Global
Wind and Solar Energy Expo

University of Parma
Italy

Prof. ALESSIO BOSIO is Associate Professor of Experimental Physics of Matter and Applications at the University of Parma (Italy) and Head of the Thin Film Laboratory. His research focuses on thin-film photovoltaics, advanced semiconductor materials, and innovative processes for renewable energy technologies. He has coordinated and participated in several international and European research projects, fostering collaborations between academia and industry. He is a frequent Chair, Scientific, and Organizing Committee Member at international conferences in the fields of photovoltaics and renewable energy. He serves as Associate Editor of Solar Energy, has authored numerous scientific publications, and is the founder of SpoT s.r.l., a spin-off company of the University of Parma dedicated to the development and technology transfer of innovative photovoltaic solutions.

University of Chile
Chile

JINSONG WU received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 2006. He received 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. He systematically defined the basic concepts and research scope of green communications (2011 and 2022), proposed and analyzed the concept of green big data (2016), early analyzed the relationship between information and communication technology and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2018), proposed the definition of the concept and scope of general green technologies (2022/2023), and proposed the definition of the concepts of generalized green artificial intelligence (GGAI), generalized red artificial intelligence (GRAI), red big data (RBD), and red information and communication technology (RICT), red digital technologies (RDT), red electronic and electrical engineering (REEE) (2026). He was the leading Editor and a co-author of the comprehensive book, entitled “Green Communications: Theoretical Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications", published by CRC Press in September 2012. He won 2017,2019,2021 IEEE System Journal Best Paper Awards. He won the 2018 IEEE Green Communications and Computing Technical Committee Best Magazine Paper Award. He was the founder and founding Chair (2011-2017) of IEEE Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing (TCGCC). He was Chair (2022-2024) and the co-founder (2014) and founding Vice-Chair (2014-2022) of IEEE Technical Committee on Big Data (TCBD).

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel

Ayal Kimhi is Sir Henry d'Avigdor Goldsmid Professor of Agricultural Economics and a member of the Department of Environmental Economics and Management in the School of Environmental Sciences at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University. He is also Vice President and Head of Research at the Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research. He previously served as Deputy Director of the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel and as Director of Research at the Center for Agricultural Economic Research. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago (1991), and has published more than 60 articles in refereed journals, including Science Advances, Food Policy, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Development Economics, and The Econometrics Journal. His research spans the fields of Public Policy, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Labor Economics, Family Economics, Education Economics, and Development Economics.

University of Hertfordshire
UK

Professor Hongwei Wu (FIMechE, FRAeS, FEI) is a full Professor of Thermofluids & Head of the Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing (ENSM) Research Group in the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS), and Leader of the Research Group in Monitoring Climate and its Impact (MCI) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Professor Wu is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a Fellow of esteemed organisations such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), the Energy Institute (FEI), and the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Professor Wu's research mainly focuses on Advanced Cooling Technology, Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies, Renewable Energy and Energy System, Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS), Two Phase and Multiphase Flow, Fluid-Solid Conjugate Heat Transfer, Modelling/Simulation methods (CFD)-DNS, LES, MDS, Optimisation and Process Control, AI-Machine Learning (ML)-Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). Professor Wu has published more than 200 papers with over 150 peer-reviewed journal publications in the area of thermofluids.

Macau University of Science and Technology
China

Prof. Felix T. S. Chan is Vice Dean and Professor in the School of Business at Macau University of Science and Technology. He is an internationally recognized expert in operations research, optimization, logistics, supply chain management, and industrial intelligence. He has authored hundreds of high-impact publications and serves as Editor-in-Chief, Senior Associate Editor, and Editorial Board Member for numerous leading international journals. Recognized among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists for multiple consecutive years, Prof. Chan has received global recognition for his outstanding contributions to operations research and supply chain management. He is a frequent keynote speaker and has played leading roles in numerous international conferences

Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal

Graduated in Chemical Engineering, IST, 1983; PhD in Chemical Engineering, IST, 1999; PDE – Business Management Program, AESE, 2001; and Habilitation in Chemical Engineering, IST, 2010. Advisory Member, Order of Engineers; Member of the College of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Order of Engineers; Energy Specialist, Order of Engineers. Professor Coordinator with Habilitation, Chemical Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, since 2006. Integrated researcher at the FCT unit: CERENA, Center for Natural Resources and Environment/Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon. Awarded the title EUR-ING (European Engineer, Ingénieur Européen, European Engineer, Europa-Ingenieur) in 2025 by Engineers Europe – European Federation of National Engineering Associations. Main research interests: Chemical Technology, Chemical Engineering Processes, Clean Processes and Technologies; Energy, Biofuels, Air Quality, Wastewater Treatment, Nanoparticles, Nanotoxicology.

University of Beira Interior
Portugal

University of Parma, Italy

Talk Title: The Next Paradigm for Emerging Thin-Film Solar Cells

Biography:
Prof. ALESSIO BOSIO is Associate Professor of Experimental Physics of Matter and Applications at the University of Parma (Italy) and Head of the Thin Film Laboratory. His research focuses on thin-film photovoltaics, advanced semiconductor materials, and innovative processes for renewable energy technologies. He has coordinated and participated in several international and European research projects, fostering collaborations between academia and industry. He is a frequent Chair, Scientific, and Organizing Committee Member at international conferences in the fields of photovoltaics and renewable energy. He serves as Associate Editor of Solar Energy, has authored numerous scientific publications, and is the founder of SpoT s.r.l., a spin-off company of the University of Parma dedicated to the development and technology transfer of innovative photovoltaic solutions.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Talk title: Energy Security vs. Food Security: The Battle of Solar Projects for Farmland

Biography:
Ayal Kimhi is Sir Henry d'Avigdor Goldsmid Professor of Agricultural Economics and a member of the Department of Environmental Economics and Management in the School of Environmental Sciences at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University. He is also Vice President and Head of Research at the Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research. He previously served as Deputy Director of the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel and as Director of Research at the Center for Agricultural Economic Research. He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago (1991), and has published more than 60 articles in refereed journals, including Science Advances, Food Policy, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Development Economics, and The Econometrics Journal. His research spans the fields of Public Policy, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Labor Economics, Family Economics, Education Economics, and Development Economics.