The final shortlisted candidates (listed below) have been invited to take part in a showcase presentation competition in front a panel of judges on Thursday 20th November 2025 at the IET Austin Court, Birmingham. The winners will have the opportunity to attend the CIGRE Paris Session in August 2026 to represent the UK and will be awarded a bursary to support attendance and travel.
You are invited to witness their presentations in-person or online by clicking on the button below. Please note that if you have already registered for the Technical Conference there is no need to register and you can choose to attend the showcase session if you wish.
Meeting Details
📅 Date: Thursday 20th November 2025 | 12:30 – 15:00
📍 Location: The Telford Room, The IET Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham, B1 2NP
🚘 Use this link for travel/parking information: https://austincourt.theiet.org/about/how-to-find-us/
Registration Fee
There is NO registration fee to attend the Showcase.
Dress Code
Smart business casual please.
Presenter Line-up
Margi Shah, Cardiff University | SC C2: Scheduling and bidding strategy in electricity and short-term operating reserve markets for steel plants’ demand response.
Wangbiao Zhou, Cardiff University | SC C1: How will the residential heating electrification influence the distribution network: A data-driven planning model.
Haoxiang Zhao, University of Manchester | SC D1: A versatile multi-scale charge transport modelling framework for bridging material properties to insulation performance: application to moisture deterioration in cellulose–oil system.
Callum Barrett, University of Manchester | SC B1: Assessment of water tree formation in XLPE insulation variants to validate design of 132kV wet-type dynamic cables.
Vlad Jarko, University of Manchester | SC D1: Green grids: bio-derived epoxies for next-generation HV insulation.
Danny Guana, University of Manchester | SC D1: Modelling Streamer Propagation Phenomena in Liquid and along Solid-Liquid Interface for Subsea Cable Connector.
Odemadijghi Oye Igenewari, Energyline | CS B2: Feasibility of Horizontal Vee Insulator Configurations for Application in Undulating Terrain.