KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 

Keynote title: Green Artificial Intelligence for Power and Energy Systems

Biography

Prof. Yoshikazu Fukuyama received a PhD in Engineering from Waseda University, Japan in 1997. Since 1987, he has worked at Fuji Electric, where he developed practical IoT systems for the electric power, gas, steel, automobile, and retail industries in Japan. He served as General Manager at the Control Technology Center and the Automation Core Technology Development Center within the R&D Headquarters. In 2013, he joined Meiji University, where he is currently a full professor at the Department of Network Design in the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Science. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ). His research focuses on the analysis, modeling, and optimization of power, energy, and industrial systems, with a strong emphasis on computational intelligence. His paper, “A Particle Swarm Optimization for Reactive Power and Voltage Control Considering Voltage Security Assessment,” has been cited 1,666 times on Google Scholar as of April 28, 2025.

 

Keynote title: Optical Connectivity in the AI Era

Biography

Dr. Quang-Dam Le joined Marvell in 2011 and held different positions such as Technical Director, Senior Director, Associate Vice President, and presently, he is the General Director of Marvell Technology Vietnam. He was graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from Ho Chi Minh City University of Science (HCMUS) in 1988, a Master (MSc.) degree in Physics in Canada in 1993, and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Signal Processing (Artificial Intelligence) in Canada in 1996, before starting his career in the semiconductor industry.

Dr. Quang-Dam began his career as an algorithm designer for all Digital Signal Processing (DSP) IPs for Miranda Technologies, thereafter Gennum Corporation as Senior Video System Architect, and went on to join ATI Technologies Inc (acquired later by Advanced Micro Devices – AMD) as Senior Manager to manage the DSP teams, responsible for Markham (Canada), Bangalore (India), Shanghai (China) and Munich (Germany). Just prior to Marvell, he was a Senior Principal Scientist with Broadcom. He has strong interest in System Architecture, Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence.

 

 

Keynote title: Unlocking the Potential of AI-RAN: A Pathway towards Future Network Intelligence

Biography

Tony Q.S. Quek received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, respectively. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Currently, he serves as the Associate Provost (AI & Digital Innovation) and Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He also serves as the Director of the Future Communications R&D Programme and the ST Engineering Distinguished Professor. His current research topics include wireless communications and networking, network intelligence, non-terrestrial networks, open radio access network, and 6G. His current research topics include wireless communications and networking, AI-RAN, non-terrestrial networks, open radio access network, and 6G.

Dr. Quek received the 2008 Philip Yeo Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Research, the 2012 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize, the 2016 IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award, the 2017 CTTC Early Achievement Award, the 2017 IEEE ComSoc AP Outstanding Paper Award, the 2020 IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award, the 2020 IEEE Stephen O. Rice Prize, the 2020 Nokia Visiting Professorship, the 2022 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award, the 2024 IIT Bombay International Award For Excellence in Research in Engineering and Technology, and the IEEE Communications Society WTC Recognition Award 2024. He is an IEEE Fellow, a WWRF Fellow, and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore.

 

Keynote title: Enhanced Power Quality in Water Electrolysis Power Supplies via Vienna Rectifiers

Biography

Hag Wone Kim received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 1989; and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronics engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, in 1991 and 2004, respectively. From 1991 to 2008, he worked at the LG Electronics, Digital Appliance Research Lab., Seoul, Korea. Since 2008, he has been with the Department of Electronics Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Korea. His current research interests include variable speed motor drives and power converters. He has been serving as the president of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics (KIPE) and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).