Keynote Speakers
Professor Keiji Ujikawa
Yokohama National University, Japan
Biography: Keiji Ujikawa is a full professor in the Graduate School of
International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University,
Japan. He specializes in environmental economics,
environmental policy studies, environmental valuation, and
economic statistics. Professor Ujikawa's research interests
include indicators, decision making, and impact assessment
of sustainable development. He is also interested in
economic, social, and environmental effects of renewable
energy (energy conservation) expansion. In 2002, he received
his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the Graduate
School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University. In
2007, he was a visiting researcher in the Business School at
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. He published
several books and a large number of academic articles, and
he served as the representative of research projects. In
addition, he has trained many Master's and Ph.D. students
from abroad.He is an editorial committee member of the Pan
Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS). He is
also a member of the Society for Environmental Economics and
Policy Studies (SEEPS) and many other academic
organizations.
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Professor Hossam A. Gabbar
Ontario Tech University, Canada
Biography: Dr. Gabbar is a
full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear
Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science,
at Ontario Tech University (UOIT), where he has established
the Energy Safety and Control Lab (ESCL), Smart Energy
Systems Lab, and Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab. He is the
recipient of the Senior Research Excellence Aware for 2016,
UOIT. He is recognized among the top 2% of worldwide
scientists with high citation in the area of energy. He is a
Distinguished Lecturer – IEEE NPSS on Nuclear-Renewable
Hybrid Energy Systems and Plasma-based Waste-to-Energy. He
is leading national and international research in the areas
of smart energy grids, energy safety and control systems,
and waste to energy using advanced plasma technologies. Dr.
Gabbar obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1988 with first class of
honor from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
(Egypt). In 2001, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Okayama
University (Japan). From 2001 till 2004, he joined Tokyo
Institute of Technology (Japan), as a research associate.
From 2004 till 2008, he joined Okayama University (Japan) as
an Associate Professor, in the Division of Industrial
Innovation Sciences. From 2007 till 2008, he was a Visiting
Professor at the University of Toronto. He also worked as
process control, safety, and automation specialist in energy
and oil & gas industries. Dr. Gabbar has more than 230
publications, including patents, books / chapters, journal
and conference papers.
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