Prof. Loi Lei Lai

Guangdong University of Technology, China

Professor Loi Lei Lai is Chair of DRPT International Incorporated, Australia. He was a Pao Yue Kong Chair Professor with Zhejiang University, China; Professor & Chair of Electrical Engineering with City St George's, University of London, UK, and University Distinguished Professor with Guangdong University of Technology, China. Professor Lai received an IEEE Third Millennium Medal; the IEEE Power and Energy Society (IEEE/PES) UKRI Power Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award in 2000; a special award from City St George's in 2005 and is its honorary graduate; the IEEE/PES Energy Development and Power Generation Committee Prize Paper in 2006 and 2009; the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE/SMCS) Outstanding Contribution Award in 2013 and 2014, the Most Active Technical Committee Award in 2015 and 2024; IEEE Standards Association Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions in standards development in 2020 and 2024; a member of the IEEE Smart Cities Board of Governor; Member-at-large, IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Committee on Standards (TCOS) & its Representative to the TAB Committee on Technical Community Outreach, Engagement and Society Membership (TCOES); Chair of IEEE/SMCS Standards Committee; IEEE/SMCS Fellow Committee Evaluator; IEEE/SMCS Distinguished Lecturer and IEEE/PES Lifetime Achievement Award Committee Assessor. His current interests are in smart cities, smart grid and computational intelligence. He is an IEEE Life Fellow and IET Fellow.