The 6th International Conference on Electrical and Energy Engineering (CIEEC 2023), organized by IEEE, was held in Hefei from May 12th to 14th, 2023. Professor Qingxin Yang, Chairman of the China Electrotechnical Society and Chair of the conference, and Mengqi Zhou, Executive Vice Chairman of IEEE China Council, attended the conference and delivered speeches. Qijun Yu, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Hefei University of Technology, also attended the meeting. The opening ceremony was chaired by Lijian Ding, Vice President of the Hefei University of Technology.

Chairman Qingxin Yang, the Professor of China Electrotechnical Society, delivered a speech

Professor Qijun Yu, the Secretary of the Party Committee at Hefei University of Technology, delivered a speech

Mr. Mengqi Zhou, Executive Vice Chairman of the IEEE China Council, delivered a speech

Professor Lijian Ding, Vice President of Hefei University of Technology, presided over the opening ceremony

At the opening ceremony held on May 13th, Professor Qingxin Yang, on behalf of the China Electrotechnical Society and the conference organizing committee, warmly welcomed the participating experts, scholars, and representatives. He expressed gratitude to the relevant organizations for their support of the conference. He pointed out that with the implementation of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, constructing a new power system dominated by new energy sources and innovating electrical and energy equipment is an intrinsic requirement for achieving high-quality development.

In his address, Qijun Yu pointed out that Hefei University of Technology has a long history and profound foundation. Over the past 78 years, the university has always taken "serving the country through industry" as its mission, rooted itself in China, and made significant contributions to the country's economic and social development, especially in industrialization. The conference directly addresses the strategic imperative of achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality in the country, consolidates scientific issues and development directions for global intelligent energy and low-carbon electrical equipment, and strengthens exchanges among domestic and foreign experts and scholars in the field of electrical and energy engineering. Through the exchange of ideas, collision of wisdom, and sharing of achievements at the conference, experts will further promote the development of related disciplines in the electrical field, facilitate the integration of industry, academia, and research, and help achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality on schedule.

Mengqi Zhou fully appreciated the high-quality exchange of papers organized in this conference, laying a solid foundation for the conference. He, on behalf of IEEE, congratulated the successful hosting of the conference and pledged to further strengthen the friendly cooperation between IEEE and the China Electrotechnical Society. Both parties will leverage their resource advantages to innovate collaborative interactive mechanisms and create a platform for global engineers to share experiences and accomplishments.

Professor Jiangang Li, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Professor Yulong Ding, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and professor at the University of Birmingham, Professor Liuchen Chang, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and professor at the University of New Brunswick, Professor Jianguo Zhu from the University of Sydney, Professor Nicos Hatziargyriou from the National Technical University of Greece, Professor Stig Munk-Nielsen from Aalborg University in Denmark, Dr. Arnost Kopta, CTO of SwissSEM, Professor Liyi Li from Harbin Institute of Technology, and Professor Xing Zhang from Hefei University of Technology, among other experts in the field of electrical and energy engineering from China and abroad, delivered keynote speeches on topics including magnetic confinement fusion, zero-carbon energy storage, new energy power electronics, distributed energy regulation, medium-voltage power modules, wide-bandgap power devices, high-performance electric drive, space electromagnetic environment simulation, and high-proportion power electronic hybrid grid connection. They shared their academic and engineering achievements with the attending experts, scholars, and representatives. The keynote session was chaired by Professor Nianwen Xiang, Professor Helong Li, Professor Shaojun Xu, and Professor Tao Wen from the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Hefei University of Technology.

Academician Jiangang Li delivered a keynote speech

Academician Yulong Ding delivered a keynote speech

Academician Liuchen Chang delivered a keynote speech online

During the special invited training held on the afternoon of May 12th, Associate Professor Ke Ma from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Professor Wei Xu from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Yi Tang from Southeast University, and Professor Shaojun Xu from Hefei University of Technology, and other experts and scholars respectively presented special reports on reliability testing and evaluation of power electronics, advanced linear motors and drive systems, the application of artificial intelligence in power systems, and the application of low-temperature plasma in carbon neutrality. On May 14th, the conference organized 20 thematic reports on academic and technical discussions covering the forefront of electrical engineering disciplines and energy equipment technology.

At the closing ceremony, Professor Mingyao Ma, the chair of the CIEEC2023 Technical Committee and a professor at Hefei University of Technology, comprehensively summarized the overall situation of the conference and the important achievements made. She announced the selection of outstanding papers at this conference. Yi Han, Secretary-General of the China Electrotechnical Society, and Professor Nianwen Xiang, Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Hefei University of Technology, presented honorary certificates to the authors of outstanding papers.

CIEEC2023 attracted more than 1,200 representatives from the field of electrical and energy technology at home and abroad and received 983 papers from domestic and foreign authors. The successful hosting of this conference will help enhance the international influence of the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation of the Hefei University of Technology, fully demonstrate the achievements of the college's discipline construction, promote the construction and development of relevant research bases, and effectively promote the discipline of electrical engineering to a higher and more solid level.

(Written by Tao Wen/ Edited by Ying Lin/ Images by Yueqi He)

Reviewed by Tingting Wei