Visionary Speakers & Conference Orators
Blaž Likozar
National Institute of Chemistry
Slovenia
Blaž Likozar
National Institute of ChemistrySlovenia
Biography
Prof. Blaž Likozar is a head of the Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering at the National Institute of Chemistry (NIC), leading the programme “Chemical Reaction Engineering”, as well as numerous research projects (15 H2020 / 50 in Horizon Europe alone). His expertise lies (among others) in heterogeneous catalysis materials, modelling, simulation and optimization of process fluid mechanics, transport phenomena and chemical kinetics. He worked at the University of Delaware in 2014–2015 as a Fulbright Program researcher. He has authored >400 articles, was cited >10000 times, having a h-index of 61. He is also involved in many industrial projects, amongst others, with TotalEnergies, Evonik Industries, UPM, Novartis, Carbon Recycling International… He is a recipient of Pregl and Zois awards.
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Hydrogen, Ammonia and E-fuels in Chemical/Catalytic Energy Storage
Zafer Aslan
Istanbul Aydin University (IAU)
Turkey
Zafer Aslan
Istanbul Aydin University (IAU)Turkey
Biography
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Zafer Aslan is a faculty member of Department of Computer Engineering in Istanbul Aydın University (IAU). She was Director of International Relations and Vice Rector of IAU. Her recent studies are on data mining, atmospheric physics, climate changing and renewable energy. She is the senior associate member of ICTP, the Board Member of OSTIV (International Scientific and Technical Soaring Organization), and Chairs of OSTIV Scientific Section and MET Panel. She is Executive Committee member of OWSD NC-Turkey and Advisor to the Rector of IAU. She is Member of Turkish Meteorological Engineering Chamber. Her awards are Prize of OWSD 25th Anniversary Video Competition, Federation Aeronautic International (FAI) The Paul Tissandier Diploma Award Lausanne, Switzerland; ICTP TRIL Award, Regular Associateship Award of ICTP, EGS Travel Award, Edinburgh. Grant of Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SQR), Lisbon, İTÜ Research Foundation and TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey), Borlange, Sweden, ICTP Grant for Training in the Italian Laboratories CNR, Rome, NATO Grant, University of Washington, USA, ICTP – scholarships, Trieste, Italy. She has 164 research and review articles published in international journals and proceedings, Articles in national journals and proceedings, three books, seven book chapters, 24 project reports.
Zairi Ismael Rizman
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Malaysia
Zairi Ismael Rizman
Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia
Biography
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Dr Zairi Ismael Rizman is a senior lecturer from School of Electrical Engineering, College of
Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, He received his PhD degree in Photonic
Electrical Engineering from Universiti Malaya & Master of Science in Microelectronics from
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His research interests are Antenna & Microwave, Nano &
Microelectronics, Communication & Computer Engineering, Fiber Laser, Photonic & Optic,
Material Science, etc. He is a member of many international professional memberships as
well as fellow in IOASD & SAS Society. He has published many international refereed
journal papers and conference proceedings. He also serves as reviewer for several journals
including research volunteer member and best paper award committee with many
WoS/Scopus/IEEE technical programme committee conferences including chair session.
Zairi Ismael Rizman is a member of various editorial board member journal namely chief
editor, managing editor, editorial board, advisory board, editor, assistant editor and guest
editor. He has obtained many research grants and conducts many workshops as invited
speaker and facilitator. He also aggressively joins and won several awards in international
invention, innovation and design competition as a participant & judge. Zairi Ismael Rizman’s
biography is also listed in the Marquis Who's Who in the World 33rd Edition 2016 (VIP
Number: 37028883).
Adriana Greco
University of Naples Federico II
Italy
Adriana Greco
University of Naples Federico IIItaly
Biography
Born in Naples (Italy) on 7th August 1968. Degree cum laude in Chemical Engineering at University of Naples Federico II on 1994. PhD in Thermo-Mechanical Systems Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II on 1997. Full Professor of Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II. Coordinator of the research group on refrigeration and heat transfer at UNINA. The group has many International Collaborations (Xi'an Jiaotong University China, Universitat de Barcelona Spain, Saarland University Germany, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, School of Mechanical Engineering Vellore India). Editor in Chief of the Journal of Sustainability for Energy (ed Acadlore); Associate Editor of International Journal of Heat and Technology (ed. IIETA); in the Editorial Board of many international journals. Reviewer for more than 100 international journals. She belongs to many international scientific committees of international conferences. Membership of scientific societies: International Institute of Refrigeration (IIF-IIR), International Elastocaloric Society (IES), AIGE (Italian Association for energy management). Classified in the World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking for the year 2020 and 2022 for both the career and single year. The research activity has been developed in the field of the Termodynamics Applied and the Heat Transfer. She is co-author of more than 140 publications among paper on international and national journals and conference proceedings. She has (basing on Scopus Data-Base on 30/1/2024) and h index of 36 with 2509 citations. The scientific activity is related to following arguments: Energetic and exergetic analysis of vapour compression plants; Refrigerant fluids; Convective condensation; Convective boiling; Solid state refrigeration. Adriana Greco has more than 20 years experience in caloric cooling evidenced by the production of 50 papers in top-level journals on the topic. In 2019 she was the PI (and responsible of the Unit of University of Naples) of the project SUSSTAINEBLE (a Solution Using Solid-STate-cooling: An INvestment Eco-compatiBLE,) financed by Italian Ministry of University for the development of the first Italian heat pump based on the elastocaloric effect.
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Ramesh C. Paudel
Tribhuvan University
Nepal
Ramesh C. Paudel
Tribhuvan UniversityNepal
Biography
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Ramesh Paudel is an academic researcher from Nepal Academy of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Export performance & Magnetic moment. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 61 publications. Previous affiliations of Ramesh Paudel include Tribhuvan University & Kathmandu.
Summit Speakers
Mabicka Iwangou Saint Bickolard
University of Lorraine
France
Mabicka Iwangou Saint Bickolard
University of LorraineFrance
Biography
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