Prof.Quan Sui

Zhengzhou University, China

Quan Sui is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University. He is a recipient of the National Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Program (a talent support program of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security), a Henan Province High-level Talent (Category D, Young Top-notch Talent), and has been recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists and the top 1% highly cited scholars nationwide/on CNKI. He has long been engaged in teaching and research in electrical engineering, new-type power systems, and integrated energy systems. His main research interests include layout planning, economic dispatch, and resilience restoration of new-type power systems/integrated energy systems. He has led projects including a subject of the National Key R&D Program of China, the Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the National Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Program, as well as commissioned projects from the State Grid Headquarters Guideline Program, State Grid Henan Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Company, Nanjing NARI-Relays Electric Co., Ltd., and State Grid Jinan Power Supply Company. He concurrently serves as a member of the Young Expert Group of the Journal Center of the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI); a council member of the Energy and Transportation Integration Subcommittee of the IEEE PES Electric Vehicle Technology Committee (China); a member of the Smart Microgrid Professional Committee of the China Energy Research Society; and an expert reviewer of graduate degree theses for the Ministry of Education. He has published more than 70 SCI/EI papers in high-level domestic and international journals, including more than 30 as first author or corresponding author. His honors include the First Prize in the Team Final of the Digital Technology Innovation Competition at the 16th Lanqiao Cup (Blue Bridge Cup), the Third Prize in the Henan Division of the National College Students Digital Media Technology Works and Creative Competition, the Second Prize for Outstanding Scientific and Technological Papers of the Education Department of Henan Province, and the Top Ten Postdoctoral Fellows at Zhengzhou University. He was also selected as a 2025 National Top 1% Highly Cited Scholar, a 2024 World’s Top 2% Scientist, a 2024 CNKI Top 1% Highly Cited Scholar, a 2024 Henan Province High-level Talent (Category D, Young Top-notch Talent), and a 2023 National Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Support Program awardee.

Prof. Raffaele CARLI

Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Raffaele Carli received his Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering with honours in 2002 and his PhD in Electrical and Information Engineering in 2016, both from Politecnico di Bari, Italy. From 2003 to 2004, he was a Reserve Officer with the Italian Navy. From 2004 to 2012, he worked as System and Control Engineer and Technical Manager for a multinational company in the space and defense sector.

Currently, Dr. Carli is a Senior Assistant Professor in Systems and Control Engineering at Politecnico di Bari, where he is the technical lead for the Decision and Control Laboratory (coordinated by Prof. Mariagrazia Dotoli) within the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering. He has held national qualifications as an Associate Professor since 2021 and as a Full Professor since 2023. Since 2022, he has served as Vice-Coordinator of the National PhD program in Autonomous Systems.

Dr. Carli serves on the editorial board of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) journals as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering and IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. He is also an active member of the conference editorial boards of various events sponsored by IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) and IEEE, including those sponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS), IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), and IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMCS). His organizational roles include positions on the committees of several IEEE conferences, such as Young Career Chair of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering,  Publication Co-chair of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Tutorial Co-chair of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Finance Chair and Special Session Chair of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. He also serves as General Chair of the upcoming IFAC Workshop on Smart Energy Systems for Efficient and Sustainable Smart Grids and Smart Cities (SENSYS 2025).

An IEEE Senior Member since 2022, Dr. Carli currently serves as the Mentorship Subcommittee Chair of the Membership and Student Activities Committee within the IEEE SMCS for the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 terms. Additionally, he currently serves as the Secretary of the IEEE Italy Section Chapter CS23 of the CSS for the 2025-2026 term.

Dr. Carli has authored over 110 printed international publications. His research focuses on developing decision and control techniques for modeling, optimizing, managing, and controlling complex, large-scale systems, particularly in smart frameworks such as industry and energy. He received the 2024 IEEE Italy Section SMCS Chapter Award for Excellence in Early Career Research.