Keynote Speakers
EXPERTS
Tek Tjing Lie
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Biography: Professor Tek Tjing Lie is the
Interim Head of School at the Auckland University of Technology
(AUT) School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences. He
received his BS degree from the Oklahoma State University, MS and
PhD degrees from Michigan State University. He has previously held
academic positions in the School of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University. His research
interests are in the fields of Power System Operation and Control,
Deregulated Electrical Power Markets, AI Application to Power
Systems, Renewable Energy and Smart Grids.
Philip W. T. Pong
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, United States
Biography: Philip W. T. Pong received a B.Eng. from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2002 with 1st class honours. Then he studied for a PhD in engineering at the University of Cambridge (2002-2005). He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Magnetic Materials Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for three years. His research interest currently focuses on the development and application of advanced sensing techniques based on electromagnetic sensors in smart grid and smart city. Philip Pong is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP), a Fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI), a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), a Fellow of the NANOSMAT Society (FNS), a chartered physicist (CPhys), a chartered engineer (CEng), a chartered energy engineer, a registered professional engineer (R.P.E. in Electrical, Electronics, Energy), and a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE). He serves on the editorial boards for several IEEE and SCI journals.