Prof. Fu mainly engages in urban energy planning and district heating research. He put forward the urban energy carbon neutralization model of electric-heating-gas coordination, presided over energy or heating plans in many large cities in China. Absorbent heat transfer technology has been invented by him and has been widely used in northern cities in China. A large temperature difference long-distance heating technology has been developed by him, and many large long-distance heating projects have been completed in Chinese relying on his technology. An integrated process of flue gas waste heat utilization and emission reduction based on spray heat transfer is proposed by him, which is widely used in natural gas, coal-fired boilers and thermal power plants.

Professor Cheol-Soo Park has shown his academic achievement in the area of building simulation through his extensive publication record and the mentoring of students who have achieved prestigious global and domestic awards under his guidance. Professor Park's career spans impactful positions serving as a member for the President of Republic of Korea (ROK)’s advisory council on science & technology, the chair of IBPSA-world awards and fellows committee, the representative of IBPSA-Korea and the 15th president of the Korean Institute of Society of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems (KIAEBS). His recent research interests include MPC for real-life cases, physics-informed AI, federated learning model, causality-based model, model calibration, and occupant behavior.

Professor Yumiko Iwafune received her B.E. (1991) and M.E. (1993) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Hokkaido University. She began her professional career at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., and later served as a Senior Researcher at Jukankyo Research Institute.
She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.
Following her doctoral studies, she held academic positions as Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Project Professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. Since 2023, she has held her current position.
Her field of expertise is energy demand engineering.
She concurrently serves as a member of various national and local government advisory councils, including the Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission.

Dr. Tomoko Iwata, a professor and vice president of Shibaura Institute of Technology, specializes in energy systems engineering. In addition to conducting research on the design of regional energy systems that utilize renewable energy, she also focuses on human behavioral change—an essential factor for ensuring these systems function effectively. She received her bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Tokyo and earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the same institution. Dr. Iwata has served on numerous national environmental advisory councils and has supported many local governments in developing their decarbonization plans. She is also a member of the selection committee for Japan’s “Leading Decarbonization Areas” initiative, which aims to trigger a nationwide domino effect in decarbonization.