About Professional Education Seminars
The APEC Professional Education Seminars focus on practical aspects of the power electronics profession and provide in-depth discussion of important and complex power electronics topics. Each of the three-and-a-half-hour seminars combine practical application with theory and are designed to further educate the working professionals and students in power electronics.
APEC 2027 Seminar Program
The APEC 2027 Professional Education Seminars offer an outstanding opportunity to learn from distinguished and respected power electronics professionals. The grid below provides an overview of the offerings by time and track. The table that follows provides more details.
| Track | Sunday, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm | Sunday, 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Monday, 8:30 am to Noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability / WBG Devices | S01 A Deep Dive Into Short Circuit Behavior, Testing and Solutions for SiC and GaN Power Switches Sara Kuzmanoska & Jaume Roig ON Semiconductor | S07 Online Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Power Electronics Jongwon Shin & Suyong Chae Seoul National University Pohang University of Science and Technology | S13 The Right GaN for the Job: How to Choose GaN Components for Your Next Power System Design Edward A. Jones & Matthias J. Kasper Infineon Technologies |
| AI in Power Electronics | S02 Learning AI for Power Electronics from an Algorithmic Perspective: A Practitioner’s Guide Xinze Li Florida State University | S08 From Chatbot to Toolchain: Becoming an AI-Native Power Electronics Engineer Jonas Muehlethaler Frenetic | S14 Open-Source Simulation for Power Converters: From Schematic to Thermal Finite Element Analysis Alihossein Sepahvand INSIM LLC |
| Magnetics | S03 High-FrequencyMatrix Transformers: From Basics to Outlook Wilmar Martinez, Hans Wouters, & Camilo Suarez KU Leuven – EnergyVille | S09 Distilling FE Analysis Into the Z-Matrix for Comprehensive Magnetics Design Alberto Delgado Expósito & Alberto Vital Pagola Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | S15 Advanced Magnetics Modelling Alfonso Martinez Würth Elektronik |
| Converter Topologies | S04 Revolutionizing Resonant Converter Design: From Trial-and-Error to AI-Assisted Optimization Hiroo Sekiya & Wenqi Zhu Chiba University Tokyo University of Science | S10 Input-Inductor Step-Down Converters: Fundamentals, Design and Opportunities Samantha Coday & Andrew Stillwell Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | S16 An Introduction to Piezoelectric-Based Power Electronics Jessica D. Boles, Wentao Xu, & Tucker Skinner University of California, Berkeley |
| EMI / Motor Drives | S05 Electromagnetic Compatibility of Switched-Mode Power Supplies Günter Keller Deggendorf Institute of Technology | S11 Conducted Emissions Challenges in Motor Drive Application Abiezer Tejeda, Szymon Pasko, & Hans Hoffmann Sathler TE Conectivity / Schaffner | S17 Controlled Electric Drives & E-Mobility: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Petar Grbović & Darko Marčetić University of Innsbruck University of Novi Sad |
| Data Centers: Grid to Processors | S06 Solid State Transformers (SSTs): Topologies, Use Cases, Design Considerations Ilknur Colak, Rafael Medeiros, & Ahmed Meligy Schneider Electric | S12 From 800V to the Core: Reconfigurable Power Delivery for AI Accelerators José A. Cobos Differential Power S.L. | S18 Data Center Power Delivery, from Grid to Chip and MW – Rack Architectures Robert Pilawa-Podgurski & Yicheng Zhu University of California, Berkeley The University of Texas at Austin |
Detailed Descriptions
Select a day to see the six parallel offerings during each time slot, then click the seminar title for the abstract and presenter bio sketches.