Kyushu University, Japan
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Shoji Mori is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kyushu University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Kyushu University in 2003. He began his academic career as a Research Associate at Yokohama National University in 2004 and was promoted to Associate Professor there in 2007. In 2019, he returned to Kyushu University to assume his current position as Professor. His research focuses on the development of advanced thermal and electrochemical systems—particularly boiling heat transfer and water electrolysis—through the design of functional porous materials and control of gas–liquid interfacial transport.
Louisiana State University, USA
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jader R. Barbosa Jr. is a Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU) and a leading expert in thermal-fluid sciences, multiphase flow, refrigeration, and energy systems. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and previously served as a tenured professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. His research focuses on geoenergy engineering, heat and mass transfer, and emerging cooling technologies, with over 160 peer-reviewed publications and multiple patents. Dr. Barbosa has received numerous honors, including the World’s Top 2% Scientist distinction, the Petrobras Inventor Prize, and the Dudley Newitt Prize from Imperial College. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering and is actively involved in several international scientific committees and editorial boards.
The University of Manchester, UK
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Yasser Mahmoudi Larimi is a Professor of Thermal Energy Engineering at the University of Manchester. Yasser has a strong international profile in clean and sustainable energy development through studying fundamentals and designs of low-carbon thermal and power systems. He chairs the UK ‘Turbulent Heat Transfer’ Special Interest Group and serve as Associate Editor for International Journal of Thermal Sciences. He has delivered over 30 invited talks at international conferences and meetings.