Under the leadership of the IES President Milos Manic, the IES continues to strengthen its commitment to Students and Young Professionals through expanded funding, new opportunities, and increased global engagement. With nearly one-third of IES members being students or recent graduates, these initiatives are shaping the future of the Society.

Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban received the IEEE Systems Council Outstanding Service Award 2025 "For visionary leadership and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems Council through transformative educational initiatives and global outreach." Congratulations to him!

ICELIE is an educational conference co-located within IECON, to be held 14-17 October 2025 in Madrid, Spain. The main objective is to discuss the new didactic methods and teaching/learning technologies that ensure efficient training in the broad field of industrial electronics. 

ONCON 2025 will take place virtually on 11-13 December 2025. The 4th Annual Online Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society focuses on the advanced theory, concepts, and applications of advanced Industrial Electronic Systems.

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This article connects theoretical advances in partial power conversion with practical needs for building-integrated energy storage. By demonstrating a complete system that meets standards for reusing 2nd life EV battery packs in residential DC microgrids, it provides clear ways to lower storage costs, improve grid resilience, and support circular economy goals.

Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 3:00 PM CET, 9:00 AM EDT

By Joao Martins (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)

Key approaches to ensure the reliability and robustness of power grids will be presented in this webinar: hardening of physical infrastructure, integration of advanced grid technologies, implementation of robust grid management practices, and adoption of adaptive and proactive maintenance protocols.

Thursday 18 September 2025 at 9:00 PM CST, 3:00 PM CET, 9:00 AM EDT

By Shan He (Aalborg University, Denmark) and Zhiqing Yang (University of Technology, China)

This webinar begins with an introduction to multi-sampling control, an emerging technique designed to mitigate high-frequency resonance caused by control delay. Next, mid-frequency damping design is explored, focusing on phase angle compensation in resonant controllers.

Thursday 26 September 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT, 10:00 PM AEST, 02:00 PM CEST

By Houbing Herbert Song (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA)

In this talk, Prof. Song will share his journey from counter-unmanned aircraft systems to explainable AI to neuro-symbolic AI. Then he will present the past, present, and future of neuro-symbolic AI and will share his perspective on the emerging area of neuro-symbolic AI.