Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Vice President, Northwestern Polytechnical University; Vice President, CSAA; IAGA Candidate President

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, leading expert in lightweight aviation structures. Currently, he is the Vice President of Northwestern Polytechnical University, a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and deputy to the National People's Congress. He has served on the seventh and eighth discipline review groups of the State Council, is an expert for the National Natural Science Foundation, and a state recognized talent for the New Century Hundred Thousand Talents Program. He has won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award, the second prize of the National Technological Invention Award, the National Innovation Award, and the first prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education (Postgraduate). He has led over 50 major projects, including the National Key R&D Program, National Natural Science Foundation Key Project, International Cooperation Key Project, General Project, 973 Project, and 863 Project.

Senior Research Engineer and Professor, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica; Past President, International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS)

João Luiz Azevedo is a Senior Research Engineer and Professor working with the development and application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes for Applied Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity. He has dedicated his career as a researcher at Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE), and also as a Professor at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), teaching CFD-related subjects at graduate and undergraduate levels. He has also served as Director for Space Transportation and Licensing, at the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), in the 2004-2008 period, and as Technical Vice-Director of the Alcantara Cyclone Space Binational Company (ACS), from 2008 to 2009. More recently, he served as President of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), in the 2019-2020 period. He is a member of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (ABCM), since 1988. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (ANE) in Brazil. He has served as President of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) for the 2021-2022 period, and he is currently working as ICAS Past-President. He has recently been inducted as an ICAS Honorary Fellow.

President, The International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE)

General Manager, Chengdu Eastern New Area Aerotropolis Investment Co., Ltd.

Former Chief Engineer, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC); Vice President, CSAA; IAGA Candidate VP

Chief engineer of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).Former Deputy Director and Director of the Airworthiness Certification Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). He has expertise in green airport, airworthiness, and Advanced Air Mobility(AAM).

Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology; Founder, INDIRE; IAGA Candidate VP

After his Ph.D. from Concordia University, Dr. SAADE was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, which he completed at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. After 21 years, in 2021, Dr. SAADE, a full professor, joined the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, China, at the rank of Chair Full Professor. Dr. SAADE has extensive consulting experience on international projects from the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and other international consulting projects. He is multi-disciplinary and has published in top-ranked journals. He is currently the Chief Scientist of the BIT Global Aviation Development Academy (GADA), and a member of the Executive Board of the School of Global Governance. Dr. SAADE's current newly established research interests include the Internet of Things in Education, Digital Innovation and Transformation, and Climate Change.

Founder, Volar Air Mobility Holding Company Limited; IAGA Candidate VP

The founder of Volar Air Mobility, an advocate and practitioner of green aviation development, is committed to the commercial operation of electric aircraft. His work focuses on promoting China's 2-seat and 4-seat electric aircraft to the "Belt and Road" regions, European Union, Middle East, Africa, and South America.

Vice President, Metropolitan College; IAGA Candidate VP

Dr. Triant Flouris is VP Academic Affairs at Metropolitan College in Athens, Greece. He has over 25 years of experience as a researcher, teacher, and administrator in the United States, Canada, and Greece, half of which in executive positions. An internationally recognized aviation scholar, Triant has published numerous works on risk management, strategy and project management applied to the aviation industry including books, refereed journal articles, and reports. Flouris’ work illustrates a firm belief and commitment in the interplay between the link of theory and applied practice in academe. Triant is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) and a professional pilot and flight instructor with over 10,000 hours of flight

Former Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Dr. Liu Fang was the first Chinese to serve as Secretary General of ICAO and the first female to take the post in ICAO's history. She has been for a long time dedicated to the development of civil aviation in the world. Dr. Liu received 2021 Woman of Excellence Award by the International Aviation Womens Association, and was nominated as one of the 70 Overseas Celebrities Returned China in the Past 70 Years organized by Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and China Global Talent Society (CGTS).

Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology; Founder, INDIRE; IAGA Candidate VP

After his Ph.D. from Concordia University, Dr. SAADE was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, which he completed at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. After 21 years, in 2021, Dr. SAADE, a full professor, joined the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, China, at the rank of Chair Full Professor. Dr. SAADE has extensive consulting experience on international projects from the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and other international consulting projects. He is multi-disciplinary and has published in top-ranked journals. He is currently the Chief Scientist of the BIT Global Aviation Development Academy (GADA), and a member of the Executive Board of the School of Global Governance. Dr. SAADE's current newly established research interests include the Internet of Things in Education, Digital Innovation and Transformation, and Climate Change.

Head of Centres and Impact, Greater China, World Economic Forum

Carol Zhou is the Head of Centres and Impact, Greater China, World Economic Forum, and is leading the Forum’s 10 global centres’ initiatives and projects in the Greater China area, covering topics including nature and climate, energy and materials, and the fourth industrial revolution. Prior to joining the Forum, Carol worked as Partner in IBM Consulting in both Greater China and Canada for over 20 years of diverse experiences of delivery, sales, consulting, and leadership across different functions, industries, and markets, in Greater China and North America. She has wide exposures to different cultures and profound experiences working with diverse teams, leading and realizing some of the largest complex client digital transformations, serving cross-industry clients from transportation, banking, insurance, telecommunication, and Consumer Products.

Director, Hebei Province Aerospace Superalloys Institute/Zhonghang Shangda Superalloys Co., Ltd. (ZHSD)

More 30 years experience in the field of special materials (special metallurgy/forging), received the PHD in special metallurgy and material science from Sorbonne university, Paris France at 1999. his professional careers: Research engineer, China mechinery technology Institute Beijing (1985-1993) Engineer, Commisariat à l’energie atomique (CEA), France (1994-1996) China Chief representative, Aubert &Duval France (1999-2020) General manager, Nanshan forge company (Nanshan aluminium group) China (2020-2023) Director of Hebei Province Aerospace Superalloys Institute/ Zhonghang Shangda Superalloys Co.ltd (ZHSD) (2023- present)

Chief Engineer of Composites, The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC); Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society

Dr. Dongsheng Li, Chief Engineer of Composites, COMAC. Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society of the UK. Dr Li obtained his PhD from Bristol University, UK. He worked for Airbus in Europe for many years with technical and management responsibilities. He has been Industrial Ph.D. supervisors for Imperial College London, Bristol University and Bath University in the UK. He has also worked as Vice President of COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Design & Research Institute, and Acting President of COMAC R&T Centre in Beijing. Dr. Li has many years of experience in industry and academia in both China and Europe. He is widely known as an expert in composite structures and has worked on many aircraft programs.

SAF and Sustainable Business Development Director, Airbus China

Ray Hou currently serves as the SAF and Sustainable Business Development Director at Airbus China, where he is responsible for driving Airbus’ business development in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector within China. His primary duties include collaborating with domestic SAF stakeholders, understanding the latest developments in China's SAF related policies, technologies, and industrial landscape, and conducting techno-economic analyses of SAF technology pathways. He also coordinates related projects to advance Airbus' sustainability goals in China's aviation sector. With 13 years of experience in the fuel and energy transition industries, Mr. Hou previously served as Business Development Director, leading the introduction of multiple SAF production technologies into China.

China Lead, Boeing Global Sustainability Engagements and Partnerships

Leads policy research on sustainable aviation and partnerships in China. Before Joining Boeing, she has over ten years of experience in macroeconomic policy research in a national think tank. Holds a master’s degree in law.

Deputy General Manager, Safran China

Graduated from Beihang University in 1982 with aircraft hydraulic fluid control major and worked in international aviation industry for four decades in AVIC, Airbus and Safran. The main professional experience involves in hydraulic control system design, across-countries industrial programs management, civil aircraft and equipment sales, aircraft finance and airlines customer support & services. At present working in Safran China in charge of business development.

Dean, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Beihang University

Full Professor, Chemistry Institute of São Carlos (Instituto de Química de São Carlos, IQSC), Universidade de São Paulo

Prof. Tremiliosi-Filho obtained the PhD in Science, area: Physical Chemistry in 1986 at the University of São Paulo. He developed his academic carrier at the Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos (IQSC) and reached the category of Full Professor. In 1988-1990 he did a post-doctorate stage at the University of Ottawa, Canada under the supervision of Prof. Brian E. Conway. In 1997-1998 he worked as a Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Prof. Tremiliosi-Filho was Vice-Director (2010-2014) and Director (2014-2018) of Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos. He is among the 2 % of the Most Influenced Scientist in the World, also, among the top 10,000 Latin American Scientist and among the top 98 best Brazilian Chemistry. He has published 3 books, and over two-hundred of scientific papers. He has given over 10 plenary conferences, over 150 invited lectures and keynotes in national/international scientific meetings. He has acted as advisor of over 50 M. Sc. and Ph.D. theses. He was Associate Editor of the Electrocatalysis Springer journal (2010-2022). He is expert in electrocatalysis of alcohol oxidation and hydrogen evolution reactions and he is developing the direct ethanol and glycerol fuel cells. More recently, he is also developing the electrochemical reformer of ethanol for sustainable hydrogen production.

Professor, Tsinghua University

Dr. Zhuyin Ren received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 2006. He has been a Professor at the Center for Combustion Energy at Tsinghua University since 2013. Prior to that, he was a fluid specialist at ANSYS Fluent, a mechanical engineer at GE Global Research Center, and an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut. His research interests include turbulent combustion modeling, green energy and propulsion systems. He currently serves as an associate editor for Journal of Propulsion and Power, an editorial board member for Combustion Theory and Modelling

Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey

Professor, Universidade de São Paulo

Associate Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Ljiljana Medic Pejic is an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy and Fuels at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and a member of the research group on Industrial Safety in Explosive Atmospheres. She currently heads the Urban Mining and Circular Economy Lab Section of Laboratorio Oficial J.M. Madariaga (LOM) and serves as the Technical Secretary of the Technological Center of Safety and Quality in Energy Industries and Mines. Professor Medic Pejic is an active member of the EU expert committees CEN/TC 305 "Potentially explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection" and CLC/TC 31 "Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. She is deeply involved in national and international working groups dedicated to developing standards in industrial safety. She teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Thermodynamics, Fuel & Combustion Technology, and Process Engineering. Her postgraduate courses include Advanced Management of Combustion, Industrial Combustion, Combustion & Fuels, and Energy and Environment. Over the past decade, she has co-authored more than 100 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has presented at various conferences and seminars. Her research spans several critical areas, including the thermal analysis of biofuels, kinetic studies of biomass pyrolysis and oxy-combustion, self-ignition risk assessment, and the influence of solid biomass composition on flammability and self-ignition susceptibility. Professor Medic Pejic has been the principal investigator and researcher on more than 20 R&D projects over the last ten years. These projects, funded by national programs and the EU's Horizon 2020 (H2020) framework through competitive tenders, focus on developing next-generation biofuels. They also include the valorization of waste to produce high-calorific-value fuels for new markets and aim to provide environmental solutions that facilitate the creation of synergies between different industrial sectors.

Associate Professor in Research Institute of Aero-Engine, Beihang University

Professor Xiao HAN at Beihang University focuses on aero-engine and gas turbine combustion and related application. Prof. Han works on three major topics: 1) mechanism of combustion instabilities and its passive control; 2) design and experimental validation of low emission combustors; 3) the application of machine learning in combustion science. He now holds General Program and Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China and several combustion programs about hydrogen combustion. Published 25 journal papers, including Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.

Director, Fuel & Chemical Airworthiness Certification Center, The Second Research Institute of CAAC

Mr. Zuxi Xia is the Director of the Aviation Fuel and Chemical Airworthiness Certification Center and the CAAC Key Laboratory of Aviation Fuel & Chemical Airworthiness and Green Development. With over 30 years of experience in aviation fuel development and airworthiness certification, Mr. Xia has played a pivotal role in establishing numerous airworthiness regulations, procedures, and technical standards for aviation fuels and chemicals. He led the approval of China’s first sustainable aviation fuel, Sinopec No.1 Biofuel, and continues to drive efforts to expand the supply and application of SAF in China.

Chief of SAF Center, The Second Institute of CAAC

Zhiyuan Yang is the Chief at the Development Research Center for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) of the Second Research Institute of CAAC, recognized as a leading technical expert in the field of SAF. With extensive experience in airworthiness certification and technical research of aviation fuel and aviation chemical products, Zhiyuan Yang has successfully overseen the certification of several key aviation fuel projects, including bio-jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and aviation lubricants. Notably, Zhiyuan Yang led the review groups for China’s first SAF project by Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical and the first private enterprises SAF project by Henan Junheng. Over the course of their career, Zhiyuan Yang has directed or contributed to over 20 national and provincial aviation fuel research projects, with more than 10 focused specifically on SAF development. Their work includes contributing to the drafting of over 10 important regulations and standards, such as Civil Aviation Jet Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons (CTSO-2C701). Currently, Zhiyuan Yang is actively involved in drafting the national standard Sustainability Assessment Specification for Aviation Fuels, while also spearheading efforts to establish China’s sustainability certification scheme for the SAF industry.

Technical Coordinator – Expert , EU-China APP

Holder of a master’s degree in mechanical systems engineering from the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT - France), M. Terminet Cedric has acquired more than 20 years of professional experience in the aeronautical sector in Europe, the United States and Asia. After having held various positions up to Director level in the civil aviation industry (Airbus, Safran, Tier 2 OEM) and acquiring expertise in the field of Initial Airworthiness, he worked for the French Aerospace Industry Association (GIFAS - Paris) then as Sr Consultant - Expert in International Aviation Safety, operating from China. More recently, he joined the European Union-North Asia Civil Aviation Cooperation Programme as Technical Coordinator and Expert, an EU-funded project managed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in partnership with North Asian partner authorities (CAAC in China, JCAB/MLIT in Japan and MOLIT in the Republic of Korea) covering all areas of civil aviation. A key area has been Sustainable Aviation for which he contributed to the implementation of several dedicated workshops as part of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project: namely, a webinar on Sustainable Aviation Strategies Overview held online in 2022, a workshop on Sustainable Aviation Fuels held in Beijing in 2023 and a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Qualification workshop held in Chengdu in 2024. These events saw the active participation of policy makers and regulators, including the European Commission (DG Move and DG Clima), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), universities and research institutes, as well as representatives of Industry as well as numerous players in the SAF supply chain. At the 2nd International Conference on Green Aviation, he will represent the EU-China APP (project managed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency), he will present EASA's activities in the field of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), including its contributions to international cooperation.

General Manger, Tianzhou International Trading Group

Eason Chen, a think-tank expert of the Carbon Neutrality Professional Committee of the Chinese Petroleum Society and the vice chairman of the Sichuan Private Petroleum Industry Association. He is currently serving as the Assistant General Manager of Sichuan Tianzhou New Energy Group and the General Manager of Tianzhou International Trading Group, responsible for the strategic development, global raw material procurement, and product sales of Sichuan Tianzhou. He has previously worked at ExxonMobil and BP, two of the world's top energy giants. Before joining Sichuan Tianzhou, he was the first General Manager of the joint venture between BP and China National Aviation Fuel General Aviation Company. He has a profound understanding of carbon reduction in the aviation industry and energy transition. Sichuan Tianzhou is constructing the very first SAF plant in Western China, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024 and read for sales in Q1 2025. Its independently developed intellectual property rights and process technology are leading in the industry.

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy, University of Connecticut; Fellow of the ASME

Professor Sung is the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering at University of Connecticut. He is a Fellow of the ASME and the Combustion Institute, an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, an elected member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, and a member of the Editorial Board for Combustion Theory and Modelling. He received several Best Paper Awards from AIAA, the Distinguished Paper Award in Colloquium of Laminar Flames from the 31st International Symposium on Combustion in 2007, the Distinguished Engineer of the Year Award from the Hartford Section of ASME in 2020, and the 2024 AIAA Energy Systems Award. He is author or co-author of over 220 archival publications in combustion, propulsion, and sustainable energy, together with seven book chapters.

Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

Tracy Wong Harris is the Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on the Bank’s sustainable finance strategy, by developing new products and solutions, further incorporating ESG considerations into banking decisions, and identifying sustainable finance opportunities for clients. Tracy is also the Executive Vice President of Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), an appointed Policy Research Committee member of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), Board member of Sprinkles (HK) Charity Foundation Limited (s88) and Senior Advisor to the Green Building Project of HK2050isNow. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Tracy had been driving the green and sustainable finance development in Hong Kong and had over 20 years of financial markets experiences across various fixed income and complex structured products in JPMorgan, Mizuho International, Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas based in London and Hong Kong. Tracy received her MSc and BA in International Finance and Capital Markets in the United Kingdom and graduated from the Oxford Said Business School in Social Finance Program. Former appointed member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Climate Change Technical Expert Group (TEG), served as Board member of AIDS Concern, Hong Kong LGBT+ Interbank, and founder of the JPM PRIDE HK network.

Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

Prof Song CHENG is now an Assistant Professor in Thermo-fluids and Combustion at The Departmental of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Prof Cheng received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Melbourne. He was appointed a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley from 2017 to 2018, and worked at the Energy Systems Division of Argonne National Laboratory from 2019 to 2021. Since joining PolyU, Prof Cheng has won many awards and secured fundings from The U.S. Department of Energy, The Research Grant Council of HKSAR, The Public Policy Research Funding Scheme from The Chief Executive’s Policy Unit of HKSAR, The Environmental Protection Department of HKSAR, The Natural Science Foundation of China, The Natural Science foundation of Guangdong, etc. The research results from Prof Cheng’s group have led to over 60 journal paper publications. Prof Cheng also serves as a Panel member of The Gas Safety Ordinance Board of The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a committee member of the SAE, ASME, etc.

Chief Scientist of Aviation Fuel Innovation, Fuel & Chemical Airworthiness Certification Center, The Second Research Institute of CAAC

Dr. Jinxia Fu holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Brown University and is the Chief Scientist of Aviation Fuel Innovation at the Second Research Institute of CAAC. Dr. Fu’s expertise lies in biomass and waste resource assessment, feedstock processing and characterization, thermochemical conversion processes, and comprehensive end-product evaluation. She leads pioneering projects focused on the development of sustainable aviation fuels, high-energy density fuels, and sustainable fuel additives. With over 50 publications as author or co-author, Dr. Fu has served as an editor for the journal Fuel since 2021. Additionally, she is a member of the advisory board and has been elected as the 2025 Program Chair for the American Chemical Society’s Division of Energy and Fuels.

Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Vice President, Northwestern Polytechnical University; Vice President, CSAA; IAGA Candidate President

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, leading expert in lightweight aviation structures. Currently, he is the Vice President of Northwestern Polytechnical University, a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and deputy to the National People's Congress. He has served on the seventh and eighth discipline review groups of the State Council, is an expert for the National Natural Science Foundation, and a state recognized talent for the New Century Hundred Thousand Talents Program. He has won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award, the second prize of the National Technological Invention Award, the National Innovation Award, and the first prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education (Postgraduate). He has led over 50 major projects, including the National Key R&D Program, National Natural Science Foundation Key Project, International Cooperation Key Project, General Project, 973 Project, and 863 Project.

Senior CNRS Research Engineer, Université de Technologie de Compiègne

Piotr BREITKOPF  develops research activities in the domain of Computational Mechanics, specializing in Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Reduced Order Modeling, and High-Performance Computing. A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology, he earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences and later obtained his habilitation from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) in France. Dr. BREITKOPF focuses on developing innovative simulation techniques to enhance the efficiency of industrial simulations, particularly in the aeronautic and automotive sectors. He has supervised over 20 Ph.D. students, authored or co-authored seven books, and published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. For ten years, he has served as Deputy Director of the Roberval Laboratory, a joint research unit of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), overseeing 150 researchers in fields such as computational mechanics, materials science, vibration, acoustics, and electrical engineering. Since 2010, he co-chairs the "Virtual Prototyping for Design and Fabrication" collaborative research group with Prof. Weihong ZHANG of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. BREITKOPF is an editorial board member of ISTE Editions, coordinates the Numerical Methods in Engineering series published by Wiley and Elsevier, and regularly reviews for leading journals in computational engineering and design optimization. In 2023, he received the prestigious Three Qin Friendship Award, Shaanxi province's highest honor for foreign experts contributing to international cooperation.

Vice Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology

Prof. Lei ZU obtained his PhD at Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology. He is currently working as the Vice Dean of School of Mechanical Engineering at Hefei University of Technology. He was awarded the Changjiang Young Scholars Program by the Ministry of Education. He is also acting as the Vice Director of Anhui Provincial Key Lab of Aerospace Structural Parts Forming Technology and Equipment, the Vice Director of Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing of Aerospace Composite Structural Parts. He works on composite design and production, filament winding, automated fiber placement, etc. His team is involving in more than 20 research programs funded by NSFC, Ministry of Education, the local province, military and enterprises. He published more than 100 papers, 70 patents and 4 books. His research has been applied in more than 20 enterprises and effectively improves the design and manufacturing performance of composite products in aerospace industry. He gained the first-class, the second-class provincial awards of science and technology as the project leader.

VP Global Aerospace Practice Lead, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Professor, Université Paris-Saclay; Chief Representative of CSAA Europe Office; IAGA Founding Member

Vincent Ji graduated in Beihang University on 1984 (Bachelor, Mat. Sci. & Engin.), in Université Paris-Saclay on 1986 (Master deg., Metallurgy and Mat.) and in Arts et Métier ParisTech on 1989 (PhD, Mechanics & Materials). Served successively as assistant, associated professor, PhD supervisor from 1989 to 2007 in Arts et Métier ParisTech in Paris. Since 2007, full professor in Université Paris-Saclay and director of Materials department of Polytech Paris-Saclay, the Engineering school of the Université Paris-Saclay. Distinguished Professor since 2016 and director of department of Materials, Mechanics and Energy between 2018 and 2023. The research activities of Vincent Ji aim to the fundamental mechanisms and industrial applications of alloys’ surface strengthening, surface modifications, surface coatings and surface residual stress analysis. Author and co-Author of more than 370 SCI indexed publications (H factor= 47 and more than 7700 citations); supervisor of 26 PhD students and 32 Master students; co-supervisor of more than 20 PhD students.

Associate Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Southwest Petroleum University

Dr. Yilin Zhu is currently an associate research fellow at the School of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Southwest Petroleum University. He obtained his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2009 and 2015, respectively, under the supervision of Professor Guozheng Kang. After that, he continued postdoctoral research at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore. He joined Southwest Petroleum University in 2019 as a high-level talent and was promoted to associate research fellow in the same year. He has led 2 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and received over 10 fundings from other organizations. He has published 60 SCI-index papers, with 33 as the first or corresponding author, including notable journals such as Int. J. Plasticity, Comp. Struct. and Int. J. Solid. Struct. etc. His work has been cited over 1450 times in Google Scholar and has been listed among the World’s Top 2% of Scientists. Dr. Yilin ZHU has also been honored with the Wang Ren Young Science and Technology Award by the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Chair of Department of Materials Processing Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Chair of Department of Materials Processing Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Vice Director of Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Laser Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Components. Dr. LIN received his bachelor and master of engineering degree from Harbin Institute of Technology and finished his Ph.D in University of Birmingham. His research fields are 1) Additive manufacturing of metals and alloys parts (Ti-, Al-, and Fe-based alloys) for aeronautical, biomedical and energy applications; 2) Additive manufacturing of multi-functional structures and bio-inspired structures for aeronautical and astronautical applications. He lead or participate in more than 10 research projects, including National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Special project of National key research and development program, etc. He has published more than 30 SCI paper, including CIRP J. Manuf. Sci. Technol., Virtual Phys. Prototyp., Thin-Walled Struct., J. Mater. Process. Technol., Opt. Laser Technol., Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol., Mater. Sci. Eng. A, Adv. Powder Technol., Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Surf. Coatings Technol., Additive Manufacturing, etc.

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Professor, School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University

Dong Leiting, professor and doctoral supervisor at Beihang University, a national-level young talent. Mainly focusing on the needs of aircraft structural safety and survivability, he conducts teaching and scientific research on digital twins of aircraft structures, structural fatigue and damage tolerance, structural damage and protection, and new methods and software in computational mechanics. He has undertaken more than 30 scientific research tasks, including the National Natural Science Foundation, the Innovation Zone of the Military Science and Technology Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's civil aircraft research/industrial software. He has published 98 SCI papers in authoritative journals in the fields of aerospace/mechanics/materials, such as AIAA J, Nature Materials, and IJNME, and published 1 monograph with Cambridge University Press. He serves as a member of the International Cooperation Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics, a member of the Digital Twin Branch, and the Vice Chairman of the Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Composite Materials. He has won honors such as the THH Pian Award (Bian Xueqian Award) and the Du Qinghua Computational Method Award.

Senior Research Engineer and Professor, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica; Past President, International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS)

João Luiz Azevedo is a Senior Research Engineer and Professor working with the development and application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes for Applied Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity. He has dedicated his career as a researcher at Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE), and also as a Professor at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), teaching CFD-related subjects at graduate and undergraduate levels. He has also served as Director for Space Transportation and Licensing, at the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), in the 2004-2008 period, and as Technical Vice-Director of the Alcantara Cyclone Space Binational Company (ACS), from 2008 to 2009. More recently, he served as President of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), in the 2019-2020 period. He is a member of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (ABCM), since 1988. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (ANE) in Brazil. He has served as President of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) for the 2021-2022 period, and he is currently working as ICAS Past-President. He has recently been inducted as an ICAS Honorary Fellow.

Chief Designer Consultant, Professor, The First Aircraft Institute of AVIC

Doctoral supervisor of the Chinese Aeronautical Establishment. Executive director of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and the Astronautics and the Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society. Academic member of the State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamics. Expert of the steering group of the Beijing Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering. Published more than 50 papers in core academic journals such as Acta et Aeronautica Sinica, Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, and Flight Mechanics. Published 5 monographs. Won the 2017 "Feng Ru" Science and Technology Elite Award of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Professor, Dean of School of Aerospace Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics

Xiaolu Wang is a professor and serves as the dean of the School of Aerospace Engineering at Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in 2003 and Ph.D. in 2009, both from Beihang University. Then he did 2-year postdoctoral research in the same university. From 2018 to 2019, he was a visiting scholar in the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the University of Southampton. He currently works on UAV and general airplanes design, especially conceptual and aerodynamic design. His research interests include reconfigurable UAVs, twin-boom UAVs, as well as airfoil and wing optimization, etc. Xiaolu Wang has published 120 papers in aerospace journals and conferences, including Aerospace Science and Technology, Science China Technological Sciences, and the International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. He actively participates in aerospace community. He is a senior member of the Chinese Aerospace Society, a member of the academic committee of Lantian Laboratory (Henan Provincial Laboratory in Aeronautics). He also contributes to the community through his roles as an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, a Young Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Chinese Naval Aviation University, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 8th International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE 2024), and Session Chair for the Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2023).

Professor of Aerospace Composites, University of Nottingham

Professor of Aerospace Composites, a part of Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK. He is on the advisory board of the 2nd World Wide Failure Exercise for polymer composites (on 3D failure theories) and one of the organisations of the 3rd Exercise of the same (on damage theories). He is on the editorial board of Int. J. Mech. Sci., a well-regarded international academic journal on mechanical sciences. He has published over 100 academic papers, most of them in high impact international journals. He is the leading author of the monograph Representative Volume Elements and Unit Cells, Elsevier, 2020.

Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shoufeng Yang , a full Professor and Chair of Additive Manufacturing at the University of Southampton UK, Harbin Engineering University and KU Leuven Belgium. He received his B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1994 and PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 1999, both from Tsinghua University, China. His main research interests are the next generation of powder bed-based additive manufacturing, in which both the material composition and the shape of objects are computer controlled throughout three-dimensional space.

Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technical University (NTU)

Professor, Harbin Engineering University

Fan graduated in 2020 with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven, Belgium. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted postdoctoral research at KU Leuven and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. In June 2023, Fan joined Harbin Engineering University and also holds a dual appointment at Hanjiang National Laboratory. Additionally, he serves as a committee member of the Additive Manufacturing Technology Division of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. Fan has led several key projects, including the Shandong Taishan Scholar Young Expert Project, the Shandong Excellent Youth Science Foundation (Overseas). He has also participated in projects funded by the National Science and Technology Major Project, the FWO – SBO (Strategic Basic Research) in Belgium, Ford Europe Research & Innovation Center, and Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA). His research focuses on the next-generation Multi-Material Laser Powder-Bed Fusion and design of advanced metal matrix composites fabricated by laser powder bed fusion.

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President Assistant, China Aviation Planning and Design Institute (Group ) Co., Ltd.

Chief Scientist, Aviation Data Communication Corporation (ADCC)

Mr. Zhu Yanbo is the Chief Scientist of Aviation Data Communication Corporation (ADCC) of CAAC, and professor of Beihang University. He graduated from Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics and obtained his PhD in Communication & Information System. Mr. Zhu has over 20 years' experiences in fields of CNS (Communication, Navigation and Surveillance), ATM (Air Traffic Management) and AOC (Airlines Operation Control). He is the executive deputy director of State Key Laboratory of CNS/ATM. Mr. Zhu is ICAO ANC panel expert of CP (Communication Panel), RPASP (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel), and NSP (Navigation Systems Panel).

Professor, Civil Aviation University of China

Wu Zhijun is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Civil Aviation University of China. He is a member of the Discipline Evaluation Group of the Fifth Tianjin Municipal People's Government Academic Degrees Committee, and the first "Outstanding Graduate Supervisor" at Civil Aviation University of China; Published 7 academic monographs and over 100 high-level academic papers.

Director, “Dual Carbon” Service Center of China Civil Airports Association (CCAA)

FAN Chenggong is currently the director of the "Dual Carbon" Service Center of the China Civil Airports Association (director of the "Dual Carbon Airport" Evaluation Committee Office), a senior expert at the National Transportation Development Research Institute of Beijing Jiaotong University, deputy secretary-general of the National Technical Committee for Air Transport Standardization (TC464), and a member of the National Technical Committee for Air Traffic Management Standardization (SAC/TC602). From 2004 to 2018, he worked at the Civil Aviation North China Air Traffic Control Bureau, and served as a controller at the Beijing Area Control Center, a third-level assistant in the office of the Civil Aviation North China Air Traffic Control Bureau, director of the Standardization Office of the Civil Aviation North China Air Traffic Control Bureau, and deputy director of the Strategic Development Department of the Civil Aviation North China Air Traffic Control Bureau. Since 2019, he has worked at the China Civil Airports Association, and has served as deputy director of the Standards Management Department (in charge of work), director of the Standards Management Department, and director of the "Dual Carbon" Service Center. During this period, he was responsible for the establishment of relevant institutions for the group standard management of the China Civil Airports Association, the formulation of work plans and work systems, and the organization of the project establishment, compilation, review and release of more than 30 group standards. As a core member, he organized and planned the "Dual Carbon Airport" evaluation project and implemented it smoothly.

Manager, Sustainability, Airport Authority Hong Kong

Wai has over 15 years’ experience working in sustainability and environmental engineering. She is currently working in the role of Manager, Sustainability, at Airport Authority Hong Kong, managing climate mitigation programmes and decarbonisation initiatives that support the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) 2050 Net Zero Carbon Pledge and driving the Business Partners Carbon Support Programme, which has been specifically developed to assist pledged business partners in reducing carbon emissions collectively at HKIA. Before joining the Airport Authority in 2019, Wai previously worked at an international multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, focusing on sustainable design for infrastructure and building projects, green building assessments (including Hong Kong BEAM Plus and LEED), sustainability frameworks for master planning projects, carbon audits, energy audits, and lifecycle costing, etc. Wai holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Environment Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Director, Greater China, Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited

Currently serves as Head of Buildings Sector, spearheading multi-disciplinary engineering operations across the Greater China region (China, Hong Kong, and Macau). Oversees diverse disciplines including structural engineering, building services engineering, aviation, tunnel ventilation, fire engineering, façade design, and building physics. Primary responsibilities encompass business development and profit and loss (P&L) management for the company's built environment sector. Previous roles as Regional Director of Asia for Fulcrum (acquired by Mott MacDonald Group in 2010) and Director of Jacobs China Limited established a robust foundation for business development success both domestically and internationally. While at Jacobs China Limited, concurrently held the position of Regional Built Environment Lead for Asia, orchestrating built environment operations and development across the region, as well as facilitating project bids and executions. Boasts 21 years of extensive experience in the engineering industry, demonstrating proficiency in both technical excellence and project management across a diverse portfolio. Project experience spans transportation infrastructure, aviation facilities, industrial complexes, pharmaceutical and laboratory facilities, educational institutions, residential developments, luxury resorts, commercial buildings, data centers, mixed-use developments, hotels, and museums. Involvement ranges from inception to successful completion, with numerous projects recognized as iconic and award-winning, particularly in multi-disciplinary mega-projects across various regions. Holds credentials as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP), certified Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM) BEAM Plus Assessor (BEAM Pro), and certified Carbon Auditor. Serves as a technical panel member of the BEAM working group, contributing to standard development and review processes. Possesses advanced computer modeling skills in thermal modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), coupled with extensive expertise in sustainable and lean building design. Project and design experience spans the UK, Europe, Middle East, China, and Asia. Has attained Fellowship status with The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), notable for being one of the youngest members to achieve this distinction in both prestigious organizations.

Microgrid Business Chief Architect, Schneider Electric

Dr. Congchong Zhang is currently responsible for microgrid and smart power system business in Schneider. He has great experiences in energy management, microgrid control and demand response. He used to work as a smart building design partner for Vanke Group, where he was dedicated into commercial and office building energy management system design and smart building/ park design. He received the Ph.D. degree from University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, in 2018. His research interests include power systems frequency control, distributed control, and demand response.

Professor, Tianjin University

Gang Liu is a Professor at the School of Architecture, Tianjin University, and a PhD Supervisor. He currently serves as Director of the Tianjin Key Laboratory of Architectural Physical Environment and Ecological Technology, Deputy Director of the International Low-Carbon Building Research Center at Tianjin University, and Program Lead of the Intelligent Building Program at the College of Future Technology. Professor Liu holds several prominent positions, including Vice Chair of the Architectural Technology Science Education Committee of the Ministry of Education and Expert at the Low-Carbon City and Green Building Intelligence Base of the Ministry of Education. He is also recognized as an expert in green and low-carbon sectors by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Development and Reform Commission. Furthermore, he serves as Vice Chair of the Academic Committee of the China Illuminating Engineering Society, Vice President of the Tianjin Acoustics Society, and Director of the Tianjin Illuminating Engineering Society. In addition to his leadership roles, Professor Liu is a reviewer for several prestigious international and domestic journals, including Building & Environment, Energy and Buildings, Journal of Building Engineering, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, and Architectural Journal. His research, teaching, and engineering practice are primarily focused on low-carbon intelligent building design, low-carbon intelligent campus operations, and human light and thermal comfort models. Over the past five years, Professor Liu has led or participated in over 10 national key research projects, including those funded by the National Key R&D Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, along with more than 10 provincial and ministerial-level research initiatives. He has completed numerous significant national and local engineering projects and has been awarded over 10 honors, including the National Excellence in Survey and Design Award, the Ministry of Education Excellence in Survey and Design Award, and the Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award. In the field of education, Professor Liu has spearheaded the establishment of the Intelligent Building Program at Tianjin University, which has attained the highest level of international accreditation by CTI. He has edited or co-edited two textbooks as part of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the New Engineering Curriculum under the National Architectural Education Steering Committee. Professor Liu has taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses and has been the recipient of national teaching awards, including the second prize for national teaching achievements and the first prize for Tianjin's outstanding engineering teaching achievements. Under his guidance, students have published over 20 papers in SCI Q1 and Q2 journals and have obtained more than 10 invention patents.

Director of the (Airport) Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute, Civil Aviation University of China

Professor/PhD. Director of the Comprehensive Transportation Research Institute of Civil Aviation University of China (Airport) and head of the first batch of new think tanks for transportation in Tianjin; Professor/PhD from the School of Transportation Science and Engineering. Chief Researcher of AVIC University, a member unit of the Transportation Think Tank Alliance of the Ministry of Transport, and a specially appointed expert of the China Civil Airports Association and AOPA. Editorial board member of Peking University Chinese Core Journal of Traffic Safety and Information; Reviewer for journals such as Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology and Journal of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the field of airports. At present, the main research directions are airport planning, airport comprehensive transportation planning, and aviation cities. Published over 100 papers. Published works such as "Theory and Practice of Integrated Development of 'Port Industry City' in Airport Areas", "History of Modern Airport Construction in China", and "Planning, Construction, and Operation Management of General Airports in China". Hosted nearly 10 national and provincial-level projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation key project "Research on Key Technologies for Capacity Enhancement of Airport Terminal Harbor Area Based on Design and Operation" and the Self Science General Project. Has won 2 second prizes of China Civil Aviation Science and Technology Progress Award successively; Three second and third prizes for excellent decision-making consulting achievements in Tianjin universities.

Dean, School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University

Assistant Researcher, Tsinghua University

Dr. Yuping Qian obtained his Ph. D. degree in Beihang University. He is now an assistant professor with School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, and the chief scientist in flying car development. His research interests include aerothermodynamics, focusing on high-power density new-energy turbine hybrid electric propulsion technology for aviation and flying cars. He was awarded the Wright Brothers Medal by SAE International in 2019, and the “Asian Fluid Machinery Young Engineer” award by the Asian Fluid Machinery Committee (AFMC) in 2021. He is currently a member of the “New Energy Power Special Committee” of the China Aerospace Power Association and a senior member of the Royal Aeronautical Society in the UK.

Director, Low-altitude Delivery System Science and Education Center, Beihang University

Vice Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology

Co-founder, Zero-G

SHI Hong is currently the co-founder and COO of Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry (Hefei) Co., Ltd. and the chairman of Ruien Aircraft Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. He is a pilot with extensive experience in the general aviation industry and the cultural tourism industry. In 2018, he entered the manned electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) development industry. In early 2021, he co-founded Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry (Hefei) Co., Ltd. as a co-founder, responsible for the marketing and operation of zero-gravity eVTOL aircraft. In 2023, he became the chairman of Ruien Aircraft Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., a holding company of Zero Gravity, and was fully responsible for the production, sales and commercial operation of China's only certified commercial RX1E-A and series of electric fixed-wing aircraft, and continued to promote the development of China's green aviation industry.

Co-founder & CMO, INFLYNC; Vice Secretary-General, Shanghai General Aviation Association

Louise has over 10 years multi-dimensional experience in corporate strategy, marketing and branding across different industries. She spent her career life in Bosch China and Kering Group before entering aviation world, experienced in developing market strategy in technology innovation and high-end consumer segment with sharp business insights, strong management skills and entrepreneurship. She started her journey in eVTOL industry in 2020, founded INFLYNC in 2023. Latter became the first tilt wing ducted fan eVTOL OEM in China that achieved transition flight. She established China’s first tilt wing duct fan eVTOL brand, increased its global brand awareness and influence. She initiated strategic partnerships with key stakeholders of eVTOL ecosystem to realize prosperous development of the low-altitude economy industry. Louise holds master’s degree in international MBA from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and bachelor of science from Tongji University.

Industry Manager, Electric Aviation R&D Center, Wolong Electric

Mr. Zhou Dongfang has extensive experience in the electric aviation industry and has many years of practice in driving business growth and end-product technology matching. He started his career in Changsha Tuohang in 2013 as a co-founder, and then joined Polar Wing Robot (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in 2015, serving as a technical engineer in the test department, product manager, and head of sales in South China. Led the team to establish channels from 0-1 and contributed to the influence of polar wings in the domestic flight control market. Prior to joining Wolong, Mr. Zhou played a key role as head of sales in South China for Polar Wing, providing feedback and prediction of market demand through sales situation, and strengthening channel innovation; Collected and analyzed market information in the region, accumulated good customer experience and foundation, and won the sales champion of the company for two consecutive years, contributing to the influence of the polar wing in the domestic flight control market. After joining Wolong Electric in 2022, he helped the Electric Aviation Department to develop a number of major customers and completed millions of orders for e-VTOL 70KW aviation motors. Currently, he is the core sales and delivery expert of the electric aviation Project incubation Department.

Co-Founder, CEO, Monta Vista Energy Technology Corporation(Anhui)

ZHOU Lisha is the co-founder and CEO of Monta Vista Energy Technology Corporation(Anhui). She holds a Doctorate in Engineering Leadership from Tsinghua University, an MBA in Business Administration from Tsinghua University, and both a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from China University of Geosciences. Zhou has previously worked at the International Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and participated in major national scientific initiatives, such as the Ministry of Science and Technology’s New Energy Vehicle Key Special Project, as well as leading key provincial science and technology projects. As the founder of Monta Vista Energy Technology Corporation(Anhui), Zhou has advanced the development of key technologies and engineering for high-energy aviation batteries, which have been applied in fields such as stratospheric drones, industry drones, and eVTOL aircraft. She also holds several positions, including serving as a board member of the Tsinghua University Anhui Alumni Association and the Advanced Manufacturing Committee, Vice President of the Anhui Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs Investment Association, and board member of the Hefei Guangcai Promotion Association. Zhou has been selected for several prestigious honors, including the State Council’s Key Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team, the Anhui Province Special Support Program for Leading Talents, Leader of Anhui Province High-Level Scientific and Technological Talent Teams, Hefei City Leading Talent, "2022 Anhui Annual Economic Figure," and "2022 Pioneer in Scientific Innovation."

SE Manager, Boundary.AI

Graduated from NUAA with the major of helicopter flight mechanics and flight control, worked at renowned domestic OEMs and research institutes, with over ten years of experience in civil aviation R&D, participated in the development of FCS and FMS for ARJ21-700, C919, AG600, AC313A, and various eVTOL types, familiar with the airworthiness and quality systems of OEMs and suppliers.

Founder, ZHEFEI Aviation Technology

Founder of Shanghai Zhefei Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. Experienced in multiple commercial aircraft projects in Europe, America and China, senior expert in flight mechanics and flight control. More than 20 years of experience in commercial aircraft projects in the field of commercial aircraft, deeply involved in multiple commercial eVTOL/AAM aviation projects at home and abroad.

R&D Director, G-EDRIVE

Wu Xiao, PhD in Engineering from Beihang University, co-founder of G-EDRIVE and currently the company's R&D director. He has undertaken and participated in 6 scientific and technological projects, 1 national ministerial project, and 3 provincial scientific and technological projects. He has led a number of new product R&D projects, including multi-speed electric drive systems for new energy vehicles, unmanned rotorcraft transmission systems, and dual-motor distributed electric drive systems. He has rich experience in technology development and engineering practice in the fields of powertrain mechanics, electronics, hydraulics, and control.

AVIAGE SYSTEMS, Product Marketing Manager

Mao Weiwei is currently the product marketing manager of AVIAGE SYSTEMS, who has the master degree of Electronic Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. After graduating in 2011, he joined AVIAGE SYSTEMS and has been working ever since. From 2017 to 2019, he participated in the 3rd wave Global Civil Aviation Talent Training (GCAT) program and rotated at COMAC, GE US and AVIAGE SYSTEMS for 2 years. During his career, he has been engaged in software and system development of core avionics systems on C919 and C929 program including Onboard Maintenance Systems (OMS), Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA), Information System (IS), IMA platform hosted function support, and R&D, project management and product management of several digital and intelligent product for airlines and emerging aircraft eVTOL. He has more than 10 years of rich experience in R&D and product management of avionics products.

Director of Researcher Department, Chinese Aeronautical Establishment (CAE)

Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology; Founder, INDIRE; IAGA Candidate VP

After his Ph.D. from Concordia University, Dr. SAADE was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, which he completed at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. After 21 years, in 2021, Dr. SAADE, a full professor, joined the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, China, at the rank of Chair Full Professor. Dr. SAADE has extensive consulting experience on international projects from the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and other international consulting projects. He is multi-disciplinary and has published in top-ranked journals. He is currently the Chief Scientist of the BIT Global Aviation Development Academy (GADA), and a member of the Executive Board of the School of Global Governance. Dr. SAADE's current newly established research interests include the Internet of Things in Education, Digital Innovation and Transformation, and Climate Change.

Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky; Dean of IRIAA, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Hornsen (HS) TZOU is an ASME Fellow, Professor Emeritus of the University of Kentucky and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), the 1st--round QR Fellow of China (2008) and was the Director of Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Aero. & Astronautics in College of Aerospace Engineering at NUAA, a Chair-Professor at Zhejiang University etc. He was among the pioneers in “smart structures and structronic systems.” His research and teaching interests encompass smart structures and structronic systems, distributed control, design and precision actuation of devices, etc. He worked/visited at IBM, Wright Laboratory, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Tohoku University, the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg and German Aerospace Research Establishment, Amway Research R&D, Tokyo Institute of Technology, NASA-Levis, Harbin Institute of Technology, Natl. Taiwan University, etc. Dr. Tzou has won many ASME/AIAA Best Paper Awards, ASME Outstanding Service Awards and NASA Class-1 New Technology Disclosure Awards, etc. He has published over 500 technical publications, authored Piezoelectric Shells (Sensing, Energy Harvesting and Distributed Control), Distributed Control of Nonlinear Structronic Shells and Design of Smart Structures, Devices and Structronic Systems, and edited seven other books. He was the Chair of ASME Board on Technical Knowledge Dissemination, Executive Member of Technical Communities Operating Board and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Councils, a founding member of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Committee (now a Division), a life-member of ASME Dynamics and Control of Structures and Systems committee, etc.

Professor, Shenyang Aerospace University

Dr. Wang Xianchang received his Ph.D from National University of Defense Technology in 1991. He has successively served as a professor, senior guest researcher, system architect and distinguished professor at National University of Defense Technology of China, The Fifth Generation Computer Research Institute of Japan, ADOPT, AI Lab of Albert University of Canada, Jilin University and Shenyang Aerospace University . For more than 40 years, his main research includes common sense reasoning, decision support system, machine learning,MOSA-based (Modular Open Systems Approach) object-oriented middleware, etc. He has been engaged in the research, development and application of computer science and artificial intelligence,and has published more than 60 papers in top artificial intelligence journals and conferences; And the relevant theories and technologies are applied to the civil airline crew planing and tracking, open space unmanned systems collaborative capability test etc.

High Performance Computing Department Director, National Supercomputing Center Chengdu

LIi Yonghui, PhD in Geophysics from the University of Science and Technology of China, is the head of the High Performance Computing Department of the National Supercomputing Center in Chengdu. He has been engaged in high performance computing on supercomputing platforms and the application of artificial intelligence in scientific computing for a long time. He has participated in international academic conferences such as AGU and Goldschmidt in the United States and Spain and made reports. He has carried out academic cooperation with many domestic and foreign experts from the United States, Canada and other countries. He has published more than ten scientific papers in the first zone of the international SCI, applied for an invention patent as the first author, participated in the compilation of three national standards and five group standards, and presided over and participated in five national, provincial and municipal scientific research projects.

Professor, Chinese Aeronautical Establishment

ZHU Haitao, PhD in Aerospace Propulsion Theory and Engineering, senior engineer at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, mainly engaged in the overall aerodynamic design of new energy aircraft, power system integration design, intake and exhaust system design, and CFD technology research. He presided over an aviation science fund, participated in five national scientific research projects, and published more than 20 academic papers.

Senior Engineer/Director of Tech, China Aero Polytechnical Establishment

PENG Wensheng, PhD from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, postdoctoral fellow at China Aviation Comprehensive Technology Research Institute, currently serves as deputy director of the Frontier Technology Research Department of 301 Institute. He has been engaged in complex system reliability modeling and analysis, system uncertainty analysis and evaluation, safety risk assessment, etc. He has participated in many national 973, 863 and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology civil aircraft research and equipment development projects, published more than 30 papers, and authorized more than 10 technical invention patents.

Senior Engineer, Aerodynamics Research Institute

GUO Chengpeng, male, is a senior engineer at the Aerodynamics Research Institute of China Aviation Industry Corporation and a first-level aerodynamic technology expert at the institute. His research areas include intelligent fluid mechanics, digitalization of wind tunnel tests, CFD software development, and aeroelastic tests and calculations. He has undertaken more than 10 national vertical projects, and won 3 second prizes at the provincial, ministerial or group level, 2 third-class individual merits, 5 invention patents, and 10 software copyrights.

Senior Researcher, Aircraft Strength Institute

YANG Yu, PhD, is the deputy chief engineer of China Aircraft Strength Research Institute, a special technical expert in health management of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, and the general manager of the Forecasting and Health Management Branch of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics. He is engaged in research in intelligent structural design and structural health monitoring. He has published more than 30 papers indexed by SCI and EI, more than 20 authorized invention patents, and won 8 provincial and ministerial awards.

President, Civil Aviation Flight University of China

Guan Lixin, male, Xibe nationality, born in 1965, from Shenyang, Liaoning Province, graduated from the Civil Aviation Flight University of China in 1986 with a master's degree in engineering, and is a senior pilot. From 1986 to 2006, he worked at the Xinjin Branch of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China, serving as a flight instructor, squadron leader, deputy group leader, director of the first flight training department, deputy dean, and dean. From 2006 to 2014, he served as the vice dean of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China; from 2014 to the present, he has served as the dean of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China. He has won the Civil Aviation Flight Safety Gold Medal, the National Advanced Teacher Ethics Individual, the Civil Aviation Outstanding Communist Party Member, the Second Prize for Teaching Achievements in the Civil Aviation System, and the First Prize for Teaching Achievements in Sichuan Province.

Associate Secretary General, Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics(CSAA); IAGA Founding Member

Head of Airworthiness Maintenance, CAAC Southwest Reginal Administration

Vice President, Civil Aviation Flight University of China

Tang Qingru, professor, Vice President of Civil Aviation Flight University of China, member of the Aviation Transportation and Engineering Teaching Guidance Subcommittee of the Higher Education Transportation Professional Guidance Committee of the Ministry of Education, Dean of the "Large Aircraft College" jointly built by COMAC and CAAC, Director of the Management Committee of the Sino-French Joint Aviation Engine Maintenance Training Center (AEMTC), member of the Professional Setting and Construction Guidance Committee of Sichuan Province Ordinary Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, and Vice Chairman of the Civil Aircraft Operation Support Technology Branch of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics. He has been engaged in research in the fields of aviation engine maintenance theory and technology and aviation maintenance management for a long time.

Director of Engineering, Honeywell R&D Center in China

Chief Engineer, Customer Value Center of COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Co., Ltd.

He served as the executive chairman of the ARJ21 and C919 aircraft maintenance technical committee, presided over the preparation of the maintenance outlines of the two aircraft and obtained approval from CAAC, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, Macau Civil Aviation Authority, and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). He is currently an observer (first chairman) of the China Civil Aviation Maintenance Outline Industry Organization (CMPIG) and a member of the International Maintenance Outline Industry Organization. He has been engaged in aircraft maintenance theory research for a long time, and organized the completion of the forward maintenance design of the C919 aircraft; he took the lead in planning and compiling international standards, aviation industry standards, and enterprise standards related to maintenance engineering. He also serves as a visiting professor and graduate tutor at Shanghai Jiaotong University and Civil Aviation University of China.

Deputy General Manager, Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd.

Ran Maojiang graduated from the Department of Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1993. He has been engaged in civil aircraft maintenance engineering since graduation. He joined Sichuan Airlines in 1993 and engaged in the maintenance and engineering management of models such as Yun-7, Tu-154, Airbus A320, and ERJ145. He served as a mechanic, system engineer, squadron leader, etc. In 2004, he participated in the establishment of Eagle Airlines Co., Ltd. and served as the manager of the maintenance system department and chief engineer. In 2010, he served as the manager of the maintenance engineering department and chief engineer of Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd. In 2013, he served as the safety director of Chengdu Airlines Co., Ltd. In 2010, he began to participate in the operation control, maintenance management, technical modification, safety management, etc. of the domestically produced ARJ21 aircraft. As an expert of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, he participated in the research and development and review of civil aviation operation support projects.

Professor, Guangzhou Civil Aviation College

Professor-level senior engineer, undergraduate, master and doctoral degree in aircraft design from Northwestern Polytechnical University. His main research direction is aircraft structure maintenance technology and engineering application research. He is currently an aviation technology expert of the China Association for Science and Technology, a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of Large Firefighting/Water Rescue Amphibious Aircraft, and a member of the Aircraft Structure, Strength and Corrosion Professional Technical Quality Review Committee, an academic member of the Aviation Industry Structural Corrosion Protection and Control Aviation Technology Key Laboratory, an external expert of the China Special Aircraft Research Institute, the chief consultant of Lingyun Technology Group, and the chief consultant of Bedik Lingyun Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. He has 15 years of on-site engineering practice experience in aircraft maintenance companies. He has long served as a CAAC specially appointed aircraft maintenance engineering expert, an authorized engineering representative of the civil aircraft modification design appointment unit, an authorized review engineer of the Hong Kong civil aircraft modification design appointment unit, an FAA aging aircraft expert, and an expert of the Boeing 737NG structure working group.

Associate Professor, College of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China

Lu Pengcheng is an associate professor and master's supervisor at the School of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China and Tianjin Civil Aircraft Airworthiness and Maintenance Key Laboratory. He has been conducting basic theoretical and applied technology research on aircraft composite structure damage repair, composite structure failure analysis, thermoplastic composite welding technology development, and related instrument and equipment development. He has presided over and participated in the completion of 4 national projects and 2 provincial and ministerial projects, and presided over the completion of 4 key technology projects that are bottlenecks for aviation enterprises. So far, he has published more than 15 papers in important international journals in the industry, and won 1 first prize and 2 second prizes in provincial and ministerial scientific research achievements.

Professor, School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University

Dong Leiting, professor and doctoral supervisor at Beihang University, a national-level young talent. Mainly focusing on the needs of aircraft structural safety and survivability, he conducts teaching and scientific research on digital twins of aircraft structures, structural fatigue and damage tolerance, structural damage and protection, and new methods and software in computational mechanics. He has undertaken more than 30 scientific research tasks, including the National Natural Science Foundation, the Innovation Zone of the Military Science and Technology Commission, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's civil aircraft research/industrial software. He has published 98 SCI papers in authoritative journals in the fields of aerospace/mechanics/materials, such as AIAA J, Nature Materials, and IJNME, and published 1 monograph with Cambridge University Press. He serves as a member of the International Cooperation Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics, a member of the Digital Twin Branch, and the Vice Chairman of the Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Composite Materials. He has won honors such as the THH Pian Award (Bian Xueqian Award) and the Du Qinghua Computational Method Award.

Manager of Maintenance Engineering Department, Zhejiang Loong Airlines CO., LTD.

Wen Chunhui graduated from university in 2008 and has been engaged in civil aviation for 16 years. In the first five years after graduation, he was engaged in MRO scheduled inspection and maintenance, and maintained models including Boeing B737CL/NG, B747-400, B767-200 and other models. In 2013, he joined Loong Airlines Co., Ltd. and engaged in fleet engineering management. He has served as a maintenance program engineer, reliability management engineer, and electromechanical system management engineer. He is currently the engineering management manager, and the models he manages include B737CL (retired) and A320FAM models. In addition, he obtained the intermediate professional title of manufacturing engineering and technical personnel in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou in 2021, and obtained the CAAC DAR airworthiness inspection representative qualification in 2022. He is familiar with the initial airworthiness and continuous airworthiness management of civil aviation.

Professor, Chang’an University; New Energy and Intelligent Automobile Industry Expert, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Han Yi is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Chang'an University. He is mainly engaged in research in the fields of flying cars, autonomous driving, intelligent detection, core theories and technologies of vehicle networking, and theories and applied technologies of intelligent transportation systems. His research results have won the Shaanxi Science and Technology Progress Award, the Shaanxi Youth Science and Technology Award, the China Transportation Association Science and Technology Progress Award, and the Honorary Citizen of Davis, USA. He has obtained more than 200 national patents and published more than 50 academic research papers, of which more than 20 have been indexed by SCI, EI, and ISTP.

Associate Professor, Assistant to the Dean, Beihang University

Fu Yanchen, Associate Professor, recognized as a "Young Talent" by Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, Sponsored by Beijing nova program, Xiaomi young scholar, and a Top Young Talent at Beihang University. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Thermophysics from Beihang University and completed an academic exchange at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has led or played a key role in significant national research projects, including the national science and technology major project of China, and project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has received the Third-Class Science and Technology Award from the Aero Engine Corporation of China, the First-Class Award for Advances in Science and Technology in Defense, and the special award for Teaching Achievements at Beihang University. Currently, he serves as an assistant to the dean at the Research Institute of Aero-Engine, Beihang University. Also, he is a young editorial board member for the journals "Propulsion Technology" and "Propulsion and Energy," and has published over 50 SCI/EI papers, filed and been granted more than 10 national invention patents, and holds one software copyright.

Full Professor, Head of the Combustion Explosion Group, French National Institute for Applied Sciences

Prof GASCOIN has been working for more than 20 years in the field of Chemical Engineering and of Heat and Mass transfers applied to Aerospace Technologies. He worked on Supersonic Combustion Ramjet, on Hybrid Rocket Engine, on Solid Rockets, on Pulsed Detonation Wave Engine and on Gas turbines. His research has extended to complementary fields like vulnerability of military air fighters and armored ground vehicles and shelters, fire safety, cryogenic space propulsion and cooling, fuel cell and hydrogen storage, military fuel formulation, hydrogen production and combustion. In addition to his Multiphysics involvement of these applications, he considers multiscale approaches from nano to vehicle scales with characteristic times over 6 orders of magnitude. He typically investigates the chemical reactions under homogeneous and heterogeneous phase with detailed chemistry through experimental and numerical developments where temperature and pressure present transient effects. He has been developing several numerical tools for transient real-time control of regeneratively cooled technologies with automation and has been applying Artificial Intelligence for that purpose during the past 14 years.

Associate Professor, The University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM)

Dr. Eng. Sabeur Msolli received his BSc in 2003 and his MSc in 2005 from National School of Engineering of Monastir in Tunisia (ENIM). Holder in fall 2011 of a PhD in mechanics and materials from INPT (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France), he continued his research work on characterization and thermomechanical modeling of electronic packaging materials at LGP (Laboratoire Génie de Production) of ENIT (Ecole Nationale d’ingénieurs de Tarbes). From 2012 to 2013, he worked at UTT (Université de Technologie de Troyes) as CNRS agent (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique) on the thermomechanical modeling of forming process and damage of aluminium alloys and stainless steel. From 2013 to 2015, he continued developing his activities, in LEM3 (The Laboratory of study of microstructures, mechanics and material sciences) of the University of Lorraine where he was interested in homogenization methods applied to forming processes of stainless steel and focused on the prediction of phase transformation. After his two years work in LEM3, he moved to ENSAM ParisTech (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers) where he held a position of an assistant professor and developed plasticity, damage models and bifurcation methods for forming processes. At the end of 2016, he left France for a research professor position in South Korea at Dongguk University where he achieved a good research progress on thermomechanical modeling of manufacturing processes. Then, he moved to Singapour where he worked between 2018 and 2021, as a research scientist in IHPC/A*STAR (Institute of High-Performance Computing), on the modeling and simulation of surface enhancement processes (thermal and cold spray, SLM additive manufacturing, shot peening and laser shock peening). In 2021, he was recruited for an associate professor position at UTBM (Université de Technologie de Belfort-MontBéliard) and affiliated to the Laboratory ICB-PMDM-LERMPS (Laboratoire d’études et de recherche des matériaux, procédés et surfaces-UMR 6303). His activities are devoted to the characterization and modeling of surface enhancement processes. Dr. Msolli published 40 articles in peer-review scientific journals, participated to more than 30 international conferences and he is leading many research projects such as BQR UTBM (10k euros), CNRS Tremplin (30k euros), and UBFC MONUMENT project (50k euros).

Associate Professor, École Centrale de Nantes

Dr. Zhe Li is an Associate Professor at Ecole Centrale de Nantes in France, where he specializes in advanced numerical simulation methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). His research focuses on Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) across a wide range of applications, including ocean engineering, biomedical engineering, and aerospace. With a keen interest in developing high-performance computational models, Dr. Li has made significant contributions to both theoretical and applied aspects of CFD. In 2013, Dr. Li earned his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, where his doctoral research focused on the development of innovative coupling schemes for FSI problems. His work laid the foundation for more efficient and accurate simulations in this complex field. Since then, Dr. Li has continued to expand his expertise by working on various CFD methods, such as Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), the higher-order Finite Volume Method (FVM), the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), and other kinetic schemes. These methods allow for better modeling of fluid flow in complex environments, with applications ranging from free-surface flows in ocean engineering to transient blood flow through prosthetic heart valves and supersonic rarefied gas flows in aerospace contexts. Dr. Li has led and participated in numerous research projects aimed at developing cutting-edge CFD codes with high computational efficiency. His contributions have played a pivotal role in improving the simulation of real-world phenomena in both industrial and academic contexts. His work has been widely recognized, with publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Computational Physics (JCP), Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (CMAME), and Physics of Fluids (POF), among others. Dr. Li is also responsible for the admissions of the China-France dual-degree master's program at ECN, contributing significantly to fostering academic and research exchanges between China and France. Through his efforts, he has played an important role in promoting collaboration in both research and education across these two countries.

Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University

Dingxi Wang is currently a professor at school of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University. He obtained his PhD in computational fluid dynamics at University of Durham in 2009. He worked on turbomachinery aerodynamics and aeroelasticity as a senior engineer from July 2008 to May 2012 and a principal engineer from June 2012 to Dec 2015 at Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd in the UK. He joined Northwestern Polytechnical University in Jan 2016. His research interest covers turbomachinery aerodynamics and aeroelasticity and related numerical methods development.

Deputy of International Machinery Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Ruqiang Yan is a Full Professor and Director of International Machinery Center at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. He is engaged in research on theoretical methods and engineering applications related to intelligent operation and maintenance of high-end equipment. Dr. Yan is a Fellow of IEEE (2022) and ASME (2019). He is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the First Prize for Technological Invention in Shaanxi Province in 2020, the First Prize for Natural Science from the Ministry of Education in 2020, and the 2019 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Award. He has led the development of one IEEE standard and published over one hundred papers in IEEE and ASME journals, and other publications. Currently, he serves as an IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Distinguished Lecturer and is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

Professor, Peking University

Professor Jian-Ping Wang, Director of Institute of Aerospace Research, Peking University. He entered University of Science and Technology of China in 1980. He was sent by Ministry of Education of China to Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan in 1982，Received Bachelor, Master and Doctor degrees in 1986, 1988, and 1991 there. Then he worked as assistant professor at propulsion laboratory at Nagoya University. During 1994 to 1996, he joined Aerodynamics Division of National Aerospace Laboratory, Japan. Since 1996, he became full professor of Department of Mechanics and Engineering, Peking University. He is International Exchange Committee Member of Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Board Member of Institute of Dynamics on Explosion and Reactive Systems, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermo-physics, Chinese Society of Astronautics, Chinese Aerodynamics Society; Member of Pressure Gain Committee of AIAA; Scientific Committee Member of ICCFD and ACFD. He is Co-editor of CFD Journal, Physics of Gases, and member of editorial board of 13 journals. He is the received China Youth Prize for Science and Technology in 1998, and National Outstanding Youth Fund in 1999.

Associate Professor, Assistant to the Dean, Beihang University

Fu Yanchen, Associate Professor, recognized as a "Young Talent" by Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, Sponsored by Beijing nova program, Xiaomi young scholar, and a Top Young Talent at Beihang University. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Thermophysics from Beihang University and completed an academic exchange at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has led or played a key role in significant national research projects, including the national science and technology major project of China, and project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has received the Third-Class Science and Technology Award from the Aero Engine Corporation of China, the First-Class Award for Advances in Science and Technology in Defense, and the special award for Teaching Achievements at Beihang University. Currently, he serves as an assistant to the dean at the Research Institute of Aero-Engine, Beihang University. Also, he is a young editorial board member for the journals "Propulsion Technology" and "Propulsion and Energy," and has published over 50 SCI/EI papers, filed and been granted more than 10 national invention patents, and holds one software copyright.

Associate Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University

Dr. Sheng Huang is an Associate Professor at the School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University. He earned his Ph.D. from Kazan National Research Technological University in Russia. His research expertise lies in high-temperature thermal structure inverse problems and testing methodologies for ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). Dr. Huang has led multiple national research projects and key laboratory grants. He has also authored over 10 research articles in both English and Russian.

Director of Centre of Low-Altitude Economy and traffic Research (CLEATS), Civil Aviation University of China

Qin Rui, Professor, director of Low Altitude Economy and Low Altitude Traffic Research Center of Civil Aviation University of China, engaged in general aviation and low altitude economy research for more than 20 years. He is He is one of the first authors of the low altitude economy concept, the pioneer of low altitude economic theory research, and the proposer of the "1314" analytical framework for low-altitude economy system. He mainly researches low-altitude economic theory, low-altitude airspace planning and design, and low-altitude application scenario development, and has presided over more than 20 national and provincial level scientific research projects, published 4 monographs, and served as a special expert on low-altitude economy of the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and expert consultant of many local governments and enterprises and institutions.

Director, Chengdu Airborne Equipment Certification Center of CAAC

ZHENG Xuefeng is the director of the Chengdu Airborne Equipment Certification Center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, a senior engineer, responsible for the design certification of domestic airborne equipment and the approval review of foreign imported equipment. He has been engaged in the design, production, and modification of aircraft, engines, and parts for a long time.

Chairman, General Manager, CarbonBlue International-UAE; IAGA Founding Member

Founder, Shanghai RGL Science and Technology Company; Former Program Director, GE Aviation C919/LEAP-1C Propulsion System Program

Dr. Lu obtained her Ph.D degree from Cornell University in US in engineering, and Master and Bachelor degrees from Tsinghua University School of Aerospace in Beijing. Dr. Lu is the certified Black Belt from GE Aviation for Design for Six Sigma and DMAIC. Dr. Lu has 25 years of global industrial working experience with multi-national companies in leadership positions including GE, Eaton, Johnson Control International and Honeywell; including 13 years working in US and 12 years working in China. Dr. Lu has 17+ years of experience working in aviation industry with GE Aviation in US and China including leading C919 aircraft propulsion system program with COMAC, and the avionics JV (AVIAGE SYSTEMS) buildup with China SoE AVIC. 7 years working in CFM (the GE Aviation JV with French partner Safran). She worked as the Vice Present of Program Management Office for APAC Electrical Sector in Eaton; and Vice President, China Strategic Initiatives in Johnson Control International to lead sustainability initiatives in China; and Global General Manager, Sustainable Building Technologies for Honeywell Building Technologies Group in US. Dr. Lu worked as the full time Assistant Professor in Tsinghua University after she graduated from Tsinghua University. Dr. Lu is currently the Founder for RGL Science and Technology Company focusing on business management and process improvement, new technology commercialization and sustainability consulting. She also teaches in top universities in China including Tsinghua University, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Tongji University, East China Normal University. She is the Lead assessor and Technical assessor for Green House Gas Verification and Validation Bodies, American National Standard Institute National Accreditation Board (ANAB); and the IATA (International Air Transportation Association) External Instructor on sustainability training.

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Electro.Aero; Chair of the International SAE AE-7D Aircraft Energy Storage and Charging Committee

Richard Watson is the Chief Commercial Officer at Electro.Aero and Chair of the International SAE AE-7D Aircraft Energy Storage and Charging Committee. For half a decade, Richard has been working with the team at Electro.Aero on their electric propulsion projects focusing more recently on the next generation of electric aircraft chargers and energy infrastructure solutions. Alongside the commercial opportunity to arm electric aircraft designers, FBO’s and Vertiport developers with world leading multimodal charging solutions, Richard chairs the AE-7D committee supporting a range of standards initiatives including aviation specific international charging standards, thermal management ground equipment systems, battery state of health measurement and thermal runaway mitigation. The recent awarding of an Australian federal grant to support the development and demonstration of a multimodal vertiport charging system will become a key technology demonstrator in the Asia Pacific region and accelerate Electro.Aero bringing a range of infrastructure products to market. It is an absolute pleasure for Richard to travel from Whadjuk Noongar country in Perth, Western Australia to share his team's vision for a safe, reliable, standardised and ultimately enjoyable electric aviation future we can all enjoy.

General Manager Sustainability, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

Grace CHEUNG is the General Manager of Sustainability at Cathay Pacific Airways. Since taking on this role in 2017, she has transformed sustainability within the airline from a specialized function into a core strategic and operational priority. Under her leadership, Cathay Pacific has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and set an interim target of utilizing 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2030. Grace represents Cathay Pacific in numerous industry working groups and serves as the Chair of the Environment & Sustainability Board at the Oneworld Alliance, as well as the Vice Chair of the Sustainability & Environment Advisory Council at the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

CEO, SAFPAC; Senior Researcher, Green Development Institute

Professor, Civil Aviation University of China

Senior Expert, Corporate Sustainability, Kintetsu World Express, Inc.

Toshiya Teramoto is a seasoned expert in the logistics and transportation sector, with over 35 years of extensive experience, particularly in corporate sustainability and strategic management. He currently holds the position of Senior Expert in Corporate Sustainability at Kintetsu World Express Inc., a role he assumed in April 2023. Prior to this, Toshiya was pivotal in driving the company’s sustainability agenda as Sustainability Manager, where he spearheaded Kintetsu World Express’s first sustainability initiatives. Under his leadership, the company published its inaugural Sustainability Report in 2022, marking a significant milestone in its corporate journey toward transparency and environmental responsibility. Toshiya’s contributions extend beyond reporting; he led the company’s first disclosures aligned with TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) recommendations and successfully responded to global standards such as CDP and Ecovadis. In addition, he pioneered the implementation of a CO2 emissions calculator on the company’s global website, providing clients with valuable tools to monitor and reduce their carbon footprint. A key highlight of his work is his involvement in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programs, where he leveraged his long-standing relationships with airlines to launch and commercialize SAF initiatives. These programs were not only instrumental in reducing the carbon footprint of air freight but also provided Kintetsu’s clients with sustainable logistics solutions, further positioning the company as a leader in green logistics. Toshiya's career also includes over two decades of managerial roles across Asia and Oceania, where he demonstrated expertise in corporate strategy, sales management, and global account handling. From 2015 to 2021, as Deputy General Manager of Air Freight, he played a critical role in optimizing air freight operations across the region. His leadership as Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy and his tenure as Sales Office Manager and Global Account Manager further showcase his strategic mindset and customer-oriented approach. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in British & American Studies from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, which has provided him with a solid foundation in cross-cultural communication and global business management.

Head of Sustainability, Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East

Ken has been with ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East since January 2012. He is responsible for the coordination of Environment and Airport IT and promotes cooperation amongst airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. He is the secretariat of ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regional Environment Committee and the ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regional Airport Information Technology Liaison Group He is also the Manager of Airport Carbon Accreditation and head the net zero roadmap programme in the Asia-Pacific& Middle East region covering airport members from the Middle East, Mongolia to Australia and New Zealand. Ken’s previous background includes chemical engineering, environmental plant management; construction project, certified environmental officer and was responsible to maintain good safety, health and environment of environmental treatment plants with qualifications in ISO 14001, ISO 14064, ISO5001 and project management.

General Manager, Hefei Hangtai Electrophysics Co., Ltd.

Duan Zemin, a researcher, being the chief engineer of AVIC Hefei Hangtai Electrophysics Co., Ltd, boasts the title of the leading expert on aircraft lightning protection, director of the National Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Information Control and Effects, and the chairman of Key Laboratory of Aviation Science and Technology for High Electromagnetic Environment Protection. He is also known as the chief member of Electromagnetic Environment Effects Branch of China Aviation Society, and the director of Anhui Province Aviation Society, etc.

Director, , Chemistry Institute of São Carlos (Instituto de Química de São Carlos, IQSC); Professor, Universidade de São Paulo 

Professor, National Technical University of Athens

Professor Ensino Superior, Universidade de São Paulo

Felipe Carneiro da Silva is a Brazilian researcher and university professor. Born in São Paulo on 1985, he graduated in Mechanical Technology from the São Paulo Faculty of Technology of (FATEC-SP) in 2009. He then completed his Master's degree in Nanosciences and Advanced Materials at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in 2014 and his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP) in 2019. He has been a professor at the São Paulo State Center for Technological Education - São Paulo Faculty of Technology of since 2016. In addition to his teaching activities, he has dedicated himself to research in the field of thin films deposited by PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), mainly obtaining ceramic thin films such as titanium nitride (TiN) using the Grid Assisted Magnetron Sputtering (GAMS) technique in recent years. As a result of his research on TiN by GAMS, he has published 09 scientific papers in international journals in the last 5 years, which have been well accepted by the scientific community. His main areas of research include thin films that can be used in nuclear reactor components (fuel rod coatings), materials that can be used in the field of tribology (such as coatings for cutting tools in the metalworking industry) and thin films that can be deposited in devices that can accelerate the energy transition (such as electrolyzers and fuel cells). For the past five years, Felipe has focused his efforts on enabling large-scale production of bipolar plates in PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cells. Graded TiN thin films with graded properties throughout the thickness have been shown in the laboratory to be suitable for this application. Recent results of his research have shown their potential to reduce production costs and increase the corrosion resistance of these plates, making them a more viable alternative for generating clean energy. He is currently working on thin films that could be applied to bipolar plates for PEM electrolyzers.

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University

Professor in Energy Technology at School of General Engineering & Sino-French School, Beihang University

Professor Jung-Sik Kim at Beihang University is an internationally well experienced scientist with proven research track record in energy materials and their applicable systems. Prof Kim has led research of international standing in Built-in Electric Field (BIEF) to realise superconductivity of ions for energy devices and embedded sensing. He is responsible for establishing a new research activity at universities of Loughborough(UK)/Beihang(China), and built up an international profile and a team of six research workers whose skills span materials, chemical and mechanical engineering. He nurtures a group ethos to carry concepts through to demonstrations that support research-informed teaching. Prof Kim is passionate about bringing the new energy technologies into the mainstream of UG/PG teaching. Using own invention of embedded micro-/nano-temperature measurement, THERMONO©, has paved a new way to understanding fundamental charge creation/diffusion at material interfaces and their thermally driven electro-mechano-chemical behaviour.

Professor, Chemistry Institute of São Carlos (Instituto de Química de São Carlos, IQSC), Universidade de São Paulo 

Prof. Agnieszka Pawlicka obtained her master's at the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland and her Ph.D. in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil in 1993. Since 1995 she is a Professor at the University of São Paulo. She has published 200 full papers in professional journals and 22 conference proceedings. She is the author of three books and four patents and has received 17 awards. In 2014 she received the scientific title of Professor of Chemistry from the President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski. She participated in several scientific international events and was a visiting professor at Warsaw University of Technology in Poland in 2008 and at the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 2011; from 2012 to 2013 and in 2015 she was a visiting scholar at the lab of Prof. Jerzy Kanicki of the EECS - University of Michigan, MI, USA. She is a member of the editorial board of four international journals and a referee of more than 30 magazines and Brazilian and other international science sponsoring agencies. The keywords related to her works are solid polymeric electrolytes, natural polymers, electrochromic devices, thin films, conducting polymers, electrochromic, and ion conduction. Complete CV at http://lattes.cnpq.br/5382690864755190 Google Scholar at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2-z4CsAAAAAJ&hl=en

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Head of Policy & Research, Business Environment Council

Mr Merlin Lao is Head – Policy & Research at Business Environment Council in Hong Kong. He leads the team to develop clear policy positions on pressing climate and environmental topics in Hong Kong, through undertaking research on latest domestic and international trends, engaging with the Hong Kong SAR Government and connecting insights of the local business sector. He is keen on net-zero transition that not only looks at decarbonisation, but also a more equal and liveable built environment. Mr Lao is a programme management professional with over 10 years of climate change and environment career experience across private, public and non-profit sectors in East Asia, with major exposure in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea. Prior to joining BEC, he was the senior programme manager at an international non-governmental organisation driving sustainable cities agenda in China, Japan, Mongolia and South Korea, covering topics such as air quality, low-emission development, urban resilience, circular economy and nature-based solutions.

Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Fuels, ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification)

Director of Biomass Catalytic Conversion Lab, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion,CAS

Prof. Chenguang Wang has been engaged in the research of biomass catalytic conversion to produce advanced fuels and chemicals for 20 years. The basic research on the application of aqueous catalysis of lignocellulose has achieved the highly selective preparation of chemicals through graded depolymerization of lignocellulose, overcoming the problem of efficient separation of low concentration platform compounds by chemical methods, and realizing the preparation of 1 ton of bio-jet fuel from 10 tons of dry straw and the co-produce 250 kg of levulinic acid as fine chemicals. Development the world's first 100 ton and 1000 ton scale lignocellulose aqueous phase demonstration system for bio-jet fuel and chemicals. We also conducted research on the preparation of aviation fuel components and aromatic hydrocarbons from syngas via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. We systematically studied the role of iron/cobalt based catalysts in syngas conversion and their coupling effect with molecular sieves, achieving high selectivity in the preparation of olefins or aromatic hydrocarbons. We also coupled olefin oligomerization with Fischer-Tropsch to utilize the high selectivity of biomass based syngas for the preparation of aviation oil components.

Technical Fellow, AECC Hunan Aviation Powerplant Research Institute (AECC HAPRI)

Dr. Qi Zeng has dedicated her research to improving the performance of thermal-end components in aero engines and advancing the application of green aviation fuels. She served as the technical leader for the combustor components in National Major Project for Aero Engines and Gas Turbines. Additionally, Dr. Zeng was the principal investigator for a significant multi-million-yuan innovative project funded by the AECC. As a key participant, she has ontributed to various SAF-related research projects. Her research achievements have resulted in the acquisition of over 10 national invention patents.

Full Professor of OM and Vice Dean, University of Plymouth, UK and O.P. Jindal Global University, India

Dr. Sachin Kumar Mangla is working in the field of Green and Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations; Industry 4.0; Circular Economy; Decision Making and Simulation. He has a teaching experience of more than eight years in Supply Chain and Operations Management and Decision Making, and currently associated in teaching with various universities in UK, Turkey, India, China, France, etc. He is the director of Research Centre for "Digital Circular Economy for Sustainable Development Goals (DCE-SDG), O.P. Jindal Global University, India. He is committed to do and promote high quality research. He has published/presented several papers in repute UTD24/FT50/ABS 4/ABDC A* journals (Production and Operations Management (POM); OMEGA; British Journal of Management; Journal of Business Research; International Journal of Production Economics; International Journal of Production Research; IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Technovation; Computers and Operations Research; Production Planning and Control; Business Strategy and the Environment;; Annals of Operations Research; Transportation Research Part-D; Transportation Research Part-E; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; Information System Frontier;) and conferences (POMS, SOMS, IIIE, CILT – LRN, MCDM, GLOGIFT). He has an h-index 81, i10-index 175, Google Scholar Citations of 20000. He is involved in several editorial positions and editing couple of Special issues as a Guest Editor in top tier journals. Currently, he is working as an Associate Editor at Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Logistics Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management etc. He is also involved in several research projects on various issues and applications of Circular economy, Industry 4.0 and Sustainability. Among them, he contributed to the knowledge-based decision model in “Enhancing and implementing knowledge-based ICT solutions within high risk and uncertain conditions for agriculture production systems (RUC-APS)”, European Commission RISE scheme. Recently, he has also received a grant as a PI from British Council – Newton Fund Research Environment Links Turkey/UK – Circular and Industry 4.0 driven solutions for reducing food waste in supply chains. He is also working in several projects on Food Waste and Circular Economy and Industry 4.0 issues, sponsored by AICTE, ICSSR, Government of India. He received project funding for Food Waste Management in Circular Economy from the USERC, Government of India. He has been awarded with the IIIE-Fellowship 2023-24 by the National Council of Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering, India. He has also been awarded Honorary Fellowship of Institution of Media Professionals, IMP, 2024, by the Bharti Vidya Institute of Computer and Applications, India. He has also achieved the status of a certified Lean Consultant, LEAN MSME Ministry and NPC (National Productivity Council), Govt. of India. Currently, he is involved in R&C with an award of Contract as Lean Manufacturing Consultant (LMC) GOE/MCLS/NPC/HR-60– comprising of 20 (Twenty) MSME units. Also, awarded with DST Joint Indo-Swiss joint project, Govt of India, 2024-2027, titled – “Reconfiguring post-consumer textile fiber-to-fiber recycling value chains for sustainable circular economy resortex” in collaboration with IIT Delhi, Textile Department and the value of this project at India side – 60Lakhs. Prof Sachin Kumar Mangla (Co-PI). He has also won the first prize for the prestigious Basant Kumar Birla Distinguished Scholar Award 2021. He was ranked 404 in the world and 10 in United Kingdom and was recognized with 2022 Rising Star of Science Award, and he further ranked as 7th in in India among Rising Stars for 2024 by Research.com. He was also ranked among the top 2% scientists in the world by the Stanford University for the last consecutive three years 2022, 2023 and 2024. In 2023, has also bene included in the Clarivate™ list (1% top scientists in social science research) and social scientists (1 in 1000) who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Recently, he also been awarded as a High-End Foreign Expert Talent Grant from Ministry of Science and Technology, China. He is also the member of NWO - Dutch Research Council - Circular Economy Committee. He is also an active member of The Future Earth Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production Knowledge-Action Network (SSCP KAN).

Business Manager, Aviation Industry Development Research Center of China

As a researcher of the SAF team, she has participated in the new energy aviation academician's proposal seminars. Her published articles and reports on the scalable deployment of SAF in the aviation industry have contributed to the latest development of alternative fuels. She has explored how cutting-edge technologies could be applicable to the cultivation of green aviation for years, tracking the latest policies and delving into the field of carbon emission reduction in the aviation industry. She is also the first author of the paper ‘An Overview of Sustainable Aviation Fuel: LCA, TEA, and the Sustainability Analysis’, accepted by the conference.

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Aerospace Engineering Department Head, Military Technical College

Dr. Mohamed Zakaria earned his Ph.D. on May 2016 from Virginia Tech. He is currently the head of Aerospace engineering Department at the Military Technical College in Egypt. He earned his B Sc. and M Sc. degrees from Aerospace Engineering Department at Military Technical College, Egypt in 2002 and 2009, respectively. Dr. Zakaria has wide research interests that cover Experimental Unsteady Aerodynamics, Energy Harvesting, and Wind Tunnel Testing. As a member in AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical committee since 2017 and adjunct professor at the center of energy harvesting, he is running projects on low fidelity and reduced order unsteady aerodynamics models. Furthermore, Projects in Aerothermodynamics design, new sizing concept for impellers and energy harvesting from fluid flow show a great interest.

Associate Professor, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Alliance Sorbonne Université

Ludovic Cauvin graduated from Lille State University, France. He obtained his PhD from Lille State University, France, under the supervision of Professors Djimedo Kondo (Sorbonne Université, Paris, France) and Moussa Naït Abdelaziz (Université de Lille, Lille, France) and his habilitation from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (Compiègne, France). His research, carried out within the "Computational Mechanics" research group of the Roberval Laboratory (Université de Technologie de Compiègne), focuses on multi-scale modeling of heterogeneous materials. His main areas of study include the prediction of the mechanical behavior of polycrystalline metals, nanocomposites and nanoporous materials. He uses analytical and/or numerical strategies to establish, at different scales, a link between microstructural information and mechanical behavior. To this end, he has successfully supervised 6 PhD candidates and numerous Master's internship. In the Mechanics Department of the Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Ludovic Cauvin is responsible for students specializing in computational mechanics, covering fields such as statics, dynamics, optimization, biomechanics, etc. You can find out more about this Computational Mechanics specialization at https://www.utc.fr/en/courses-and-training/the-utc-engineering-diploma/mechanical-engineering-im/specialty-simulation-in-mechanical-engineering-sim/ and follow its activities on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/UTCSIM .

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Professor Aerospace Engineering, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)

Dr. John A. Ekaterinaris received his B.S. in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece in Oct. 1977. Started graduate studies in the US in 1981 and revived his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in 1982 and his Ph.D. from the School of Aerospace Engineering in 1987, both at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA. Between 1987 – 1995, worked at NASA–Ames Research Center at Moffett Field CA, and at the same time he was faculty at the Naval Postgraduate Scholl at Monterey CA. He took a Senior Research Scientist position at DTU/RISOE in Denmark between 1995 – 1997 working on wind energy. He returned to CA and worked at Nielsen Engineering and Research (NEAR) 1997 – 2000 also consulting for many high tech companies at the bay area. In Oct. 2000 he took the Research Director position at FORTH/IACM, where he remained until 2005. In Sept. 2005 he joined the faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Patras. He joined the faculty of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in August 2012 where he is currently teaching and performing research. His interests are computational mechanics (including aerodynamics, magnetogasdynamics, electromagnetics, aeroacoustics, flow transition, turbulence research, and flow structure interaction), high order methods for PDEs, multiscale phenomena, stochastic PDE’s, and biomechanics and more recently machine learning and uncertainty quantification. He is author of over 80 papers in high impact scientific journals. He has been member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), where he served as member at the Flight Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics Technical Committees, and AIAA associate fellow of since 1985. He performed funded research in the US (ARO, AFOSR) and in later in Europe. While he was in Europe worked with the European Space Agency (ESA), and participated many projects through the EU framework programs. He also performed funded research thought AFOSR and ARO the offices in Europe. He is associate editor of the Journal Progress in Aerospace Science (JPAS) and editor in chief of the Journal Aerospace Science and Technology (AESCTE).

Professor, Chinese Aeronautical Establishment

Prof. Zhansen Qian obtained his Ph.D. in Aerodynamics in Beihang University, China in 2011. He is a professor in Chinese Aeronautical Establishment, and formerly as the Vice President of AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute, and has long been engaged in the research of basic frontier technologies of aerodynamics. His research interests are supersonic aerodynamic design, large scale wind tunnel test technology, sonic boom prediction, etc. He has published more than 100 papers in journals and conferences, 30 invention patents, and edited 3 books. He served as the executive editor of Journal Aerodynamic Research and Experiment (ARE, a Chinese journal), the deputy editor of Journal Physics of Gases (PoG, a Chinese journal), and the editorial board of several journals such as Acta Aerodynamica Sinica (AAS, a Chinese journal) & Advances in Aerodynamics (AIA). He also served as Executive member of China Aerodynamics Society (CAS), Vice Director of Computational Aerodynamics Committee of China Aerodynamics Society (CAS); Member of International Cooperation Working Committee, and Youth Working Committee of Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CASS); Member of Academic Committee of the National Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference of China; National Organizing Committee of The 2023 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology; Chairmen of the 20th National Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference of China in 2023.

Head of the Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing Research Group, University of Hertfordshire

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