3rd IEEE International Conference on ‘Industrial Electronics: Developments & Applications’ held at KIIT
The 3rd IEEE International Conference on “Industrial Electronics: Developments & Applications” (IEEE ICIDeA 2025) was organized by the KIIT School of Electrical Engineering. The two-day conference was inaugurated by Prof. Milos Manic, IEEE IES President, IEEE Fellow, and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the presence of Prof. Simon Lambert, Deputy Director for Electrification, Newcastle University, UK; Shri H.K. Ratha, Former Director, ITR Chandipur, and Advisor, IEEE Bhubaneswar Section; Prof. Anurag Sharma, Newcastle University, Singapore, Technical Program Chair, ICIDeA 2025; Prof. Ranjeeta Patel, General Co-Chair, ICIDeA 2025; and Prof. Chitralekha Jena, Organizing Chair, IEEE ICIDeA 2025.
Over the two days, the conference explored some of the most pressing developments and applications in the field of industrial electronics. In total, more than 600 papers were submitted, out of which 111 papers were presented across 24 technical sessions, led by 48 distinguished session chairs from renowned institutions. The event also featured seven keynote sessions delivered by globally recognized experts.
The conference offered invaluable insights through its distinguished keynote speakers, including Prof. Milos Manic, IEEE IES President, IEEE Fellow, and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University; Dr. Simon Lambert, Deputy Director for Electrification, Newcastle University, UK; Prof. Vinod Khadkikar, IEEE Fellow and Professor at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Prof. Pierluigi Siano, Professor at the University of Salerno, Italy; Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore, IEEE Fellow and Professor at Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore; and Shri Balakrishna Islavath, Deputy Director/Scientist, Centre for Electromagnetics, Chennai, R&D Laboratory, MeitY, Government of India.
The Valedictory function was graced by Shri Balakrishna Islavath, Deputy Director/Scientist, MeitY, Government of India, as the Chief Guest, along with Prof. Chandrasekhar Perumalla as the Guest of Honour. The event was also attended by Prof. Chinmoy Kumar Panigrahi, Director, KIIT School of Electrical Engineering; Prof. Sarat Chandra Swain, and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Organizing Chair, IEEE ICIDeA 2025.
The conference was successfully organized by Dr. Chitralekha Jena, Dr. Rudra Narayan Dash, and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sahu as the Organizing Chairs.