Dr Francesco Restuccia 

King's College London, UK

Fire Modelling for Lithium-ion Battery Safety: from cell-level to Battery Energy Storage Systems

Prof. Xuning Feng

Tsinghua University, China 

The thermal runaway front in Lithium-ion batteries

Prof. Ofodike A. Ezekoye

University of Texas at Austin , USA 

Efficacy of Evaluating Gaseous Products Safety of Lithium-ion Cells at Increasingly Smaller Scales

Dr. Anil Kapahi

Jensen Hughes, USA

Explosion Control Guidance for Battery Energy Storage System Installations

Dr Yi Wang

FM, USA

Hazard Evaluation and Protection of Battery Energy Storage Systems: Multiscale Testing and Modeling

Victoria Hutchison

NFPA Research Foundation, USA

Guiding a Fire Safe and Resilient Energy Transition through Applied Research and NFPA Standards

Prof. Zhirong Wang 

Nanjing Tech University, China

Recent Progress of Lithium-ion Battery Thermal Runaway Mechanism and Safety Protection Technology

Dr. Noah L. Ryder

Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC, USA

The Future of Energy Storage and Safety

Prof. Jamie McAllister

Halliwell Engineering Associates, USA

Lithium-Ion BESS Failure Events- Challenges in Characterizing Emissions and Plume Dispersion

Prof. Jiabo Zhang 

Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Gas Generation during Thermal Runaway of Lithium-ion Batteries: A Chemical Kinetics Perspective Empowered by AI

Prof. Depeng Kong

China Univ of Petroleum, China

Arc Fault Generation in Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Its Role in Inducing Battery Failure

Prof. Xinyan Huang

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK SAR

Emergency Cooling for Preventing the Onset of Battery Thermal Runaway