IES Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) Webinar - IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section - Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara, (Member NAE, Fellow IEEE, Fellow NAI, Fellow SAE)

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IES Day 2025 Celebration - IES Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) Webinar on "Data and Energy Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles and the Future Trends” on 15th November 2025 (Saturday) at 07.30 PM (IST), organized by IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Chapter of IEEE Hyderabad Section in association with IES SBCs - VNRVJIET Hyderbad, BVRIT Narasapur

Invited Speaker :

Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara,

(Member NAE, Fellow IEEE, Fellow NAI, Fellow SAE)

Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor
University of Houston, Texas, US

 

About Speaker:

Kaushik Rajashekara (Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. In 1989, he joined the Delphi division of General Motors Corporation in Indianapolis, USA, as a Staff Project Engineer. In Delphi and General Motors, he held various lead technical and managerial positions, and was a Technical Fellow and the Chief Scientist for developing propulsion and power electronics systems for electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicle systems. In 2006, he joined Rolls-Royce Corporation, as a Chief Technologist for electric systems for electric and hybrid aircraft systems. In August 2012, he joined as a Distinguished Professor of Engineering with the University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA. Since September 2016, he has been a Distinguished Professor of engineering in University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. He has authored or coauthored over 300 papers in international journals and conferences, has 37 US and 15 foreign patents, and has written one book.  He has received a number of awards including the 2022 Global Energy Prize, 2021 IEEE Medal on Environment & Safety Technologies and 2013 IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award for his contributions to electrification of transportation and renewable energy.  He was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2012, Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2013, and a Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2021, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2015. He is also a Distinguished Alumna of Indian Institute of Science.  His research interests include power/energy conversion, transportation electrification, renewable energy, and microgrid systems.

DLP Talk: Data and Energy Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles and the Future Trends

Abstract:

Intelligent Transportation systems like autonomous and connected autonomous vehicles(CAVs) use advanced technologies such as sensors, communication networks, data analytics, and automation to gather and analyze information, make informed decisions, enhance safety, and optimize the transportation infrastructure. Autonomous driving takes serious computational power and use significant amount of data to achieve the desired performance, which results in increased fuel consumption in internal combustion engine based vehicles leading to additional pollution or reduces the energy available for propulsion in electric vehicles.  This presentation discusses the convergence of Electric, Autonomous, and Connected vehicles; amounts of data being used, power consumption problems in CAVs.  The impact of the overall energy consumption on the CO2 emissions will also be discussed. The future trends to reduce this energy consumption are briefly presented.

 

Registration Link for PARTICIPATION as Attendees: Link

Registration Closes on: 15-November-2025 (Saturday) at 12.00 Noon (IST)

For any Assistance:

Dr. G. Siva Kumar, Chair, IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section, g.sivakumar.in@ieee.org, M:7702716890. (For IEEE Professional Members and Non-IEEE Professionals)

Dr. D HariKrishna, Secretary, IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section, harikrishna_eee@mvsrec.edu.in, M: 9490215195. (For IEEE Student Members and Non-IEEE Students)

 

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1. 1. Welcome Address and IEEE IES Membership Beneifits – Dr. G. Siva Kumar, Chair, IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section

   2. Introduction of Speaker – Dr. PV Rajagopal, Vice Chair, IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section

   3. DLP Talk – Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara, (Member NAE, Fellow IEEE, Fellow NAI, Fellow SAE) on “Data and Energy Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles and the Future Trends”

   4. Q & A Session – Dr. Pradyut Kumar Sanki, Treasurer, IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section

   5. Vote of Thanks – Dr. D. Hari Krishna, Secretary, IEEE IES Chapter of Hyderabad Section

   6. Feedback

 

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