Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee includes members of the Technical Committee as well as more than 200 additional reviewers (not listed here due to space restrictions)

Steering Committee

Industry
Dr. Francisco Canales, ABB Switzerland Corporate Research
Dr. Ilknur Colak, Schneider Electric
Dr. Shiori Idaka, Mitsubishi Electric Europe
Dr. Philip C. Kjaer, Vestas Wind Systems
Prof. Leo Lorenz, ECPE
Dr. Markus Pfeifer, Siemens
Dr. Pradeep Shenoy, Texas Instruments

Academia
Prof. José Antonio Cobos, Technical University of Madrid
Prof. Francesco Iannuzzo, Polytechnic of Turin
Prof. Volker Pickert , Newcastle University
Prof. Jean-Luc Schanen, Grenoble Institute of Technology
Prof. Pat Wheeler, University of Nottingham

The Steering Committee oversees all ECCE Europe editions

Organising Committee

Pablo Zumel, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, General Chair & Information contact
Cristina Fernandez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, General Vice-Chair & Information contact
Enrique Dede, Universitat de Valencia, Honorary Chair
Silke Kenzler, Kenzler Conference Management, PCO/Local Arrangement Chair 
Philip Carne Kjaer, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Treasurer
Thomas Harder, European Center for Power Electronics, Co-Treasurer/Sponsorship and Exhibition Chair 
Miroslav Vasic, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Technical Program Chair
Thiago Batista Soeiro, University of Twente, Technical Program Vice-Chair
Christian Manneschmidt , European Center for Power Electronics, Publicity/Communication Chair/Website 
Vicente Esteve, Universitat de Valencia, Local Organizing Committee Chair 
Enrique Romero-Cadaval, Universidad de Extremadura, Industry Forum Chair
Vanja Ambrosic, University of Ljubljana, Industry Forum Vice-Chair
Simon Hart, Inncat, Industry Forum Vice-Chair
Aurora Gil-de-Castro, Universidad de Cordoba, Women in Engineering Chair
Alba Rodriguez-Lorente, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Publication Chair
Francisco Javier Azcondo, Universidad de Cantabria, Special Session Chair
Marta Molinas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Special Session Vice-Chair
Pablo Fernandez-Miaja, Universidad de Oviedo, Tutorial Chair
Aitor Vazquez, Universidad de Oviedo, Tutorial Vice-Chair
Andres Barrado, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Local Industry Chair
Jose Jordan, Universitat de Valencia, Technical Tours Chair

Advisory Team

Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University
Rik De Donker, RWTH Aachen
Leonids Ribicks, Riga Technical University

National Committee

Industry
Jose A. Cobos, Differential Power S.L.
Jaime Lopez-Lopez, Power Smart Control

Academia
Ramón Blasco-Gimenez, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
Javier Uceda, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Javier Sebastian, Universidad de Oviedo
Ausias Garrigos, Universidad Miguel Hernandez
Oscar Lucia, Universidad de Zaragoza
Aurelio Garcia-Cerrada, Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Pedro Roncero-Sanchez, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
Marina Sanz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Antonio Lazaro, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Topic Chairs and Topic Vice-Chairs

No. Topic Topic Chair Topic Co-Chair(s)
1 Power Devices, Components, Packaging and Sustainability Dr. Jaume Roig (On Semiconductor) Prof. Ray Hueting (University of Twente), Prof. Ke Li (Nottingham), Dr. Paul Taylor (Dynex), Prof. Francesca Grazian (Eindhoven University of Technology), Prof. Jonas Huber (ETH Zurich), Dr. Antxon Arrizabalaga (Semi Zabala)
2 Power Converters Topologies (inside this Industry Specific Applications) Dr. Francesco Gennaro (STMicroelectronics) Prof. Marcelo Heldwein (TU Munich), Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban (University of South-Eastern Norway), Prof. Vitor Pires (Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal), Prof. Mattia Ricco (University di Bologna), Prof. Héctor Sarnago (Universidad de Zaragoza), Prof. Yann Bouvier (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
3 Converter Modelling, Simulation and Advanced Design Methodologies Prof. Paul Judge (Edinburgh Uni) Prof. Ahmad Elkhateb (Queens Belfast), Prof. Jinjun Liu (Xi'an Jiaotong Uni President CPSS), Prof. Paolo Mattavelli (University of Padova), Prof. Wilmar Martinez (KU Leuven), Prof. Frank Schafmeister (Uni Paderborn), Prof. Jakub Kucka (Paderborn University)
4 Measurement, Supervision and Control for Power Converters Prof. Petros Karamanakos (Tampere Uni) Prof. Maher Al-greer (Teeside University), Prof. Michael Hartmann (Technial University of Graz), Prof. Eric Monmasson (Uni de Cergy-Pontoise), Prof. Haimeng Wu (University of Northumbria), Prof. Subham Sahoo (Aalborg University)
5 Electrical Machines and Drive Systems Prof. Ingo Hahn (FAU Erlangen) Prof. Mohammadali Abbasian (Warwick), Prof. Xu Deng (Newcastle University), Prof. Simon Steentjes (Hilti), Prof. Junzhong XU (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Prof. Jianning Dong (TU Delft), Dr. Orcun Karaca (ABB)
6 Renewable Energy Power Systems Prof. Vincenzo Cirimele (University di Bologna) Prof. Pablo Briff (Scottish and Southern Energy), Dr. Vladan Lazarevic (ABB), Prof. Junichi Itoh (Nagaoka University of Technology), Prof. Vitorino Montie (University of Campinas Grande), Prof. Ahmed Zobaa (Brunel University of London)
7 Power Electronics in Transmission and Distribution Systems Prof. Tomáš Komrska (Uni of West Bohemia) Prof. Marco Rivera (University of Nottingham), Prof. Matthew Deakin (Newcastle University), Prof. Marc Hiller (KIT Karlsruhe), Prof. Enrique Romero Cadaval (Universitad de Extramadura), Prof. Li Zou (GE Renewable Energy)
8 E-Mobility and Propulsion Systems Prof. Mark Bakran (Uni Bayreuth) Prof. Hans-Günther Eckel (Uni Rostock), Prof. Kamyar Mehran (Queen Mary Uni London), Prof. David Elizondo (Universidad Pública de Navarra), Dr. Ander Avila (Ikerlan), Prof. Prasanth Venugopal (University of Twente)
9 Power Electronics Specific Applications Prof. Anton Dianov (Wenzhou University) Prof. John Lam (York university), Dr. Fernando Gonzalez (Ikerlan), Prof. Juan Rodriguez (Universidad de Oviedo), Prof. Levy Costa (TU Eindhoven), Prof. Markus Makoschitz (Montanuni Leoben)

Industry Forum


Industry Forum Chair: Enrique Romero-Cadaval, Universidad de Extremadura
Industry Forum Vice-Chair: Vanja Ambrosic, University of Ljubljana
Industry Forum Vice-Chair: Simon Hart, Inncat

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