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A distinguished lecture program on "Control of
Power Electronics Systems using Predictive

Switching Sequences and Switching
Transitions" was hosted at VIT, Chennai and

organized by IEEE Power Electronics Society
(PELS) Chapter, Student branch, VIT University,
Chennai on 11th July 2019. Dr. Sudip K.

Mazumder, IEEE Fellow, Professor, Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering

& Director, Laboratory for Energy and Switching-
Electronics Systems (LESES), University of Illinois,

Chicago was nominated for this lecture program
as a distinguished lecturer by IEEE Power
Electronics Society. Dr. Mazumder presented a

fundamentally different perspective to the
control of solid-state semiconductor-device-

based switching power-electronic systems
(PESs). 80 participants including several faculty
members of different university and colleges,

research scholars and students of VIT University
attended this program.

A guest lecture titled "Power System
Protection Challenges" was given by

Mr.D.V.Subramaniyam, Engineer, Entergy ,
New Orleans LA, USA on 10-07-2019. The
resource person elaborated on the topic of

power system protection. He gave an
overview of various emerging technology-

related power system protection. He
enlightened students about the job
prospects and higher studies oppurtunities

related to power systems.