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Industry Sessions

  • Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS08 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design

    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
    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 – Wise Integration
    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
    Student Session Assistant: Joonhyung Kim, BS – 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, MS (he/him/his) – Dankook University
  • 1:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    IS13 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini (he/him/his) – Infineon
    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations
    Student Session Assistant: Reza Shahbazi (he/him/his) – 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