IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition 2027

Reviewer Sign-Up Now Open! A key to the technical strength of APEC is the peer review process. All technical session digests are subject to a rigorous peer review process. If you are an experienced power electronics professional or have experience reviewing papers as a graduate student, APEC invites you to sign up to be a […]

Present Your Work At APEC 2027 The main technical content presented at APEC comes from power electronics professionals just like you. The portals to submit your Technical Session paper digests, Industry Session proposals, and Professional Education Seminar proposals to APEC 2027 will open soon. Now is the time to start thinking about what you would […]

Seminar Submission Portal for APEC 2027 Now Open! Key Dates And Deadlines Key Date/Deadline Action/Event June 11, 2026 Seminar Submission Portal Starts Accepting Proposals August 14, 2026 Seminar Submission Submission Portal Closes October 2, 2026 Prospective Speakers Notified Of Decision To Accept Or Decline Their Proposal For The APEC 2027 Program October 10, 2026 Presenters […]

Brian Heber is an accomplished engineering leader with over 30 years of experience driving innovation in power electronics, embedded control, and power systems for the data center industry. As Director Advanced Technology at Vertiv, Brian has led global teams in the research and development of advanced control algorithms, including sliding mode control, fuzzy logic control, repetitive control, and state feedback controllers, enabling robust and high-performance solutions for critical infrastructure. He pioneered the adoption of software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation tools using MATLAB and Simulink, accelerating the validation and deployment of complex control strategies. He is also dedicated to mentoring the next generation of engineers, serving as an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at The Ohio State University. Brian has a master’s degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University. Brian is an inventor on over 25 patents. His career is defined by technical excellence, technology leadership, and a commitment to developing high-performing teams.

Arturo Fernandez (IEEE SM’98) earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Universidad de Oviedo, Spain, in 1997 and 2000, respectively. He began his academic career at the Universidad de Oviedo as an Assistant Professor in 1998, advancing to Associate Professor in 2003. In 2007, he joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as a power conversion engineer, driving his research effort towards advancing power electronics for space missions. In 2015, Arturo was appointed Head of the Power Management and Distribution Section at ESA, where he coordinated the Agency’s power conversion technology roadmaps and provided technical leadership across all satellite development programs. By 2025, he became Head of the Power Systems, EMC, and Space Environments Division, overseeing ESA’s R&D efforts in solar generators, energy storage, electromagnetic compatibility, harness systems, and the effects of space environments on satellite platforms. Arturo’s research interests span high-efficiency switching-mode power supplies, low output voltage converters, DC/DC converter modeling, and advanced power systems for space applications. He has authored more than 100 publications in leading power electronics conferences and journals, contributing significantly to the field’s advancement.

Shiori Idaka joined Mitsubishi Electric in Japan in 2002, working at the Advanced Technology R&D Center where she developed semiconductor packages including memory, MEMS, RF module and power modules. In 2008, she was appointed to lead the development of SiC power modules as a key member of the power module development project. In 2016, she moved to Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. in Germany, where she launched and now directs the European Research Cooperation Center, leading R&D projects focused on power module applications. To date, she has successfully managed over 90 collaborative projects with companies and research institutions across Europe and beyond. Shiori Idaka actively contributes to the power electronics academic community, serving on multiple prestigious committees including: ECCE Europe organizing committee, PCIM Advisory board, IWIPP organizing committee, TPC member in ISPS, CIPS, ICSCRM, and SMART.

Minjie Chen is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University, where he leads the Princeton Power Electronics Research Group. He is currently on sabbatical from Princeton as a visiting professor at TSMC and Nvidia Research. He received his Ph.D. in EECS from MIT and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University. He is a recipient of the IEEE PELS Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Engineer Award, a Princeton SEAS Junior Faculty Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the MIT Dimitris N. Chorafas Ph.D. Thesis Award, and more than 15 prize papers from top IEEE journals and conferences. He is a PELS Distinguished Lecturer, a co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and was listed multiple times on the Princeton Engineering Commendation List for Outstanding Teaching. He is currently chairing IEEE PELS Technical Committee 10: Design Methods and AI Tools, and has been leading the IEEE PELS International Challenge in Design Methods for Power Electronics – the MagNet Challenge – since 2023.

APEC is interested in papers and presentations related to any area of power electronics. To facilitate the review process it is necessary that prospective authors and speakers identify their work with one of the following areas of technical interest. This list is comprehensive but if there is any doubt simply choose the area most closely […]

Session Proposal Submission for APEC 2027 Now Open! Key Dates DEADLINE ACTION/DESCRIPTION May 28, 2026 Industry Session Submission Portal opens for proposal submissions August 14, 2026 Industry Session Submission Portal closed October 13, 2026 Notification that a proposal was accepted or declined emailed to the corresponding presenter October 13, 2026 Industry Session Speaker Portal Opens […]

Digest Submissions are Now Open for APEC 2027! Key Dates & Deadlines Key Date/Deadline Action/Event May 21, 2026 Technical Sessions Submission Portal opens for Digest submissions August 14, 2026 Technical Sessions Submission Portal closed For Digest submissions October 12, 2026 Notification that a digest has been accepted or declined sent by email to the corresponding […]