PCIM Europe Advisory Board

Dr. Silvio Colombi
ABB Industrial Solutions, Switzerland

Focus: Power quality, power electronics, mechatronics

Prof. Dr. Drazen Dujic
Power Electronics Laboratory, EPFL, Switzerland

Focus: High power electronics

Dr. Eric Favre
IMI-Precision Engineering, Switzerland

Focus: Electric motors, sensors and passive components. Electric drives’ and power electronics’ applications

Prof. Dr. Johann Walter Kolar
Power Electronic Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Focus: Power electronics, drive systems and smart grids

Prof. Dr. Philippe Ladoux
University of Toulouse, France

Focus: New topologies for high-performance applications, power electronics for railway operators

Prof. Dr. Josef Lutz
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

Focus: Power semiconductor devices, ruggedness, reliability, electromobility

Prof. Dr. Uwe Scheuermann
Semikron Elektronik, Germany

Focus: Power electronic packaging, reliability of power electronic systems, simulation and modeling

Advisory board

Prof. Dr. Francisco Javier Azcondo
University of Cantabria, Spain

Focus: Modeling and control of power converters: DC/DC, resonant and grid connected converters. Outdoor lighting, battery charging and arc welding

Prof. Dr. Mark-M. Bakran
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Focus: Power device application in traction, automotive and high power

Prof. Dr. Pavol Bauer
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Focus: DC systems and microgrids, charging of electric vehicles, renewable energy

Prof. Dr. Frede Blaabjerg
Aalborg University, Denmark

Focus: Motor drives, renewable energy, smart grid, reliability

Serge Bontemps
Microsemi PMP Europe, France

Focus: Design and development of power modules

Bruce Carsten
Bruce Carsten Associates, USA

Focus: Power converters, including HF magnetics design, EMI control, and development of HV SiC BJTs

Daniel Chatroux
CEA-LITEN, France

Focus: Power quality, power electronics, mechatronics

Hilmar Darrelmann
Owner of Darrelmann + Partner Ingenieure, Germany

Focus: Power electronics, electrical machines, mission critical power supplies, energy storage

Prof. Dr. Enrique J. Dede
ETSE University of Valencia, Spain

Focus: High frequency power converters for industrial induction heating applications

Prof. Dr. Hans-Günter Eckel
University of Rostock, Germany

Focus: Power semiconductors, multi-level converters, power electronics for renewable energy sources

Prof. Hans Ertl
Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Focus: Switch-mode power amplifiers, power supplies for industrial process technologies, converters for renewable energy systems

Prof. Dr.  J. A. Ferreira
University of Twente, Netherlands

Focus: Magnetics, Packaging and System Integration

Prof. Dr. Petar J. Grbović

University of Innsbruck, Austria

Focus: Advanced power semiconductors, power converters and topologies, extreme power density/efficiency converters, power integration

Dr. Steffan Hansen
Siemens Wind Power, Denmark

Focus: Power quality solutions, application for drives and motion control, power electronic converters, renewables

Prof. Dr. Marcelo Lobo Heldwein
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Focus: Power electronics, three-phase power converters, smart microgrids, EMC for power converters, medium voltage drives

Prof. Dr. Marc Hiller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Focus: Low and medium voltage converters for energy and industrial applications, Power electronic systems

Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Hoffmann
Helmut-Schmidt-University, Germany

Focus: Characterization and test of semiconductors, hard switching and resonant converter topologies, power density and optimization of power converter

Edward Hopper
MACCON, Germany

Focus: Motion control, intelligent motion, embedded motion, advanced motor control

Ionel Dan Jitaru
Rompower, USA

Focus: Power conversion technologies, magnetic technologies, very high efficiency power conversion, high efficiency magnetic technologies

Prof. Dr. Nando Kaminski
University of Bremen, Germany

Focus: Alternative semiconductor materials, material basics, device concepts, packaging, reliability, influence of parasitics, EMC

Dr. Peter Kanschat
Infineon Technologies, Germany

Focus: Development of power semiconductor modules, FWD technologies, packaging and assembly technologies, reliability of power semiconductors

Dr. Ulrich Kirchenberger
STMicroelectronics, Germany

Focus: Power electronics semiconductors especially with WBG materials and PE systems, integrated low and medium voltage converters

Dr. Philip C. Kjaer
Vestas Wind Systems, Denmark

Focus: Megawatt energy conversion systems, megawatt AC/DC and DC/AC converters, grid connection, compliance, reliability

Christopher Kocon
Texas Instruments, USA

Focus: Power semiconductor device technologies and their applications, low to high voltage. Device and converter simulations, packaging.

Dr. Jacques Laeuffer
Dtalents, France

Focus: Design of switch mode power supplies, i.e. high frequency resonant converters, variable speed drives, i.e. for hybrid vehicles

Prof. Dr. Stéphane Lefebvre
CNAM – SATIE, France

Focus: Power semiconductors, thermal management and packaging, power electronics in automotive, traction and aerospace, passive components and new materials, sensors

Prof. Dr. Andreas Lindemann
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany

Research focus: New components in power electronic circuits and systems with special focus on reliability and EMC

Dr. Stefan Linder
Alpiq, Switzerland

Focus: Power semiconductor devices and modules, high power applications, renewable energy

Prof. Dr. Marco Liserre
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany

Focus: Grid-connected power converterers, renewable energy systems, distributed power generation, reliability of power converters

Prof. Dr. Martin März
Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB), Germany

Focus: Power density and efficiency optimization of power converters, thermal management, system integration, RF power electronics

Dr. Gourab Majumdar
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan

Focus: Power semiconductors, power electronics, power generation and transmission

Klaus Marahrens
SEW-EURODRIVE, Germany

Focus: Power semiconductors, thermal management and packing, control and drive strategies in power converters, electronic power converters

Prof. Dr. Elison Matioli
POWERlab, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland

Focus: GaN power devices and technologies, semiconductor device integration, high-frequency power converters

Dr. Mike Meinhardt
SMA Solar Technology, Germany

Focus: Renewable and battery energy systems, grid feeding, off-grid, topologies, control, power electronics packaging 

Dr. Thomas Neyer
ON Semiconductor, Germany

Focus: HV SiC device and technologies, device simulation and modeling, process technology and manufacturing, HV packaging technology

Prof. Dr. Yasuyuki Nishida
Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

Focus: Three-phase rectifiers (especially passive and hybrid tuples) and PWM converters/inverters

Geraldo Nojima
Eaton Corporation, USA

Yasuhiro Okuma
Fuji Electric, Japan

Focus: New circuit topology for power converters, system technology, communication, data analysis technology and electric power control technology

Prof. Dr. Frank Osterwald
Danfoss Silicon Power, Germany

Focus: Packaging and interconnection technologies and cooling of power modules, reliability of power modules

Dr. Masahito Otsuki
Fuji Electric, Japan

Focus: Power modules for industrial and automotive power train, Power semiconductor chip and packaging technologies

Dr. Robert J. Pasterczyk
Schneider Electric, France

Focus: High power converters design, power integration and packaging technologies, HF magnetic materials, components and applications

Prof. Dr. Gianmario Pellegrino
Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy

Focus: Design of rotating electrical machines (syr-e), plug-in control of AC motor drives, wide-bandgap-semiconductors power converters

Chris Rexer
ON Semiconductor, USA

Focus: Power semiconductor device and technologies: Low voltage to high voltage, silicon, SiC, GaN, device simulation, packaging

Dr. Katsuaki Saito
Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Japan

Focus: Power devices, high power IGBT, diode and thyristors

Achim Scharf
Techmedia International, Germany

Focus: Micro and power semiconductor manufacturing and application. In charge of editorial content for Power Electronic Europe magazines

Dr. Hubert Schierling
Siemens, Germany

Focus: Power converters, drive system aspects, drive control

Dr. Manfred Schlenk
Infineon Technologies, Germany

Focus: Resonant converter, motor electronics, digital control, magnetic design

Prof. Dr. Manfred Schrödl
Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Focus: Control and design of electric machines and drives. Special focus on sensorless control of AC drives (INFORM method)

Elmar Stachorra
KoCoS Engineering, Germany

Focus: Mission critical power quality, grid protection, on- and offshore-HVDC-stations

Dr. Peter K. Steimer
ABB Switzerland, Switzerland

Focus: High power semiconductors, multi-level topologies, system design and related control and new high power applications

Dr. Bernhard Strzalkowski
Analog Devices, Germany

Focus: Power converters, power electronics in automotive, traction and aerospace, new and renewable energy systems, smart grid, communication

Dr. Wolfram Teppan
LEM Intellectual Property, Switzerland

Focus: Current and voltage transducers, transducers for smart grids, intellectual property, standards

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Tomasso
University of Cassino and South Lazio, Italy

Focus: Power electronics for industrial applications and renewable energy. Battery systems and powertrains for hybrid and electric vehicles

Dr. Yoshiyuki Uchida
Japan Fine Ceramics, Japan

Focus: Power semiconductors, ceramics, packaging technologies for power modules

Dr. Peter Wallmeier
Delta Energy Systems, Germany

Focus: Magnetic Components, semiconductor technology, power controllers for inductical systems

Prof. Dr. Peter Zacharias
University of Kassel, Germany

Focus: Lasers, renewable energy systems, semiconductors and magnetic components