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October 19, 13:00－16:00 (SAST, UTC+2)
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| 12:00－13:00 | Registration (ICC Registration Desk) |
| 13:00－16:00 | WS #1: AI for Energy (Members only) This workshop will serve as a follow-up to the meeting held at KIER, Korea, in April 2026, with the aim of making cooperative work among RD20 member institutions more concrete. Moderators: ･Dr. Woonho Baek, KIER, Korea ･Dr. Taha Selim Ustun, AIST, Japan Panelists and Short Presentation Titles: ･Dr. Woonho Baek, KIER, Korea 2026 AI for Energy Workshop ･Dr. Cho Mincheol, AIST, Japan AI Applications in Japanese Home Energy Big Data and Development of External Control Technology for Home Demand-Side Resources ･Dr. Aidan Rhodes, Imperial College London/UKERC, UK Risks and Regulation for AI in Energy Systems Coffee break (approximately 14:10-14:30) ･Dr. Amedeo Buonanno, ENEA, Italy Design and development of advanced optimization models that leverage Voice Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance user engagement and active participation in energy systems ･Dr. Taha Selim Ustun, AIST, Japan AI Assisted Predictive Maintenance in Hydroelectric Power Plants ･Dr. Sherry Xu, CSIRO, Australia (online) AI Role in Optimization of Power Grid Design ･Dr. Joungho Park, KIER, Korea (online) Reliable Surrogate-Assisted Multi-Objective Optimization for Complex Chemical Processes Discussion and wrap-up |
October 21, 13:30－17:00 (SAST, UTC+2)
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| 13:30－17:00 | WS #2: Clean Hydrogen and Its Derivatives (Members only) To establish a focused international technical collaboration platform that identifies and addresses priority research and innovation challenges across diverse hydrogen pathways which includes hydrogen derivatives, sustainability assessment, and emerging hydrogen resources such as natural/geological hydrogen while ensuring complementarity with existing global hydrogen initiatives. Moderators: ･Dr. Michio Kondo, AIST, Japan ･Dr. Thabo Hlalele, CSIR, South Africa Panelists and Short Presentation Titles: ･Dr. Hirokazu Kojima, AIST, Japan Evaluation Technologies for Large Scale Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis ･Dr. Sibimol Luke, UKERC, UK Hydrogen reality check: Hard truths and real pathways ･Dr. Abdelilah Slaoui, CNRS, France Water use & quality for sustainable Hydrogen ･Dr. Hunmin Park, KIER, Korea Recent Progress in Next-Generation SOEC Technology toward Scalable Clean Hydrogen Production ･Mr. Mahandra Rooplall, Industrial Development Corporation, South Africa TBD Coffee break (approximately 15:00 – 15:20) ･Dr. Abdul Hamid Budiman, BRIN, Indonesia (online) Status and implementation of clean hydrogen in Indonesia ･Dr. Joungho Park, KIER, Korea (online) Impact of model fidelity and data resolution on green hydrogen economics ･Dr. Liezl Schoeman, CSIRO, Australia Clean Hydrogen and derivatives: industrial applications ･Presenter from Mission Innovation (TBD) (provisional title) Status update on Hydrogen valleys and technology readiness ･Presenter from IEA Technology Collaboration Programme (TBD) (provisional title) Emerging Hydrogen Resources – Natural/Geological Hydrogen Breakout sessions are planned during the session. Discussion and wrap-up |