The IEEE Power Electronics Society is hosting the Design Methodologies Conference bringing together Design Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Cyber-Physical Security methodologies for power electronics applications. The PELS has witnessed a significant and growing interest in advanced Design Methodologies for Power Electronics in recent years, and it has hosted several independent initiatives in the areas of Design Automation, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Verification & Testing, consequently, the time has come to make a crucial, decisive step forward and organize a single specialized conference dedicated to these emerging concepts.