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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, March 21, 2026
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • Sunday, March 22, 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    IAS Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Speaker Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Information Session
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
    IEEE IAS Q1 Board Meeting
  • 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
    S01-S06 - Seminar Session One
  • 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    International Technology Roadmap for High Power Electronics for the Modern Energy Grid (ITRG) - Working Group Workshop
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Executive Committee Meeting (Invite Only)
  • 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    S07-S12 - Seminar Session Two
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Board Member Orientation
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Reception
  • Monday, March 23, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Speaker Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    PSMA Annual Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT
    Electronics Transformers Technical Committee (ETTC) Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 1:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    eGrid Steering Committee Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    IAS Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Spouse and Guest Monday Morning Meet and Greet
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    TC 1: Control and Modeling of Power Electronics
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Spouse and Guest Hospitality Room Open
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Student Mentorship Room (Courtesy of PSMA)
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    S13-S18 - Seminar Session Three
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    TC 8: Electronic Power Grid Systems
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    VP of Membership Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
    IEEE IAS Q1 Board Meeting
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    PELS Industry Forum
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    TC 3: Electrical Machines, Drives and Automation
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    TC 7: Critical Power and Energy Storage Systems
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    PSMA Board Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Chapter Chair Forum
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D01 - AC-DC Converters

    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Nathan Ellis – University of Calfornia, Santa Cruz

    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ping Wang – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D02 - High Voltage or High Power DC-DC Converters 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D04 - Devices 3: GaN and Others
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D06 - Motor Drives
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D07 - Power Electronics for Utility Applications 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D08 - On-Board and Off-Board Chargers
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D09 - Power Electronics Applications 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D10 - Wireless Power Transfer 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D11 - Magnetics Applications & Characterization
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D12 - DC-AC Inverters
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D13 - High Voltage or High Power DC-DC Converters 2
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D15 - Control 4
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D18 - Power Electronics for Utility Applications 2
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D20 - Power Electronics Applications: Solid State Circuit Breakers and IOT
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D23 - Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D24 - Low Voltage or Low Power DC-DC Converters 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D25 - Devices 2: SiC
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D28 - Modeling and Simulation: Device & Component Modeling; Software Tools; and HIL, Digital Twins and Rapid Prototyping
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    D30 - Multilevel Converter and Electric Aircraft Applications
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM CT
    A Technology’s Journey: 40 Years of Power Electronics
  • 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CT
    Enabling Copernicus: Power Electronics at the Heart of Earth’s Health Monitoring
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CT
    Why Now is the Time to Address Power Semiconductor Sustainability
  • 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    MagNet Challenge: the Serendipity when Power Magnetics meet AI
  • 4:45 PM - 7:45 PM CT
    Exposition Hall Open
  • 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM CT
    Global Energy Efficiency Award Presentation
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
    Micromouse Contest
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Speaker Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Spouse and Guest Hospitality Room Open
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
    Student Mentorship Room (Courtesy of PSMA)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Energy Harvesting Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Industry Education Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?
    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.
    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA
    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li (she/her/hers) – KU Leuven - Energyville
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation
    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC
    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH
    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges
    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng (he/him/his) – Wurth Elektronik
    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs (he/him/his) – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization
    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.
    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc
    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC
    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG
    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies
    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI
    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD (he/him/his) – Princeton University
    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley
    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    TC 12: Energy Access and Off-Grid Systems
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    TC 6: Emerging Power Electronic Technologies
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Education & Digital Media Scholarship & Fellowship Committee
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    VP of Products Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
    Exposition Hall Open
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    International Technology Roadmap for High Power Electronics for the Modern Energy Grid (ITRG)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    TC 10: Design Methodologies
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Energy Management Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    TC 11: Aerospace Power
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    International Technology Roadmap for Wide-Band Gap Power Semi-Conductors (ITRW)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    TC 9: Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Lunch in Exposition Hall
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    AI Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    Energy Storage Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Spouse and Guest Tuesday Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Standards Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Student Demonstration Competition
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    MagNet Challenge
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    TC 2: Power Components, Integration, and Power ICs
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    TC 4: Electrified Transportation Systems
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    WIE Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT
    Exhibitor Presentations
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Amperesand
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    AstrodyneTDI
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    CircuitNuggets
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Infineon Technologies
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    LITEON Technology
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Lutron Electronics
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Monolithic Power Systems (MPS)
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Redwood Materials
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Robert Bosch LLC
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    SIMPLIS Technologies
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    STMicroelectronics
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    TDK Corporation
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM CT
    High-energy Ion Implantation & Electron irradiation services
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM CT
    Technologies Powering the Shift to Solid-State Transformers: How TDK Technologies Enable the Transition
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Industry Committee Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Magnetics Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Semiconductor Meeting
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    ACE Committee Meeting
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    TC 5: Sustainable Energy Systems
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    VP of Industry and Standards Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Region 1-6 Chairs Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    SPEC Steering Committee Meeting
  • 4:15 PM CT
    Exposition Hall Raffle Drawing
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Bidirectional Devices: Will emerging bi-directional devices have wide adoption or not?
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    In Power Electronics, Should the future rely more on Generative AI for Design or Predictive AI for Optimization?
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CT
    PELS Mentorship Roundtables (Registration Required)
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CT
    PELS Mentorship Roundtables
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG

    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies

    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T01 - Bi-Directional DC-DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xugang Ke (he/him/his) – Zhejiang University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Olivier Trescases – University of Toronto
    Student Session Assistant: Yifan Chen (he/him/his) – Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG

    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies

    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T02 - Single-Phase AC-DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Mark DeMarie – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Logan Horowitz – CU Boulder
    Student Session Assistant: William Klaus Moreira (he/him/his) – Federal University of Santa Maria
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG

    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies

    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T03 - Data Centers
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sounak Maji, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Pedro Alou – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
    Student Session Assistant: Uzair Asif (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG

    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies

    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T04 - GaN Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Raghav Khanna – University of Toledo
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Marie A. Lawson (she/her/hers) – Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding
    Student Session Assistant: Abu Shahir Md Khalid Hasan, MS – University of Arkansas
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG

    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies

    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T05 - Inverter Modulation and Control
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Karun Potty, Dr. (he/him/his) – Lucid Motors
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sneha Narasimhan, PhD – ABB
    Student Session Assistant: Hye-Won Kang – Dankook University
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG

    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies

    Student Session Assistant: Hongming Zhao – Robert Bosch GmbH & KU Leuven

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T06 - Control 1
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xiaonan Lu – Purdue University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Cong Ma – BorgWarner
    Student Session Assistant: Shumeng Wang – Northeastern University
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What Is the Next Killer Application for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors?

    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Yang Li – KU Leuven - Energyville

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng – Wurth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Christoph Sachs – University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization

    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.

    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc

    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC

    Student Session Assistant: Mahery Rajemisaona – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2ELab, 38000 Grenoble, France

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - The Future of Powering AI

    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University

    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley

    Student Session Assistant: Rajat Kumar Shukla, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T07 - Magnetics Application
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Student Session Assistant: Ashwini Kumar Dubey (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Boulder
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T08 - Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles and Aircrafts
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yu Zou, PhD (he/him/his) – GE Aerospace
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Feng Guo – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Student Session Assistant: Vafa Marzang (he/him/his) – University of Florida
  • Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    PELS Women in Engineering (WIE) Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Speaker Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    WIE Breakfast Sponsored by PELS, IAS, and PSMA
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Elevated Engineer Series: “From Doubt to Drive: Career Confidence for a Fast‑Changing World”
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Spouse and Guest Hospitality Room Open
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
    Student Mentorship Room (Courtesy of PSMA)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    APEC Student Support Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Capacitor Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor
    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA
    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design
    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC
    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi
    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo (he/him/his) – Nanyang Technological University
    PSMA and PELS Joint Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin (he/him/his) – Advanced Energy
    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics
    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA (she/her/hers) – Nagoya University
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers
    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America
    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple
    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS (he/him/his) – University of South Carolina
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMAIndependent Inventor
    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges
    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini (he/him/his) – Infineon
    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Global Intersociety Relations Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Mentorship Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    VP of Technical Operations Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM CT
    Exposition Hall Open
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT
    Women in Engineering (WIE) Networking Session
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Nominations Committee Meeting (Members Only)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Packaging Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Transportation Meeting
  • 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM CT
    Lunch in Exposition Hall
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CT
    Exhibitor Presentations
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CT
    Murata
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CT
    Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.
  • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CT
    Exhibitor Presentations
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Student Demonstration Competition
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    Power Technology Roadmap Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    VP of Conferences Meeting
  • 1:15 PM CT
    Exposition Hall Raffle Drawing
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini (he/him/his) – Infineon
    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc
    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations
    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing
    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors
    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor
    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies
    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE (she/her/hers) – Texas Instruments
    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution
    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic (she/her/hers) – Analog Devices
    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) (he/him/his) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)
    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA (he/him/his) – University of Tennessee
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices
    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations
    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Empowering Engagement: Learn More about PELS Leadership, Elevation, & Volunteering
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    P3105 Working Group Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Empowering Engagement: Learn More about PELS Leadership, Elevation, & Volunteering
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Reliability Meeting
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
    Wednesday Night Social
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS07 - Beyond Silicon: Integrated Wide Bandgap Power Solutions for Next-Generation Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – iDEAL Semiconductor

    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA

    Student Session Assistant: Ahmed Bakr – The University of Alabama (UA)

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH

    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC

    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Bac-Bien Ngo – Nanyang Technological University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS09 - Simulation and Modelling of Power Electronics

    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI

    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics

    Student Session Assistant: Jiyoon Choi, MA – Nagoya University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS10 - Power Supplies for AI Servers

    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies America

    Industry Session Chair: Jitendra Agrawal – Apple

    Student Session Assistant: Ali Haji Ali Biglo, MS – University of South Carolina

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS11 - Overcoming Technical and Manufacturing Challenges to Meet Market Demands

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim – Dankook University

  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS12 - EV Power System Design Challenges

    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Joon-Seok Kim – Dankook University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, Ph.D. – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon

    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi – The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS14 - Power Circuit Design for Emerging Applications

    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, PhD – Power Integrations Inc

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS15 - Tools and Automation for Design and Testing

    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain – Cyient Semiconductors

    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders – Cyient Semiconductor

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS16 - Power Converter Circuits and Topologies

    Industry Session Chair: Puneet Sareen – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – Texas Instruments

    Student Session Assistant: Qiang Mu – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS17 - Markets and Technology Evolution

    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Analog Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany, MBA (Marketing) – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)

    Student Session Assistant: Abdelrahman Habib, MA – University of Tennessee

  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS18 - Wide Bandgap Power Devices

    Industry Session Chair: Sandeep Bahl, PhD – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Andy Smith – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Jinyuan Hu – University of Washington

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T09 - Point-of-Load DC-DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sombuddha Chakraborty – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kishan Joshi – Intel Corporation
    Student Session Assistant: Mami Izumiguchi (she/her/hers) – Nagasaki University
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T10 - Modeling and Control Techniques for Motor Drives
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Ziaur Rahman, PhD (he/him/his) – Booz Allen Hamilton
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Rakib Islam – Dauch Corporation
    Student Session Assistant: Abolfazl Najar (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T11 - High Performance Inverter Topologies and Design
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Qingyun Huang – University of Missouri
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Liwei Zhou – The University of Texas at Arlington
    Student Session Assistant: Cheng Tang, PhD Candidate (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T12 - SiC Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Fletcher Fleming – Leonardo DRS
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Daniel Drews – Leonardo DRS
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T13 - Emerging and Diverse Power Electronics Applications
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jeffery L. Nilles (he/him/his) – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Juan Rodriguez, PhD – Universidad de Oviedo
    Student Session Assistant: Khalil Abo Yonis, M.Sc. (he/him/his) – Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T14 - Control 2
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jaber Abu Qahouq – University of Alabama
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Qing Ye – Caterpillar
    Student Session Assistant: Haoran Xu – Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T15 - Power Conversion for Microgrids
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jonathan W. Kimball, PhD, PE (he/him/his) – Missouri University of Science and Technology
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi, PhD – Cornell University
    Student Session Assistant: Sabrina R. Helbig, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T16 - Wireless Power Technologies
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Omer C. Onar – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Shajjad Chowdhury, PhD (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Lab
    Student Session Assistant: Subhabrata Basak (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Science
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T17 - Resonant and Quasi-Resonant DC-DC Converters 1
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Luke L. Jenkins, MS, PhD – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: David Reusch, PhD – Texas Instruments
    Student Session Assistant: Hean Ming Kang, MEng (he/him/his) – National University of Singapore
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T18 - Magnetics Modelling
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Student Session Assistant: Aobo Yang, MA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T19 - High Density Power Module Design
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Qing Ye – Caterpillar
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Joshua Stewart, PhD – The Aerospace Corporation
    Student Session Assistant: Miyu Kobayashi – Nagasaki University
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T20 - On-Board and Off-Board Charging Systems
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xiaoyan Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – Tesla
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sandeep Anand (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
    Student Session Assistant: Juyeon Lee, MS (she/her/hers) – Dankook University
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T21 - Modeling and Simulation: Circuits & Systems; Parasitics Extraction & Optimization; and Software Tools
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Adam W. Skorek, PhD, IEEE Life Fellow – University of Québec at Trois-Rivières
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Karun Potty, Dr. (he/him/his) – Lucid Motors
    Student Session Assistant: Han-Vit Kim, MS – Dankook University
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T22 - Gate Driver Circuits
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zheyu Zhang – RPI
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Narayan Kar – University of Windsor
    Student Session Assistant: Flavio Ramos – University of Calgary
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T23 - Design and Control of High Power Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sheldon Williamson, PhD – Ontario Tech University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Dong Dong – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Student Session Assistant: Ji-Eun Seo – Dankook University
  • 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    T24 - Wireless Energy Systems - High Frequency
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sounak Maji, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Erdem Asa, PhD (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Labarotary
    Student Session Assistant: Sina Navaiyan Kalat (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
  • Thursday, March 26, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Speaker Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 8:00 AM - 1:45 PM CT
    Student Mentorship Room (Courtesy of PSMA)
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Spouse and Guest Hospitality Room Open
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS19 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 1
    Industry Session Chair: David Chen (he/him/his) – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc (he/him/his) – Tyndall National Institute
    Student Session Assistant: Durga Prasad Pilli (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras
    PSMA Session
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS20 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 1
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMAIndependent Inventor
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Student Session Assistant: Priya Priya, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
    PSMA Session
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS21 - Power Modules and Packaging
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Cirolia, BSEE – Advanced Energy
    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo
    Student Session Assistant: Ritankar Kumar (he/him/his) – IIT Bhubaneswar
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS22 - USB Power Delivery
    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi
    Student Session Assistant: Naresh Kumar Meena, PhD (he/him/his) – INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS23 - Reliability: From Stress to Strength: Physics-Based Reliability for Next-Generation GaN Power Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES
    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson (he/him/his) – IBM
    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University
    PSMA Session
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS24 - Pairing Capacitors with Inductors to Create Better Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Student Session Assistant: Ayush Dixit (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    PSMA Session
  • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
    PELS Administrative Committee (AdCom) Meeting
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS25 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 2
    Industry Session Chair: David Chen (he/him/his) – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc (he/him/his) – Tyndall National Institute
    Student Session Assistant: Asif Mushtaq Bhat – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    PSMA Session
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS26 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 2
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMAIndependent Inventor
    Student Session Assistant: Sida Chen – University of Pennsylvania
    PSMA Session
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS27 - Commercial Monolithic Bidirectional Switches are Here. Are They Ready for Adoption in Your Power Converter Products?
    Industry Session Chair: Victor Veliadis, PhD (he/him/his) – PowerAmerica
    Industry Session Chair: Thomas M. Jahns, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Student Session Assistant: Alireza Omidi, PhD Student (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS28 - Power Converter Control Circuits and Algorithms
    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations
    Student Session Assistant: Temiladeola Kikiope Oladugba – University of Maryland, College Park
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS29 - Standards and Compliance for Power Supplies
    Industry Session Chair: Raghukumar Bommenahalli – Dekra
    Industry Session Chair: Doug C. Hopkins, PhD – NC State University
    Student Session Assistant: Ashwaini Goswami (he/him/his) – Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers
    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)
    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)
    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Boulder
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    Dialogue Session Lunch
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS19 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Durga Prasad Pilli – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS20 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Priya Priya, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS21 - Power Modules and Packaging

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Cirolia, BSEE – Advanced Energy

    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo

    Student Session Assistant: Ritankar Kumar – IIT Bhubaneswar

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS22 - USB Power Delivery

    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Naresh Kumar Meena, PhD – INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS23 - Reliability: From Stress to Strength: Physics-Based Reliability for Next-Generation GaN Power Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES

    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – IBM

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS24 - Pairing Capacitors with Inductors to Create Better Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Ayush Dixit – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS25 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Asif Mushtaq Bhat – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS26 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Sida Chen – University of Pennsylvania

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS27 - Commercial Monolithic Bidirectional Switches are Here. Are They Ready for Adoption in Your Power Converter Products?

    Industry Session Chair: Victor Veliadis, PhD – PowerAmerica

    Industry Session Chair: Thomas M. Jahns, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Student Session Assistant: Alireza Omidi, PhD Student – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS28 - Power Converter Control Circuits and Algorithms

    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Temiladeola Kikiope Oladugba – University of Maryland, College Park

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS29 - Standards and Compliance for Power Supplies

    Industry Session Chair: Raghukumar Bommenahalli – Dekra

    Industry Session Chair: Doug C. Hopkins, PhD – NC State University

    Student Session Assistant: Ashwaini Goswami – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers

    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D01 - AC-DC Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Nathan Ellis, PhD – University of Calfornia, Santa Cruz
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ping Wang (he/him/his) – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS19 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Durga Prasad Pilli – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS20 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Priya Priya, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS21 - Power Modules and Packaging

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Cirolia, BSEE – Advanced Energy

    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo

    Student Session Assistant: Ritankar Kumar – IIT Bhubaneswar

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS22 - USB Power Delivery

    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Naresh Kumar Meena, PhD – INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS23 - Reliability: From Stress to Strength: Physics-Based Reliability for Next-Generation GaN Power Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES

    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – IBM

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS24 - Pairing Capacitors with Inductors to Create Better Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Ayush Dixit – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS25 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Asif Mushtaq Bhat – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS26 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Sida Chen – University of Pennsylvania

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS27 - Commercial Monolithic Bidirectional Switches are Here. Are They Ready for Adoption in Your Power Converter Products?

    Industry Session Chair: Victor Veliadis, PhD – PowerAmerica

    Industry Session Chair: Thomas M. Jahns, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Student Session Assistant: Alireza Omidi, PhD Student – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS28 - Power Converter Control Circuits and Algorithms

    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Temiladeola Kikiope Oladugba – University of Maryland, College Park

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS29 - Standards and Compliance for Power Supplies

    Industry Session Chair: Raghukumar Bommenahalli – Dekra

    Industry Session Chair: Doug C. Hopkins, PhD – NC State University

    Student Session Assistant: Ashwaini Goswami – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers

    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D02 - High Voltage or High Power DC-DC Converters 1
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Evan Reutzel – Texas Instruments
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Olivier Trescases – University of Toronto
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS19 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Durga Prasad Pilli – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS20 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Priya Priya, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS21 - Power Modules and Packaging

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Cirolia, BSEE – Advanced Energy

    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo

    Student Session Assistant: Ritankar Kumar – IIT Bhubaneswar

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS22 - USB Power Delivery

    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Naresh Kumar Meena, PhD – INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS23 - Reliability: From Stress to Strength: Physics-Based Reliability for Next-Generation GaN Power Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES

    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – IBM

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS24 - Pairing Capacitors with Inductors to Create Better Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Ayush Dixit – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS25 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Asif Mushtaq Bhat – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS26 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Sida Chen – University of Pennsylvania

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS27 - Commercial Monolithic Bidirectional Switches are Here. Are They Ready for Adoption in Your Power Converter Products?

    Industry Session Chair: Victor Veliadis, PhD – PowerAmerica

    Industry Session Chair: Thomas M. Jahns, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Student Session Assistant: Alireza Omidi, PhD Student – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS28 - Power Converter Control Circuits and Algorithms

    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Temiladeola Kikiope Oladugba – University of Maryland, College Park

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS29 - Standards and Compliance for Power Supplies

    Industry Session Chair: Raghukumar Bommenahalli – Dekra

    Industry Session Chair: Doug C. Hopkins, PhD – NC State University

    Student Session Assistant: Ashwaini Goswami – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers

    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D03 - Low Voltage or Low Power DC-DC Converters 2
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Elie Libbos, PhD – Texas Instruments
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Alireza Safaee – Apple Inc
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS19 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Durga Prasad Pilli – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS20 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 1

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Priya Priya, PhD – Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS21 - Power Modules and Packaging

    Industry Session Chair: Frank Cirolia, BSEE – Advanced Energy

    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo

    Student Session Assistant: Ritankar Kumar – IIT Bhubaneswar

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS22 - USB Power Delivery

    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi

    Student Session Assistant: Naresh Kumar Meena, PhD – INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS23 - Reliability: From Stress to Strength: Physics-Based Reliability for Next-Generation GaN Power Systems

    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES

    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – IBM

    Student Session Assistant: Zhengchen Guo – Auburn University

  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS24 - Pairing Capacitors with Inductors to Create Better Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Student Session Assistant: Ayush Dixit – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS25 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: David Chen – Power Integrations

    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions

    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc – Tyndall National Institute

    Student Session Assistant: Asif Mushtaq Bhat – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS26 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 2

    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik

    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE – PSMAIndependent Inventor

    Student Session Assistant: Sida Chen – University of Pennsylvania

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS27 - Commercial Monolithic Bidirectional Switches are Here. Are They Ready for Adoption in Your Power Converter Products?

    Industry Session Chair: Victor Veliadis, PhD – PowerAmerica

    Industry Session Chair: Thomas M. Jahns, PhD – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Student Session Assistant: Alireza Omidi, PhD Student – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS28 - Power Converter Control Circuits and Algorithms

    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments

    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations

    Student Session Assistant: Temiladeola Kikiope Oladugba – University of Maryland, College Park

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS29 - Standards and Compliance for Power Supplies

    Industry Session Chair: Raghukumar Bommenahalli – Dekra

    Industry Session Chair: Doug C. Hopkins, PhD – NC State University

    Student Session Assistant: Ashwaini Goswami – Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers

    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D04 - Devices 3: GaN and Others
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Raghav Khanna – University of Toledo
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Sneha Narasimhan, PhD – ABB
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers

    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)

    Student Session Assistant: Shivangi Sinha, MS, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder

  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D05 - Control 6
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Cong Ma – BorgWarner
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D06 - Motor Drives
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ashik Amin (he/him/his) – Ford Motor Company
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ziaur Rahman, PhD (he/him/his) – Booz Allen Hamilton
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D07 - Power Electronics for Utility Applications 1
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Drazen Dujic, PhD (he/him/his) – Power Electronics Laboratory, EPFL
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Khurram Afridi, PhD – Cornell University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D08 - On-Board and Off-Board Chargers
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xiaoyan Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – Tesla
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Bhanu Teja Vankayalapati, PhD – Texas Instruments
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D09 - Power Electronics Applications 1
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Aitor Vázquez, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Oviedo
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Juan Ramón G. Meré – University of Oviedo
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D10 - Wireless Power Transfer 1
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Khurram Afridi, PhD – Cornell University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Shajjad Chowdhury, PhD (he/him/his) – Oak Ridge National Lab
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D11 - Magnetics Applications & Characterization
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMAIndependent Inventor
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D12 - DC-AC Inverters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Yunting Liu, PhD – Penn State
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Shivam Chaturvedi – George Mason University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D13 - High Voltage or High Power DC-DC Converters 2
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Rimon Gadelrab, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Luke L. Jenkins, MS, PhD – IBM
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D14 - Devices 1: Silicon and Passive
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Samuel K. Atwimah – University of Toledo
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Sandeep Kumar Bomthapalli, TÜV SÜD ISO 26262 (he/him/his) – Synopsys Inc
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D15 - Control 4
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Seungdeog Choi – Mississippi State University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Narayan Kar – University of Windsor
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D16 - Control 7
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Mohamed Hussien – Tanta University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Pedram Chavoshipour Heris, PhD – Mississippi State University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D17 - Renewable Energy Systems
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xinru Li, PhD (he/him/his) – CBMM
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jingbo Liu – Eaton
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D18 - Power Electronics for Utility Applications 2
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dong Dong – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Mohammed Agamy – University at Albany
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D19 - Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Yu Zou, PhD (he/him/his) – GE Aerospace
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D20 - Power Electronics Applications: Solid State Circuit Breakers and IOT
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Alexis A. Gómez, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Oviedo
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Juan Rodriguez, PhD – Universidad de Oviedo
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D21 - Wireless Power Transfer 2
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Hua Zhang, PhD – Lehigh University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Sounak Maji, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D22 - Magnetics Applications & Design
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMAIndependent Inventor
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D23 - Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing 1
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Zhou Dong – ABB
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Justin Henspeter, MSEE – IBM
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D24 - Low Voltage or Low Power DC-DC Converters 1
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: David Reusch, PhD – Texas Instruments
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Bob Yee
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T25 - 48V-to-1V Direct DC-DC Conversion
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kishan Joshi – Intel Corporation
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Cahit Gezgin, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG
    Student Session Assistant: Yijie Qian (he/him/his) – Southeast University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D25 - Devices 2: SiC
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Fei Yang (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Raghu Kumar – DEKRA
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T26 - Solid State and Hybrid Circuit Breakers
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yuetao Hou – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Aitor Vázquez, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Oviedo
    Student Session Assistant: Dilip Rana – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D26 - Control 5
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Sneha Narasimhan, PhD – ABB
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Qingyun Huang – University of Missouri
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T27 - Modeling and Simulation: Device & Component Modeling
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Didier Balocoo – Onsemi
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Adam W. Skorek, PhD, IEEE Life Fellow – University of Québec at Trois-Rivières
    Student Session Assistant: Writtik Dutta – Arizona State University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D27 - Modeling and Simulation: Circuits & Systems; and Parasitics Extraction & Optimization
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Kishan Joshi – Intel Corporation
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jeffery L. Nilles (he/him/his) – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T28 - IGBTs and Ga2O3 Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Raghav Khanna – University of Toledo
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Samuel K. Atwimah – University of Toledo
    Student Session Assistant: Hamood Ur Rehman, PhD Student – University of Arkansas
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D28 - Modeling and Simulation: Device & Component Modeling; Software Tools; and HIL, Digital Twins and Rapid Prototyping
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jeffery L. Nilles (he/him/his) – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Kishan Joshi – Intel Corporation
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T29 - EMI/EMC & Reliability Investigation of Power Converter
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Weiqiang Chen, PhD – ABB
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Vidhi Patel (she/her/hers) – ABB USCRC
    Student Session Assistant: Koutarou Oguchi (he/him/his) – Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D29 - Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing 2
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Vidhi Patel (she/her/hers) – ABB USCRC
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Justin Henspeter, MSEE – IBM
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T30 - Control 3
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zahra Saadatizadeh, PhD – Mississippi State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kaushik Basu – Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
    Student Session Assistant: Kausik Biswas – Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D30 - Multilevel Converter and Electric Aircraft Applications
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Tao Yang – University of Nottingham
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T31 - Power Electronics for Renewable Energy
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zhehui Guo, PhD (he/him/his) – Delta Electronics (America) Ltd.
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Oleksandr Husev (he/him/his) – Warsaw University of Technology
    Student Session Assistant: Sakshi Sharma, PhD (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
  • 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    D31 - Power Electronics Applications 2
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Juan Ramón G. Meré – University of Oviedo
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Daniel Rios Linares, PhD – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    T32 - Resonant and Quasi-Resonant DC-DC Converters 2
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Olivier Trescases – University of Toronto
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi, PhD – Cornell University
    Student Session Assistant: Asif Mushtaq Bhat – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T33 - 48V Intermediate Bus DC-DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xin Zhang, PhD – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Justin Henspeter, MSEE – IBM
    Student Session Assistant: Hua Chen (he/him/his) – Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T34 - Integrated Motor Drives and Actuators
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sneha Narasimhan, PhD – ABB
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Rakib Islam – Dauch Corporation
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T35 - Modeling and Simulation: HIL, Digital Twins, and Rapid Prototyping
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Sombuddha Chakraborty – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jeffery L. Nilles (he/him/his) – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
    Student Session Assistant: Sakshi Sharma, PhD (she/her/hers) – Iowa State University
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T36 - Magnetics Design and Modelling
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Adam W. Skorek, PhD, IEEE Life Fellow – University of Québec at Trois-Rivières
    Student Session Assistant: Ashwini Kumar Dubey (he/him/his) – University of Colorado Boulder
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T37 - Power Module Integration and Measurement
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Wensong Yu, PhD – NC State Univeristy
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Lei Wang, PhD – Renesas
    Student Session Assistant: Yacine Badaoui (he/him/his) – University of Tiaret
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T38 - Three-Phase AC-DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: John Lam – York University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yicheng Zhu (he/him/his) – The University of Texas at Austin
    Student Session Assistant: Eunwoo Lee, MS (he/him/his) – Dankook University
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T39 - Control and Diagnostics of Power Converters and Energy Storage
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zheyu Zhang – RPI
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Mohammed Agamy – University at Albany
    Student Session Assistant: Chang Liu – Zhejiang University
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    T40 - DC-DC Converter Applications
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Eric Swenson (he/him/his) – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xiaonan Lu – Purdue University
    Student Session Assistant: Yijie Qian (he/him/his) – Southeast University