Power & Energy Conference at Illinois - University of Illinois

Power and Energy Conference at Illinois
April 11, 2025

Join us at PECI 2025, the 16th annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, a perfect venue to investigate future power and energy technology & research. The conference will be held at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB), Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL), and National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Technically Sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society(PELS)/ Power & Energy Society (PES)/ Industry Application Society (IAS)

Organized by the IEEE, PES, PELS, IAS Joint student chapter at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

About Us

As an oldest student-run IEEE conference, PECI provides an unique opportunity for students to publish, network & learn early in their academic careers. Our theme for this iteration of PECI is "Power the World, Connect the Planet!", emphasizing the high level of international collaboration in the power engineering field.

All aspects of power and energy systems are welcome to be presented at PECI - from power electronics on a chip to energy markets. Major topics include, but are not limited to:

Power Systems
Power Electronics
Machines, Electromechanics, and Drives
Renewable Energy Technologies
Energy Markets and Demand Response
Electro-Thermal Systems

PECI 2024 Highlights

125+ participants, 5 keynote speakers

9 technical tracks, 2 panel discussions, 1 poster session

27 universities around the globe

Announcements

Student scholarships are available for first-time and underrepresented students attending PECI 2025. If awarded, this scholarship will cover all conference expenses including meals, travel to and from the conference, hotels, and registration.

Professor recommendation is highly encouraged but not required. Please have your professor email peci-treasurer@illinois.edu with the letter as soon as possible.

The scholarship form is now CLOSED.

Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis and applications are due no later than Friday @ 11:59pm CST, February 28th. This deadline also applies to letters of recommendation.

Contact: peci-treasurer@illinois.edu