IAS Distinguished Lecturer and Prominent Lecturer Program
The IAS DL/PL Program provides IAS Chapters the opportunity to invite and host an experienced lecturer, either in-person or virtually (webinar format) to present a topic within their area of expertise. The program offers a list of renowned and exceptional lecturers who each possess specialist knowledge within their field. In addition to their technical expertise, the lecturers are also long-time volunteers of the Industry Applications Society. The program plays a pivotal role in bringing experienced researchers and technical experts from various IEEE regions directly to chapters.
IAS DL/PL Program
The DLPL Program is managed by Tamás Ruzsányi, IAS CMD DLPL Committee Chair.
2026-2027
IAS Distinguished Lecturers
Regions 1-6
Mehrdad Ehsani
USA, Topics: Power Electronics, Motor Drives, Applications
Region 7
Mohammad Nasir Uddin
Canada, Topics: Electrical machines and Drives, Power electronics, Control
Region 8
Konstantinos Gyftakis
Greece, Topics: Condition and fault detection of electrical machines, insulation
Gianmario Pellegrino
Italy, Topics: Design, modeling, control of electrical machines, Power electronics, Sensorless
Zi-Qiang Zhu
UK, Topics: Permanent magnet motors and control for transportation, renewable energy
Region 9
Region 10
Geng Hua
China, Topics: Renewable energy, Power quality, Power electronics ad control.
Deepak M. Fulwani
India, Topics: Control Theory, Microgrids, Power Converters, Cyber-Physical Systems.
Ravita Lamba
India, Topics: Renewable, Power Systems, Microgrid, Modeling and Control
Sivakumar Nadarajan
Singapore, Topics: Power Electronics, Machines and drives, Condition Monitoring, Aerospace and marine
2026-2027
IAS Prominent Lecturers
Regions 1-6
James Mercier
USA, Topics: Wiring, Grounding, Special Transportation systems, Hydraulics
Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy
USA, Topics: Smart Grid, DER, IOT, and Demand Response
Osama Mohammed
USA, Topics: Energy cyber-physical systems, smart grid communications, Transportation Electrification
Region 7
Babak Nahid-Mobarakeh
Canada, Topics: PM motor control,SRM Drive control, Microgrids
Region 8
Dinesh Kumar
Denmark, Topics: Power Quality, Wind Energy , Microgrids and Power Electronics
Tony Lujia Chen
UK, Topics: SF6 alternative gases, dynamic cables for offshore wind, HV Aerospace Electrical Systems
Region 9
Gustavo Ramos
Columbia, Topics: Power quality, Power electronics, Power relaying, Modernization of power systems
Region 10
Sivaneasan Bala Krishnan
Singapore, Topics: Condition Monitoring, Energy Storage, Cybersecurity, Energy Trading, Smart grids, Electrification
Sang Bin Lee
S. Korea, Topics: Testing, condition monitoring, and quality assurance of machines and drive systems
Rajesh Kumar
India, Topics: Data analytics, Optimization , Computational Intelligence, Smart Grids and, Power System
IAS Inter-Society Distinguished Lecturer Program
The IAS Inter-Society Distinguished Lecturer (DL) Program is administered through the Chapters & Membership Department and provides IAS Chapters access to distinguished lecturers from the Industrial Electronics Society (IES), Power Electronics Society (PELS) and the Power Engineering Society (PES).
The program was started in 2000 through an inter-society cooperation agreement between IAS, IES, PELS & PES. Further regulations were made in 2008 which remained unchanged in the 2011 and 2014 agreements.
IAS Chapters benefit by having access to a larger selection of distinguished lecturers from societies with similar technical interests.
Information on the IES/PELS/PES DL programs including a listing of DL’s and topics can be found at:
How does it work?
Each Society has agreed to fund its own DLs in accordance with their own funding rules and eligibility. IAS Chapters should contact the appropriate DL Program Chair when utilizing this program.
IAS chapters are free to invite DLs of other Societies but IAS doesn´t cover the expenses of the lecture tour.
Questions
Should you have any queries regarding the IAS DL/PL program, please email the IAS DL/PL Program Chair.