The 3rd Annual Applied Science and Engineering Conference (AASEC) 2018 organized by Technology and Vocational Education Study Program, School of Postgraduate Studies, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) and UPI Publication Center, and is jointly organized with Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ), Environmental Engineering Universitas Trisakti, Universitas Syiah Kuala (UNSYIAH), Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA), Politeknik Negeri Malang (POLINEMA), Sekolah Tinggi Teknologi Garut (STT Garut), Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung (UIN SGD), Universitas Kanjuruhan Malang (UNIKAMA), Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo (UMSIDA), Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya (UWKS), and Universitas Warmadewa. Promoting its theme "Ideas for Sustainable Green Energy", the conference was held on 18 April 2018 at Grand Tjokro Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia.
This year, the conference invited a keynote speaker, Dr. Abdulkareem Shafiq Mahdi Al-Obaidi from Taylor's University, Malaysia and four invited speakers from different countries with a variety of expertise as follows: 1) Dr. Eng Tedi Kurniawan from Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia; 2) Dr. Lala Septem Reza from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia; 3) Dr. Eng. Topan Setiadipura from National Nuclear Energy Agency, Indonesia; and 4) Dr. Eng. Farid Triawan from Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan / Sampoerna University, Indonesia. Both the keynote speaker and invited speakers are academics and practitioners in the field of green sustainable energy with numerous works on international publication.