Symposium on Plasma Sciences, Technologies, and Applications

Time: August 20-21, 2026 In-Person, with Hybrid Option Student Innovation Competition Industrial Session Industrial Exhibition Tracks for different domains

Sponsors IEEE-Toronto, NPSS Chapter

General Chair: Dr. Hossam A.Gabbar, Professor, Ontario Tech University, Canada

Scope

There are technological challenges to cope with the advancement of plasma applications. Plasma technologies are fast emerging to cover wide applications in material processing, energy, manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, water treatment, waste management, defense, nuclear, inspection and diagnostic, chemical and petrochemical industry, agriculture, and biomedical fields. This event will provide multidisciplinary forum to discuss foundations of plasma physics, modeling and simulation, diagnostics, thermal plasma, cold plasma, plasma control, state-of-the-art plasma torch technologies, and the integration in different applications. The event will enable researchers, scientists, students, technology providers, and government and regulators to exchange knowledge, techniques, and skills of plasma sciences and technologies across different domains with shared experiences toward increase jobs, enhance profits, share research facilities, and reduce environmental impacts.

• Plasma Physics, Modeling and Simulation
• Plasma for Chemical Applications
• Plasma for Manufacturing Applications
• Plasma for Nuclear Applications
• Plasma for Water Applications
• Plasma for Waste Applications
• Plasma for Biomedical Applications
• Plasma for Space Applications
• Plasma for Agriculture Applications
• Plasma for Defense Applications

Award:

Best Paper Awards:
Session 1
SG055-A
Title: Design and Development of a Graphene/FeS2 Composite Anode for High-Performance Sodium-ion Batteries
Author(s): Mohammad H. Entezari and Sara Ramandi
SG094
Title: The Role of Energy Storage Systems in Enabling a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Perspectives Author(s): Suresh Vishwakarma and Ruchi Tyagi

Session 2
SG101
Title: Automated Energy-Temperature Sensitivity Analysis and Baseload Estimation Using Piecewise Change-Point Regression in Commercial Buildings
Author(s): Farshad Etedadi, Seyedsaeid Hosseini, Karine Lavigne, Marc-André Richard and José Luis Suarez

Session 3
SG024
Title: An Electric Vehicle Measurement System to Investigate the Pause and Resume Behavior of Electric Vehicle Charging
Author(s): Sebastian Beichter, Alexander Stein, Marius Dettki, Friedrich Wiegel, Richard Jumar, Simon Waczowicz, Marc Hiller and Veit Hagenmeyer

Session 4
SG061
Title: Machine Learning-Based Intrusion Detection for Cyber-Physical Security of Digital Substations Using Multi-Layer IEC-61850 Features
Author(s): Ahmed Abdelmoety and Mohamed Zayed

The Winners on Sustainability:
Research Innovation in Energy and Sustainability
Sponsored by MDPI – Sustainability Journal.

SG050

Title: Managing the Charge, Managing the Mine: Smart Charging as an Upstream Strategy for Critical Mineral Demand Reduction
Author(s): Akhtar Hussain, Tristan Morin and Innocent Kamwa

SG021

Title: Constraint-Consistent Multi-Service Scheduling of Grid-Connected Battery Energy Storage Systems for Frequency and Demand Flexibility Support
Author(s): Muhammad Saad Iqbal, Hamza Aagela, Nigel Schofield, Xingyu Liu, Yiheng Hu and Youssif Ahmed

Student Innovation Competition Awards

ID	Presented	Title, Authors	University
3	Kenneth Davidson	Multiphysics Simulation for SMR Radioactive Waste Analysis Authors: Kenneth Davidson, Hossam A.Gabbar	Ontario Tech University
4	Nathanael Selvaraj	Adaptive Team Coordination Algorithm in SMR Digital Control Room Authors: Nathanael Selvaraj, Hossam A.Gabbar	Ontario Tech University
5	Roman Stetsiuk	Simulation-based Design Optimization of Thermoelectric Systems Authors: Roman Stetsiuk, Hossam A.Gabbar	Ontario Tech University
7	Muadh Mugdi	Unified Interface for Microgrid Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Energy Management Authors: Muadh Mugdi, Manir Isham, Guilherme Chagas, Hossam A.Gabbar	Ontario Tech University
8	Alma Nouar Rodriguez	Nuclear Battery Technologies: A Multicriteria Performance and Readiness Assessment Authors: Alma Rodriguez, Hossam A.Gabbar	Ontario Tech University
9	Zainab Lawal	Analysis and Simulation of Integrated Multi-Generation Micro-Energy Systems in Rural African Communities Authors: Zainab Lawal, Hossam A.Gabbar	Ontario Tech University
13	Jérémy Talbot-Pâquet	Overview of the QREX: Queen's inexpensive FRC device for research Authors: Morelli, J. Talbot-Paquet, B. Gregor, D. Solano, B. Courtman, S. Oishi, A. Sekine, K. Ito	Queen's University
14	B. Gregor	B-dot probes for QREX Authors: Morelli, J. Talbot-Paquet, B. Gregor, D. Solano, B. Courtman, S. Oishi, A. Sekine, K. Ito	Queen's University