International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives 2026
13 April 2026 – 15 April 2026
IET London: Savoy Place, London, United Kingdom
The 15th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD Global 2026) took place at IET London: Savoy Place, with peer-reviewed technical papers and posters, keynote presentations, industry panels and roundtables, and an exhibition. Programme themes included the UK semiconductor market, grid-friendly decentralised drives, inverter-based resource stability and grid-forming HVDC, and the power electronics skills shortage.
39 sessions · 87 speakers
Organiser (1)
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Media Partner (1)
Association Partners (2)
Gambica · ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V
Exhibitors (10)
Fairflow Energy · H2CHP Limited · Teledyne LeCroy · Telonic Instruments Ltd · imperix · Typhoon HIL · COMSOL · ETPS · LCD LaserCut AG · Rohde & Schwarz
Speakers (87)
- Yunjie Gu Associate Professor - Power Systems, Imperial College London
- Nika Piekut Power Electronics Engineer, Nidec Drives
- Simon Hart Director and CTIO (Chief Technology Innovation Officer), InnCat
- Linnan Sun Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
- Sinisa Durovic Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester
- Volker Pickert Professor of Power Electronics, Newcastle University
- Dr Nur Sarma Assistant Professor, Durham University
- Dr Omar Jasim Consulting Engineer, GE Vernova
- Hadi Moztarzadeh Vice-Chairman of The Imeche Midland Region, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
- Philip Mawby Professor of Power Electronics, University of Warwick
- Luca Peretti Associate Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Richard Duffy Head of Semiconductor Sector Growth, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Ali Kazerooni Cigre UK Additional B4 Regular Member, iGrid Technology Consulting
- Derrick Holliday Technical Director, DER-IC, University of Newcastle
- Gerardo Calderon Lopez Principal Power Electronics Engineer, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- Paul Mitcheson Chief Scientific Officer, Imperial College London
- Graham Bruce Electronics Specialist, Rolls-Royce
- Svein Erik Evju Senior Project Engineer, KONGSBERG
- Zhengyu Zhao Senior Innovation Engineer - Power Electronics & AI Solutions, Siemens
- Aditya Thiru Senior Automotive Trend Strategist, APC
- Abdoul haye Sanankoua king fahd university of petroleum and minerals
- Ahmed Ibrahim Swansea University
- Alex Szymanski Advance Research Engineer, MTC
- Alexander Goodall University of Sheffield
- Ali Sadeghianjahromi University of Warwick
- Anagha Rajendran K P BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus
- Anahí Guerra-Elguera Instituto Politecnico Nacional
- Anders Hagnestål Hagnesia AB
- Cong Xu Harbin Institute of Technology
- Connor Bramwell Newcastle University
- Dariush Bigham Durham University
- Divyabhan Singh Duggal Northumbria University
- Eldar Rahimov University of Nottingham
- Eshan Dharmarathna Tampere University
- Fahad Alhuwaishel Abdullah Al Salem University
- Fater Akuhwa Imperial College London
- Giel Berden Delft University of Technology
- Houssein Farhat IREENA Laboratory
- Iftikhar Hussain University of Manchester
- Ivan Spina Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II
- James Newton Newcastle Univsersity
- Jiaqing Zhai Tianjin University
- Jiashuai Li School of Engineering, Newcastle University
- Jiyuan Gao University of Edinburgh
- Johann Krenn SiliconAustria Labs
- Jonas Gehring Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB
- Joseph Scott Applications Engineer, COMSOL
- Kasper Jessen Aalborg University
- Kingsley Ibrahim Newcastle University
- Kubra Nur Akpinar Marmara University
- Leila Rahimi Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech
- Liang Guo Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime
- Manthila Wijesooriya Mudiyanselage Northumbria University
- Marcelo Castoldi Federal University of Technology - Parana
- Matthew Crossley The University of Manchester
- Matthias Hammerl Vitesco Technologies GmbH (part of the Schaeffler Group)
- Mattia Pecile Technical University of Denmark
- Mehmet Kulan School of Engineering, Newcastle University
- Nejat Saed Graz University of Technology
- Niek Boksebeld Eindhoven University of Technology
- Oleksandr Smyrnov Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Ozan Keysan University of Edinburgh
- Parvathy Mohanan Leela Durham University
- Peng Mei AGH University of Science and Technology
- Saeed Jahdi University of Bristol
- Shamala Evans-Gadgil Senior Programme Manager, Coventry City Council
- Sigo Scharnholz ISL
- Stuart Calverley Magnomatics
- Sufiyan N-Yo University of Nottingham
- Syidy Ab Rasid University of Edinburgh
- Tadele Yirisaw Rolls-Royce
- Tareq Fuqaha School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Technological University Dublin
- Tharaya AL Zaabi Durham University
- Vincenzo Madonna Dumarey Automotive Italia
- Xingyu Liu University of Huddersfield
- Yahia Ould Lahoucine University of Malta
- Yichong Zheng University of Sheffield
- Yusuf Furkan Ugurluoglu Newcastle University
- Yuyao Zhang Imperial College London
- Zhaozhi Peng Shandong University
- Dr. Evi Petavratzi Principal mineral commodities expert, BGS
- Jeremy North CFO, AEM
- Laura Norton Head of EDI, IET
- Natalie Staffurth Employment & Social Mobility, Office for Clean Energy, Department of Energy and Net Zero
- Neha Mukherjee Research Manager - Rare Earths, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Wenlong Ming Reader of Semiconductor Power Electronics, Cardiff University
- Sharad Alerasoul Senior Azure Architect & Team Lead, A.P. Moller – Maersk
Agenda
- Chair's Opening Remarks 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Overview of the UK’s semiconductor market and where are the emerging opportunities ? 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Power Electronics: a cross sectoral opportunity for the UK 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Extending Component Life: Keep it Cool, Keep it Constant 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Multiphysics Simulation for Power Electronic and Motors 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 1B: Machines 13 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- Session 1A: Power Electronics 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 2A: Poster Pitches 13 April 2026
- Session 2B: Poster Pitches 13 April 2026
- Session 3B: Machines 13 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- Session 3A: Power Electronics 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 4B: Poster Pitches 13 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- How to write a journal ready paper 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Beyond the Depot: Dynamic Charging for Heavy Electric Vehicles or DynaCoV and the Future of Dynamic Charging for Freight 13 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- How E-motor innovations are reshaping EV performance, cost, and supply chain dynamics 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Industry Panel on EV Supply Chain and its impact on PEMD 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Chair's Closing Remarks 13 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Chair's Opening Remarks & Best Paper/Best Poster 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- What is the UK good at and how can it create impact in PEMD? 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Grid-friendly solutions for Decentralized Drives 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Power converters and Electrical drives: where are the emerging opportunities? 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 5A: Power Electronics 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 5B: Machines 14 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- Session 6A: Drives and Control 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 6B: Energy Systems 14 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- Session 7B: Poster Pitches 14 April 2026
- Session 7A: Poster Pitches 14 April 2026
- Case Study on the world’s first non‑metallic electric motor in response to increasing pressure on supplies of traditional motor materials 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Industry Roundtable: Trends and developments in Semiconductors 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Explore IET Membership 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Chair's Closing Remarks 14 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Chair's Opening Remarks 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Power system stability with a high penetration of inverter-based resources 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Turboprop Aircraft Electrification: from Mild Hybridisation to Electric Propulsion 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Synchronous Grid-Forming HVDC: Stabilising Evolving Grids Through Enhanced Resilience 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 8A: Drives and Control 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Session 8B: Energy Systems 15 April 2026 · Riverside Room
- Industry Panel: Managing the Skill Shortage 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre
- Chair's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference 15 April 2026 · Turing Lecture Theatre