Keynote & Plenary Speakers

Dr. Fadila Barkat is a university lecturer and researcher holding the rank of Maître de conférences classe B (MCB). Her research focuses on advancing reliable and climate-resilient energy systems, with published contributions to photovoltaic grid integration, anti-islanding protection, and solar-powered electric vehicle charging. She is particularly interested in how extreme heat and challenging climatic conditions affect solar energy performance, alongside broader interests in thermal energy and hybrid energy systems. Bringing together system protection, climate-sensitive performance, and sustainable mobility, her research aims to support clean-energy solutions adapted to demanding real-world environments.

Second-degree Scientific Researcher focused on the use of renewable energy sources and the research, development, and design of innovative products for renewable energy conversion. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Power Engineering from Politehnica University and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, awarded in 2016. He is experienced in small-scale experiments on dedicated test stands involving water flow, electrical generators, and PV panels.

His professional experience includes seven research projects as project leader and participation as a team member or key person in more than 30 research projects, including four international projects, over 15 years of activity. He has authored 65 scientific papers, 27 of which are indexed in Web of Science, and holds seven patents. He has received 15 distinctions, medals, and prizes. He is a reviewer for Sustainability, Energies, and Applied Sciences, published by MDPI in Basel, Switzerland.

Web of Science ResearcherID: D-3184-2018. ORCID: 0000-0002-5084-3212.

Angel Marinov is an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Computer Sciences and Automation at the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria. He holds a PhD in Power Electronics. His research interests span power electronics, energy-efficient embedded and IoT systems, artificial intelligence, and the application of digital technologies in higher education. He participates in multidisciplinary European research and education initiatives, including Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe projects. His recent work explores the design, institutional deployment, and evaluation of governed generative AI systems, with particular emphasis on practical applications in entrepreneurship education.

Sinda M’Saada is an energy engineer and researcher in the Future Cities team at the GATE Institute in Sofia, where she works on urban building energy modelling, Positive Energy Districts, and machine learning applied to energy. She holds a BSc in Environmental Sciences and Engineering and an MSc in Energy Science and Technology from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Previously, she worked as a researcher in the Power-to-X team at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, contributing to Swiss national projects on natural gas defossilization, long-term storage, and waste-to-energy systems. Her research interests include building renovation, energy flexibility, and techno-economic analysis of energy systems.