Addressing thermal management, energy efficiency, WBG semiconductor adoption, and fast-charging innovation. Also explores how to enhance reliability, increase power density, and reduce range anxiety in next-generation electric vehicles.

Focusing on high-efficiency power conversion, this theme covers grid stability, harmonics, harsh environment reliability, and the integration of decentralised renewables and storage to enable a flexible, low-carbon energy infrastructure.

Explores how to deliver scalable, high-density power under tight space and thermal limits. Covers multiple conversion stage efficiency, fast load response, board-level distribution, and powering AI-driven, energy-intensive digital infrastructure.

This theme focuses on SiC and GaN innovation, exploring circuit design, thermal optimisation, reliability, and simulation, while tackling challenges in gate drive complexity, cost, and supply chain constraints for WBG adoption.