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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T25 - Hybrid Switched Capacitor DC DC
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Cahit Gezgin, PhD – Infineon Technologies AG
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Luke L. Jenkins, MS, PhD – IBM
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T26 - DC DC Converter Applications
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Wai Tung Ng
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Zobair Roohani – Infineon
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T27 - Topologies & Passives for Utility Interface
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi – Cornell University
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T28 - Design Techniques for Noise & EMI Reduction
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Veda Galigekere – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Abey K. Mathew – IBM
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T29 - Practical Design Considerations for Power Modules
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yusi Liu, PhD – ON Semiconductor
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Vidhi Patel – ABB
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T30 - Device Modeling & Simulation
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Bing Lu, PhD – Texas Instruments
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Boyi Zhang – Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd.
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T31 - Renewable Energy System Control
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Tao Yang – University of Nottingham
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yafeng Wang – Monolithic Power Systems
  • 8:30 AM – 11:10 AM PST
    T32 - Power Applications, Heating, AC
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jeff Nilles – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Juan Rodriguez – Universidad de Oviedo
  • 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
  • 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM PST
    PELS Administrative Committee Meeting
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    Lunch in Dialogue Sessions
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D01 - AC-DC Converters II
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xiaofan Cui – University of California, Los Angeles
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xin Zan – University of Maryland
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D02 - High-Power DC-DC Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jiangang Hu
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Justin Henspeter, MSEE – IBM
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D03 - Low-Power DC-DC Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Abhiman A. Hande – Raytheon
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D04 - Utility-Interface Converters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Drazen Dujic – PEL EPFL
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Maja Harfman Todorovic – Menlo Microsystems
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D05 - Motor Drives & Inverters
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jin Moon – Florida State University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Woongkul Lee – Michigan State University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D06 - Devices & Components
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Hengzhao Yang – Shanghai Tech University
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dong Dong – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D07 - Power Converter Design, Packaging & Integration
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dakai Wang, PhD – Delta Electronics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Adam Skorek – University of Québec at Trois-Rivières
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D08 - Modeling & Simulation
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Suman Debnath – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D09 - Control I
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dorin O. Neacșu, PhD (he/him/his) – Technical University of Iasi
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D10 - Control II
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Xiaonan Lu – Purdue University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D11 - Wireless Power Transfer
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Sheldon Williamson, PhD – Ontario Tech University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D12 - Renewable Energy Systems
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ruoyu Hou – Power Integration
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Chenxi Li (he/him/his) – ShanghaiTech University
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D13 - Transportation Power Electronics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Dong Cao, PhD – University of Dayton
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Rasoul Hosseini, PhD – General Motors
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D14 - Harvest, AC & HF Power Applications, & Power Quality
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ali Safayet – Halla Mechatronics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Jeff Nilles – Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D15 - High Frequency Magnetics
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski – Wurth Elektronik
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D16 - Magnetic Design & Optimization
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: George Slama – Würth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
    D17 - Magnetic Applications II
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski – Wurth Elektronik
    Technical Dialogue Session Chair: Ed Herbert – PSMA
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T33 - AC-DC Battery Charger Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Jin Moon – Florida State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yunting Liu, PhD – Penn State
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T34 - Soft Switching DC DC Converters
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Xin Zhang, PhD – IBM
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Bing Lu, PhD – Texas Instruments
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T35 - Si Devices
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Yuhao Zhang – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Helen Cui – UTK
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T36 - Energy Storage Management
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Marium Rasheed – Utah State University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Rakesh Ramachandran, PhD – Grundfos Holding A/S
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T37 - Power Electronics for Aerospace
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Dong Cao, PhD – University of Dayton
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Tao Yang – University of Nottingham
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T38 - Reliability & Thermal Performance of Power Modules & Components
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Kasunaidu Vechalapu – Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Lee Gill – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T39 - Digital Controllers & Control ICs
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Dorin O. Neacșu, PhD (he/him/his) – Technical University of Iasi
  • 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM PST
    T40 - Wireless Power Transfer: Modeling & Control
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Khurram Afridi – Cornell University
    Technical Lecture Session Chair: Praveen Kumar – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 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
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
    PELS Administrative Committee Dinner