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SUMMARY:Technical Webinar – Dragan Maksimović\, UC Boulder
DESCRIPTION:Where: Online via Zoom \nWhen: Wednesday\, November 4\, from Noon to 1 p.m. (EDT) \nTopic: A Perspective on AI in Power Electronics Engineering and Education \nPresenter: Dragan Maksimović\, UC Boulder \nBio \nDragan Maksimović received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Belgrade\, Serbia\, in 1984 and 1986\, respectively\, and the Ph.D. degree from the California Institute of Technology\, Pasadena\, CA\, USA\, in 1989. Since 1992\, he has been with the Department of Electrical\, Computer and Energy Engineering\, University of Colorado\, Boulder\, CO\, USA\, where he is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Colorado Power Electronics Center. \nHe has coauthored more than 400 publications and textbooks Fundamentals of Power Electronics (3rd edition\, Springer 2020) and Digital Control of High-Frequency Switched-Mode Power Converters (Wiley-IEEE Press 2015). Prof. Maksimović is recipient of the 2022 IEEE PELS R. David Middlebrook Achievement Award\, and the 2023 IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award. His current research interests include power electronics for renewable energy sources and energy efficiency\, digital control of switched-mode power converters\, high-frequency power conversion using wide-bandgap semiconductors\, and design automation techniques for power electronics. \n\nAbstract \nThe rapid growth in the capabilities of artificial intelligence platforms opens a multitude of questions about the future of engineering processes and practices\, and power electronics is no exception. In this talk\, rather than attempting to provide definitive answers to any of the questions\, challenges\, or opportunities brought about by the proliferation of AI\, the goal is to provide a perspective on the current and potential future impact of AI based on recent research and educational activities in the Colorado Power Electronics Center (CoPEC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. A distinction is made between interactive uses of “generative AI” and rapidly emerging “agentic AI” systems. In the former\, chat-style interactions with an AI platform target specific research or educational tasks. A toy investigation of a converter synthesis problem is discussed as an example of pushing generative AI into corners of power electronics often considered to require greater creativity or inventiveness. Agentic AI systems\, in contrast\, can plan\, use tools\, and execute multistep tasks with a degree of autonomy and are likely to yield more radical changes in the power electronics engineering practice. The talk concludes with a perspective on education\, considering what and how we should teach and learn to prepare future power electronics engineers and researchers for a profession affected by AI. \n\n\nZOOM WEBINAR LINK
URL:https://poweramericainstitute.org/event/technical-webinar-dragan-maksimovic-uc-boulder/
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