Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Climate Change and Ocean Renewable Energy

Dr. Joan Cecilia C. Casila is Associate Professor in the Land and Water Resources Engineering Division at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB), with over a decade of experience. She earned her Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University. Recently, she was awarded the One UP Professorial Chair for outstanding teaching and research. Dr. Casila actively represents the Philippines in global organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and has facilitated collaborations between UPLB and international institutions like Tokyo Metropolitan University, TKM College of Engineering Kollam India, and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee. Her dedication to research is reflected in her projects, publications in prestigious international journals, and her involvement in organizing special sessions and international conferences.

Dr. Anupam Khajuria is working as Research Fellow and Academic Associate at the United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining UNU, Dr. Khajuria worked as Researcher at the United Nations Centre for Regional Development in Nagoya, Japan, for almost a decade. Her expertise lies in the realm of environmental research with an emphasis on waste and water management, circular economy, and education for sustainable development. She worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India, and Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Tokyo, Japan. She has been associated with several environmental/scientific societies and contributes to the editorial boards of a few journals, such as Circular Economy, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, and Circular Economy of Frontier in Sustainability. 

Prof. Saim Memon is CEO and Industrial Professor of renewable energy engineering. He built his academic research career in the UK, earning a Ph.D. in mechanical, electrical & manufacturing engineering, a PGCert in teaching qualification, an M.Sc. in mechatronics, and a B.Eng. (Hons) in electrical engineering. Prof. Memon is Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, holding qualified teacher status granted by the General Teaching Council for Scotland in the UK. With multidisciplinary expertise in electrical, mechanical, and renewable energy engineering, Prof. Memon ranks in the top 0.96% of researchers worldwide in the field of energy over the past five years (ScholarGPS). He has published over 140 research papers, delivered more than 100 invited talks, and engaged in collaborative research across 40+ countries. He has taught 41 academic modules and supervised numerous Ph.D. and M.Sc./M.Eng. projects. His specialised teaching of AI in Renewable Energy and Power Engineering Materials Innovation attracted worldwide participation.