Speakers

Saad Mekhilef

Place of Birth : Algerian
Position : Distinguished Professor, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia; Honorary Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
Field of study : Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, including Power Conversion Techniques, Control of Power Converters, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), and Energy Efficiency.

Professor Dr. Saad Mekhilef, an IEEE and IET Fellow, is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He also holds positions as an Honorary Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. He received his B.Eng. from the University of Setif, Algeria (1995), and his M.Eng.Sc. (1999) and Ph.D. (2003) from the University of Malaya.

Professor Mekhilef has an extensive publication record, having authored and co-authored over 800 academic publications and five books, accumulating more than 61,000 citations and an H-index of 117. He has successfully supervised over 85 Ph.D. students. He serves on the editorial boards of several leading journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IET Renewable Power Generation.

Recognized globally for his contributions, Professor Mekhilef has been listed by Clarivate Analytics as one of the world's Highly Cited Researchers (Top 1%) and is ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford University. He is actively involved in industrial consultancy for major corporations in Power Electronics and Renewable Energy. His research interests encompass Power Conversion Techniques, Control of Power Converters, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency.

Experiences

Distinguished Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (July 2021 – Present)

Honorary Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (September 2021 – Present)

Visiting Professor, Université de Technologie de Belfort Montbéliard, France (November 2022 – December 2022)

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (September 2010 – June 2021)

Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (November 2019 – December 2020)

Distinguished Adjunct Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia (October 2018 – 2020)

Adjunct Professor, VIT, Vellore Institute of Technology, India (May 2016 – April 2018)

Visiting Professor, NCKU, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (November 2015 – January 2016)

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (March 2007 – August 2010)

Visiting Professor, ECE Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (May 2008 – August 2008)

Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (July 2005 – February 2007)

Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (June 1999 – June 2005)