Dr. Barbara Wejnert is Professor in the Department of Environment and Sustainability and is also a faculty member at the Jaeckel Center for Law, Democracy, and Governing at the University at Buffalo. She is an award-winning author of research papers specializing in democracy, politics and energy security, political sociology, environmental sustainability, and gender. Her interdisciplinary, transnational research focuses on the worldwide diffusion of democracy, the rise of autocracy, and the effects of these changes on energy democracy, environmental sustainability, and gender equity. She is an author and editor of 14 books, including Diffusion of Democracy ( 2014), published by Cambridge University Press, a database Nations, Development and Democracy (2005) published by the Interuniversity Consortium for Social and Political Research, and over 80 peer-reviewed articles in professional journals related to democratizing processes and their consequences on environmental politics and sustainability, gender equality, and development. In 2016, her work on gender and democracy received the Inaugural Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award. Her work on the diffusion of democracy was honored by its presentation at the US Congressional Reception as a poster highlighting sociological research with national policy significance.

Global Renewable Energy and Energy Security as the Pathways to Global Peace and Security

Mark Apperley is Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. For a large part of his academic career, the main focus of Mark’s research has human-computer interaction (HCI) and information visualization. However, over the past twelve years he has also taken on a strong involvement in energy informatics, specifically the application of ICT in renewable and efficient energy utilization. His work in this area has included vehicle-to-grid technologies, community energy systems, and smart micro-grids.

The Role of Smart Microgrids in Electricity Infrastructure Expansion and the Promotion of Distributed Renewable Generation

Dr. Dai-Yeun Jeong is presently the Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center and an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea). He received BA and MA Degree in Sociology from Korea University (South Korea), and PhD in Environmental Sociology from University of Queensland (Australia). He was a Professor of environmental sociology at Jeju National University (South Korea) from 1981 to 2012. His past major professional activities include a Teaching Professor at University of Sheffield in UK, the President of Asia-Pacific Sociological Association, a Delegate of South Korean Government to UNFCCC and OECD Environmental Meeting, etc. He has published 13 books including Environmental Sociology, and has conducted 95 environment-related research projects funded by domestic and international organizations.

How to Overcome the Limitations Inherent in Sustainable Development

Weidong Zhu is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the founder and director of its Dynamic Systems and Vibrations Laboratory and Laser Vibrometry and Optical Measurement Laboratory. He received his double major BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and Computational Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1986, and his MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University and the University of California at Berkeley in 1988 and 1994, respectively. He is a recipient of the 2004 National Science Foundation CAREER Award. He has been an ASME Fellow since 2010, and has served as an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics and the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, as a Subject Editor of the Journal of Sound and Vibration, and as a Topical Associate Editor of Nonlinear Dynamics. His research spans the fields of dynamics, vibration, control, structural health monitoring, renewable energy, and metamaterials, and involves analytical development, numerical simulation, experimental validation, and industrial application. He has published 334 SCI-indexed journal papers in these areas and has ten issued U.S. patents. He is a recipient of the 2020 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and the 2024 ASME Rayleigh Lecture Award.

A Novel Infinitely Variable Transmission for Tidal Energy Harvesting

Prof. Friedrich Grimm was born in Stuttgart in 1954. He studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1980. After having finished his studies in 1981, he worked as an employed architect and later on temporarily joined the scientific staff of the Institute for Building Construction at the University of Stuttgart. During his practice as a freelanced architect, since 1989 he took part in competitions and completed several multifamily houses in southern Germany. Due to a series of books, which he has written in the field of steel construction, edited by Ernst & Sohn in Berlin (2003), and one the subject of one family homes, edited by Callwey in Munich (2006), he was nominated a professor honorary in 2009 by the faculty one, for architecture and urban design at the university of Stuttgart. In 2016, he founded the RES- Institute as a completely independent think tank in the field of renewable energies. Since then he works with passion and endurance on projects matching the RES-Institutes obligation to provide blueprints for a friendly climate on earth. Several patents in the field of concentrated solar thermal systems led him into the field of optics where he invented a wide angel sensor, recording light signals with infinite depth of field in real time. Among his inventions there is also a new achromatic lens focusing light of different wave lengths, even x-rays. His latest invention relates to a quantum mechanical device which, making use of the electronic spin of quantum particles with spin number 1/2, to create a fluid dynamic equilibrium within an electromagnetically enclosed plasma of a fusion reactor, by a regular change of the spin's angular momentum.

Quantum mechanical device for the permanent enclosure of a plasma volume in a stellarator type fusion reactor

Mike Mackay is a visionary leader and a globally recognized expert in aerosol recycling technology. As the managing director at DeSpray Environmental, he has devoted 2 ½ decades to the advancement of aerosol recycling. His leadership has been crucial in developing and promoting DeSpray's innovative recycling technology on a global scale. Under Mackay's direction, DeSpray Environmental has achieved significant milestones, including a collaboration with some of the largest waste companies Worldwide. In the USA mike is responsible for system installation in with key recycling companies including US Ecology , Aerosol recycle, GRR, and Cleanlites. These companies can now offer 100% aerosol recycling services in the United States. Implementing 100% aerosol recycling safely and efficiently addresses an otherwise hard to handle waste streams by offering a complete waste-to-energy solution for aerosol cans. Under MacKays guidance DeSpray's unique technology is capable of safely capturing the metal, the liquid waste and the propellant back into LPG for 100% reuse as an alternative fuel. Despray leads the World in technology and commitment to sustainable and profitable recycling solutions. Mackay's passion and dedication are evident in his role in initiating and developing aerosol recycling technologies since 1998. His efforts have been fundamental in introducing DeSpray's advanced recycling systems to the international market, reinforcing the company's status as a trailblazer in the industry.

Aerosol recycling, “The unknown waste stream”

Helena Belchior Rocha, PhD in Social Work, is an Assistant professor at ISCTE- University Institute of Lisbon in the Department of Political Science and Public Policies and subdirector of the Soft Skills Lab and Director of the Transversal Competences Nucleos. Integrated researcher at CIES, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, linked to national and international research projects, namely 3 from Marie Curie Actions. She was pionner in Ecology and sustainability in Social Work creating the EcoSocial Model for intervention. Coordinator of the 1st year of Social Work Graduation,. Scientific Coordinator of the Cost Action Line - Digital Human Rights, and member of K-Peritia (culture expertize) Cost Action Line. Author of papers and communications at national and international congresses, in the areas of social work theory and methodology, environment, sustainability, community Intervention, ethics, human rights, social policies and Well-being, education and soft skills. Member of the Editorial Board of national/international journals. Member of Inclusive Policy Lab UNESCO. Award of the Development Networks Award - Project "Promotion of Education for Global Citizenship - UN17" (ISCTE-IUL / COI Foundation)

Integrating Renewable Energy and Social Sustainability for Local Development

Philip W. T. Pong received a B.Eng. from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2002 with 1st class honours. Then he obtained a PhD in engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2005. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Magnetic Materials Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for three years. Currently he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research interest focuses on the fault detection, predictive maintenance, and anomaly detection of power grid. He is the Founding Director of the Green Technology Research and Training Laboratory, leading the research and education activities of offshore wind energy at NJIT. Philip Pong is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP), a Fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI), a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), a Fellow of the NANOSMAT Society (FNS), a chartered physicist (CPhys), a chartered engineer (CEng), a chartered energy engineer, a registered professional engineer (R.P.E. in Electrical, Electronics, Energy), and a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE). He serves on the editorial boards for several IEEE and SCI journals.

Contactless Magnetic Sensing in Condition Monitoring and Anomaly Detection for Smart Grid: New Possibilities and Alternatives

Alhussein is a professor of sustainable systems engineering at the department of engineering, Manchester Met University, UK. After his 1 st class degree in control engineering, Alhussein started his career as a control engineer with power industry, worked on improving the performance of electrical power equipment through effective control and monitoring strategies. He developed new to market PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) based systems for precise control of 15MW Gas turbines which also reduced their emissions. Subsequently, he joined Manchester University for his MSc and PhD degrees. Alhussein’s focussed research focused on the development of novel solutions based on novel MEMS technologies and adaptive algorithms. His work led to cost-effective sensors that are easy to integrate with Industry 4.0 and internet of things. His research work has been published by high impact journals. Recently, he has been working on developing machine learning algorithms for low energy buildings and internet of things. Since 2005, Alhussein has been delivering sustained outstanding leadership, research outputs and excellence in teaching through novel educational tools, problem based learning and experimental test rigs. He managed to maintain good balance between teaching, management, and research duties. Moreover, his strong leadership has empowered many young researchers and learners worked closely with him. Of the large number of those he has supervised, many occupy key positions in Academia and Industry.

The Development of More Sustainable Factories in the Age of Internet of Things

Goran Strbac is a Professor of Energy Systems, with extensive experience in advanced modelling and analysis of operation, planning, security and economics of energy systems. He led the development of novel advanced analysis approaches and methodologies that have been extensively used to inform industry, governments and regulatory bodies about the role and value of emerging new technologies and systems in supporting cost effective evolution to smart low carbon energy future. He is currently Director of the joint Imperial-Tsinghua Research Centre on Intelligent Power and Energy Systems, Leading Author in IPCC WG 3, Member of OFGEM RIIO-2 Challenging Group, Member of the UK Smart System Forum, Member of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for the Energy Transition, and Member of the Joint EU Programme in Energy Systems Integration of the European Energy Research Alliance. He co-authored 4 books and published over 200 technical papers.

Role and value of flexibility in supporting cost effective decarbonisation of energy systems

Professor Emeritus Derek Clements-Croome at Reading University has worked in the building design and contracting industry before entering university life. He has founded and directed courses including a BSc in building environmental engineering at Loughborough University in 1970 and an inter¬disciplinary Government funded MSc in Intelligent Buildings at Reading University in 1996.He has also worked in architecture and building engineering at the University of Bath (1978-1988) with Professor Sir Ted Happold. He founded the CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group in 2006 and co-founded the CIBSE Natural Ventilation Group in 1992 and was commended by the CIB for linking the CIBSE IBG with his work as Coordinator for the W098 Commission on Intelligent and Responsive Buildings. He was Vice President for CIBSE in 2007—9 and holds their Bronze and Silver Medal Derek has been a commissioner on air quality and also biodiversity for some Boroughs in London. He was a member of the UK Green Building Council team who wrote the Report Health and Wellbeing in Homes ---July 2016 and the World Green Council Report on Health and Wellbeing in Offices 2014. He contributed to the BCO Report 2018 on Wellness Matters: the Guide to Specification 2019 and reports on Ventilation for COVID 19 in 2021 and also The Use of Wearables in the Office in 2021. He is a research project reviewer for Government Ministries in New Zealand and Denmark. He is an adviser for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He edits the INBI Journal and has edited and written chapters in the 3rd Edition of Creating the Productive Workplace Routledge 2018. His book Designing Buildings for People: Sustainable Liveable Architecture was published by Crowood Press in late 2020 and includes his work on assessing the impact on the environment on people’s health and wellbeing including the economic and sustainability implications. He has edited the 3rd edition of the book Intelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values being published by the ICE- Emerald in late 2024.

Intelligent, sustainable and liveable buildings for the 21st century

Ingmar H. Riedel-Kruse received a Diploma in theoretical solid-state physics (Technical University Dresden), a PhD in experimental biophysics (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics), followed by a postdoc (California Institute of Technology). He became an Assistant Professor for Bioengineering (Stanford University), and later an Associate Professor for Molecular and Cellular Biology (University of Arizona; courtesy affiliations in Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics). He runs an interdisciplinary lab integrating synthetic biology, biophysics, and human-computer interaction design, with a current research focus on engineering and modeling and multicellular bacterial systems to foster the human condition and support sustainability.

Engineering bacterial multicellularity with synthetic adhesins for green applications

Antonio García holds a degree in Marketing and Market Research from the University of Almeria. of Almeria; Master's Degree in Accounting and Corporate Finance and MBA from the University of Almeria; Master in Financial Management from NEXT Business School; and PhD in Sustainable Finance and the Oil and Gas industry from the University of Almeria. After more than 5 years of experience in the private sector in the accounting and financial department of several companies, he is currently working as an Assistant Professor within the Area of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of Almeria. With more than 15 communications to congresses and several publications in academic journals, the main pillars of the research line are: sustainable finance, energy transition and the Oil and Gas industry.

Renewable energies versus fossil fuels. Evidence from the financial markets

I was a soldier in the Italian Army serving as a technical services officer in the motorization sector.engineer, teacher of marine machinery and on-board technical systems, mechanics, mechanical technology, energy expert and energy transformations. I worked as an engineer in the construction and plant engineering field.

SEWAT – Sustainable Energy by Waves Trap production of energy by removing it from the erosive action of sea waves

Prof. Tokeer Ahmad is graduated from IIT Roorkee and Ph.D. from IIT Delhi. Presently, he is full Professor at Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi since 2019. Prof. Ahmad has supervised 16 PhD’s, 77 postgraduates, 10 projects, published 184 research papers, one patent and three books with research citation of 6765, h-index of 49 and i10-index of 139. Prof. Ahmad is active reviewer of 163 journals, delivered 161 Invited talks, evaluated 56 external doctoral theses and presented 128 conference papers. Prof. Ahmad is the recipient of MRSI Medal, SMC Bronze Medal, ISCAS Medal, Inspired Teacher’s President of India Award, DST-DFG award, Distinguished Scientist Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Excellence Award of Education, Teacher’s Excellence Award and elected as Member of National Academy of Sciences India. Prof. Ahmad has been figured in World Top 2% Scientists for consecutive four years since 2020 in both coveted lists including career long by Stanford University, USA. Prof. Ahmad has been recently admitted as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK.

Functional Materials for Scalable Hydrogen Production

Dr. Eugene S. Mananga is a Professor of physics and nuclear medicine at The City University of New York, an Adjunct Professor of applied physics at New York University, and a Visiting Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He is currently a selected Fellow at KAVLI Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California Santa Barbara. Prof. Mananga has been selected to several Visiting Faculty Fellowships from the US Department of Energy to perform summer research in major US National Laboratories including Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. His research spans a range of topics in condensed matter physics, materials science, and computational science. Specifically, his research focused on controlling the spin dynamics in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and using computational methods based on density functional theory to investigate and characterize materials systems for energy storage as well as zeolite catalysis. His work utilizes a range of methods, from experimental solid-state NMR, to theoretical chemical physics and spectroscopy, and modern computational chemical science with high-performance computing. He has published more than 80 peer-review scientific articles and is the recipient of several distinguished awards including the 2017 Henry Wasser Award in physics from The CUNY Academy for Humanities and Sciences in recognition of Outstanding Scholarship and Academic Performance, and the 2018 Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Chemical Society (New York Section) for “Contributions and Advanced Studies in the Theory of Spin Dynamics in Solid-State NMR and Quantum Mechanics.”

Using DFT to investigate the mechanistic Simulation of the dehydration of 2-propanol reaction

Jinsong Wu (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada, in 2006.,He received the 2020 IEEE Green Communications and Computing Technical Committee Distinguished Technical Achievement Recognition Award for his outstanding technical leadership and achievement in green wireless communications and networking, the 2017 IEEE Green Communications and Computing Technical Committee Excellent Services Award for his excellent technical leadership and services in the Green Communications and Computing Community, the 2017, 2019, and 2021 IEEE Systems Journal best paper awards, and the 2018 IEEE Green Communications and Computing Technical Committee Best Magazine Paper Award. He was elected as the Vice Chair of the Technical Activities of the IEEE Environmental Engineering Initiative (EEI) from 2017 to 2022. He was the Founder and the Founding Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing (TCGCC) from 2011 to 2017. He was the Co-Founder and the Founding Vice-Chair of the IEEE TCBD in 2014 and from 2014 to 2022, respectively. Since 2022, he has been the Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Big Data (TCBD). He was the very first proposer of IEEE Green ICT Journals or Transactions in 2012. He was a Proposer in 2021, the Founder in 2022, and has been the Founding Editor-in-Chief since 2022, for the new international journal, Green Technologies and Sustainability, (KeAi). He was the leading Editor and the coauthor of the comprehensive book, titled Green Communications: Theoretical Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications (CRC Press, September 2012)

Environmental Sustainability and Intelligence as well as General Green Technologies