PUBLICATIONS
Tutorials and Keynote Speeches
  1. A. Emadi, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: transportation 2.0,” Half-day tutorial to be presented at the 2009 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC’09), Dearborn, MI, Sept. 2009.
  2. A. Emadi, “Transportation 2.0: advanced electric drive vehicles,” Energy Policy and Future Transportation Panel speech to be given at the 2009 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC’09), Dearborn, MI, Sept. 2009.
  3. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,” Invited speech given at the Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Lille, France, Jan. 2009.
  4. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Saving the planet, one plug-in hybrid vehicle at a time,” Invited speech given at the MHPEA 2008 PD Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Nov. 2008.
  5. A. Emadi, “Hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,” Half-day tutorial presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’08), Orlando, Florida, Nov. 2008.
  6. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: sustainable solution for transportation,” Keynote speech given at the 2008 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC’08), Harbin, China, Sept. 2008.
  7. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: sustainable solution,” Invited seminar given at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, April 2008.
  8. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: sustainable solution,” Invited presentation given at the 2008 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference, Chicago, IL, Jan. 2008.
  9. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: a lasting solution,” Keynote speech given at the Mobilis 2007, Mulhouse, France, Dec. 2007.
  10. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: challenges and unprecedented opportunities into the future,” Keynote speech given at the 2007 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conference (PHEV’07), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Nov. 2007.
  11. S. M. Lukic, A. Emadi, and B. Fahimi, “Energy storage systems for electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles,” Half-day tutorial presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’07), Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 2007.
  12. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Hybrid and plug-in hybrid conversion,” Keynote speech given at the 2007 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC’07), Arlington, TX, Sept. 2007.
  13. A. Emadi, “Automotive power electronics and motor drives: current status and future trends,” Half-day tutorial presented at the IEEE 38th Power Electronics Specialist Conference (PESC’07), Orlando, FL, June 2007.
  14. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Electrical machines and drives for civillian and military vehicle applications,” Week-long course presented at the Energy Institute, Tubitak Marmara Research Center, Turkey, May 7-11, 2007.
  15. A. Emadi, “Automotive power electronics and motor drives: applications in hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles,” Half-day tutorial presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’06), Paris, France, Nov. 2006.
  16. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Advanced automobiles: current status and future trends,” presented at Human Resources Development Institute, Chungnam, Korea, July 2005.
  17. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Power electronics, motor drives, and vehicular applications,” Week-long course presented at Korea University of Technology and Education, Chungnam, Korea, July 25-29, 2005.
  18. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Automotive power electronics and motor drives: unprecedented opportunities into the future,” presented at the Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, June 2005.
  19. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Modern automotive systems: power electronic and motor drive opportunities and challenges,” Half-day tutorial presented at the 2005 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC’07), San Antonio, TX, May 2005.
  20. A. Emadi, “A novel switched reluctance machine for propulsion applications and a novel true digital control technique for automotive motor drives,” presented at Ford Motor Company SRL, Dearborn, MI, April 2005.
  21. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Current status and future trends in automotive industry,” presented at the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences – Physics Colloquium, Illinois Institute of Technology, March 2005.
  22. F. Rodriguez and A. Emadi, “Digital control of electric motor drives and hardware-in-the-loop concept using the dSPACE rapid prototyping and real-time interface system,” Half-day short course presented at the Vetronics Institute Annual Workshop, Warren, MI, Jan. 2005.
  23. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Power electronics in conventional, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles,” Half-day short course presented at the Power Electronics Technology Conference,Chicago, IL, Nov. 2004.
  24. A. Chakraborty and A. Emadi, “Nano power electronics,” presented at the IIT-Argonne National Lab Nanoscience Workshop, Chicago, IL, Aug. 2004.
  25. S. S. Irudayaraj and A. Emadi, “Micro and nano scale electric machines,” presented at the IIT-Argonne National Lab Nanoscience Workshop, Chicago, IL, Aug. 2004.
  26. (Invited) A. Emadi and S. S. Williamson, “Automotive electrical power systems,” Week-long course presented at Korea University of Technology and Education, Chungnam, Korea, Aug. 9-13, 2004.
  27. A. Emadi, R. Oza, and S. M. Lukic, “Design issues in switched-mode DC power supplies: DC output with synchronous rectification,” Tutorial presented at the IEEE 35th Power Electronics Specialist Conference (PESC’04), Aachen, Germany, June 2004.
  28. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Integrated education, research, business, and leadership: power electronics and motor drives experience at IIT,” presented at the 2004 Teaching Workshop, Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Jan. 2004.
  29. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Fuel cell vehicles vs. hybrid electric vehicles: facts and fictions,” presented at ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar, Illinois Institute of Technology, Oct. 2003.
  30. M. Ehsani and A. Emadi, “Vehicular power electronics: automotive and aerospace applications of power electronic converters and motor drives,” Tutorial presented at the 18th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC’03), Miami Beach, FL, Feb. 2003.
  31. (Invited) A. Emadi, “Power electronic and motor drive applications of magnetic materials,” keynote speech given at the 21st Annual Conference on Properties and Applications of Magnetic Materials, Chicago, IL, May 2002.
  32. A. Emadi and S. S. Williamson, “Structures, operations, and applications of fuel cells and their power electronics interface,” Tutorial presented at IEEE 33rd Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, June 2002.
  33. M. Ehsani and A. Emadi, “Vehicular power systems: architectures, dynamics, control, and stability assessment,” Full-day short course presented at the Vetronics Institute Annual Workshop, Warren, MI, Jan. 2002.
  34. M. Ehsani and A. Emadi, “Automotive electrical power systems: current status and future trends,” Tutorial presented at the IEEE 2000 Vehicular Technology Conference, Boston, MA, Sept. 2000.

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