As part of its commitment to the technical community, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Students and Young Professionals Committee successfully hosted the third IEEE PELS Students and Young Professionals Symposium (SYPS 2025) in Vitória, Brazil, on 6 October. Co-located with the prestigious Brazilian Power Electronics Conference (COBEP), the event was organized with the support of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) IEEE PELS/Industry Applications Society (IAS)/Transportation Electrification Council (TEC) Joint Student Branch Chapter (SBC), the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) IEEE PELS SBC, the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) IEEE PELS SBC, the Northeast Brazil Section IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES)/IAS/PELS Chapter, and the IEEE Young Professionais Brazil Council.
The event began with “ Transitioning from Student to a Professional Career by IEEE,” a session mediated by Bruna Gehrke (PELS Young Professionals Committee Chair) and featuring João Teixeira (Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN)), Thiago Rech (Ph.D. student at UFSC), and Janislley Sousa (Senior Engineer at SIDIA Institute of Science and Technology, a Samsung research center) (see Figure 1). The panel provided insightful guidance on how students can successfully transition into professional careers while exploring the wide range of growth and engagement opportunities available within IEEE. Panelists shared their personal journeys from academia to industry, highlighting the challenges, learning experiences, and skills that shaped their professional paths. They emphasized that being an IEEE member offers significant benefits, including access to technical resources, networking with global experts, participation in specialized societies such as PELS, and leadership development through volunteer roles.
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