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Conference Programme
Keynotes, parallel sessions, the SET2026 Research Spark, poster exhibition, and social events across the three days of SET2026.
This is a draft programme based on the registration status as of 16 July 2026. The programme will continue to be adjusted, and the final version will be confirmed by 24 July 2026. If you have completed your registration but your paper is not listed, please contact us at setconference@wsset.org.
Keynote venue
Ballroom 2, Level 6
Parallel rooms
Ballroom 2 and Breakout Rooms 2–4 on Days 1 and 3; Ballroom 2 and Breakout Rooms 2–5 on Day 2
Poster & social events
Poster Sessions: Exhibition Area, Level 6 · Gala Dinner: Ballroom 1, Level 6 · Lunch: Level 5
Early registration
Wednesday 12 August, 15:00–17:00 — Level 7
Presentation Formats
Keynote lecture: 50 minutes
Invited speaker talk: 30 minutes, including discussion
General oral presentation: 15 minutes per presentation; one 15-minute panel Q&A at the end of each session
SET2026 Research Spark: 5 minutes per student presentation; shared 15-minute panel Q&A
Thursday 13 August 2026
Registration opens — Level 6 Foyer
Poster display opens — Exhibition Area, Level 6
Opening Ceremony
Ballroom 2 (Level 6)
Opening remarks: Professor Saffa Riffat (Conference Chair, President of WSSET) and Professor Ir. Ts. Dr Azli Abd Razak (SET2026 Co-Chair, Dean FKM, UiTM) · Group photograph
From Zero to Negative: The Technological Breakthrough under Double-Carbon Strategy
Professor Xudong Zhao — Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China · Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat
Advancements of solar heating and cooling research and its application in buildings
Professor Yanjun Dai — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China · Chair: Professor Saffa Riffat
Refreshment break — Exhibition Area, Level 6
Parallel Sessions A
A1Energy Storage and ConversionSolar Photovoltaic Materials and Applications
Ballroom 2 (Level 6)Chair: Professor Qiliang Wang (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
Solar Photovoltaic Materials and Applications
Origin and Suppression Engineering of Non-radiative Recombination in Inorganic Halide Perovskite
Qun Ji — southeast of university, China
Unmasking the Intrinsic Formation Mechanism of Dominant Point Defects in Epitaxial MoS2
Jie Ji — Southeast University, China
Design and Optimization of Light-Diffusing Glass Plates for PV Agriculture
Peizhou Tan — Hubei University of Technology, China
A2Energy Storage and ConversionElectrochemical Conversion and Green Hydrogen
Breakout Room 2 (Level 8)Chair: Professor Zhongzhu Qiu (Shanghai University of Electric Power, China)
Electrochemical Conversion and Green Hydrogen
Biomimetic Interfacial Microenvironment Engineering for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Jiawei Zhu — southeast university, China
Fluorine-Modulated RuO2 Enables Selective Chlorine Evolution and Simultaneous Resource Recovery from High-Salinity Water
Rui Cui — Southeast University, China
Advanced Electrocatalyst Design for Water Splitting toward Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
Dilmurod Sayfiddinov — Jeonbuk National University, South Korea
A3Low-Carbon Building Design and Sustainable Architectural PracticesBio-Based and Low-Carbon Building Materials
Breakout Room 3 (Level 8)Chair: Professor Mushtaq Ahmad T.I. (Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan)
Bio-Based and Low-Carbon Building Materials
Development of Bio-Based Rice Husk Thermal Insulation Panels for Low-Carbon Architectural Applications
Zhu Junfeng — Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Bio-Based Insulation Panels from Pine Wood Waste Fiber and Press Mud for Low-Carbon Building Applications
Liu Mengtian — Universiti Sains Malaysia, China
Acrylic–Particle Composite Paints for Passive Radiative Cooling in Building Applications
Taghreed Al-Gunaid — Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
A4AI-Enhanced Energy Technologies and Renewable SystemsArtificial Intelligence for Materials, Energy and Environmental Modelling
Breakout Room 4 (Level 8)Chair: Dr Bilsay Pastakkaya (Bursa Uludag University, Türkiye)
Artificial Intelligence for Materials, Energy and Environmental Modelling
Active learning guides the synthesis of two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid rare-earth double perovskites with potential multifunctional ferroelectric properties
Rong Guo — Southeast University, China
Rational design of hydrogels with improved evaporative cooling performance for high heat flux thermal management
Mingyang Ma — Southeast University, China
Evidential Ensemble Technique Integrated with Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Microplastic Concentration Modelling from a Tropical River: a First Application of Evidential Neural Network Ensemble Approach in Microplastic Pollution
Abdullahi Garba Usman — Near East University, Turkey
Lunch
From Engagement to Transformation: Co-Creating a Sustainability Strategy for Organisational Resilience and Stakeholder Value
Professor AbuBakr Bahaj — University of Southampton, United Kingdom · Chair: Professor Ir. Ts. Dr Azli Abd Razak
Transition to parallel rooms
Parallel Sessions B
each opened by an invited speaker
B1Energy Storage and ConversionSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems
Ballroom 2 (Level 6)Chair: Professor Ashmore Mawire (North-West University, South Africa)
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems
Preliminary investigations on the evacuated PVT-driven methanol electrolysis for enhanced solar hydrogen production
Professor Qiliang Wang — University of Science and Technology of China, China
Supercritical CO2 Nanofluids for Solar Thermal Applications: Dispersion, Deposition, and Photothermal Performance
Ning Zhao — Southeast University, China
Effects of optical filtration layers on the performance of MXene-based solar PV/T module: an experimental analysis
Ziyan Sun — Shandong Jianzhu University, China
Cable-supported single-axis solar tracker for agrivoltaic application
Donato Vincenzi — University of Ferrara and Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca, Italy
B2Energy Storage and ConversionThermochemical Energy Storage: Materials, Reactors and Seasonal Systems
Breakout Room 2 (Level 8)Chair: Dr Zhiwei Ma (Durham University, United Kingdom)
Thermochemical Energy Storage: Materials, Reactors and Seasonal Systems
Advances in Reactor Design and Renewable Integration Strategies for Low-Grade Thermochemical Energy Storage
Dr Devrim Aydin — Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
Development and Validation of a Packed-Bed Reactor Discharging Performance Model for Salt Hydrate Thermochemical Energy Storage
Jianbin Chen — University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Effects of Zonal Design for Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Systems
Mengying Cui — Southeast university, China
Climatic Adaptability of Customized Phase Change Energy Piles Based on the Random Aggregate Method
Zhengheng Gan — Southeast University, China
B3Energy Storage and ConversionSustainable Heating, Cooling and Refrigeration
Breakout Room 3 (Level 8)Chair: Dr Yi Fan (Shanghai University of Electric Power, China)
Sustainable Heating, Cooling and Refrigeration
EXPERIMENTAL ENERGY ANALYSIS OF A TRIGENERATION SYSTEM BASED ON OUTDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE: A CASE STUDY AT FATSA STATE HOSPITAL, TURKEY
Professor Ali Kilicarslan — Hitit University, Türkiye
Ultrasonic Oscillation Enhanced Mass Transfer in Ammonia-Water Generation Process:Design and Performance Analysis of a Novel Generator
Chuang Pan — Southeast University, China
Decarbonization of Residential Buildings Using Low-Charge R290 Heat Pumps: Experimental and Numerical Approach
Mohammad Salman — KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, South Korea
Design and performance analysis of a CO2 heat pump thermal storage system decoupled from a coal-fired power plant
Tengjiao Jia — Central South University, China
B4AI-Enhanced Energy Technologies and Renewable SystemsIntelligent Ventilation and Low-Carbon Building Control
Breakout Room 4 (Level 8)Chair: Professor Beatrice Bonfanti Pulvirenti (University of Bologna, Italy)
Intelligent Ventilation and Low-Carbon Building Control
Vision-Assisted Event-Triggered Ventilation for Indoor Pollution Control in Low-Carbon Buildings
Dr John Kaiser Calautit — University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
An integrated surrogate and optimisation framework for PCM-enhanced energy piles using energy-consistency-enhanced deep operator learning
Chaokai Zhang — Southeast University School of Civil Engineering, China
Investigation of influential variations among variables in Semi-Transparent Perovskite Photovoltaic glazing glare metrics using machine learning and SHAP
Li Zhang — China University of Mining and Technology, China
Numerical investigation of the aeroelastic performance of a wind turbine operating under yaw misalignment
Shine Win Naung — The University of the West of England, United Kingdom
Poster Session 1 and refreshments
Exhibition Area, Level 6
POSTER SESSION 1 — Energy Storage & Thermal Systems — Day 1, 16:00–16:30
Standalone PV-powered air-conditioning system with PCM ice-gel cold storage: a case study in a Malaysian healthcare facility
Amiruddin Abdullah — Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Design and experimental investigation of a direct contact phase change packed bed heat exchanger
Xiaoqiang Zhai — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Operation Optimization Framework for Hydrogen Cogeneration Systems Under Supply and Demand Uncertainties
Chengyun Li — Southeast University, China
A Novel Combined Power and Steam System Based on Deep Recovery of Waste Energy: Modelling, Optimization, and Evaluation
Jiawen Yang — Southeast University, China
A Novel CaCl₂/Graphite Felt-Based Thermochemical System for Solar-Driven Thermal Energy Storage and Heat Release
Jian Zhang — Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Numerical analysis of support columns in vapor chambers
Haojiang Ran — Tsinghua University, China
Effect of Using Supercooled Sugar Alcohol-Based PCMs on Operating Duration and Heat Source Temperature Fluctuation in a Solar Organic Rankine Cycle
Ze Liu — University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Numerical Analysis of Structural Configuration Effects on the Cooling Performance of a Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Based Radiative Cooling Device
Ya Dan — Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Exploring a novel reactor with pea-stem-inspired flow channels for thermochemical energy storage
Yong Zhang — Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Evaluation of Choline Chloride/Lactic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Nanofluids for Broadband Solar Thermal Management
Chongjie Xiong — Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Parallel Sessions C
C1Energy Storage and ConversionHydrogen Energy Systems, Electrolysers and Fuel Cells
Ballroom 2 (Level 6)Chair: Dr Arif Karabuga (Istanbul Aydin University, Türkiye)
Hydrogen Energy Systems, Electrolysers and Fuel Cells
Ce-Doped Ru/RuO2 Heterojunction for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution
Dunyuan Jin — University of Science and Technology of China, China
Enhanced Performance of proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells Enabled by a Novel Ce-Doped YBaCo₄O₇ Cathode
Xin Zhou — Southeast University, China
Advanced Electrode Design for Renewable Hydrogen Production Using Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
Qiyue Wang — Shanghai University of Electric Power, China
A Study on High Current Density SOECs for Sustainable Power-to-Hydrogen Conversion
Syed Shaheryar Ali Shamsi — Korea Institute of Energy Research, South Korea
Amino-Functionalized UiO-66/Cellulose Nanofiber Membranes for Sustainable Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Zhengyan Bao — Southeast University, China
Performance study of a solid oxide fuel cell（SOFC）–CO2 combined cycle energy storage and power generation system
Jingkui Zhang — Shanghai University of Electric Power, China
C2Energy Storage and ConversionCarbon Capture, Conversion and Catalytic Processes
Breakout Room 2 (Level 8)Chair: Dr Devrim Aydin (Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus)
Carbon Capture, Conversion and Catalytic Processes
Amine-Based Materials for Renewable-Energy-Driven Direct Air Capture and CO₂ Utilization: A Short Review
Jiheng Luan — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Preparation of High-Efficiency Zirconium-Based Solid Solution Catalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol and Their Performance Study
Yu Zhou — Southeast University, China
Composite Interface Engineering of Tin-Based Electrocatalysts for Highly Selective CO2 Reduction to Formate
Yaling Jia — Taiyuan University of Technology, China
Tuning the Surface Electronic Structure of Pt/TiO2 for Enhanced CO Oxidation and SO2 Resistance: The Roles of Pt Surface States
Chao Yu — Southeast University, China
Effect of light stress on designed algae-bacteria model for amelioration of fuel worthy lipids
Sana Parveen — Central university of Rajasthan, India
Nature of Single Atom Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Yuxiao Meng — SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY, China
C3Low-Carbon Building Design and Sustainable Architectural PracticesIndoor Environment, Building Services and Low-Carbon Cooling
Breakout Room 3 (Level 8)Chair: Dr John Kaiser Calautit (University College London, United Kingdom)
Indoor Environment, Building Services and Low-Carbon Cooling
Inverse design of multi-source heterogeneous HVAC terminals using gradient-partitioned level set method
Xin Chen — Southeast University, China
Numerical study of an indirect evaporative cooler using porous fiber with intermittent water distribution
Yi Chen — Jimei University, China
Sustainable Heating and Cooling of a Hotel Building in Kuala Lumpur Using a Solar-Powered Absorption Heat Pump System
Bilsay Pastakkaya — Bursa Uludag University, Turkey
A Photothermally Driven Moisture-Pumping Aerogel for Continuous and Directional Building Humidity Regulation
Yingying Yang — University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
Dynamic parameter control of temperature-vacuum swing adsorption for energy-efficient direct air capture
Kuihua Wang — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Rapid Temperature Swing Adsorption with Low-Grade Heat for Direct Air Capture
Yanlin Chen — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
C4AI-Enhanced Energy Technologies and Renewable SystemsDigital Twins, Simulation and Optimisation for Energy Systems
Breakout Room 4 (Level 8)Chair: Professor Amin Al-Habaibeh (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom)
Digital Twins, Simulation and Optimisation for Energy Systems
Design and Simulation of a UHF Microstrip Patch Antenna for Partial Discharge Detection in Power Transformers
Nur Atielya Sabrina Ahmad Yushree — universiti teknikal malaysia melaka, Malaysia
Numerical Investigation of a Small-Scale Centrifugal Refrigeration Compressor Using Natural Refrigerants
Xiang Qiu — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Study on Droplet Dynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics of HFE-7100 Impacting Porous Copper Foam
Shaolin Zhang — Southeast University, China
An Active Learning‑Driven Optimization Framework for Flow Field Design in Electrochemical Energy Devices
Changjiang Wang — Southeast University, China
Artificial intelligence-aided transition from deterministic to robust wind farm co-design with wake steering
Yu Tu — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
A Physics-Augmented Machine Learning Digital Twin for Multi-Regime Performance Prediction and Dry-Out Detection in Geometrically Modified Thermosyphons
Sanjay J K — Vellore Institute of Engineering, India
End of Day 1 programme
Poster Exhibition
All posters are displayed throughout the conference in the Exhibition Area, Level 6. Posters are judged for the Best Poster Award, presented at the Gala Dinner (14 August).
POSTER SESSION 1 — Energy Storage & Thermal Systems — Day 1, 16:00–16:30
Standalone PV-powered air-conditioning system with PCM ice-gel cold storage: a case study in a Malaysian healthcare facility
Amiruddin Abdullah — Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Design and experimental investigation of a direct contact phase change packed bed heat exchanger
Xiaoqiang Zhai — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Operation Optimization Framework for Hydrogen Cogeneration Systems Under Supply and Demand Uncertainties
Chengyun Li — Southeast University, China
A Novel Combined Power and Steam System Based on Deep Recovery of Waste Energy: Modelling, Optimization, and Evaluation
Jiawen Yang — Southeast University, China
A Novel CaCl₂/Graphite Felt-Based Thermochemical System for Solar-Driven Thermal Energy Storage and Heat Release
Jian Zhang — Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Numerical analysis of support columns in vapor chambers
Haojiang Ran — Tsinghua University, China
Effect of Using Supercooled Sugar Alcohol-Based PCMs on Operating Duration and Heat Source Temperature Fluctuation in a Solar Organic Rankine Cycle
Ze Liu — University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Numerical Analysis of Structural Configuration Effects on the Cooling Performance of a Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Based Radiative Cooling Device
Ya Dan — Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Exploring a novel reactor with pea-stem-inspired flow channels for thermochemical energy storage
Yong Zhang — Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Evaluation of Choline Chloride/Lactic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Nanofluids for Broadband Solar Thermal Management
Chongjie Xiong — Beijing Institute of Technology, China