ISPES-2027

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Hassan Haes Alhelou (Senior Member, IEEE) is currently leading a research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA, USA. He is also holding an industry position with AEMO, focusing on operating power systems with high penetration of DERs and DPV. Between 2021 and 2024, Dr. Alhelou was a Senior Researcher at Monash University in Australia, serving as Chief Investigator for several research projects as well as unit coordinator and lecturer of power systems units. Previously, he held positions at University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland (2020-2021) as a Senior Researcher, at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Iran, and Tishreen University, Syria, where he has been a faculty member since 2012.

Dr. Alhelou’s contributions to the field have earned him significant recognition. In 2022/2023/2024, he was named among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University. He was also ranked in the top 1% of reviewers and researchers in engineering and cross-disciplinary fields by Publons and Web of Science in 2018 and 2019. His numerous accolades include the Outstanding Reviewer Award for prestigious journals such as ECM, ISA Transactions, and Applied Energy, and the Excellent Paper Award from the IEEE CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems in 2021/2022. In 2011, he was honored as the Best Young Researcher at the Arab Student Forum Creative at Alexandria University, Egypt.

Dr. Alhelou serves as Editor for a number of prestigious IEEE and Elsevier journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Applications. His research receives more than 7000 citations with an H_index higher than 48. He has been actively involved in more than 15 international industrial projects, securing over $1.7M in funding as Chief Investigator (CI)/Principle Investigator (PI), and participating in projects totaling $15M. His research interests include power systems, dynamics and stability, cybersecurity, energy decarbonisation and digitalisation, dynamic state estimation, and the future of energy.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Williamson leads novel research to shift Canada’s transportation industry to smart electric energy storage systems and fast-charging infrastructures. His current research interests include advanced power electronics, electric energy storage systems, and motor drives for transportation electrification.

Sheldon Williamson (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.E. (Hons.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, in 1999, and the M.S. and Ph.D. (Hons.) degrees in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering and the Director of Smart Transportation Electrification and Energy Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada. His current research interests include advanced power electronics, electric energy storage systems, and motor drives for transportation electrification. He is the prestigious NSERC Canada Research Chair position in electric energy storage systems for transportation electrification.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Prasant Misra is a Senior Scientist at Tata Consultancy Services – Research, where he leads applied research on intelligent cyber physical systems for smart and sustainable mobility. He also serves as Visiting Faculty in the Department of Cyber Physical Systems at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His current research is centered around optimization and decision intelligence for operations management of urban mobility and infrastructure systems. 

He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and position papers spanning cyber-physical systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile systems, and electric mobility. He has been felicitated by numerous honors and awards for his work. In 2017, he was named among MIT Technology Review’s TR35 India “Top 10 Innovators Under 35” and received the TCS Exemplary Contribution Award. He was awarded the prestigious ERCIM Alain Bensoussan & Marie Curie Fellowship (in 2012)for scientific excellence, and the Australian Government’s AusAID Australian Leadership Awards Scholarship (in 2008) for his potential to make substantial impact on social, economic, and development challenges of the Asia-Pacific region at a leadership level.

Dr. Misra actively contributes to the broader scientific and professional community through his involvement with a wide range of academic, industry, and government bodies. He has served on the committees of leading professional organizations such as IEEE, ACM, and COMSNETS, and contributed to government agencies like MeitY, as well as standard development organizations such as BIS and ISO/IEC. He is currently the Chair-Elect (2025) of the IEEE Bangalore Section, Chair of the IEEE Industry Applications Society Bangalore Chapter, and a member of both the COMSNETS Association and the ACM India Membership and Chapters Committee. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. C. Bharathiraja is a highly accomplished academician and researcher with expertise in Electrical Engineering, specializing in areas like Power Converters, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Technologies, and E-Mobility. He is currently a Professor and Centre Head of the SRM Centre for Electric Mobility (SCEM) at SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai, India.

He holds M.E., Ph.D. degrees, and has completed Postdoctoral Fellowships at institutions like the Centre for Energy and Electric Power at Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, USA. He was also a Visiting Research Scientist at Northeastern University.

Dr. Bharathiraja’s research contributions are significant, including over 200 research articles, 10 book chapters, 2 books, and 12 IPR patents. He has secured government-funded projects totaling over 15.65 crore rupees from various agencies like SERB, DST, DST TDP, and TNSCST. He is recognized as a member of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” in the Energy Category for 2021 and 2022. He is a Senior Member of the IEI and IET and serves as a mentor and advisor for government and private entities. He is actively involved in sharing his knowledge and expertise and recently received the Best Paper Award at the SEFET 2024 IAS conference in Hyderabad, India.