Prof. Milos Manic, IES President and Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Cybersecurity Center, received the prestigious Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Congratulations!

51 new videos, as a part of the course on “Control and Protection of HVDC/AC Electrical Grids,” are now online on the IES Resource Center! IEEE / IES Members and non-members can watch this educational content for free and earn educational credits. 

Join us in Hyderabad, India from 25-27 July 2024 at the International IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Student & Young Professional (IES SYP) Congress 2024 under the captivating theme “Green Energy Technologies: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions.”

This paper addresses the challenges of voltage instability and power loss in fast-charging stations for electric vehicles. It proposes integrating renewable energy sources and a battery in the DC bus to mitigate these issues. 

By Gerard-Andre Capolino (Université de Picardie, France) – 14 Sept 2023

Although induction machines IMs are widely adopted in industrial applications, their use in transport systems has been limited by the surge of more performant solutions based on permanent magnets. However, in the aim of reducing the environmental footprint of the electrical machines manufacturing process and releasing the supply chain from the volatility and uncertainty of magnet rare earth materials procurement, Induction motors are facing a new-born, and they are now seen among the most promising technologies for a sustainable future of electrified transports. (Video duration: 01:40)

Friday 7 June 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT, 4:00 PM CET 

By Goldie Nejat (University of Toronto, Canada)

This talk will present recent research efforts in developing intelligent socially assistive robots to improve quality of life and promote independence (aging-in-place) of older adults, including those living with dementia and their care providers. 

By Daswin De Silva (La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia) – 25 March 2024 

This webinar introduces Generative AI for the design, development and evaluation of industrial applications through innovations in intelligence, insights and decision-making, for the broader socio-technical landscape of operation. Acknowledging the increasing risks of AI, globally accepted guidelines for the responsible practice of AI will also be discussed.