Podcast/Video Interviews by Stephen Ibaraki

A Chat with Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban: Listed among the world's top 2 Scientists (from 2019) by Stanford University, USA; Full Professor in Electrical Power Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway; Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K., and a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (Belgium)

This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban has authored over 750+ scientific papers and received the Best Paper cum Most Excellent Research Paper Award from IET-SEISCON'13, IET-CEAT'16, IEEE-EECSI'19, IEEE-CENCON'19, and five best paper awards from ETAEERE'16 sponsored by Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer book. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K., and a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (Belgium). He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who - USA 2017 for his contributions to power electronics and renewable energy research. He is listed among the world's top 2 scientists (from 2019) by Stanford University, USA. He received the IEEE Systems Council Outstanding Service Award 2025 for his contributions to visionary leadership and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems Council through transformative educational initiatives and global outreach. Also, he received the IEEE Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Humanitarian Mentorship Award 2025 for his mentorship that extends beyond professional excellence, making a human impact by spearheading inclusion, empathy, and opportunity across global technical communities.

He is an Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board member for refereed journals, in particular the IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE ACCESS, IET Power Electronics, IET Electronics Letters, and Wiley-International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. Subject Editorial Board Member-Energy Sources-Energies Journal, MDPI, and the Subject Editor for the IET Renewable Power Generation, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and FACETS Journal (Canada).