Hangzhou, China zpec@zju.edu.cn
Hangzhou, China zpec@zju.edu.cn
Biograpgy: Johann W. Kolar is Professor Emeritus at ETH Zurich and former Head of its Power Electronic Systems Laboratory. He received his M.Sc. (1997) and Ph.D. (1999, summa cum laude) from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). He introduced several breakthrough converter topologies, including the VIENNA Rectifier, Sparse Matrix Converter, and SWISS Rectifier, and made fundamental contributions to ultra-high-speed motor systems and automated multi-objective converter design. Since 2023, he has been a Specially Appointed Professor at the Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan, and since 2024 a Guest Professor at TU Wien, contributing to research and academic exchange in advanced power electronic systems. He has personally supervised 94 Ph.D. students to completion, authored more than 1,000 publications, and holds over 200 patents. His honors include the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award, the IEEE PELS R. David Middlebrook Achievement Award, the EPE Outstanding Achievement Award, and the 2025 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering. He is an IEEE Life Fellow, an International Member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He has co-founded four ETH Zurich spin-offs and continues research in wide-bandgap power converters, artificial intelligence in power electronics, solid-state transformers, and life-cycle assessment of power electronics systems.
Biograpgy: Jose Rodriguez received the Engineer degree in electrical engineering from the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, in Valparaiso, Chile and the Dr.-Ing. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. He has been professor sand President of Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Universidad Andres Bello and Universidad San Sebastian, all in Chile. Now, he is Director of the Center for Energy Transition at the University of San Sebastian in Santiago de Chile. He has coauthored two books, several book chapters and more than 1000 journal and conference papers. His main research interests include multilevel inverters, new converter topologies, control of power converters, and adjustable-speed drives. He has received a number of best paper awards from journals of the IEEE. Dr. Rodriguez is member of the Chilean Academy of Engineering. In 2014 he received the National Award of Applied Sciences and Technology from the government of Chile. In 2015 he received the Eugene Mittelmann Award from the Industrial Electronics Society of the IEEE. In years 2014 to 2025 he has been included in the list of Highly Cited Researchers published by Web of Science.
