Speakers

Keynote Speaker I

His current position is Professor in Energy Conversion in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. He has been a member of the Executive Professional Engineer in Indonesia since 2020. He visited Northern Illinois University, United States of America (USA), in 2018 for the Scheme of Academic for Mobility Exchange (SAME) program. Recently, Professor. Syafaruddin has been involved in academic research activities in the Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the topic of Anaerobic Digestion method for waste energy in campus and optimized scheduling of Electric Vehicle (EV) based Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) systems to alleviate the peak load conditions on campus. His research interests include Distributed Generation planning, Real-time simulation, Renewable Energy, especially Photovoltaic (PV) systems including Maximum Power Point (MPP) control, Inverter configuration, Partially Shaded cases, Fault-tolerant for household PV application and Intelligent Control application to Power Systems.

Keynote Title : Intelligent Systems Application for Fault Diagnosis of Sustainable Photovoltaic (PV) System Operation

An early warning system for fault detection may improve the performance of reliability, efficiency and safety of sustainable photovoltaic (PV) system operation. This talk presents our achievement in using intelligent techniques for fault diagnosis of PV systems, as published in the scientific literature. Intelligent techniques are the most popular methods for solving any engineering problems nowadays including the solution for identification and fault diagnosis in PV systems. The current trend is that high penetration of PV systems is expected to play a significant role as a power generation source. One of the typical deployments of PV systems is without supervisory mechanisms to monitor the physical conditions of cells or modules.

In the long-term operation, the PV cells or modules may experience fault conditions since they are exposed to the environment. Manually checking is not recommended in this case because of its time-consuming nature, lower accuracy and potential danger to the operator. Therefore, the provision of an early automatic diagnosis technique with high accuracy performance, quick and efficient responses is highly necessary to guarantee the sustainable operation of PV systems. The talk is expected to bring a new approach and comprehensive solution in fault studies of PV systems with the future trends in PV system fault diagnosis with real-time implementation. The discussion will be beneficial for future perspectives on how to provide comprehensive solutions for PV system fault problems, which focus on the improvement of monitoring, performance development of fault identification and the provision of problem-solving methods for PV fault diagnosis.

Keynote Speaker II

He has over 17 years’ experience conducting over 200 root cause investigations for a broad array of medium and high voltage equipment failures, some of which have resulted in loss of life and damage to property from fire incidents. Such investigations are mainly carried out for the purpose of continuous engineering practice improvements, claims (insurance and warranty), as well as arbitration and litigation pursuits. The investigations cover equipment voltage classes ranging from 0.415 to above 500 kV (LV, MV, HV and EHV) for both AC and DC currents. These include over 30 failure investigations involving interconnectors and inter-array subsea power cable systems in Europe and Southeast Asia.

He currently leads Volta Forensic, a Malaysian based forensic engineering company and is an external consultant for Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Research and Development (R&D). He also serves as an associate for KEMA Labs testing, inspection and certification services for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Keynote Title : IEEE and The Global Energy Transition : Bridging Engineering Innovation, Standards and Field Application 

The global energy transition is quickly reshaping how the world generates, transmits and consumes power. This keynote highlights the pivotal role Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) plays in uniting innovation, international standards and practical engineering applications to advance the journey of energy transition.

It explores how the global IEEE ecosystem spanning technical societies, standards committees and collaborative research networks, and industrial collaborations empower progress in key domains such as renewable energy integration, energy efficiency, grid modernization, digitalization and transportation electrification.

Drawing upon in-field implementations, research and development studies and cross-border collaborations, the session emphasizes how engineering excellence and standardization must converge to deliver reliable, interoperable and future-ready energy systems. Ultimately, it reaffirms IEEE’s mission to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.