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Prof. Dr. Saad Mekhilef is a Fellow of the IEEE and IET. He is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, an Honorary Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Malaya, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tenaga Nasional, Presidency University, and Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. He has authored and co-authored over 800 publications in academic journals and proceedings, five books, and has accumulated more than 67,000 citations, and has supervised over 80 Ph.D. students who have graduated under his guidance. He is an editorial board member for many prominent journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Open Journal of Industrial Electronics, IET Renewable Power Generation, Journal of Power Electronics, and the International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications.

Prof. Mekhilef has been recognized by Thomson Reuters (Clarivate Analytics) as one of the world's Highly Cited researchers, ranking in the top 1% of engineering researchers globally. He actively engages in industrial consultancy for major corporations on power electronics and renewable energy projects.

Prof. Dr. Eng. Eniya Listiani Dewi, B.Eng., M.Eng., IPU, is one of Indonesia's leading female scientists. She graduated with undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Waseda University in Japan. Her undergraduate program at Waseda University was funded by a scholarship from the Science and Technology Advance Industrial Development (STAID) program of the Ministry of Research and Technology. She also received scholarships at the same university through other institutions. She completed her undergraduate and doctoral programs in 1994-2003, taking nine years to complete them.

Eniya Listiani received the Habibie Award from The Habibie Center on November 30, 2010, as a researcher at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT). Eniya is the youngest recipient of the Habibie Award in the history of the Habibie Award. She received this award, along with other awards from both Indonesia and Japan, for her success in discovering a new catalyst for fuel cells. (source: Wikipedia)

Currently (2025), he serves as the Director General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

Prof. Dr.-Ing Ir. Faizal Arya Samman.
His current research interests include FPGA applications in power electronics for renewable energy systems, particularly photovoltaic systems, embedded computers and networks-on-chip for the development of multi-core processor systems, battery systems and technologies, FPGA-based electric motor controllers, smartphone or smart gadget development, and FPGA-based Image Processing Systems.

Bernadus Sudarmanta, S.T., MM. is an Indonesian energy technocrat and strategic leader. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya and a Master’s degree in Management from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). With extensive experience in the power and energy sector, he has served in several key leadership roles, including President Director of PT PJB Investasi, President Commissioner of PT Rekadaya Elektrika Consult, and Director of Marketing and Business Development at PT PLN Enjiniring. He currently serves as Acting President Director of PT PLN Indonesia Power while also holding the position of Director of Business Development and Commerce. Renowned for his commitment to renewable and clean energy, Bernadus actively promotes geothermal development, small modular reactor (SMR) initiatives, and the integration of solar energy with green hydrogen to support Indonesia’s Net Zero Emission 2060 target and the sustainable transformation of the national electricity sector.