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Prof. Dr. PV Aravind is the Professor and Chair of Energy Conversion, University of Groningen. He did his MSc thesis research in the Section ET (TU Delft) on the topic “Generation of Electricity and Heat using Biomass Gasification, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) and Micro Turbines” and received his MSc. from University of Oldenburg, Germany. He then continued his PhD work at the same section (TU Delft) on the same topic. Later he defended his PhD thesis titled “High efficiency energy systems based on biomass gasifiers, SOFCs with Ni/GDC anodes and gas turbines” at TU Delft. Since then, he has been involved in the supervision of research activities related to the development of fuel cell systems with a special focus on Gasifier-SOFC integrated systems. He runs a laboratory for hydrogen and fuel cell systems and supervises several PhD students and post-doctoral researchers. He teaches courses on hydrogen, fuel cell systems and thermodynamics of energy conversion.

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Engaged in the research of pneumatic thermodynamics of impeller machinery, the theory and method of turbulence combustion, and the combustion and flow mechanism of sustainable fuel of propellers.

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Professor Hongwei Wu (FIMechE, FRAeS, FEI, FWSSET) is a full Professor of Thermofluids & Head of the Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing (ENSM) Research Group in the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS), and he also leads the Research Group in Monitoring Climate and its Impact (MCI) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Professor Wu is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and has been elected Fellow of several prestigious professional bodies, including the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), the Energy Institute (FEI), and the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (FWSSET). Professor Wu is a Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Champion, a visiting professor at East Kazakhstan State Technical University, and a member of the UK Turbulence Consortium.

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Nuno A. S. Domingues is a PhD candidate in Education – Teacher Training and Supervision at ISPA. He has completed postdoctoral in Information Science and Technology (ISCTE, 2023), Mechanical Engineering (IST, 2022), Science Communication (FCSH-UNL, 2021), and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IST, 2020), and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (FCT-UNL, 2015). He also earned a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (IST, 2008) and a five-year undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (ISEL, 2005). His research interests cover modelling and simulation, energy systems, SCADA and decision support systems, intelligent optimisation, evolutionary algorithms, machine learning, clean technologies, mobility and transport, sustainable consumption, e-learning, science communication, and education. He is a Professor at ISEL, holds a UNESCO diploma in Problem-Based Learning and Excellence in Teaching, the international ECDL IT qualification, a Leadership certification from the Military Academy, and is recognised as a trainer in science and engineering by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education (University of Minho).