship from Taiwan Ministry of Education in 2019. Since 2023, he has been appointed as a Fulbright Specialist by the US Fulbright Program.

Dr. Lai was an editor of IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. He served as the General Chair for more than 10 IEEE conferences including the founding chair of International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) in 2001 and Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) in 2005. He published more than 520 refereed technical papers and received more than 30 U.S. patents in the area of high power electronics and their applications. His Google citation is over 43900 with H-index of 89.

He received numerous awards including a Technical Achievement Award in 1995-Lockheed Martin Award Night and 2016-IEEE Gerald Kliman Innovation Award. His student teams won grand prizes in 2009 TI Engibous Analog Design Competition and 2011 IEEE International Future Energy Challenge. In 2016 Google Little Box Challenge, his team won the Top 3 Finalist among 2000+ international teams. His international team won grad prize in TECO Net-Zero Competition in 2024.

Dr. Lai became IEEE Fellow in 2007 and is now an IEEE Life Fellow. He was recently elevated to the Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI). <Personal Webpage>

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