BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T103224Z UID:CED75AE7-C72E-4817-99E7-85FB1F7DD95C DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260804T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260804T130000 DESCRIPTION:Title: Contributions of India to Power Electronics Research and Education - Perspectives of an Outsider-Observer\n\nAbstract: India is th e second or third contributor to published research in the various fields of the power electronics technology. After China\, she competes with the U nited States for the second position. Without doubt she generates the seco nd largest number of conference and journal papers every year. The Indian Institute of Technology departments of Electrical Engineering\, especially the older ones\, each has a\nsignificant number of professors in the fiel d second to China.\n\nIn terms of research content\, Indian researchers ar e leaders\, not only in the analytical arenas\, but also in experimental r esearch\, which\nstrategically makes their research potentially industrial ly relevant and nationally impactful.\n\nDespite these enviable achievemen ts\, the international dividends of the various Indian research and educat ional contributions to the field of\nPower Electronics are not commensurat e. Relative to the population and research paper publications generated\, India produces relatively few\nresident Indian IEEE Fellows every year\, w ins few paper awards.\n\nIndia’s representation is sparse on the high ed itorial boards and various society boards. Their graduate students are not very active participants in the relevant IEEE societies.\n\nThis discussi ve presentation is essentially a perspective of an outsider-observer and a n attempt to motivate professors and graduate students to get more involve d in the international activities of the power electronics profession and community\, and thus access the dividends already earned\, but unclaimed b y an agnostic posture towards international participation.\n\nThe balance of the talk will address emerging areas of research and education to prope rly situate the field of power electronics for greater\nrelevance in India n national drive towards system electrification.\n\n[Profile - NAE]\n\nSpe aker's Biography: Prof. Joseph Ojo Olorunfemi (Life Fellow\, IEEE) is Chai r Professor at the Center for Energy Systems Research (CESR)\,\nTennessee Tech University\, Cookeville\, Tennessee\, USA. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello Universi ty\, Zaria\, Nigeria\, and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineerin g from the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, USA.\nProf. Olorunfemi bega n his academic career as a Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University\, Nigeria\, and has since established an internationally\nrecognized career in electr ical engineering. He has held several visiting and honorary professorships across different continents and is\na Fellow of the Institution of Engine ering and Technology (IET\, U.K.)\, a Life Fellow of IEEE\, a Fellow of th e Nigerian Academy of Science\, and a\nFellow of the Nigerian Academy of E ngineering. His research interests encompass electric machine analysis and drive control\, power electronic converters\, switching converter technol ogy\, converter-enabled power systems\, distributed energy generation\, an d advanced control applications.\n\nProf. Olorunfemi has made outstanding contributions to the IEEE Power Electronics and Industry Applications comm unities through several\ndistinguished leadership roles. He served as Chai r of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Industrial Power Convert er Systems Department\, was a Member of the IEEE IAS Board\, and served as the Technical Program Chair of the 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress a nd Exposition (ECCE 2023). He has also provided exceptional editorial lead ership for leading IEEE journals. He served for more than two decades as a n Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics\, later b ecoming the Deputy Editor-in-Chief during the establishment of the IEEE Jo urnal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE). Subse quently\, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE JESTPE and currently co ntinues to serve the journal as an Editor. He has additionally served as a n Associate Editor for the IET Journal of Power Electronics and the IET Jo urnal of Electric Power Applications. Prof. Olorunfemi is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to electric machines\, motor d rives\, power electronics\, and renewable energy systems\, and continues t o mentor researchers and\nadvance innovation in sustainable energy technol ogies worldwide.\n\nRoom: Block II-236\, Bldg: Block II-236\, Electrical E ngineering Committee Room\, Department of Electrical Engineering\, IIT Del hi\, Hauz Khas\, New Delhi\, Delhi\, India\, 110016 LOCATION:Room: Block II-236\, Bldg: Block II-236\, Electrical Engineering C ommittee Room\, Department of Electrical Engineering\, IIT Delhi\, Hauz Kh as\, New Delhi\, Delhi\, India\, 110016 ORGANIZER:ssundeep@ee.iitd.ac.in SEQUENCE:36 SUMMARY:Talk by Prof. Joseph Ojo: "Contributions of India to Power Electron ics Research and Education" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570536 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Title</strong>: Contributions of I ndia to Power Electronics Research and Education - Perspectives of an Outs ider-Observer<br><br><strong>Abstract</strong>: India is the second or thi rd contributor to published research in the various fields of the power el ectronics technology. After China\, she competes with the United States fo r the second position. Without doubt she generates the second largest numb er of conference and journal papers every year. The Indian Institute of Te chnology departments of Electrical Engineering\, especially the older ones \, each has a&nbsp\;<br>significant number of professors in the field seco nd to China.<br><br>In terms of research content\, Indian researchers are leaders\, not only in the analytical arenas\, but also in experimental res earch\, which&nbsp\;<br>strategically makes their research potentially ind ustrially relevant and nationally impactful.<br><br>Despite these enviable achievements\, the international dividends of the various Indian research and educational contributions to the field of&nbsp\;<br>Power Electronics are not commensurate. Relative to the population and research paper publi cations generated\, India produces relatively few&nbsp\;<br>resident India n IEEE Fellows every year\, wins few paper awards.<br><br>India&rsquo\;s r epresentation is sparse on the high editorial boards and various society b oards. Their graduate students are not very active participants in the rel evant IEEE societies.<br><br>This discussive presentation is essentially a perspective of an outsider-observer and an attempt to motivate professors and graduate students to get more involved in the international activitie s of the power electronics profession and community\, and thus access the dividends already earned\, but unclaimed by an agnostic posture towards in ternational participation.<br><br>The balance of the talk will address eme rging areas of research and education to properly situate the field of pow er electronics for greater&nbsp\;<br>relevance in Indian national drive to wards system electrification.</p>\n<p><strong><img class="sFlh5c FyHeAf iP VvYb" style="max-width: 380px\; width: 287px\; height: 295px\; margin: 0px \;" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSLSPvR1qOhK ECMtsDX3vylBfGup4LZUBEnNAOvqHL8Ac0cqnaK91zOIEPz&amp\;s=10" alt="Profile - NAE"></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Speaker's Biography</strong>: Prof. Joseph Ojo Olorunfemi (Life Fellow\, IEEE) is Chair Professor at the Center for E nergy Systems Research (CESR)\,&nbsp\;<br>Tennessee Tech University\, Cook eville\, Tennessee\, USA. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University\, Zaria\, Nigeria\, and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin&ndash\;Madison\, USA.<br>Prof. Olorunfemi began his academic career as a Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University\, Nigeria\, and has since established an internationally&nbsp\;<br>recognized career in electrical e ngineering. He has held several visiting and honorary professorships acros s different continents and is&nbsp\;<br>a Fellow of the Institution of Eng ineering and Technology (IET\, U.K.)\, a Life Fellow of IEEE\, a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science\, and a&nbsp\;<br>Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. His research interests encompass electric machine analysis and drive control\, power electronic converters\, switching conve rter technology\, converter-enabled power systems\, distributed energy gen eration\, and advanced control applications.</p>\n<p>Prof. Olorunfemi has made outstanding contributions to the IEEE Power Electronics and Industry Applications communities through several&nbsp\;<br>distinguished leadershi p roles. He served as Chair of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS ) Industrial Power Converter Systems Department\, was a Member of the IEEE IAS Board\, and served as the Technical Program Chair of the 2023 IEEE En ergy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2023). He has also provided exceptional editorial leadership for leading IEEE journals. He served for more than two decades as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on P ower Electronics\, later becoming the Deputy Editor-in-Chief during the es tablishment of the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power E lectronics (JESTPE). Subsequently\, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of IE EE JESTPE and currently continues to serve the journal as an Editor. He ha s additionally served as an Associate Editor for the IET Journal of Power Electronics and the IET Journal of Electric Power Applications. Prof. Olor unfemi is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to e lectric machines\, motor drives\, power electronics\, and renewable energy systems\, and continues to mentor researchers and&nbsp\;<br>advance innov ation in sustainable energy technologies worldwide.<span style="color: #88 8888\;"><br></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR