Invited Speaker

 

Ivan Tolj

University of Split, Croatia

 

Dr. Ivan Tolj is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB), University of Split, Croatia. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in energy engineering from the University of Split in 2012. Prior to his current position, he served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and held academic positions as a research assistant and lecturer at the University of Split. His research interests include fuel cell technologies, hydrogen production, storage and compression, and energy systems integration. He is actively involved in international research projects, including the EU Horizon 2020 HYDRIDE4MOBILITY project, where he serves as a team leader. Dr. Tolj has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed international journals in the field of hydrogen energy and related disciplines. His work has received close to 2,000 citations, with an h-index of 22. He serves as an Assistant Subject Editor for the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) and has also contributed as a Guest Editor for several international journals, including Journal of Energy Storage, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, and Energies.

 

 

 

Sweety Verma

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, South Korea

 

Dr. Sweety Verma is a researcher in chemical sciences with expertise in thermodynamic modeling, solution chemistry, and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in chemical systems. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Delhi in 2014, followed by a Master’s degree from Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), India. She earned her Ph.D. in 2020 from the same institution, where her research focused on the Modeling of Thermodynamic Properties of Oxygenated Fuel Additives in hydrocarbon systems”.

Dr. Verma began her academic career as a Visiting Professor at DCRUST, where she taught undergraduate and postgraduate students. In 2021, she moved to South Korea as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Inje University, marking the beginning of her international research career, supported by the prestigious Korea Scholarship.

She continued her postdoctoral research in 2022 at Inha University on a KITECH-funded project, followed by her role in 2023 as a Research Associate in the Low Carbon Energy R&D Group at Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH). Building on this progression, she has been serving as a Research Associate at the Chemical Process Solution Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), since 2024, where she contributes to research on sustainable and low-carbon chemical technologies.

Earlier in her career, she qualified the CSIR-UGC NET and received the CSIR Foreign Travel Grant in 2018. An accomplished author, she has published 57 research papers in leading SCI/SCIE and SCOPUS-indexed journals. She has presented her work at 19+ national and international conferences, delivering multiple invited talks, and serves as a reviewer for leading journals from Elsevier, ACS, and Springer.

Committed to mentorship and collaboration, Dr. Verma has guided Ph.D. and master’s students, contributed to conference committees, and advanced cross-institutional research. Her work reflects a dedication to innovation in chemical sciences for a sustainable and carbon-neutral future.