Keynote Speakers
Ong Hwai Chyuan | Sunway University, Malaysia
Prof. Ong Hwai Chyuan is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Engineering at Sunway University, Malaysia, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. Recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher and consistently ranked among the World's Top 2% Scientists, his research focuses on sustainable energy transitions, biofuels, biomass thermochemical conversion, biohydrogen production, and green technologies. He was also named Australia’s top early-career researcher in sustainable energy in 2021. He actively leads multidisciplinary research initiatives aimed at decarbonization and industrial sustainability. Currently, he serves as an Editor for several top-tier journals.
Albert T. Yeung | National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, China
Ir Professor Albert T. Yeung is currently a professor and Director of the Institute of Environmental Engineering, and the Director of International Affairs of the College of Engineering at National Yang-Ming National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. He earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, under the late Professor James K. Mitchell. His professional qualifications include Registered Professional Engineer in Civil, Environmental, and Geotechnical Engineering (RPE - CVL, ENV, GEL) in Hong Kong, Chartered Engineer (CEng) in the UK, and Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas, USA. He is a rare hybrid individual with extensive experience in engineering research, education, and practice, and has achieved outstanding results across all three areas. Even more rare is that he also has experience in public administration and finance. His research fields are broad and diverse, encompassing civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineering, as well as the application of ICT in construction engineering. He is a pioneer in developing electrochemical remediation technology, using innovative techniques to treat contaminated land and groundwater. His outstanding contributions made him the 1st Asian to receive the Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, the most prestigious honor for young geotechnical researchers in geotechnical engineering, from ASCE in 1996. In 1999, he became the 1st Chinese scholar to receive the Samuel Arnold Greeley Award from ASCE. Simultaneously, he became a rare recipient of research awards in two different fields: geotechnical and environmental engineering. He has published over 200 academic papers. He served as the moderator for the 6th Tang Prize Sustainability Master Forum in 2024 in Taiwan. Other major awards he has received include: the ASCE District 10 Distinguished Service Medal 2023, three (3) IPA Research Grant Awards of the International Press-in Association (2008, 2012, 2014), the Peter H.K. Chan Award 2001 of HKIE, the Kumagai Prize 1994 of HKIE, the Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award 1994 of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Outstanding Young Faculty Award 1993 of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, among many others.
Konlayutt Punyawudho | Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr. Konlayutt Punyawudho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, and Deputy Director of the university's Multidisciplinary Research Institute. His research centers on hydrogen energy technologies across the full value chain: hydrogen production by water electrolysis using AEM and PEM electrolyzers, hydrogen utilization in PEM fuel cells, and integrated renewable energy systems that couple solar power, battery storage, and hydrogen. His materials work covers the design of electrocatalysts and photocatalysts, including Pt-based bimetallic nanocatalysts (Pt3Ni octahedra), single-atom catalysts, and MOF-derived and N-doped carbon supports prepared by the strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) technique, as well as OER/HER catalysis, photocatalytic water splitting, and direct seawater electrolysis. His applied work extends to solar PV-battery-hydrogen hybrid microgrids, electrochemical energy storage, and hydrogen-powered mobility. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, USA, as a Fulbright Scholar, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA, and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand. He has authored 40 peer-reviewed journal publications, holds multiple patents in energy technologies, and has received two Invention Awards from the National Research Council of Thailand. He teaches in both the regular and international programs of his department.