Session Index

Lecture Sessions
Monday October 20, 2025 (10:10-11:50)

Hybrid Renewable Sources  Chair: Jianwu Zeng - Minnesota State University; Norma Anglani - University of Pavia;

Machines for Sustainable Transportation  Chair: Sarbajit Paul - Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute; Alireza Fatemi - General Motors;

Modeling & Control of DC/DC Converters  Chair: Ariya Sangwongwanich - Aalborg University; Daifei Zhang - University of Toronto;

SiC Device Characterization  Chair: Sneha Narasimhan - North Carolina State Universit; Zheyu Zhang - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;

Induction Machines  Chair: Silvio Vaschetto - Politecnico di Torino; Osama Mohammed - Florida International University;

Advanced Power Conversion & Control Strategies for Grid-Connected Systems  Chair: Vikram Chowdhury - NREL; Roberto Petrella - Università degli Studi di Udine;

Battery Health Monitoring & Safety for Transportation  Chair: Rashmi Prasad - General Motors; Surojit Sen - University of Nottingham, UK;

Protection Systems in AC & DC Grids  Chair: Shuyan Zhao - ABB USA; Marius Langwasser - Kiel University;

Advanced Control Strategies for Induction & Synchronous Motor Drives  Chair: Diego F. Laborda - University of Oviedo; Shih-Chin Yang - National Taiwan University;

Wireless Power Transfer & EMI  Chair: Sounak Maji - Texas Instruments; Sam Coday - Massachusetts Institute of Technology;

Special Session: Variety of GaN Devices on the Market: Which to Select for My Design I  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Addressing Next-Generation Challenges in Magnetic Components and Materials  Chair: TBA

Monday October 20, 2025 (14:40-16:20)

DC Grids  Chair: Shuyan Zhao - ABB USA; Huangjie Gong - ABB;

Axial Flux Machines I  Chair: Matthew Gardner - University of Texas at Dallas; Xu Yang - Consultant;

Modeling & Design of DC-DC Converters  Chair: Xin Zan - University of Maryland; Liwei Zhou - University of Texas at Arlington;

Gallium Nitride & Gallium Oxide Power Devices  Chair: Zhou Dong - ABB U.S. Corporate Research Center; Jose Ortiz Gonzalez - University of Warwick;

Noise, Vibration, Reliability & Diagnostics of Electrical Machines  Chair: Jose Antonino-Daviu - Universitat Politecnica de Valencia; Athanasios Karlis - Democritus University of Thrace (Greece);

Solar Energy Applications  Chair: Yongheng Yang - Zhejiang University; Leila Chebbo - Dominion Energy;

Battery Management: Thermal, SOC, & Voltage Control  Chair: Surojit Sen - University of Nottingham, UK; Marium Rasheed - Ford Motor Company;

Grid Forming Converters: Control  Chair: Vikram Roy Chowdhury - National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Joseph Benzaquen - Georgia Institute of Technology;

Advanced Modeling & Control Techniques for Electric Drives  Chair: Juan Manuel Guerrero - University of Oviedo; Luigi Danilo Tornello - University of Catania;

Advanced Topology & Control Strategies of DC-AC Inverters  Chair: Jungwon Choi - University of Washington; Yunting Liu - Penn State;

Special Session: Variety of GaN Devices on the Market: Which to Select for My Design II  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Top Challenges & Design-for-Test Considerations in Modern Power Conversion Systems  Chair: TBA

Tuesday October 21, 2025 (08:30-10:10)

Topological Advancements in WPT Systems  Chair: Jungwon Choi - University of Washington; Emrullah Aydin - Oak Ridge National Laboratory;

PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance & Interior PM Synchronous Machines  Chair: Narges Taran - Ford Motor Company; Ian Brown - Illinois Institute of Technology;

Modeling & Control of Grid-interactive Converters  Chair: Xiaofan Cui - UCLA; Xin Zan - University of Maryland;

Resonant Converters  Chair: Giuseppe Bossi - Cagliari University; Marco di Benedetto - Roma Tre University;

Magnetic Gears, Actuators & Non-Conventional Machines I  Chair: Ronghai Qu - Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Jonathan Bird - Portland State University;

DC/DC Converters for Renewable Applications  Chair: Shuyan Zhao - ABB USA; Jinia Roy - UW Madison;

Control & Evaluation Techniques for EV Charging   Chair: Athar Hanif - Ohio State University; Liwei Zhou - University of Texas at Arlington;

Hybrid AC/DC Grids  Chair: Shenghui Cui - Seoul National University; Rasel Mahmud - National Renewable Energy Laboratory;

Control Techniques for Synchronous Machines  Chair: Radu Bojoi - Politecnico di Torino; Anitra Wilson - Management and Technology Solutions Group, LLC;

Control & Reliability  Chair: Ratul Das - University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Khurram Afridi - Cornell University;

Special Session: Aerospace Electrification: Integrated Powertrain Development & Testing for Electrified Aircrafts  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Rapid Prototyping for Digital and Mixed-Signal Controllers for High Frequency Power Supplies  Chair: TBA

Wednesday October 22, 2025 (08:30-10:10)

EMI Design in Power Electronics  Chair: Giovanna Oriti - Naval Postgraduate School; Robert Cuzner - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee;

Materials, Losses & Thermal Issues in Electrical Machines  Chair: Fabio Giulii Capponi - Sapienza University of Rome (Italy); Gilsu Choi - Inha University;

Control of DC/DC Resonant Converters  Chair: Mateo Roig Greidanus - University of Illinois Chicago; Yanni Zhong - Siemens Energy;

Multilevel & Modular Converter Topologies  Chair: Giulia Tresca - University of Pavia; Cristina Terlizzi - University of Tor Vergata;

Gate Driver Circuit Design  Chair: Tanya Gachovska - MDA; Xiaoqing Song - University of Arkansas;

Multilevel Inverters for Sustainable Energy Applications  Chair: Xinze Li - University of Arkansas; Hongjian Lin - University of Alberta;

EV Onboard Charger Topologies  Chair: Emrullah Aydin - Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Benjamin Luckett - Eaton Corporation;

Grid-Forming Inverters Under Nonideal Conditions  Chair: Gab-Su Seo - National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Davide Biadene - Padova University;

Predictive & Advanced Control Strategies for Electric Drives  Chair: Michele Mengoni - University of Bologna; Huangjie Gong - ABB;

Emerging Power Electronic Technologies & Applications  Chair: Yuetao Hou - Texas Instruments; Saad Pervaiz - Texas Instruments;

Special Session: Versatile Power Electronics: Building Blocks for Resilient and Reliable Power Systems  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Putting Commercial Bidirectional Switch Devices to Work in Tomorrow’s Power Converter Products I  Chair: TBA

Wednesday October 22, 2025 (10:30-12:10)

Modeling & Mitigation of Power Converter EMI  Chair: Hong Li - Zhejiang University; Vladimir Blasko - University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison;

Advanced Modelling of Electrical Machines  Chair: Nishanth Gadiyar - ORNL; Giulio De Donato - Sapienza University of Rome;

Advanced Control of Various DC/DC Converter Topologies  Chair: Marium Rasheed - Ford Motor Company; Kaitlyn Sitch - US Navy;

Advanced Control Techniques & Modulation Stategies for Multi-level Power Converters  Chair: Jeehoon Jung - Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST); Zhou He - Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech;

Gate Driver Performance & Optimization  Chair: Ratul Das - University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Tanya Gachovska - MDA;

Batteries for Renewables: Modelling & Management  Chair: Luigi Danilo Tornello - University of Catania; John Lam - York University;

Onboard Chargers and Power Converters   Chair: Surojit Sen - University of Nottingham, UK; Rishad Ahmed - University of Nottingham;

Transient Operation of Power Electronics-based Grids  Chair: Hugo Villegas Pico - Iowa State University; Marius Langwasser - Kiel University;

Modeling, Control, & Thermal Analysis of Electric Drives  Chair: Yaser Chulaee - Lennox International Inc.; Huangjie Gong - ABB;

AI-Based Design & Optimization for Efficient Energy Conversion  Chair: Yang Wu - Aalborg University; Peng Fang - University of Minnesota Duluth;

Special Session: Advanced Manufacturing, Computation, Winding, & Materials for NextGen Electric Machine Applications  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Putting Commercial Bidirectional Switch Devices to Work in Tomorrow’s Power Converter Products II  Chair: TBA

Wednesday October 22, 2025 (14:00-15:40)

Power Converter Stability I  Chair: Sante Pugliese - University of Kiel; Pengfeng Lin - Shanghai Jiao Tong University;

Interior PM Synchronous Machines  Chair: Jonathan Bird - Portland State University; Rukmi Dutta - University of New South Wales;

Modulation & Control Strategies for High-Performance Power Electronic Systems  Chair: Dushan Boroyevich - Virginia Tech; Mahima Gupta - University of Wisconsin-Madison;

DC-DC Converters  Chair: Yeonho Jeong - The University of Rhode Island; Davide Biadene - Padova University;

Power Module Design  Chair: Francesco Iannuzzo - Politecnico di Torino; Qingyun Huang - University of Missouri;

Batteries for Renewables: Technologies & Characterization  Chair: Ramanathan Thiagarajan - NREL; Hongjian Lin - University of Alberta;

EV Chargers, Converters, & Propulsion  Chair: Nishanth Gadiyar - ORNL; Rishad Ahmed - University of Nottingham;

Solid State Transformers  Chair: Bowen Yang - National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Kartavya Agarwal - AmePower;

High-Speed & Bearingless Machines  Chair: Eric Severson - University of Minnesota; Minkyun Noh - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology;

Power Conversion Quality in Electric Drives  Chair: Sneha Narasimhan - North Carolina State Universit; Ali Bazzi - University of Connecticut;

Special Session: Wide Bandgap Enables Energy Intensive Data Centers  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Next-Generation Electrical Energy Infrastructure  Chair: TBA

Wednesday October 22, 2025 (16:00-17:40)

Health Monitoring for Reliable Power Electronics  Chair: Yicheng Zhu - UC Berkeley; Zhicheng Guo - Arizona State University;

Advanced Manufacturing of Electrical Machines  Chair: Federico Marcolini - Sapienza University of Rome; Federica Graffeo - Politecnico di Torino;

Modulation Methods for Power Converters   Chair: Michael Harke - Collins Aerospace; Jialin Zheng - Purdue University;

Modern Control Strategies & Converter Designs for Power Electronics Systems  Chair: Zhou He - Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech; Yingyi Yan - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China;

Power Electronic Modules: Materials & Other Considerations  Chair: Lakshmi Ravi - ABB U.S. Corporate Research Center; Shuo Wang - University of Florida;

Energy Storage & Harvesting I  Chair: Shiqi Ji - Tsinghua University; Sangwhee Lee - ORNL;

Aircraft Electrification  Chair: AKM Arafat - Drive Systems Design; Liwei Zhou - University of Texas at Arlington;

Grid Forming Converters in Power Systems  Chair: Joseph Benzaquen - Georgia Institute of Technology; Kartavya Agarwal - AmePower;

Switched Reluctance & Flux Switching Machines  Chair: Mohammad Sedigh Toulabi - University of Alberta, Canada; Yuting Gao - Wuhan University ;

Data-Driven Monitoring, Diagnostics, & Fault Analysis   Chair: Taesic Kim - The University of Missouri ; Gaowen Liang - Nanyang Technological University;

Special Session: Digital Twins for Real-World Power Electronics Applications  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for Power Electronics in Mission Critical Applications  Chair: TBA

Thursday October 23, 2025 (08:30-10:10)

Fault-tolerant Methods for Reliable Power Electronics  Chair: Zhicheng Guo - Arizona State University; Xiaoqing Song - University of Arkansas;

Synchronous Machines  Chair: Nicola Bianchi - University of Padova; Ian Brown - Illinois Institute of Technology;

Optimal Control Methods for Power Electronic Systems  Chair: George Papafotiou - Eindhoven University of Technology; Petros Karamanakos - Tampere University;

Multi-port & High-step DC-DC Converters  Chair: Yingyi Yan - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Angelo Di Cataldo - Universita di Catania;

Magnetic Components: Materials and Design  Chair: Adam Skorek - Université du Québec à Trois Rivières; Jose Ortiz Gonzalez - University of Warwick;

Wind Energy Applications  Chair: Yunting Liu - Penn State; Esin Ilhan Caarls - Eindhoven University of Technology;

Electric Traction & Propulsion  Chair: Eric Severson - University of Minnesota; Thomas Luo - General Motors;

Microgrids Control  Chair: Vikram Roy Chowdhury - National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Huangjie Gong - ABB;

Sensorless Control for Electric Drives  Chair: Paolo Pescetto - Politecnico di Torino; Marcos Orviz Zapico - Uiversity of Oviedo;

Digital Twins for Energy Conversion  Chair: Gaowen Liang - Nanyang Technological University; Md Sariful Islam - HL Mechatronics;

Special Session: Grid Infrastructure for Emerging Ai Data Centers: Challenges and Opportunities  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Next-Gen Automotive Electrification: Advances in Electric Propulsion, Power Electronics, and Drives  Chair: TBA

Thursday October 23, 2025 (10:30-12:10)

Reliability & Protection of Power Electronics  Chair: Xiaoqing Song - University of Arkansas; Yicheng Zhu - UC Berkeley;

Analysis & Optimized Design of Electrical Machines  Chair: Stefano Nuzzo - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Baoyun Ge - Georgia Institute of Technology;

Control & Modulation Aspects in Power Electronics  Chair: Sangwhee Lee - ORNL; Andrea Formentini - University of Genova;

Resonant & Switched-capacitor DC-DC Converters   Chair: Yue Wu - Lehigh University; Thomas Luo - General Motors;

Thermal Management in Power Electronic Applications  Chair: Adam Skorek - Université du Québec à Trois Rivières; Zihan Gao - Delta Electronics (U.S.);

Realtime Simulation & HIL Technologies for Renewable Energy Systems   Chair: Ramanathan Thiagarajan - NREL; Norma Anglani - University of Pavia;

Modeling & Control of WPT Systems  Chair: Zeljko Pantic - NC State University; Rashmi Prasad - General Motors;

Distributed Energy Resource Integration  Chair: Soham Chakraborty - National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Majid Fard - GE Aerospace;

Reliability in Motor Drives  Chair: Di Pan - ALSO; Luca Zarri - University of Bologna;

Data Center Power Supply & UPS Systems  Chair: Peng Fang - University of Minnesota Duluth; Bowen Yang - National Renewable Energy Laboratory;

Special Session: Design Methodologies: Sustainable Power Electronics by Design  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Tackling EMI/EMC Challenges in the SiC and Gan Era with Nanocrystalline Materials  Chair: TBA

Thursday October 23, 2025 (14:00-15:40)

Special Session: DC Distributed Solutions: Applications, Challenges, & Opportunities I  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Design Methodologies - Verification & Validation Techniques I  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Recent Advances and Emerging Applications of Solid-State Transformer-Based Multiport Converters  Chair: TBA

Thursday October 23, 2025 (16:00-17:40)

Special Session: Design Methodologies - Verification & Validation Techniques II  Chair: TBA

Special Session: Advances in EMI/EMC Research in Power Conversion Systems  Chair: TBA

Special Session: DC Distributed Solutions: Applications, Challenges, & Opportunities II  Chair: TBA

Poster Sessions
Monday October 20, 2025 (17:00-18:40)

Solar Applications  Chair: Vidhi Patel - ABB Inc.;

Power Converters in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Applications I  Chair: John Lam - York University;

Power Converters: Control & Applications  Chair: Vikram Roy Chowdhury - National Renewable Energy Laboratory;

Data Driven Control & Monitoring  Chair: Maryam Alibeik - Temple University;

EV Chargers, Converters, & Powertrains  Chair: Thomas Luo - General Motors; Abdullah Al Hadi - CNH;

Bidirectional & Multiport Converters for Grid & Mobility Applications  Chair: Massimiliano Passalacqua - Università degli Studi di Genova;

DC-DC Converter Designs & Analysis  Chair: Wenkang Huang - Infineon Technolofies;

Power Converter Stability II  Chair: Sante Pugliese - University of Kiel;

Toward More Reliable Power Electronics  Chair: Shuai Zhao - Aalborg University;

Advanced Modeling & Control of DC/DC Converters I  Chair: Shuai Zhao - Aalborg University;

Materials, Losses, Thermal, & Manufacturing Issues  Chair: Silvio Vaschetto - Politecnico di Torino;

Axial Flux Machines II   Chair: Matthew Gardner - University of Texas at Dallas;

Induction & Synchronous Machines, Transformers  Chair: Eric Severson - University of Minnesota;

Control, Diagnosis, & Modulation in AC Motor Drives  Chair: Luca Vancini - University of Bologna; Stefano Nuzzo - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia;

Power Devices  Chair: Francesco Iannuzzo - Politecnico di Torino;

Thermal Management, Insulation and Magnetics  Chair: Jose Ortiz Gonzalez - University of Warwick;

Tuesday October 21, 2025 (10:30-12:10)

Energy Storage & Harvesting II  Chair: Fanfan Lin - Zhejiang University;

Power Converters in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Applications II  Chair: Marina Perdigao - Polytechnical Institute of Coimbra (IPC-ISEC) /Instituto de Telecomunicações;

Power Converters: Architecture & Protection  Chair: Davide Biadene - Padova University; Hugo Villegas Pico - Iowa State University;

Land & Aerial Vehicles Propulsion & Electrification  Chair: Athar Hanif - Ohio State University; Liwei Zhou - University of Texas at Arlington;

Charging Techniques, SOC Estimation, & Thermal Management for EV Batteries  Chair: Nishanth Gadiyar - ORNL; Abdullah Al Hadi - CNH;

Advanced Topology, Modeling & Control of DC-DC Converters  Chair: Xu Yang - Consultant;

AC-AC Converter Design & Analysis  Chair: Zhou He - Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Tech;

Converter Power Quality  Chair: Tzung-Lin Lee - National Sun Yat-sen University;

Advanced Control & Optimization Techniques in Power Converters  Chair: Daifei Zhang - University of Toronto;

Advanced Modeling & Control of DC/DC Converters II  Chair: Mateja Novak - Aalborg University;

Modelling & Analysis of Electrical Machines I  Chair: Vandana Rallabandi - Oak Ridge National Laboratory ;

Magnetic Gears, Actuators & Non-Conventional Machines II  Chair: Reza Yazdanpanah - University of Strathclyde (UK);

IPMSM, Synchronous Reluctance & Switched Reluctance Machines  Chair: Stefano Nuzzo - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia;

Electric Drive Topologies & Control Strategies  Chair: Jae Suk Lee - Jeonbuk National University; Ali Bazzi - University of Connecticut;

Power Electronic Packaging  Chair: Jose Ortiz Gonzalez - University of Warwick;

Emerging Architectures, Topologies & Components  Chair: Saad Pervaiz - Texas Instruments; Ashish Kumar - Tau Motors;

Post Journal Presentations  Chair: TBA

Tuesday October 21, 2025 (14:10-15:50)

Applications for Renewables: Power to X & Storage  Chair: Ibukun Korede - Dominion Energy;

Power Electronics-based Grids: Control & Applications  Chair: Rasel Mahmud - National Renewable Energy Laboratory;

Data-Driven Learning & Design Techniques   Chair: Luigi Danilo Tornello - University of Catania;

Inductive Wireless Power Transfer for Transportation  Chair: Luigi Danilo Tornello - University of Catania;

Multilevel & Modular Inverter Topologies for High-Performance Power Conversion  Chair: Giulia Tresca - University of Pavia;

DC-AC Inverters for Renewable Applications: Topology, Control, & Reliability Analysis  Chair: Xiaoqing Song - University of Arkansas; Zeljko Pantic - NC State University;

Power Converter EMI  Chair: Jialin Zheng - Purdue University;

Modeling & Design Methods for Power Electronics  Chair: Shuai Zhao - Aalborg University;

Modern Control Strategies for Grid-Connected & Multilevel Converters  Chair: Suyong Chae - Pohang University of Science and Technology; Yeonho Jeong - The University of Rhode Island;

High-Speed Machines, Bearingless Machines & Machines for Sustainable Transportation  Chair: Stefano Nuzzo - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia;

Modelling & Analysis of Electrical Machines II  Chair: Alireza Fatemi - General Motors;

Noise, Vibration, Reliability, Machine Diagnostics & Protection  Chair: Jose Antonino-Daviu - Universitat Politecnica de Valencia;

Predictive & Fault-Tolerant Control Strategies for AC Motor Drives  Chair: Liwei Zhou - University of Texas at Arlington; Yaser Chulaee - Lennox International Inc.;

Modulation & Sensorless Control Strategies for AC Motor Drives  Chair: David Diaz Reigosa - Universityt of Oviedo; Luigi Danilo Tornello - University of Catania;

Gate Drivers & Reliability  Chair: Tanya Gachovska - MDA;

Sensing & Control  Chair: Mark Scott - Miami University; Jessica Boles - University of California, Berkeley;