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Full Schedule

  • 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
  • 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
    Murata
  • 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
  • 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)
    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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
  • 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