Prof. Dr. Abdel-Fattah Heliel

Conference General Chairman

On behalf of the MEPCON 2022 Organizing Committee, Kafrelsheikh University, we would like to welcome you all to the 23rd edition of the International Middle East Power Systems Conference, which will be held from December 13 to 15, 2022, at the Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. MEPCON has been held twenty-two times since its inception in 1989. Each edition is hosted by an Egyptian governmental university chosen by the MEPCON steering committee. The first MEPCON was co-hosted by Cairo and Assiut Universities. MEPCON has become an annual event.

It is a great honor for us at Kafrelsheikh University in Egypt to have been chosen by the Steering Committee to organize MEPCON 2022 for the first time! This year marks the 33rd anniversary of MEPCON! During these three decades, MEPCON grew to be the largest and most prestigious international electrical power engineering event in Egypt and the Middle East. This conference provides a forum for researchers, scientists, and engineers to present their latest research and development achievements, as well as exchange useful information and experiences in all fields related to electrical power and energy. Many years ago, MEPCON established technical co-sponsorship links with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE, which resulted in a significant improvement in paper quality. MEPCON papers are now available in IEEEXplore, one of the world's most important scientific digital libraries. MEPCON papers are now more widely cited as a result of the international exposure provided by IEEE. MEPCON 2022 has received technical co-sponsorship from two IEEE Societies, Power Electronics (PELS) and Industry Applications (IAS), as well as the IEEE Egypt Section and three IEEE Egypt Chapters, Power & Energy (PES), Power Electronics (PELS), and Industry Applications (IAS).

We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to Prof. Abdelrazek Desouky, President of Kafrelsheikh University, for his sincere and continuous support and encouragement throughout all stages of the conference organizing process. The MEPCON 2022 Organizing Committee wishes you a pleasant stay in Cairo, Egypt, as well as a successful conference in which you will participate in interesting technical sessions and lectures. Furthermore, you will make new friends and colleagues with whom you will collaborate in the future. We are confident that you will return home with new ideas from this exciting technical field of electrical power engineering.