IIT Bhubaneswar India Organizes First Ph.D. Summer School

From 10 to 14 July 2023, the School of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India, in collaboration with the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), organized its first Ph.D. summer school for doctoral scholars with power electronics background. The objective is to encourage brilliant young minds to build careers in areas of electrical engineering, including power systems, renewable integration, smart grids, and control systems. About 97 Ph.D. scholars working in the area of power electronics and its applications, came from various institutes in India to attend the Ph.D. summer school (
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). The inaugural session was conducted on 10 July from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, which was attended by Prof. A. K. Tripathy, former CPRI director, as the chief guest. The event also witnessed video address by Prof. Brad Lehman, president of IEEE PELS, Prof. Liuchen Chang, immediate past president, who presented the State of PELS to the audience in virtual mode. Prof. Mario Pacas, VP global relations highlighted various awards and funding opportunities in IEEE PELS. Prof. Sanjib Kumar Panda, R-10 reginal chair, presented insight into the activities of Region 10. Likewise, Dr. Srinivas Bhaskar Karanki, India-Liaison described the objectives of the Ph.D. school and the benefits of joining IEEE PELS to the participants.