Session Index

Lecture Sessions
Tuesday March 09, 2027 (08:30-12:00)

Modeling and Simulation: Software Tools, HIL, AI  Chair: Shilpa Marti - Verrus; Xinze Li - Florida State University;

Data Centers  Chair: Jose Cobos - Differential Power; Héctor Sarnago - Universidad de Zaragoza;

High-Performance Inverter Topologies and Design  Chair: Qingyun Huang - University of Missouri; Liwei Zhou - The University of Texas at Arlington;

Power Electronics for On-board or Off-board Chargers  Chair: Zhehui Guo - Delta Electronics ; Yu Zou - GE Aerospace;

SiC MOSFET and Power Converter Design Techniques and Considerations  Chair: Lee Gill - Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd.; Lei Wang - Renesas.com;

GaN and SiC: Integration and Reliability   Chair: Joe Kozak - Applied Physics Laboratory; Marie Lawson - Virginia Tech;

Control of Power Converters I  Chair: Xiaonan Lu - Purdue University; Mohammad Al-Shabi - University of Sharjah;

Hybrid and Switched Capacitor DC-DC Converters  Chair: Justin Henspeter - IBM; Jinia Roy - University of Wisconsin Madison;

Wednesday March 10, 2027 (08:30-12:00)

Renewable Energy Systems I  Chair: Zhehui Guo - Delta Electronics ;

Solid State Transformers   Chair: Jonathan Kimball - Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sneha Narasimhan - ABB;

Inverter Modulation and Control  Chair: Zhou Dong - ABB; Yunting Liu - The Pennsylvania State University;

AC, DC, BLDC Motor Drives  Chair: Nathan Croft - SCI Semiconductor; Ashik Amin - Ford Motor Company;

GaN and SiC: Devices and Modules  Chair: Raghav Khanna - University of Toledo; Sneha Thakur - Apple;

AC-DC Converters I  Chair: Mike Ranjram - Arizona State University; Ping Wang - The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;

Control of Power Converters II  Chair: Jaber Abu Qahouq - The University of Alabama; Zahra Saadatizadeh - Mississippi State University;

Resonant and Soft Switching DC-DC Converters I  Chair: Mladen Ivankovic - Infineon Technologies; Yue Zhao - University of Arkansas;

Wednesday March 10, 2027 (13:30-17:00)

Modeling and Simulation: Circuits, Devices Modeling, Parasitics   Chair: Shajjad Chowdhury - Oak Ridge National Labratory; Jinia Roy - University of Wisconsin Madison;

High Power and Grid Interface Power Conversion Systems  Chair: Slavko MOCEVIC - ABB; Jiangbiao He - University of Tennessee Knoxville;

Wireless Power Technologies  Chair: Khurram Afridi - Cornell University; Shajjad Chowdhury - Oak Ridge National Labratory;

Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles, Aerospace, and Advanced Mobility  Chair: Joe Kozak - Applied Physics Laboratory; Emre Gurpinar - Amca;

Modeling and Characterization of Power Modules and Components  Chair: Weiqiang Chen - ABB; Jiawen Fu - Texas Instruments;

Magnetics Application   Chair: George Slama - Wurth Elektronik; Matt Wlkowski - Wurth Elektronik;

Gate Drivers I  Chair: Seungdeog Choi - Mississippi State University ; Prasad Enjeti - Texas A&M University;

Powering xPUs in Data Centers I  Chair: Khurram Afridi - Cornell University; Harshad Desai - AMD;

Thursday March 11, 2027 (08:20-10:00)

Resonant and Soft Switching DC-DC Converters II  Chair: Olivier Trescases - University of Toronto; David Reusch - Texas Instruments;

Solid State and Hybrid Circuit Breakers  Chair: Jeff Nilles - Alpha and Omega semiconductors; Doug Osterhout - Psemi Murata;

Advanced Inverter Technology  Chair: Qingyun Huang - University of Missouri; Dingrui Li - Clemson University;

Advance Motor Drive Control  Chair: Nathan Croft - SCI Semiconductor; Sneha Narasimhan - ABB;

Capacitors and Supercapacitors  Chair: Joe Kozak - Applied Physics Laboratory; Marie Lawson - Virginia Tech;

Magnetics Modelling I  Chair: Khurram Afridi - Cornell University; George Slama - Wurth Elektronik;

Gate Drivers II  Chair: Pedram Chavoshipour Heris - Mississippi State University ; Hua Zhang - Lehigh University;

Powering xPUs in Data Centers II  Chair: Cahit Gezgin - Infineon Technologies; Shardul Adkar - Amazon;

Thursday March 11, 2027 (10:20-12:00)

Bi-directional DC-DC Converters I  Chair: Eric Swenson - IBM; Zobair Roohani - Infineon;

Energy Harvesting & Medical Applications  Chair: Zhengqi Wei - University of Alberta; Óscar Lucía - Universidad de Zaragoza;

Wireless Energy Systems: High Frequency  Chair: Hua Zhang - Lehigh University; Zeljko Pantic - North Carolina State University;

Control Techniques and EMI in Motor Drives  Chair: Nathan Croft - SCI Semiconductor; Paul Douglas - SCI Semiconductor;

Design Techniques for Power Modules  Chair: Joshua Stewart - Aerospace Corporation; Goran Mandic - Eaton;

Magnetics Applications & Characterization   Chair: Jonathan Kimball - Missouri University of Science and Technology; George Slama - Wurth Elektronik;

Control of Power Converters III  Chair: Ratul Das - University of Minnesota; Yun Yang - Nanyang Technological Unversity;

DC-DC Converter Applications I  Chair: Ping Wang - The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Enver Candan - IBM;

Poster Sessions
Thursday March 11, 2027 (12:00-14:00)

AC-DC Converters II  Chair: Mahima Gupta - University of Wisconsin;

Bi-directional DC-DC Converters II  Chair: Khurram Afridi - Cornell University;

DC-DC Converters for Powering AI Data Center  Chair: Cahit Gezgin - Infineon Technologies;

Resonant and Soft Switching DC-DC Converters III  Chair: Enver Candan - IBM;

Soft Switching and Hybrid DC-DC Converters  Chair: Harish Krishnamurthy - Intel;

DC-DC Converter Applications II  Chair: Zobair Roohani - Infineon;

DC-DC Conversion from 48V-to-Vcore  Chair: Mausamjeet Khatua - Intel;

DC-DC Converter Applications III  Chair: Eric Swenson - IBM;

DC-AC Inverters I  Chair: Qingyun Huang - University of Missouri; Karun Potty - Lucid Motors;

DC-AC Inverters II  Chair: Dingrui Li - Clemson University; Yunting Liu - The Pennsylvania State University;

Devices and Components I  Chair: Elijah Halterman - University of Toledo; Sneha Narasimhan - ABB;

Devices and Components II  Chair: Jaime Zapata-Amores - Infineon; Carolina Selva - STMicrorelectronics;

Devices and Components III  Chair: Jaime Zapata-Amores - Infineon; Carolina Selva - STMicrorelectronics;

Magnetics Applications & Design   Chair: George Slama - Wurth Elektronik; Matt Wlkowski - Wurth Elektronik;

Magnetics Characterization and Modeling  Chair: Shajjad Chowdhury - Oak Ridge National Labratory; George Slama - Wurth Elektronik;

Magnetics Modeling and Design  Chair: Ed Herbert - PSMA; Matt Wlkowski - Wurth Elektronik;

Power Converter and Component Design, Packaging, and Integration  Chair: Justin Henspeter - IBM; Inder Kumar Vedula - ABB;

Design and Analysis Techniques for Improving EMI and Thermal Performance in Power Electronics   Chair: Zhou Dong - ABB; Weiqiang Chen - ABB;

Control I  Chair: Saikat Dey - University of Central Florida;

Control II  Chair: Jaber Abu Qahouq - The University of Alabama;

Control III  Chair: Seungdeog Choi - Mississippi State University ;

Control IV  Chair: Mauro Di Monaco - University of Cassino;

Control V  Chair: Sagar Rastogi - John Deere;

Modeling and Simulation I  Chair: Shajjad Chowdhury - Oak Ridge National Labratory;

Modeling and Simulation II  Chair: Shilpa Marti - Verrus; Emre Gurpinar - Amca;

Motor Drives  Chair: Nathan Croft - SCI Semiconductor; Paul Douglas - SCI Semiconductor;

Modeling and Control Techniques for Motor Drives  Chair: Nathan Croft - SCI Semiconductor; Paul Douglas - SCI Semiconductor;

Power Electronics for Utility Applications I  Chair: Drazen Dujic - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Weiqiang Chen - ABB;

Power Electronics for Utility Applications II  Chair: Mohammed Agamy - University at Albany, SUNY; Inder Kumar Vedula - ABB;

Power Electronics for Utility Applications III  Chair: Slavko MOCEVIC - ABB; Jinia Roy - University of Wisconsin Madison;

Renewable Energy Systems II  Chair: Xinru Li - G-AME; Jingbo Liu - EATON;

Advanced Power Conversion: Transportation, Aerospace and Emerging Electrification Applications  Chair: Samantha Coday - MIT ; Xiaoyan Liu - TESLA;

Advances in Power Electronics for Electrified Transportation  Chair: Yu Zou - GE Aerospace; Xiaoyan Liu - TESLA;

Wireless Power Transfer I  Chair: Erdem Asa - Oak Ridge National Labratory;

Wireless Power Transfer II  Chair: Emre Gurpinar - Amca;

Data Centers and AI  Chair: Zhengqi Wei - University of Alberta; Doug Osterhout - Psemi Murata;

Circuit Breakers and Matrix Converters  Chair: Jeff Nilles - Alpha and Omega semiconductors;

Emerging Applications  Chair: Alberto Delgado - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid;