{"id":1593,"date":"2019-09-25T20:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=1593"},"modified":"2025-11-13T23:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:40:15","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1568915641408{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;]<header id=\"nav-default\" class=\"nt-site-header\" data-res-css=\"              #light_logo.main-logo { width:20px; } #light_logo.main-logo { height:30px; }  \"><nav id=\"navigation4\" class=\"container navigation\"><div class=\"nav-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/\" id=\"nt-logo\" class=\"nav-brand\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/UTEV_header_logo.png\" alt=\"UTEV\" class=\"main-logo\" id=\"main_logo\" \/><\/a><div class=\"nav-toggle\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"nav-menus-wrapper\"><ul class=\"nav-menu align-to-right\"><li id=\"menu-item-1671\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home nt-menu-first-item menu-item-1671\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-571\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-571\"><a href=\"#0\">Research<\/a>\n<ul class=\"nav-dropdown nav-submenu depth_0\" >\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1637\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nt-menu-first-item menu-item-1637\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/enhanced-energy-management\/\">Enhanced Energy Management<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1636\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1636\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/energy-storage\/\">Energy Storage<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1634\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1634\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/advanced-power-modules\/\">Advanced Power Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1526\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1526\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/next-generation-powertrain\/\">Next-Generation Powertrain<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1635\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1635\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/ubiquitous-charging\/\">Ubiquitous Charging<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1633\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nt-menu-last-item menu-item-1633\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/electric-vehicle-opportunities\/\">Electric Vehicle Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1638\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1638\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1651\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1651\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/partnerships\/\">Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1443\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nt-menu-last-item menu-item-1443\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/header>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;][vc_column lumire_disable_column=&#8221;yes&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;]<div class=\"shortcode-hero breadcrumb-section jarallax jarallax-bg pixels-bg text-center\" data-jarallax data-img-src=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/header-people.png\" data-res-css=\".breadcrumb-section h1{color:#ffffff;}\"><h1>People<\/h1><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1845&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;heading&#8221; text=&#8221;UTEV Multidisciplinary Team&#8221; htag=&#8221;h3&#8243; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text]UTEV researchers come from the entire spectrum of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, and professors.<\/p>\n<p>UTEV is positioned at the forefront of the regional EV ecosystem in Canada\u2019s top innovation hub, further encouraging the widespread adoption of EVs and providing many opportunities for Canada-grown EV experts.<\/p>\n<p>UTEV offers a world-class environment ideal for large-scale deployments, testing, and development of battery, charging, and EV technology.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1848&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1846&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1847&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;heading&#8221; text=&#8221;UTEV Directors&#8221; htag=&#8221;h3&#8243; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221; def_align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; md_align=&#8221;md-center&#8221; sm_align=&#8221;sm-center&#8221; xs_align=&#8221;xs-center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3323&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;heading&#8221; text=&#8221;Director Prof. Olivier Trescases&#8221; htag=&#8221;h5&#8243; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Olivier Trescases received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 2007. From 2007 to 2008, he was a Concept Engineer and Mixed-Signal IC Designer with Infineon Technologies in Austria, focusing on safety-critical automotive applications. He is currently an Associate Professor in the E. S. Rogers, Sr., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. His group conducts research on advanced power electronic converters. Since 2015, he has been an Associate Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS. While on sabbatical in 2016, he was with the Texas Instruments Kilby Labs in Santa Clara, CA, USA. Since 2016, he has been the Vice Chair of the IEEE Toronto Section and has served on various IEEE conferences technical committees, including the Applied Power Electronics Conference, the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, and the International Symposium on Power Semiconductors and ICs. Additional information on Prof. Trescases and the Power Electronic Converters: ICs and Systems Laboratory can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ele.utoronto.ca\/~ot\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3324&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Associate Director Prof. Peter Lehn&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Peter W. Lehn (SM\u201905) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN, Canada, in 1990 and 1992, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, in 1999. He joined the faculty at the University of Toronto, in 1999. He spent six months as Visiting Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in 2001. His research interests include HVDC technologies, grid integration of storage and renewables, power electronics for electric vehicles and theoretical analysis of power electronic systems. Dr. Lehn is currently an Editor of the IEEE Transactions On Energy Conversion. Additional information on Prof. Lehn and the Laboratory for Advanced Power Conversion and Systems Analysis can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ele.utoronto.ca\/wp\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;heading&#8221; text=&#8221;Affiliated Faculty Members&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221; htag=&#8221;h3&#8243; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221; def_align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; md_align=&#8221;md-center&#8221; sm_align=&#8221;sm-center&#8221; xs_align=&#8221;xs-center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3325&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Cristina Amon, Dean Emerita&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Prof. Cristina Amon joined UofT in 2006 as the Alumni Chair Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering. Her research contributions include nano-scale thermal transport, energy systems, transient thermal management and electronics cooling, and design optimization subject to multi-disciplinary constraints. Her pioneering work has resulted in 16 book chapters, more than 350 refereed articles and numerous keynotes. She has served as General Chair of IEEE\/ASME ITherm Intersociety Conference on Thermal, and Thermomechanical Phenomena and Emerging Technologies in Electronic Systems.\u00a0 In 2015 she received the PEO Gold Medal, and in 2016, she became ASME Honorary Member and received the Engineering Institute of Canada\u2019s Sir John Kennedy Medal. She has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Canada, the Hispanic Engineer Hall of Fame and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and elected fellow of all the major professional societies in her field. A complete biography for Dean Amon can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engineering.utoronto.ca\/about\/office-of-the-dean\/cristina-amon-dean\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>,<\/strong> and additional information on the Advanced Thermal \/ Fluid Optimization Modelling and Simulation (ATOMS) Laboratory can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.mie.utoronto.ca\/labs\/atoms\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3326&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Sean Hum&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Sean Victor Hum (S\u201995\u2013M\u201903\u2013SM\u201911) received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, in 1999, 2001, and 2006, respectively. He joined the Edward S. Rogers Senior Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto (UofT), Toronto, ON, Canada, in 2006, where he currently serves as an Associate Professor. He leads the Reconfigurable Antenna Laboratory, UofT, and along with his students, conducts research in the areas of reconfigurable\/multifunction antennas, space-fed arrays, electromagnetic surfaces, and antennas for space applications. Dr. Hum received the Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal for his work on radioon-fiber systems in 2001 and the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Student Paper Award for his work on electronically tunable reflectarrays in 2004. In 2006, he received the ASTech Leaders of Tomorrow Award for his work in this area. In 2012, he received the Early Researcher Award by the Government of Ontario. In 2015, he was a co-recipient of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society R. W. P. King Award. On the teaching side, he has received three UofT Departmental Teaching Awards since 2007, and received an Early Career Teaching Award in 2011. He served on the Steering Committee and Technical Program Committee of the 2010 IEEE AP-S International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. He has served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION since 2010. He was the TPC Co-Chair of the 2015 IEEE APS International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. Additional information on Prof. Hum and his Reconfigurable Antenna Laboratory can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waves.utoronto.ca\/prof\/svhum\/svh.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3327&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Tim Barfoot&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Dr. Timothy Barfoot (Professor, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies \u2013 UTIAS) holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Autonomous Space Robotics and works in the area of guidance, navigation, and control of mobile robots a variety of applications.\u00a0 He is interested in developing methods to allow mobile robots to operate over long periods of time in large-scale, unstructured, three-dimensional environments, using rich onboard sensing (e.g., cameras and laser rangefinders) and computation. \u00a0\u00a0Dr. Barfoot took up his position at UTIAS in May 2007, after spending four years at MDA Space Missions, where he developed autonomous vehicle navigation technologies for both planetary rovers and terrestrial applications such as underground mining. \u00a0He sits on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Robotics Research and the Journal of Field Robotics.\u00a0 He recently served as the General Chair of Field and Service Robotics (FSR) 2015, which was held in Toronto.\u00a0 He is the author of a new book, \u201cState Estimation for Robotics\u201d, in press. Additional information on Prof. Barfoot and the Autonomous Space Robotics Laboratory can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/asrl.utias.utoronto.ca\/~tdb\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3328&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Jonathan Kelly&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Dr. Jonathan Kelly (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies \u2013 UTIAS) specializes in sensor fusion for mobile robot navigation and mapping, with a focus on developing robust, multisensor perception algorithms that enable robots to operate safely in challenging environments, for example, on road networks, underground, underwater, in space, and on remote planetary surfaces. He joined the Institute for Aerospace Studies as an Assistant Professor in 2013. Prior to moving to the University of Toronto, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Alberta, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California, where he was an Annenberg Fellow. After completing his B.Sc., he spent one year as a researcher in the Software &amp; Ground Segment group at the Canadian Space Agency (Longueuil, Quebec). Additional information on Prof. Kelly and his Space &amp; Terrestrial Autonomous Robotic Systems (STARS) Laboratory can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/starslab.ca\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1856&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. James K. Mills&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text]James K. Mills joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 1988. His research interests encompass a number of related areas, including: robot control, control of multi-robots, smart structure sensing and control, design of actuators, localization, development of fixtureless assembly technology, design and control of high speed machines, MEMS 3D assembly, MEMS robotic assembly task execution, micro-scale biological task control and automation, automation of cell ablation, rotation and cell insertion, as well as optimization of cell ablation, minimizing thermal heat transfer to cell structures. He has published over 450 journal and conference papers and supervised over 50 masters and Ph.D. students and a number of Post-Doctoral Fellows and Research Engineers in these various research areas. Prof. Mills serves as Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Information Acquisition, Editorial Board: International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation and will serve as General Chair: IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, 2018. August 6-9, 2018, Changchun, China and has served on the program committees of numerous international conferences. He has been an Invited Visiting Professor at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Bangalore, India, a Visiting Professor at the University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as City University, Hong Kong in the last several years. Additional information on Prof. James Mills and his Laboratory for Nonlinear Systems Control can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.mie.utoronto.ca\/labs\/nonlin\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3329&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Wai Tung Ng&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Wai Tung Ng received his B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, in 1983, 1985 and 1990, respectively. In 1990, Dr. Ng joined the Semiconductor Process and Development Center of Texas Instruments, Dallas TX, to work on power devices for automotive applications. His academic career started in 1992 with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Ng returned to the University of Toronto in 1993. He was promoted to associate professor in 1998 and full professor in 2008. His research interests cover a wide spectrum, ranging from smart power ICs, power management ICs, integrated DC-DC converters, smart gate driver ICs, silicon and GaN power semiconductor devices, advanced CMOS and RF BJTs. Prof. Ng serves as the director of the Toronto Nanofabrication Centre at the University of Toronto since 2014. He is also an associate editor for IEEE Electron Device Letters since 2009. In 2018, Prof. Ng will be chairing the Technical Committee in Power Devices and ICs for the IEEE Electron Devices Society. He will also serve as the 2018 Technical Program Committee chair for the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, ISPSD 2018. Additional information on Prof. Ng and the Smart Power Integration &amp; Semiconductor Devices Research Group can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.utoronto.ca\/~ngwt\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1857&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Josh Taylor&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Josh Taylor received the BS degree in 2006 from Carnegie Mellon University and the SM and PhD degrees in 2008 and 2011 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, al in mechanical engineering. He was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2011 to 2012. He joined the University of Toronto in 2013, where is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and the associate director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy. His research interests include renewable energy, interdependent infrastructures, and control and optimization. Additional information on Prof. Taylor\u2019s research can be found <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ele.utoronto.ca\/~jtaylor\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-xs&#8221; 992_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 768_desc=&#8221;&#8221; 576_desc=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3330&#8243; img_size=&#8221;small&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;description&#8221; text=&#8221;Prof. Reza Iravani&#8221; heading_fw=&#8221;semi-bold&#8221;][vc_column_text]Reza Iravani received the BSc degree in 1976 (Tehran) and the MSc and PhD degrees (Manitoba) in 1981 and 1985, all in electrical engineering. He worked as a consulting engineer from 1976 to 1979. Currently, he is a professor, L Lau chair holder and director of the Centre for Applied Power Electronics (CAPE) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research interests include dynamics, control and real-time simulation of HVDC-AC power systems, and applications of power electronics for grid integration of energy storage systems and renewable\/alternative power generation systems. 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