Chairs of the Conference

Nadia Yousfi Steiner is Full Professor at the University Marie & Louis Pasteur and adjunct professor at Mississippi State University. With a dual MSc in Mathematics and Fluidics & Energetics and a PhD in Engineering Science (Franche-Comté & EIFER, Germany), she has over 15 years of experience in hydrogen and fuel cell systems. Her research focuses on diagnostics, prognostics, and fault-tolerant control for fuel cells and, more recently, electrolyser reliability and durability. She held a CNRS Chair of Excellence, was awarded the CNRS Bronze Medal (2019) and the Blondel Medal (2022), and currently leads the national PEPR-H2 project DuraSyS-PAC. Nadia also directs the award-winning Master of Engineering H3E in hydrogen energy. She is a member of the Moroccan Academy of Science and Technology and an international leader in hydrogen mobility and education.

Nadia YousAnnabelle Brisse is currently the Head of Research and Innovation at Hynamics, a subsidiary of the EDF Group focused on the development of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen since 2022. Prior to this role, she served as a Senior Researcher at EDF, specializing in electrolytic hydrogen and its applications. She managed hydrogen research activities related to power-to-X and H2 mobility at the independent FR/DE European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER) in Karlsruhe/DE, founded by EDF and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT in 2002. Annabelle holds a doctorate focused on innovative ceramic materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) operating at reduced temperatures. She has published extensively on high-temperature electrolysis and hydrogen sustainability, contributing significantly to the field through her research. Her work also includes recent studies on the hydrogen supply chain, emphasizing renewable energy integration