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  • Tuesday, March 18, 2025
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS01 - Powering the Post 48V Era: Addressing the Datacenter-Level Power Delivery Challenges in the AI Revolution
    Industry Session Chair: Zichao Ye – Google
    Industry Session Chair: Rolando Burgos – CPES
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS02 - Global Electrification Continues to Grow, the Need for New Passives and Design Methods for Power Applications Has to Match
    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, MSc., PhD., CEng MIET – YAGEO
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng (he/him/his) – Würth Elektronik
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS03 - Innovations in Motor Drives
    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Yifei Zhang – Infineon
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and Vehicles
    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse – Taiyo America
    Industry Session Chair: Brian C. Narveson (he/him/his) – Narveson Consulting
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS05 - WBG Applications & Control
    Industry Session Chair: Sam Abdel-Rahman – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Infineon Technologies
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS06 - Reliability Redefined: Optimizing the Design-to-Production Transition for Superior Product Performance
    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3Harris
    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – IBM
    PSMA Session
  • Wednesday, March 19, 2025
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS07 - The Transformer in the Solid-State Transformer
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Edward Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMA
    PSMA Session
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS08 - Gate driver, Protection & Safety Circuits
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni, PhD – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Sasikala Thangam, B.E EEE – TI
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS09 - AC-DC & Flyback Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Elisabetta Mahmutovic – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS10 - AI Tools for More Efficient Power Electronics Design
    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler – WattsButler LLC
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS11 - WBG Converter Design
    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Jason Zhang, MSEE (he/him/his) – Navitas Semiconductor
  • 8:30 AM – 11:55 AM ET
    IS12 - New Era of Power Technologies, Devices, Topologies and Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Karthick Murukesan, PhD – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Reenu Garg – Microchip Technologies
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    IS13 - Powering AI Server Demands
    Industry Session Chair: Francesco Di Domenico – Infineon Technologies
    Industry Session Chair: Harry Soin, MASc – AEI
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    IS14 - Advancing Power Solutions: Integrating Wide Bandgap Technologies for Next-Generation Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Renee Yawger – Efficient Power Conversion (EPC)
    Industry Session Chair: Llewellyn Vaughan-Edmunds – Navitas Semiconductor
    PSMA Session
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    IS15 - DC-DC Conversion
    Industry Session Chair: Sudhakarababu Chakkirala, Ph. D – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Richard Chung – ST Microelectronics
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    IS16 - Power Modules & Emerging Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Anuj S. Narain, MSEE – Wolfspeed
    Industry Session Chair: Adam Anders, MSEE – Wolfspeed
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    IS17 - Advanced Magnetics
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Edward Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMA
  • 1:30 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    IS18 - Advanced Power Electronics & System Designs to Accelerate Transportation Electrification
    Industry Session Chair: Fernando Salcedo – U.S. Department of Energy - VTO
    Industry Session Chair: Dinesh Kithany – Wired & Wireless Technologies (WAWT)
    PSMA Session
  • Thursday, March 20, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IS19 - Advancing Power Semiconductors Through AI & Digital Tools
    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig, PhD – onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler – WattsButler LLC
    PSMA Session
  • 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    IS20 - The Need for CyberSecurity in Power Supplies, Converters and Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Conor Quinn – Advanced Energy Industries
    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – IBM
  • 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IS21 - Energy Management, Storage, and Electrification from Microwatts to Megawatts
    Industry Session Chair: Lincoln Xue – Tianjin University
    Industry Session Chair: Jeff Perkins, MBA – Yole Inc.
    PSMA Session
  • 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    IS22 - Accurate Power-Related Measurement and Data Analysis Methodologies
    Industry Session Chair: Ben Dannan – Signal Edge Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Heidi Barnes – Keysight Technologies
  • 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    IS23 - EV Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Rahul Joshi – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Kamal Varadarajan, PhD – Power Integrations
  • 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM ET
    IS24 - Core Loss - Making the Data Reliable and Relevant
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Edward Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – PSMA
    PSMA Session
  • 10:10 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IS25 - Marketing & Technology Trends in Power Electronics
    Industry Session Chair: Ada Cheng (she/her/hers) – AdaClock
    Industry Session Chair: Stephen Oliver, MBA (he/him/his) – Navitas Semiconductor
  • 10:10 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IS26 - Test & Measurements
    Industry Session Chair: Edward A. Jones, PhD (he/him/his) – Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Industry Session Chair: Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha – Florida International University
  • 10:10 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IS27 - Power Electronics in Extreme Environments
    Industry Session Chair: Jacob Mueller – Sandia National Laboratories
    Industry Session Chair: Jason Neely – Sandia National Laboratories
  • 10:10 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    IS28 - Solid State Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Bridget O'Gorman – PESC Inc
    Industry Session Chair: Doug Hopkins – NC State University