Speakers

Hoay Beng GOOI received his PhD degree from The Ohio State University, Columbus. He was Assistant Professor with Lafayette College, Easton, and Senior Engineer/Team Leader with EMPROS (now Siemens), Minneapolis, where he was responsible for the design, testing and coordination of domestic and international energy management system projects. In 1991, he joined School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore as Senior Lecturer and later promoted to Associate Professor. He was Deputy Head of Power Engineering Division, EEE, NTU, Chairman of Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (Electrical) Sub-Committee for Professional Engineers Board Singapore, and Co-Director, Singapore Power (SP) Group-NTU Joint Lab. He served in EE Standards Committee of Singapore Standards Council and was Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and Editor of IEEE Power Engineering Letters. In 2021, he won Outstanding Associate Editor Award, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. He taught Energy Management System courses for Power System Control Centre in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. His project team won the award from the 2023 Carbon Emission Reduction contest organized by OPAL-RT
He is a Life Fellow of IEEE, a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, USA and Singapore, a member of Energy Technical Committee, Institution of Engineers Singapore, and an IEEE IES Distinguished Lecturer. He serves in Editorial Board of IEEE Access. He is a faculty member of School of EEE, NTU and an independent microgrid consultant in Singapore. His current research interests include energy transition, renewable energy resources, peer-to-peer energy trading, and digitalizing energy.

Prof. Ir. Dr. Raizal Saifulnaz Muhammad Rashid is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He began his career in 1999 as a Resident Engineer at EDP Consultant. Later that year, in December, he was appointed as an Engineer at UPM. After earning his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2008, he joined UPM as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009, Associate Professor in 2014, and full Professor in 2021. Prof. Raizal served as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering from 2014 to 2019. In 2024, he was appointed Deputy Dean (Academic, Student Affairs, and Alumni). He is a registered Professional Engineer with a Practicing Certificate under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM).
Prof. Ir. Dr. Raizal Saifulnaz Muhammad Rashid is highly active in both teaching and research, demonstrating a strong commitment to his field. He regularly teaches advanced Structural Engineering courses, including Tall Buildings, Bridges, and Structural Assessment & Rehabilitation, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research focuses on reinforced concrete structures and strengthening using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP). As the principal investigator, he has secured research grants totaling over RM 2 million and has collaborated on numerous other projects. His work is widely recognized, with many of his publications featured in high-impact journals, including Quartile 1 (Q1), Quartile 2 (Q2), and Scopus-indexed journals. Prof. Raizal has supervised numerous Master’s and PhD students in Structural Engineering and frequently serves as a thesis examiner at both national and international levels. Additionally, he is deeply involved in engineering education and quality assurance, serving as a panel member for the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) and the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC). He is also an External Assessor for Civil Engineering programs in Malaysia and internationally. Prof. Raizal served as the Associate Director for the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council under the Board of Engineers Malaysia until June 2024.
He is extensively involved with the industry through consultations and professional engagements, collaborating with organizations such as the Public Works Department (JKR), the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB), SIRIM Berhad, and the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM). He is actively engaged with DSM as a member of the Standards Committee under the Industry Standard Committees, contributing to the development of guidelines for Building, Construction, and Civil Engineering