Seminar’s objective is to provide interaction between academia and industry to discuss the latest cutting-edge technologies on Power Electronics, Control, Electrical Power Systems and their applications. In 2018, the conference’s theme is “Connecting Academy and Industry: the Key to Technological Development” and papers and lectures will be divided in three main tracks: 1) Energy Processing in Power Systems, 2) Distributed Generation Quality and Operation, and 3) Smart Systems for Smart Grids.