Keynotes

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Prof. Hinz is Professor of Power Electronics at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, where he has been program director of electrical engineering since 2011. He received diplomas in electrical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences, Aachen, and the Ruhr University, Bochum, and a PhD from the Technical University of Darmstadt in 2000. From 1999 to 2009 he worked at General Motors Fuel Cell Activities, most recently as project leader for the development of high-voltage electrical systems. Since 2010 he has also been a visiting professor at the Vietnamese-German University in Ho Chi Minh City. His research covers power electronics, modeling and decentralized power generation.

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Prof. Boloy is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at CEFET/RJ Maracanã and a permanent professor in its postgraduate program in Production and Systems Engineering. He leads the Entrepreneurship, Energy, Environment and Technology Research Group (GEEMAT/CNPq). He received his Master’s and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from São Paulo State University (UNESP). His research covers computer modeling and simulation, renewable energies, energy cogeneration, thermoeconomics, ecological efficiency, life cycle analysis, and biofuel and bioenergy production. Since 2018 he has also been a researcher with the VALORIZA group at Portalegre, Portugal.

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Prof. Gabbar is a full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering at Ontario Tech University, where he established the Energy Safety and Control Lab, the Smart Energy Systems Lab and the Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab. A Fellow of the IET and an IEEE NPSS Distinguished Lecturer, he is recognized among the top 2% of highly cited scientists worldwide in energy. He leads national and international research on smart energy grids, energy safety and control systems, and waste-to-energy using advanced plasma technologies. He holds a BSc from Alexandria University, Egypt, and a PhD from Okayama University, Japan, and has more than 230 publications, including patents, books, and journal and conference papers.

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Prof. Rocha is a Professor of Information Systems at ISEG, University of Lisbon, an Honorary Professor at Amity University, and a researcher at ADVANCE and CINTESIS. His research interests include maturity models, intelligent information systems, cybersecurity, e-government, e-health and information technology in education. He is Vice-Chair of the IEEE Portugal Section Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Chapter, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the World Journal of Information Systems and RISTI, the Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies, and Scientific Manager of the Information Systems Engineering & Management book series. He has served as an expert for the European Commission and for several national research agencies.