Honorary Chairs

Thomas Jahns (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

Süleyman BÜYÜKBERBER (Rector of Gazi University, Turkey)

General Chair

Adel Nasiri (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

General Co-Chairs

Ilhami Colak, Gazi University, Turkey

Fujio Kurokawa, Nagasaki University, Japan

Vice Chairs

 Sheldon Williamson, Concordia University, Canada

Dan Ionel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

 Igor Stamenkovic, Eaton Corporation, USA

 Yogesh Patel, Rockwell Automation, USA

Program Chairs

Ramazan Bayindir, Gazi University, Turkey

Miguel Angel Sanz-Bobi, Comillas Pontificial University, Spain

Tiefu Zhao, Eaton Corporation, USA

Lixiang Wei, Rockwell Automation, USA

Leopoldo Garcia Franquelo, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

Luis Gomes, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

João Martins, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Tadatoshi Babasaki, NTT,Japan

Vitor Pires, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Sevki Demirbas, Gazi University, Turkey

Youcef Soufi, University of Annaba, Algeria

Vladimir Katic, NoviSad University, Serbia

Constantin N. Pavlitov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Mineo Tsuji, Nagasaki University, Japan

Takaharu Takeshita, Nagoya Institute of Technology ,Japan

Hirohito Funato, Utsunomiya University, Japan

Abdou Tankari Mahamadou, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, France

Emil Levi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Paolo Mattavelli, USA

Noriko Kawakami, TMEIC, Japan

Byoung-Kuk Lee, Korea

Hidechito Hayashi, Nagasaki University,Japan

Jin Hur, Korea

Isamu Moriguchi, Nagasaki University, Japan

Necmi Altin, Gazi University, Turkey

M. Timur Aydemir, Gazi University, Turkey

Po-Tai Cheng, Taiwan

Takamasa Sagara, Nagasaki University, Japan

Masahito Shoyama , Kyushu University, Japan

Nobukazu Hoshi ,Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Masahito Ohnishi, Panasonic Corporation, Japan

Hirokazu Tahara, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan

Hisao Kubota, Meiji University, Japan

Hiroyuki Osuga, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan

Toshihiko Noguchi, Shizuoka University., Japan

Yujing Jiang, Nagasaki University, Japan

Okan Özgönenel, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey

Masahiro Asari, CRIEPI, Japan

 Masanori Tamoto, Isahaya Electronics Corporation, Japan

Junichi Itoh, Nagaoka University of Technology ,Japan

Secretariat

Tadashi Suetsugu ,Fukuoka University, Japan

Publicity & Public Relations Chairs

Yogesh Patel, Rockwell Automation, USA

Dong Wook Yoo, Korea

Takahiko Yamashita, Nagasaki University, Japan

In Sung Jung, Korea

Hironobu Ueki, Nagasaki University, Japan

Mehmet Yesilbudak, Nevsehir University, Turkey

Yasuyuki Nishida, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

Erdal Irmak, Gazi University, Turkey

Keiichi Hırose, NTT Facilities , Japan

Hideitsu Hino, Waseda University, Japan

Registration Chairs

Shuji Tanabe, Nagasaki University, Japan

Rae Young Kim, Korea

Hidenori Maruta, Nagasaki University, Japan

Ersan Kabalci, Nevsehir University, Turkey

Noriyuki Kimura, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan

Han Ju Cha, Korea

Kimihiro Nishijima, Oita University, Japan

Gokhan Keven, Nevsehir University, Turkey

Finance Chairs

Hesam Sadeghi, USA

Halil Ibrahim Bülbül, Gazi University, Turkey

Technical Chairs

Uraz Yavanoğlu, Gazi University, Turkey

Hun Young Cha, Korea

Hamdi Tolga Kahraman, Karadeniz Technical UniversityTurkey

Exhibits and Industry Session Chairs

Bruce Biehoff, Midwest Energy Research Consortium, USA

Tutorial Chairs

Eduard Muljadi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA

Local Organizing Committee

 Adel Nasiri, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 David Yu, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Dan Ionel, Regal Beloit

Bruce Beihoff, M-WERC

Lixiang Wei, Rockwell Automation

Jason Katcha, GE Healthcare

Yogesh Patel, Rockwell Automation

Igor Stamenkovic, Eaton Corporation

Audit Chair

Seref Sagiroglu, Gazi University, Turkey

Orhan Kaplan, Gazi University, Turkey

International Advisory Board

Seref Sagiroglu, Gazi University, Turkey

Atsuo Kawamura, Yokohama National University, Japan

Istvan Nagy, Hungary

Jiann-Fuh Chen, Taiwan

Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University, Denmark

Hideki Omori, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan

Ishwar Sethi, Oakland University, United States

C. P. Cheng, Taiwan

H. Bülent Ertan, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Yung C. Liang, Singapore

Athanasios N. Safacas, University of Patras, Greece

Toshiaki Yachi, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Mamadou Lamine Doumbia, University of Quebec, Canada

Hiroyuki Ohsaki ,The University of Tokyo, Japan

Gheorghe-Daniel Andreescu, Politehnica University of Timisoara Romania

Hiroyuki Ohsaki, Japan

Kodjo Agbossou, University of Quebec, Canada

Hiroshi Fujiyama, Nagasaki University, Japan

Cengiz Taplamacioglu, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Turkey

Yen-Shin Lai, Taiwan

Sergey E. Ryvkin, Russian Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences, Russian Federation

H. J. Chiu, Taiwan

Jian-Xin Shen, Zhejiang University China

Shigeo Morimoto, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan

Bakhyt Matkarimov, Kazakh-British Technical University, Kazakhstan

Tomonobu Senjyu, University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Hakan Akpolat, Firat University, Turkey

Yousuke Nozaki, NTT, Japan

Slobodan Mircevski, St. Cyril and Methodius University-Skopje, Macedonia

C. K. Michael Tse, Hong Kong

Marija Mirosevic, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia

Hiroyuki Morikawa, University of Tokyo, Japan

Zdenek Cerovsky, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

Alexis Kwasinski, USA

Ismail Erturk, Turgut Ozal University, Turkey

Katsumi Yamazaki, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

Rosario Miceli, University of Palermo, Italy

Yoshito Tanaka, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan

Hee-Jun Kim, Korea

Yoshito Tanaka, Japan

Rik W. De Doncker, Germany

Erdal Bekiroglu, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey

Wang Shanming, China

Brayima Dakyo, Le Havre University, France

Mutsuo Nakaoka, Korea

Saad Mekhilef, Malaysia

Ralph Kennel, Technische Universtaet Muenchen, Germany

Kouhei Ohnishi, Keio University, Japan

Tamotsu Ninomiya, The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, Japan

Takashi Nabeshima, Oita University, Japan

Soo-Hyun Baek, Korea

Dan M. Ionel, USA

Young-Seok Kim, Korea

Adel Nasiri, USA

Johann Walter Kolar, Switzerland

Jian Sun, USA

Chung-Yun Won, Korea

Henry Güeldner, Germany

F. Dong Tan, USA

Aleksandar Prodic, Canada

Dragan Maksimovic, USA

Koumei Baba

Dan Chen, Taiwan

Thomas Fledli, ETH, Switzerland  

Faz Rahman, University of New South Wales, Australia

Eiji Hiraki, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Hirofumi Akagi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Tomokazu Mishima, Kobe University, Japan

Toru Tanaka, NTT, Japan

Satoshi Ogasawara, Hokkaido University, Japan

Kan Akatsu, Shibaura Institute Of Technology, Japan

Hideitsu Hino, Waseda University, Japan

Kentaro Fukushima, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan

Toshifumi ISE, Osaka University, Japan

Hirokazu Tahara, Osaka Institute Of Technology, Japan

Kiyoshi Ohishi, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan

Hiroshi Fujimoto, University of Tokyo, Japan

Masaki Yamamoto, NTT, Japan

Keiji Wada, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Zhongwei Guo, SHINDENGEN, Japan

Masayoshi Yamamoto, Shimane University, Japan

Tomoyuki Fujishima, Nagasaki University, Japan

Seiya Abe, The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development,Japan

Takafumi Fujimoto, Nagasaki University, Japan

Akihiko Katsuki, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

Masaki Nakano, Nagasaki University, Japan

Akio Tsuneda, Kumamoto University, Japan

Masanori Shinohara, Nagasaki University, Japan

Keiichiro Kondo, Chiba University, Japan

Yoshinobu Matsuda, Nagasaki University, Japan

Toshimitsu Morizane, Osaka Institute Of Technology, Japan

Shinichi Hamasaki, Nagasaki University, Japan

Toshihiko Tanaka, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Yuichi Yokoi, Nagasaki University, Japan

Katsumi Nishida, Ube National College of Technology, Japan

Ruben Inzunza, TMEIC, Japan

Hideaki Fujita, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Enrique Romero, Spain

Masayuki Morimoto, Tokai University, Japan

Jaeho Choi, Korea

Wenchang Yeh, Shimane University, Japan

Osamu Ichinokura, Tohoku University, Japan

Haruhi Eto, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan