On occasion, I like to return to first principles to remind myself—and all of you readers—why Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) was created in the first place and why this
The field of Power Electronics is moving faster than ever. Driven by the global push for sustainable energy, electric mobility, and smarter grids, the demand for cutting-edge research has skyrocketed.
Cultivating networking opportunities and distributing professional assets to students and early-career professionals is a central pillar of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Young Professionals (YP) Committee. The YP receptions
Although this column will be published in September 2026, I am writing it in April, right after getting home from APEC 2026, held in San Antonio in March 2026. By
It has long been the opinion of this columnist that power electronics (PE) and energy storage (ES) are not just complementary, but should always be thought of as two peas
From NVIDIA’s 800 V vision for the future, to Vertiv’s Director of Engineering Brian Heber’s Plenary talk “HVDC Distribution For Future AI Data Centers” [1], to the unending news reports
Energy efficiency is no longer a secondary design consideration; it is a primary driver of innovation across the power electronics industry. From AI data centers to electric mobility and industrial
As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms modern society, power electronics plays a dual role: it powers the AI era, and it is increasingly being transformed by AI itself. Yet current PE
In the global north, globalization of science and accelerating growth of exponential technologies (nano-scale materials, VLSI, AI, and additive manufacturing) are changing every aspect of societybut access to energy is
You wake up with a new idea. Your technical background assures you that it can—and should—become a business. With proper due diligence, you convince yourself to take the entrepreneur’s leap.
