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Plenary Speakers

Taek Dong Chung

Affiliation: Seoul National University

Presentation Title: Looking into Electrochemical Interfaces using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy and Fourier Transform Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Shangfeng Du

Affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Presentation Title: Surface coating of porous transport layers for proton exchange membrane water electrolysers

Kohei Ito

Affiliation: Kyushu University

Presentation Title: Quantifying the Limiting Current Density in PEM Water Electrolysis

Go Nakanishi

Affiliation: INTEGRAL NEW ENERGY Co., Ltd

Presentation Title: Latest Trends in China's Hydrogen Energy Industry
~ China Aims for a Shale-like Hydrogen Revolution

Jian Xie

Affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Presentation Title: Super Stable and Highly Active Pt and Pt Alloy Catalysts over Nanostructured Single-Pt-Atomic-Site Supports for PEMFCs

Takeo Yamaguchi

Affiliation: Institute of Science Tokyo

Presentation Title: Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

Feng-Yuan Zhang

Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)

Presentation Title: Optimizing Electrochemical Interfaces and Enhancing Transport for Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Electrodes

Michael Guiver, Tianjin University

Antonie Kucernak, Imperial College of London

More to come.

Keynote Speakers

Samaneh Shahgaldi

Affiliation: University of Quebec at Trois Rivières

Presentation Title: Advancing Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Technology Through Component Engineering

Baoguo Wang

Affiliation: Tsinghua University, China

Presentation Title: Strategy for stabilizing AEM water electrolysis in renewable energy conversion processes

Liangfei Xu

Affiliation: School of Vehicle and Mobility, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Green Vehicle and Mobility, Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua Uni., Beijing, China.

Invited Keynote Lecture

Presentation Title: AI-Assisted Pressure-Alternating Gas Impedance Technology in High-Power Fuel Cell Control Applications

Liang Zhang

Affiliation: Tsinghua University, Beijing Huairou Laboratory

Presentation Title: Machine Learning Assisted Design of Alloy Materials for Sustainable Hydrogen Future

Prof. Hyungjun Kim, Pohang University of Science and Technology

Prof. Youngkook Kwon, National Institute of Science and Technology

Prof. Jinho Chang, Hanyang University

Prof. Dae-Hyun Nam, Korea University

Featured Sessions

Session Title: Challenges in Obtaining Fundamental Parameters of Electrocatalysis

Jun Huang, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ken Sakaushi, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
Chang Hyuck Choi, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea

This new session aims to promote deep, concept-driven discussions on electrochemical interfaces and reaction mechanisms.

Tutorials

Jun Huang

Affiliation: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH; RWTH Aachen University

Tutorial Title: Physical modeling of impedance of interfaces, interphases, and electrodes

Organizers

WFCC2026 Speakers

World Fuel Cell Conference 2026