Dimitrios Karamanis

University of Patras, Greece

 

Professor of Alternative Energy Sources at the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Patras. He studied Physics at the University of Ioannina (1986-1990) where he submitted his doctoral thesis (1990-1997). With Postdoctoral Fellowships at CEN Bordeaux (Marie Curie 1999-2001) and at the University of Ioannina (Marie Curie 2001-2002 and until 2008), Prof. Karamanis has thirty years of research experience in the fields of alternative energy sources with special emphasis on wind and solar energy utilization technologies in the last decade. Participating in competitive National and International research programs as scientific coordinator and researcher, he has published over 110 scientific papers in scientific journals, patents and chapters in books with >3000 citations and h-index 35 (Scopus). Prof. Karamanis teaches courses on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and RES applications in Departments of the Universities of Ioannina and Patras since 2006.

 

 

 

Zhe Chen

Aalborg University, Denmark

 

Zhe Chen, a professor at Aalborg University, Denmark, head of the wind energy research team, serves as editor/associate editor/editorial board member for several international journals. His main research areas include modern power system, multi-energy systems, renewable energy technology, power electronic systems, etc. and he has more than 1,000 publications in these fields. Professor Zhe Chen is a fellow of IEEE, IET and AAIA, a Chartered Engineer (UK), a member of the Danish Academy of Engineering, and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.