12^th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability
Inspiring Technology Solutions for Climate Sustainability
Santa Ana, CA — April 20-23, 2025
https://ieee.org/sustech

The 12^th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2025) will take place in person with remote access at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport, Santa Ana CA, from April 20-23, 2025.

Registration is open – Early rates end March 30.
See the SusTech 2025 Registration page for details on fees and options.

See the SusTech 2025 Program pages for details. Four day program with workshop, poster contest, receptions, dinner, technical presentations, keynotes and plenary talks and panels.

Why Attend?

• Participate in an extensive, vibrant, and innovative technical program
• Prominent experts will be giving keynotes, plenary presentations and invited talks
• Exchange information, share experiences and network with attendees actively involved in the fields
• Gain visibility and recognition for your sustainability work, projects and ideas
• Find new resources and potential partners or investors

Conference Sessions: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 22-23, Over 120 paper presentations in 24 sessions in the IEEE SusTech Thematic areas; plus 5 keynotes and 2 panel sessions.

Sustainability Forum: Monday April 21, featuring distinguished speakers and panel (with CEU/PDH). Included with SusTech 2025 registration.  For Forum-only registration option, see registration page.

Special Events:

• Interactive Workshop on “Technologies for a Circular Economy”, Sunday April 20, 8:00 am-4:00 pm, a Hybrid workshop included with SusTech registration, organized by the IEEE Future Directions SusTech Initiative in collaboration with SusTech 2025. (limit: 65 on-site attendees).

Speakers:

Introduction to Circularity – Maike Luiken
Workshop Organization – Wei-Jen Lee
Learning from Nature’s Approach to a Circular Economy -Alan Booker
Circular Electronics -Ravinder Dahiya
Fireside chat on Lithium Batteries Recycle and Reuse – Babu Chalamala and Wei-Jen Lee
Carbon Dioxide Pollution – David Snyder
Q&A / Panel about Circularity – All Authors, Wei-Jen Lee moderating
Breakout Groups
Conclusion and Next Steps – Maike Luiken and Wei-Jen Lee

• SusTech 2025 Student Poster Competition Virtual Session, on Sunday April 20, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 pm.

• Welcome Reception, Sunday April 20, 6:30-7:30 pm

• SusTech Networking Reception & Panel, Monday April 21, 5:30-7:00 pm, sponsored by IEEE YP & WIE. Speaker: “How to get funding for your ideas”, with Maurice Gunderson, PE, Autotech Ventures, Managing Director Emeritus. Panel discussion afterwards.

• Conference Dinner, Speaker and Awards, Tuesday April 22, 6:30-9:00 pm. Keynote: IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board (HTB) with Adil Usman, Chair for the HTB Outreach Committee. IEEE-USA Award presentation and SusTech Student Poster Contest awards.

Sustainability Forum

The 2025 IEEE SusTech Sustainability Forum brings together researchers, industry professionals, and legal experts to explore innovative solutions for environmental challenges. Through discussions, presentations, and networking opportunities, participants share cutting-edge research, industry best practices, and emerging technologies that drive sustainability across various sectors. The forum also includes a legal perspective, with an attorney discussing key environmental regulations and policies that impact sustainability efforts.

The 2025 Sustainability Forum is organized in partnership with the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA).

Forum speakers will address the following topics:

• “Green Hydrogen”
• “Decarbonization”
• “Offshore Wind”
• “Administrative Law and the Clean Air Act”
• “Hydrogen: Paving the Way to Net Zero Carbon Emissions”
• “DERConnect – A state-of-the-art Distributed Energy Resources test facility”

Keynote Speakers

• “Designing for Regeneration”, Alan Booker
• “Carbon Dioxide Measurement for Climate Restoration”, Snyder & Fiekowsky
• “The IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB)”, Adil Usman, IEEE HTB
• “Advanced Electric Machines for Next Generation Electric Vehicles”, Adil Usman, Varroc Engineering
• “Hot Topics” in sustainability, Maike Luiken

Panels

SusTech 2025 will feature two plenary panel sessions:

• Is Sustainability Socialism? – organized by the IEEE SSIT

The IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology is sponsoring a panel titled “Is Sustainability Socialism?”. This panel will feature speakers about technology solutions for climate sustainability and discuss the social impact of these solutions and the role of government, not-for-profit and for-profit enterprises.

Moderator: Prasanta Ghosh, SSIT

Panelists:

Ashok Das CEO Sunmoksha, IEEE Foundation Smart Village partner
Brett Sanders UC Irvine Civil Engineering professor, flood control and climate change, UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation
Richard Matthew UC Irvine Social Ecology professor, climate change and social crises

• Sustainability Standards – organized by IEEE SA

Standards are a key enabler and accelerator in addressing sustainability issues, helping solutions to scale at the pace required to meet global targets, such as UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IEEE SA has been at the forefront of driving sustainability focused standards and related work to help achieve these goals. This panel will provide an overview of IEEE SA initiatives in standards, along with a deeper dive into issues such as maritime electrification, the energy-water nexus, socio-technical standards, standards related to IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Initiative, and standards related to policy engagement with governments, NGOs, and the UN.

Moderator: Maike Luiken

Panelist topics:

Standards Initiatives in Support of Sustainability – Maike Luiken
Sustainable Maritime – Sustainable ships/ports – Rudi Schubert
The Energy/Water Nexus – Mark Siira
Standards and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Karen Mulberry

Technical Program

SusTech 2025 features over 120 paper presentations in these thematic sessions:

• Agriculture
• Alternate Energy
• Carbon
• Ecology
• Electronics
• Energy Efficiency
• eWaste
• Machine Learning
• Management
• Smart Grid
• Society Implications/Quality of Life
• Software
• Transportation
• Water

 

Sponsors for SusTech 2025 include the IEEE Oregon, San Fernando Valley, Foothill, and Orange County Sections, IEEE Region 6, IEEE-USA, IEEE SSIT; and co-sponsored by the IEEE Standards Association, and the IEEE IAS, OES, PES, and TEMS Societies and supported by the IEEE SusTech Initiative.

Gold Patrons include Profitable Biodiversity and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies.