Keynote Speakers

Academician Seeram Ramakrishna is Tsinghua University Chair Professor; Director of iWearables Center; and Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is a cross-fields pioneer advancing nanofibers for diverse applications, and often called as the modern Father of Electrospinning. He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and a Highly Ranked Scholar (Scholar GPS) with more than 500 Q1 journal papers, 230 H-Index, and 250,000 citations. His contributions also appeared in Nature, Nature Reviews Methods, Nature Communications, Matter, and so on journals.

Highest professional distinctions include Fellow | Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; International Academy of Engineering and Technology; International Academy of Bionic Science; and World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WACA). He is also an elected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; IUBSE (FBSE), and ISBE.

He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He accumulated advanced research experiences from MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA; KIT, Japan; and the National University of Singapore.

Hassan Bevrani received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Osaka University in 2004. He is the Founder and full professor at the Micro/Smart Grids Research Center (SMGRC). Currently, he is a visiting professor at Doshisha University (Japan) and Shenyang University of Technology (China), simultaneously. Over the years, he has worked as an invited and visiting professor at several universities in Iran, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, and China. He is the author/coauthor of 10 international books, 18 book chapters, and over 500 journal/conference papers.

Prof. Bevrani is a Fellow member of IEEE, the chairman of the Control Chapter of the IEEE Iran Section, and head of the Promotion Committee of the IEEE Iran Section. He was awarded the Allameh Tabatabaei Scientific Medal (National Foundation of Iranian Elites, 2025), an Outstanding Professor (Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2022), IEEE Lifetime Research Award (IEEE Iran Section, 2025), and a Distinguished Professor in Electrical Engineering (Iran Academy of Science, 2025). Prof. Bevrani has also been awarded the prestigious Medal for the Promotion of Electrical Engineering Science by the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ) in 2026. His current research interests include microgrid operation and control, power system stability, and intelligent/robust control applications in the electric industry.

Dr. Brindha Ramasubramanian is a deep-tech innovator, materials scientist, and the Founder & Director of MINGA Energy Pvt. Ltd. She also serves as a Scientific Advisor at Zoho. Her work centres on pioneering earth-abundant battery chemistries and low-cost power solutions across emerging markets. Grounded in a strong scientific ethos and adaptive leadership principles, she excels at translating complex R&D findings into deployable hardware, structuring high-impact academic-industrial collaborations. Brindha is a global advocate and speaker on deep technologies. She is frequently invited by international forums, universities to share insights on advances in energy technologies, climate action, and the translation of research into real-world infrastructure. She holds a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore (NUS).