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Sunday, March 22, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
IAS Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT

IAS Breakfast

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Bowie BC

IAS

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
Speaker Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT

Speaker Breakfast

Location: Meeting Room Level, Room 216

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
Speaker Ready Room Open

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT

Speaker Ready Room Open

Location: Meeting Room Level, Room 216

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Information Session

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Information Session

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Lone Star F

IEEE PELS

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Registration Open

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Street Level, Hall 4 West Registration

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT
IEEE IAS Q1 Board Meeting

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CT

IEEE IAS Q1 Board Meeting

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Bowie BC

IAS

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
S01-S06 - Seminar Session One

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

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

Location: 207AB

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

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

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

Devices

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S02 - Practical Design Considerations for Isolated DC/DC Converters

Location: 214AB

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

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

Converters

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

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

Location: 214CD

Seminar Presenter: Lei Gu – University of Pennsylvania; NVIDIA

Seminar Presenter: Brian Ma – University of Texas at Dallas

Seminar Presenter: Pengkun Liu – Texas Instruments

Control

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

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

Location: 217AB

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

Applications

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

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

Location: 217D

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

Magnetics & EMI/EMC & Utility Grid (1)

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

S06 - Residential DC Microgrid: State of Art and Challenges

Location: 217C

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

Seminar Presenter: Dmitri Vinnikov – Tallinn University of Technology

Seminar Presenter: Andrii Chub – Tallinn University of Technology

Magnetics & EMI/EMC & Utility Grid (2)

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
International Technology Roadmap for High Power Electronics for the Modern Energy Grid (ITRG) - Working Group Workshop

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT

International Technology Roadmap for High Power Electronics for the Modern Energy Grid (ITRG) - Working Group Workshop

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Lone Star E

IEEE PELS

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Executive Committee Meeting (Invite Only)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Executive Committee Meeting (Invite Only)

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Lone Star B

IEEE PELS

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

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S07 - Radiation Effects in Power Electronics

Location: 217C

Seminar Presenter: Jason Neely – Sandia National Labs

Seminar Presenter: Albert Colon – Sandia National Labs

Seminar Presenter: Robert Kaplar – Sandia National Labs

Devices

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

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

Location: 214AB

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

Converters

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S09 - Digital Power Control Introduction

Location: 207AB

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

Seminar Presenter: Brent McDonald – Texas Instruments Inc

Seminar Presenter: Bosheng Sun – Texas Instruments Inc

Control

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

S10 - Python For Power Electronics: From Zero To AI

Location: 214CD

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

Applications

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

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

Location: 217D

Seminar Presenter: Rolando Burgos – Virginia Tech

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

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

Magnetics & EMI/EMC & Utility Grid (1)

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT

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

Location: 217AB

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

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

Magnetics & EMI/EMC & Utility Grid (2)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Board Member Orientation

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Board Member Orientation

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Lone Star B

IEEE PELS

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Reception

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT

International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) Reception

Location: Grand Hyatt, Level 2, Lone Star C

IEEE PELS