Keynote Speakers

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Researcher Prof. Jiandong Wu

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Jiandong Wu (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 2012.,From 2010 to 2011, he was an Assistant Researcher at Tanaka’s Laboratory, IPS Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. From 2015 to 2016, he carried out collaborative research at the University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K. Currently, he is with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as an Associate Professor. His research interests include space charge detecting and simulation technologies for electrical insulation.


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Prof. Wenfu Wei

Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Professor Wenfu Wei is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Southwest Jiaotong University. He is a recipient of the National Excellent Youth Science Fund, a young scientist under the National Key R&D Program, and has been listed among the top 2% of global leading scientists. He serves as the chair of the IEEE Standards Working Group and co-chair of the AEES 2025 conference. His research focuses on the forefront interdisciplinary areas of new-type power system high-voltage electrical equipment, electrical contacts and plasma, advanced electrical materials, laser nondestructive testing, and artificial intelligence. He has published four academic monographs in both Chinese and English and authored over 150 academic papers. Four of his papers have been selected as ESI hot papers (top 0.1% globally) and highly cited papers (top 1% globally), including three cover papers, as well as receiving recognitions such as the HighVoltage annual outstanding paper and IEEE Transactions on Power Systems highlighted papers. He has been awarded the National Railway Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award and three first-class provincial and ministerial-level awards from the Ministry of Education and others. Professor Wei serves as chair of an international standards working group and is a committee member of domestic and international academic organizations including IEEE CEIDP. He is also an editorial board member of Chinese core journals and SCI journals and an expert in the China State Railway Group expert database. He has contributed to the development of five international/national standards and received an award for his contributions to standard formulation. Three of his academic achievements have been included in the China Railway Administration’s major scientific and technological innovation achievements repository.