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Sunday, March 22, 2026
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
S01-S06 - Seminar Session One

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S01 - Devices, Converters, and Motors for Modern Automotive Applications: Design, Testing, and Reliability

Seminar Presenter: Francesco Iannuzzo, PhD (he/him/his) – Politecnico di Torino

Seminar Presenter: Radu Bojoi, Dr. – Politecnico di Torino

Seminar Presenter: Gianmario Pellegrino, Dr. – Politecnico di Torino

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S02 - Practical Design Considerations for Isolated DC/DC Converters

Seminar Presenter: Mark J. Scott, PhD (he/him/his) – Miami University

Seminar Presenter: Alexander Isurin (he/him/his) – Power Converters Future, LLC

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S03 - Advanced Gate Driver Technologies: Integrated, Resonant, Self-Powered, and Optical Solutions

Seminar Presenter: Lei Gu – University of Pennsylvania; NVIDIA

Seminar Presenter: Brian Ma – University of Texas at Dallas

Seminar Presenter: Pengkun Liu – Texas Instruments

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S04 - AI-Driven Evolution of Datacenter Power Supply: Architecture, Topology, and Control

Seminar Presenter: Haoyu Wang (he/him/his) – ShanghaiTech University

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S05 - 3D FEM Simulation for Magnetic Component Design: From Paradigm and Methods, to Pitfalls and Future Applications

Seminar Presenter: Juris Vencels (he/him/his) – TRAFOLO Engineering

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S06 - Residential DC Microgrid: State of Art and Challenges

Seminar Presenter: Oleksandr Husev (he/him/his) – Warsaw University of Technology

Seminar Presenter: Dmitri Vinnikov – Tallinn University of Technology

Seminar Presenter: Andrii Chub – Tallinn University of Technology

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
S07-S12 - Seminar Session Two

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S07 - Radiation Effects in Power Electronics

Seminar Presenter: Jason Neely – Sandia National Labs

Seminar Presenter: Albert Colon – Sandia National Labs

Seminar Presenter: Robert Kaplar – Sandia National Labs

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S08 - Modern Technologies for Medium and Low Power AC-DC Converters

Seminar Presenter: Ionel Jitaru (he/him/his) – Rompower Energy Systems Inc.

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S09 - Digital Power Control Introduction

Seminar Presenter: Sumit Patil (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments Inc

Seminar Presenter: Brent McDonald – Texas Instruments Inc

Seminar Presenter: Bosheng Sun – Texas Instruments Inc

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S10 - Python For Power Electronics: From Zero To AI

Seminar Presenter: Alfonso Martínez (he/him/his) – Würth Elektronik

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S11 - Grid Forming Power Converters: Controls, Capabilities, and Operational Requirements

Seminar Presenter: Rolando Burgos – VIrginia Tech

Seminar Presenter: Pedro Rodriguez – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

Seminar Presenter: Fred Wang, PhD – University of Tennessee Knoxville

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S12 - Practical Design Strategies & Practice for EMI management when designing with Si, SiC and GaN Devices in Power Electronics

Seminar Presenter: Kaushik Basu – Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru

Seminar Presenter: Supratim Basu – Bose Research Pvt. Ltd,