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Industry Sessions

Industry Sessions

  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS01 - Modelling and Simulation of Magnetics - Closing the Loop
    Industry Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS02 - WBG Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman, PhD – Infineon Technologies
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS03 - Gate Driver Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, Phd – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam – Texas Instruments
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS04 - Addressing Major Challenges on the Roadmap to Transportation Electrification
    Industry Session Chair: Fernando Salcedo, MS-EE – Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), Department of Energy (DOE)
    Industry Session Chair: Fred Weber – Future Technology Worldwide, LLC
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS05 - Motor Drive Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Nathan Croft – Atlas Magnetics
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS06 - Design of Power Supplies & Battery Chargers
    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS07 - Power Electronics for High Performance Computing: New Opportunities and Challenges Since 2022
    Industry Session Chair: Robert Pilawa-Podgurski, PhD (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD – Princeton University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS08 - Energy Storage and Integration to Energy Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Victor Boyadzhyan – Arseco Laboratories
    Industry Session Chair: Lingxiao Xue
    Industry Session Chair: Jeff Perkins
    Industry Session Chair: David Chen, SM – Power Integrations
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS09 - GaN Auxiliary & Automotive Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Joseph Khayat – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Rahul Joshi – Power Integrations
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS10 - Advances in 3D-Packaging Technology for Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Kemet Corporation
    Industry Session Chair: Brian Narveson – Narveson Innovative Consulting
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS11 - Si, SiC and GaN Performance Switches and Their Role in the Application
    Industry Session Chair: Davide Giacomini – Infineon Technologies AG
    Industry Session Chair: Nare Gabrielyan – Cambridge GaN Devices
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM PST
    IS12 - EMI & Magnetics
    Industry Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS13 - Datacenter & Telecommunication Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI
    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS14 - Powering the IoT with Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer, with Functional Demos
    Industry Session Chair: Brian Zahnstecher, ME (he/him/his) – PowerRox LLC
    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc (he/him/his) – Tyndall National Institute
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS15 - How Test Catches Up with WBG Power Devices?
    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig Guitart, PhD – onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE (she/her/hers) – WattsButler LLC
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS16 - WBG & Silicon Power Devices
    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain, MSEE – Wolfspeed
    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS17 - Topologies in Consumer Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Alessandro Pevere, PhD – Infineon Technologies
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM PST
    IS18 - Cyber-Resilience of Solid-State Transformer Based Substations and EV Chargers
    Industry Session Chair: Rambabu Adapa – Electric Power Research Institute
    Industry Session Chair: Sudip K. Mazumder, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Chicago
  • Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS19 - SiC & Package Innovations in Power Modules
    Industry Session Chair: Ajay Hari – Onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephen Oliver, MBA (he/him/his) – Navitas Semiconductor
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS20 - The Electrification of Everything: Opportunities for Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Simon Price (he/him/his) – Exawatt-CRU
    Industry Session Chair: Victor V. Veliadis, PhD – PowerAmerica/North Carolina State University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS21 - WBG Integration to Enhance Power Density and Differentiate Your End Products
    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC)
    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA – Cambridge GaN Devices
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS22 - Reliability of WBG Power Devices
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, Phd – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan – Power Integrations
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS23 - Component Packaging, Protection & Safety
    Industry Session Chair: Douglas C. Hopkins, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Industry Session Chair: Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha – Florida International University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:20 AM PST
    IS24 - Topics in High Voltage Components and Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Conor Quinn – Advanced Energy Industries
    Industry Session Chair: Fang Luo, PhD (he/him/his) – Stony Brook University
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS25 - Power Solutions for AI Data Center Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Stefano Saggini, PhD (he/him/his) – Università di Udine DPIA
    Industry Session Chair: Paolo Mattavelli, PhD – University of Padova
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS26 - WBG Market Trends
    Industry Session Chair: Elena Barbarini – System Plus Consulting
    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders, MSEE – Wolfspeed
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS27 - Emerging Applications for Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Ada Cheng, BSEE MBA – Adaclock
    Industry Session Chair: Llew Vaughan-Edmunds – Navitas Semiconductor
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS28 - Capacitor Trends and Solutions for Emerging Power Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane – Würth Elektronik
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS29 - Application Specific Measurements
    Industry Session Chair: Bridget O'Gorman – PESC Inc
    Industry Session Chair: Diego Raffo – Infineon Technologies
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    IS30 - Reliability, Anticipating & Preventing Failures Before They Occur
    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3Harris
    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swensen – IBM
    PSMA Session