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University of Pavia, Italy
Plenary Speaker
Prof. Marco Marengo is Distinguished Professor of Thermal Physics at the University of Pavia (Italy), internationally recognized for his research on two-phase flows, boiling and nucleation phenomena, phase-change heat transfer, microfluidics, atomization, and heat pipe technologies for both terrestrial and space applications. He received a Master’s degree in Physics (cum laude) from the University of Turin and a PhD in Energetics from the Polytechnic of Milan. He previously served as Director of the Advanced Engineering Centre and Full Professor at the University of Brighton (UK) before joining Pavia in 2023. Prof. Marengo’s work spans experimental diagnostics, numerical modelling, and theoretical characterization of interfacial and multiphase processes, with special emphasis on nucleation dynamics, bubble growth, boiling instability, and surface wettability effects on phase change. His research contributes directly to advanced cooling technologies, thermal management systems, and microgravity heat-transfer applications. He has published over 380 scientific papers (more than 160 in peer-reviewed international journals) and is inventor on 7 patents, with an h-index >45 (Scopus) and thousands of citations. He is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow and MDPI Energies, and he is now World President of the Institute of Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems.
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
Jader Barbosa Jr. is a Professor in the Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU), USA. Before joining LSU in 2025, he was a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, UK, and his research spans Fluids Engineering and Thermal Sciences, with emphasis on Geoenergy Engineering, the flow and thermodynamics of multiphase and multicomponent mixtures, and emerging cooling technologies. He has authored more than 400 scientific papers in indexed journals and international conferences, co-authored four patent applications and one book, and supervised or co-supervised 60 theses and dissertations. Dr. Barbosa is President of the Assembly of World Conferences on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics (ExHFT) and a member of the organizing committee of the 18th International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC-18), to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2026. He also serves as a Journal Development Editor for Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier).
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.
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Invited Speaker
Dr. Qinlong Ren, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xian Jiaotong University (XJTU), China, where he is affiliated with the Department of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering and the Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering of the Ministry of Education. Dr. Ren received his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona, USA (2016), after completing a Masters degree at the same institution. He earned his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xian Jiaotong University. After completing his graduate studies abroad, Dr. Ren joined Xian Jiaotong University, where he served as a lecturer before being promoted to Associate Professor. He leads research in several cutting-edge areas of energy science and engineering.