Sessions & Session Chairs
Sessions
S1. Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy Systems
S2. Energy and Environment. Sustainable Transition
S3. Advanced Materials in the Energy Conversion Arena
S4. Energy Economics and Policy
S5. Energy and Buildings
S6. Energy Resources (Fossil & Renewable)
S7. Thermal Energy Conversion
S8. Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Engineering of Porto, Technical University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
INCAR-CSIC – Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Spanish National Research Council, Asturias, Spain
José Ramón Fernández García is a tenured scientist at the Institute of Carbon Science and Technology (INCAR-CSIC), Spain. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oviedo in 2009 and has since worked in the CO₂ Capture Group. His research focuses on advanced CO₂ capture and hydrogen production technologies, particularly calcium looping, chemical looping, and sorption-enhanced processes. He combines laboratory- and pilot-scale experimentation with process modelling and simulation to improve energy efficiency and facilitate industrial deployment. He has authored over 60 scientific publications, accumulating more than 4,000 citations, and actively participates in international research projects aimed at industrial decarbonisation.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials & Environment, Sapienza – University of Rome, Italy
Antonio Zuorro is Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment (DICMA), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. His research focuses on innovative and sustainable chemical and biochemical processes, process modelling and optimization, biomass valorization, resource recovery, and the circular bioeconomy. He has extensive experience in developing sustainable technologies for industrial and environmental applications, with a particular interest in integrating artificial intelligence and advanced computational methods into engineering processes. He has participated in national and European scientific and institutional initiatives and is actively involved in international research collaborations, scientific committees, and academic publishing.
Department of Agri-Food Economics and Marketing, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development (SAPD), University of Reading, Reading, UK
Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials & Environment, Sapienza – University of Rome, Italy
Antonio Zuorro is Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment (DICMA), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. His research focuses on innovative and sustainable chemical and biochemical processes, process modelling and optimization, biomass valorization, resource recovery, and the circular bioeconomy. He has extensive experience in developing sustainable technologies for industrial and environmental applications, with a particular interest in integrating artificial intelligence and advanced computational methods into engineering processes. He has participated in national and European scientific and institutional initiatives and is actively involved in international research collaborations, scientific committees, and academic publishing.
École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, Canada
Prof. Adrian Ilinca is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Université du Québec, Canada. His research focuses on renewable energy systems, wind energy, hybrid energy systems, energy storage, hydrogen technologies, and the integration of renewable energy in remote and cold-climate regions. His work combines numerical modeling, experimental investigations, and techno-economic assessments to advance sustainable energy solutions and decarbonization strategies. He has authored numerous scientific publications and actively contributes to the international research community through editorial and conference activities. He serves as Section Editor-in-Chief of Energies (Sustainable Energy) and Chair of Section S6: Energy Resources (Fossil & Renewable) at IOCEN 2027.
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Giovanni Esposito is full professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Napoli Federico II. In the framework of several national and international projects, he has leaded the training of early-stage researchers through both education and research in environmental technologies, mainly focusing on developing, modelling and engineering innovative biotechnologies for energy and resources recovery from waste and wastewater. He has co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications in the environmental technology field, with more than 18000 citations and h-index 71 (Scopus source).
University of Coimbra, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
Paulo Santos has a position as an Associate Professor and currently works at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. He is an integrated member of the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) research centre. His main scientific research fields are thermal behaviour, energy efficiency in buildings, and sustainable construction, with a focus on lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction systems. He is the author of more than 250 scientific publications. He has nearly 4250 citations and 98,200 reads on ResearchGate (Berlin), with an h-index of 30. He has supervised 58 master’s and doctoral theses already completed within his research topics. He participated in around 12 funded European and Portuguese research projects and was the Principal Investigator of the Tyre4BuildIns research project. He was a member of the scientific committee and organiser of several national and international scientific conferences. He has reviewed, at the request of the editors, as a member of the journal’s scientific committee, 136 articles submitted to international journals. He is an Editorial Board member of 28 international scientific journals, having 1135 verified editor records. He is a member of TC14–“Sustainability & Eco-efficiency of Steel Construction” of the “European Convention for Constructional Steelwork”–ECCS (2008–present).