Conferences

Conferences & Professional Events

During my professional career, I have attended and been invited to speak at a wide range of conferences, lectures, and seminars across academia, industry, and policy forums.

Below is a curated list of these events, which I strive to keep updated regularly.

🎤 Speaker / Lecturer

ESG in Tech 2.0 – Green Leaders Edition
Judge Tech 4 Good AFRICA
07 Mar 2026 · Online Event link
Industrial Consortium Meeting 2025
Learning Under Uncertainty: A Serious Game for Generation Capacity Expansion Planning Decisions
(under the PhD scholarship FCT 2023.04622.BD)
Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering
04–05 Dec 2025 · London, United Kingdom
Scenarios and Trends in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector
Opening Speech
Portuguese Diaspora Council
12 Dec 2025 · Online
Powering Net Zero 2025 (PNZ)
Strategic Real Options and Flexibility Analysis for Solar PV Power Plants
(under the PhD scholarship FCT 2023.04622.BD)
25–26 Nov 2025 · Glasgow, United Kingdom
EurAfrica Forum
Transforming Tomorrow – Bridging Global Partnerships to Meet the 2063 Agenda
25–26 Jul 2025 · Cascais, Portugal
Event link
SEADS Lunch & Learn Series
Strategic Engineering: An Emerging Paradigm for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Infras- tructure Systems and a Case Study in Coupled Battery Storage PV Solar Systems National Renewable Energy Laboratory (under the PhD scholarship FCT 2023.04622.BD)
08 Jul 2025 · Colorado, USA (Online)
Future Energy Leaders Romania Yearly Summit 2025
Engineering for Enhanced Energy Resilience — A Case Study of Solar PV with Battery Energy Storage Systems
(under the PhD scholarship FCT 2023.04622.BD)
Future Energy Leaders Romania
05 Jun 2025 · Bucharest, Romania
Spring Conferences
China’s Strategy for Energy Security
Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre
27 Mar 2025 · Lisbon, Portugal
Batteries: The New Gold of the Energy Transition?
Opening Speech
Portuguese Overseas Council
06 Mar 2025 · Online
ESG in Tech Bootcamp Open Day
Judge
Tech4GoodAfrica
15 Feb 2025 · Onine
EuroAmericas Forum 2024
Moderator: Transatlantic Energy – Collaborating for a Sustainable, Secure and Affordable Future
17–18 Dec 2024 · Cascais, Portugal
Hydrogen Role in the Energy Revolution
Opening Speech
Portuguese Overseas Council
Dec 2024 · Online
Portugal–China Economic and Commercial Seminar & Promotion Conference for the 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE)
Invited Talk: Portugal–China Scientific Collaboration
22 Jul 2024 · Lisbon, Portugal
Sino-Portuguese Network Lunch
EU–China Cooperation in Scientific Research
Associação Amigos da Nova Rota da Seda
09 Jul 2024 · Lisbon, Portugal
China Energy Tea Session – Green Power Market
Moderator & Opening/Closing Speech
World Energy Council
20 Jun 2024 · Shanghai, China
One-week, one-class workshop
Mastering Scientific Writing: Tips and Strategies for Successful Paper Publication
Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute
30 May 2024 · Shanghai, China
China–Portugal R&D Forum: Elevating the Potential of Hydropower
Moderator
Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
23 May 2024 · Online
World Energy Congress
Co-creating the future and a new generation of leadership
25 April 2024 · Rotterdam, Netherlands
Understanding Growth Opportunities for Portuguese Companies in Asia
Opening Speech
Portuguese Diaspora Council
21 Mar 2024 · Online
Unlocking the Power of Business Digitalisation: A Key Driver for Enhancing Sino-Portuguese Scientific Collaboration
Class: Digital Technologies for Business
ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
08 Feb 2024 · Lisbon, Portugal (Online)
China–Portugal R&D Forums: Green Hydrogen in Power Systems
Moderator
Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies
12 Dec 2023 · Online
Energy in Debate: The Energetic Potential of Forest Biomass
Opening Speech
Portuguese Energy Association; Future Energy Leaders Portugal
28 Nov 2023 · Online
Event link
10 Years of the Belt and Road Initiative
Forging Bridges: Advancing Sino-Portuguese Scientific Collaboration Insights from the China Three Gorges Corporation and EDP Partnership
Silk Road Friendship Association; Confucius Institute of the University of Aveiro; Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation; University of Aveiro 28 Nov 2023 · Aveiro, Portugal (online)
Event link
Economic Advisory Council
Embassy of Portugal in China; AICEP – Portugal Investment and Trade Agency
06 Nov 2023 · Shanghai, China
Swissnex: Renewable Energy in China
Forging Bridges: Advancing Sino-Portuguese Scientific Collaboration Insights from the China Three Gorges Corporation and EDP Partnership
Swissnex; Swiss Consulate in Shanghai
01 Nov 2023 · Shanghai, China
Event link
Navigating the Winds of Change: European Energy Policy and Offshore Wind Development — A Comparative Analysis with China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
27 Oct 2023 · Shanghai, China
Event link
New Energy Systems: Smart Communities Development
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
27 Oct 2023 · Shanghai, China
International Conference on Carbon Neutrality
Towards Energy Autonomy: A Systematic Approach for Design and Optimisation of the Energy System of Industrial Parks Shanghai Jiao Tong University; University of Oxford
22 Oct 2023 · Shanghai, China
International Conference on Low Carbon in Asia
Strategic Planning for a Resilient and Sustainable Energy Future: Analysis of a 100 % Renewable Energy System for Portugal in 2050
University of Technology Malaysia; Okayama University
18 Oct 2023 · Okayama, Japan (online)
Event link
Belt and Road Initiative Forum
China Three Gorges International
18 Oct 2023 · Beijing, China (online)
Event link
Research Methods and MSc Thesis
Mastering Academic Research and Building Your Professional Network Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon 21 Sep 2023 · Lisbon, Portugal (Online)
China–Portugal International R&D Seminar
Sustainable Communities Planning and Optimisation Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies
20 Sep 2023 · Shanghai, China
Supply Chains of Green Hydrogen in China: Economic Assessment and Greenhouse Gas Footprint
Presentation
Eletrobras
07 Sep 2023 · Shanghai, China
China–Portugal R&D Forum: Energy Digitalisation — Shaping the Future of Power
Moderator
Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies
11 Jul 2023 · Shanghai, China
Portuguese Overseas Council Summer Event
EU-China Cooperation in Scientific Research Portuguese Overseas Council
12 Jun 2023 · Lisbon, Portugal
European Researchers in China: STEM Fields
Hybrid solar PV-wind-battery system bidding optimisation: A case study for the Iberian and Italian liberalised electricity markets EU-China Partnership Facility; EURAXESS
21 Apr 2023 · Shanghai, China
Event link
China–Portugal R&D Forums: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Floating Solar PV Technology
Moderator
Sino-Portuguese Centre for New Energy Technologies
11 Apr 2023 · Online
Future Energy Leaders Conference
Mobilising the Right Stakeholders: The Importance of China-European Collaboration on Climate Change PwC France; World Energy Council; French Energy Association
09 Feb 2023 · Paris, France
Event link
First Industrial Lecture, China–UK Low Carbon College
Comprehensive Development of Renewable Energy in China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
21 Oct 2022 · Shanghai, China
One-week, one-class workshop
European Union Energy Policy
Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute
24 Jun 2022 · Shanghai, China
ISOPE 2022: The 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Review of Offshore Wind Project Status – New Approach of Floating Turbines
05–10 Jun 2022 · Shanghai, China
Visionary Future Energy Leaders Project
How Will Renewable Energy Evolve?
World Energy Council
June 2022 · Online
Portugal–China Scientific Research Cooperation
Sino–Portuguese Scientific and Industrial Collaboration: A Case Study of EDP & CTG
Amigos Rota da Seda; Macau Association for Scientific Cooperation
06–07 Dec 2021 · Lisbon, Portugal (online)
The 5th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL 2021) Scientific Conference
Planning and Optimisation of a 100% Renewable Energy System
Brno University of Technology
04–05 Nov 2021 · Brno, Czech Republic (online)
New Energy Systems
Integration of Renewable Power Plants with Battery Storage
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Oct 2021 · Shanghai, China
7th International Conference on Low Carbon in Asia & Beyond (ICLCA 2021)
Optimal Operation Scheduling of a Hybrid PV-Wind-Storage System in a Liberalized Electricity Market
University of Technology Malaysia
18–19 Oct 2021 · Johor Bahru, Malaysia (online)
2021 Shanghai International Conference on Wind Energy Technology & 2021 Shanghai International Summit on Innovation and Development of Offshore Wind Power Industry
Chinese Developments on Wind Offshore SeaHow 07 Jul 2021 · Shanghai, China
Energy in Debate: The Potential of Distributed Solar Energy
Moderator Future Energy Leaders Portugal; Portuguese Energy Association
30 Jun 2021 · Online
6th International Conference on Low Carbon in Asia (ICLCA 2020)
Optimisation of a Hybrid Solar-Wind System with Battery Energy Storage for a Remote Island
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
01–02 Sep 2020 · Shanghai, China (Online)
IET Presents Around the World: China Final
The Potential of Nuclear Power to Decarbonise the World
IET; Communication University of China
May 2019 · Beijing, China
IET Presents Around the World: SJTU Final
The Potential of Nuclear Power to Decarbonise the World
IET; Shanghai Jiao Tong University April 2019 · Shanghai, China
IET Presents Around the World: SJTU Semi-Final
The Potential of Nuclear Power to Decarbonise the World
IET; Shanghai Jiao Tong University March 2019 · Shanghai, China

🎤 Video Interviews

The 24th Conference on the Electric Power Supply Industry (第24届亚太电协大会)
Interview: Green Energy Development
CCTV (中央電視台)
21 Oct 2023 · Xiamen, China
Huawei–State Grid Smart Cities Demonstration
Huawei; State Grid
06 Sep 2023 · Xi’an, China Watch the interview video
Science, Where Are You Going? (Ciência, onda andas tu?)
Interview
Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon
31 May 2022 · Lisbon, Portugal
Interview with China Three Gorges International
Interview: Experiences Working and Studying in China
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of CTG Europe
Sep 2021 · Online
Chinese New Year Celebration
Interview: Foreigner Experiences in China Shanghai TV
Feb 2021 · Shanghai, China
Interview with the Shanghai Government
Interview: Experiences Living and Working in Shanghai
Part of a municipal program to attract foreign talent
Jun 2020 · Shanghai, China
Celebration of the Anniversary of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon
Interview: Experiences Studying at FCUL
Apr 2019 · Lisbon, Portugal (Online)

🗒️ Poster Presenter

London Operations Research Day (LORD) 2025
Poster: Strategic Real Options and Flexibility Analysis for Solar PV Power Plants Coupled with Battery Energy Storage Systems
(under the PhD scholarship FCT 2023.04622.BD)
04 Apr 2025 · Oxford University, United Kingdom
Industrial Consortium Meeting 2024
Poster: Strategic Real Options and Flexibility Analysis for Solar PV Power Plants Coupled with Battery Storage Considering Uncertainty in Electricity Prices
(under the PhD scholarship FCT 2023.04622.BD)
Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering
05–06 Dec 2024 · London, United Kingdom
MIT Energy Night
Poster: Shadow Influence on PV Systems Performance: Modelling and Experimental Validation 01 Jun 2012 · Lisbon, Portugal

🤝 Guest Participant

The 24th Conference on the Electric Power Supply Industry (第24届亚太电协大会)
AESIEAP; China Electricity Council; State Grid; China Three Gorges
21 Oct 2023 · Xiamen, China
Event link
The 11th IPMA Research Conference
Hohai University; Project Management Research Committee
23 Apr 2023 · Nanjing, China
Event link
European Climate Pact: Together in Action
European Union
01 Feb 2023 · Brussels, Belgium
Event link
REN21 Academy & REN21 Academy Young Professionals Day
REN21
Jun 2021 · Online