Dipti Srinivasan is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, where she also heads the Centre for Green Energy Management & Smart Grid (GEMS). Prior to joining NUS, Professor Srinivasan worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California at Berkeley from 1994 to 1995.

She has published more than 400 papers in the field of smart grid and computational intelligence. Her current research focuses on the development of novel computational intelligence-based models and methodologies to aid the integration of the new Smart Grid technologies into the existing infrastructure so that power grid can effectively utilize pervasive renewable energy generation and demand-side management programs, while accommodating stochastic load demand.

Ayman M. El-Refaie received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2002, and 2005 respectively. Between 2005 and 2016 he has been a principal engineer and a project leader at the Electrical Machines and Drives Lab at General Electric Global Research Center. His interests include electrical machines and drives. Since January 2017 he joined Marquette University as the Werner Endowed Chair for Energy Sustainability. He has over 250 journal and conference publications. He has 50 issued US patents. He is a fellow of the IEEE, IET and National Academy of Inventors. At GE, he worked on several projects that involve the development of advanced electrical machines for various applications including, aerospace, traction, wind, and water desalination. He was the chair for the IEEE IAS Transportation Systems committee and an associate editor for the Electric Machines committee. He was a technical program chair for the IEEE 2011 Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (ECCE). He was the general chair for ECCE 2014 and 2015 ECCE steering committee chair. He was the general chair of IEMDC 2019. He was the IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department. He was the IAS Publications Department Chair He is currently serving as the IAS president. He is a member of Sigma Xi. He received several prestigious awards including the IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department Gerald Kliman Innovator Award, the 2022 ICEM Arthur Ellison Achievement Award, the 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award, and the 2024 IEEE PELS Electrical Machines, Drives and Related Automation Technical Achievement Award among several others. He is the recipient of four paper awards.

Dr. Sun received his BS from Nanjing Institute of Aeronautics in 1984, MS from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Austronautics and Dr.-Ing. degree from the University of Paderborn, Germany.

He is currently a Professor of the ECSE Department and Director of the Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) funded by New York State government. Prior to that, he was a Post-Doc Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology from 1996 to 1997. He worked as a Principal Engineer at the Advanced Technology Center of Rockwell Collins for five years till 2002.

He has published over 178 papers in the field of Engineering, Energy & Mathematics.

His research areas include Renewable Energy – Wind and PV Power Conversion, Control and Grid Integration; High Voltage DC Transmission – Converter Technology, Control and System Stability; Microgrids, Mobile and Autonomous Power Systems; Wide Bandgap Power Electronics for Aerospace and Renewable Energy Applications; Electromagnetic Interference and Power Quality Related to Power Electronics; Modeling and Control of Power Electronic Converters and Systems.

Dr. Gourab Majumdar is a B. Tech graduate from IIT Delhi in 1977 in electrical Engineering and he did his PhD from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan in 2005. He lived in Japan since September 1978 and started his career at Mitsubishi electric Corporation in 1980. Since 1983, has worked in the company’s business units responsible for advanced power semiconductor development, design, and applications. From April-2012 to March-2017, he served as an Executive Fellow, Semiconductor & Device Group of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. On April-2017, he was reemployed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and currently acting as a Senior Fellow, Semiconductor & Device Group of the same company.

He is a recipient of the prestigious National Invention Award in Japan in 2005 for invention of the IPM (Intelligent Power Module) fundamental concept and has also received seveeral other prestigious awards, including the “Monozukuri Nihon Taishou” (Japan Craftsmanship Grand-prix) award from the honorary Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2013 for contribution in development and commercialization of various generations of IPM devices. He served as the General Chairman of ISPSD 2013 and has been participating as a member of both PCIM’s Advisory Board and ISPSD’s Advisory Committee. He has been a visiting lecturer of advanced power semiconductor device courses run by Kyushu University and Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) for several years till date. Also, he has been bestowed with Honorary Professorship in 2016 by Amity University, India.

He is an IEEE fellow since January 2021. He has published and co-authored many technical papers and books on power devices and holds several patents in the related fields.

Prof. Andina received his MSc degree in Industrial Engineering (Automatic Control and Electronics) from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain in 1990 and PhD (with honors) from Industrial Engineering (Electronics) from University of Vigo, Spain in 1996.

He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electronic Technology, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain. Prior to that he was Associate Head in the Department of Electronic Technology, University of Vigo, from 2001 to 2003. Before that, he was Associate dean in the School of Industrial Engineering, University of Vigo. He has also worked with North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA from Aug 2010 to June 2011 and Harbin Institute of technology, Harbin, China during 2015-2017.

He is a IEEE Fellow & President Elect, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES). He was vice president for conference activities, IEEE IES, 2016-2021, Co-Editor-in Chief, IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics, Editor in Chief, IEEE Industrial electronics Magazine (2013-2015), Associated Editor, IEEE open journal of the Industrial Electronics Society & a senior member, IEEE IES Administrative Committee (AdCom).

He was awarded with 2023 IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics Outstanding Paper Award, 2020 Anthony J. Hornfeck Award, IEEE IES & 2017 IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine Best Paper Award.

He has over 130 academic publications and over 1800 citations and holds 6 patents in Spain, US, Europe and Portugal. His current interests span across intelligent sensors, embedded platforms, FPGA implementation of complex system.