Antonio J. Marques Cardoso received the Dipl. Eng., Dr. Eng., and Habilitation degrees from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1985, 1995 and 2008, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering. From 1985 to 2011, he was with the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, where he was the director of the Electrical Machines Laboratory. Since 2011 he has been with the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal, where he is Full Professor at the Department of Electromechanical Engineering and director of CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre. He was Vice-Rector of UBI (2013–2014). His current research interests are in fault diagnosis and fault tolerance in electrical machines, power electronics and drives. He is the author of a book entitled Fault Diagnosis in Three-Phase Induction Motors (Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Editora, 1991), (in Portuguese) and he is also the author of around 500 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings. He currently serves as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, and also for the Springer International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management.
Acácio M. R. Amaral was born in Luso, Angola, in 1974. He received the Electrical Engineering Diploma, the MSc degree and the PhD degree from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal in 1998, 2005 and 2010, respectively. Since 1998 he has been with the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, where he is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Informatics and Systems. He is also a Researcher of CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre. He is the author of three books entitled: Circuit Analysis and Electronic Devices (Porto, Portugal, Publindustria, 2013, in Portuguese); Digital Systems: Principles, Analysis and Projects (Lisboa, Portugal, Edições Sílabo, 2014, in Portuguese); and Analog Electronics: Principles, Analysis and Projects (Lisboa, Portugal, Edições Sílabo, 2017, in Portuguese). He has also published more than 40 papers in technical journals and conference proceedings. His research activities include fault diagnosis and design of linear and switch-mode power supplies, with emphasis on the consequences of aging of electrolytic and film capacitors, as well as the development of solutions to this problem.
Adérito N. Alcaso was born in 1966. He received the diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, in 1990. He received the MSc degree in Systems and Automation, and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1995 and 2005, respectively. Since 1996 he is Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal, where he has been director of the Mechanical Engineering Department and member of the Pedagogical and Scientific Councils of the School of Technology and Management. He is also a Researcher of CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre. He has published several papers in technical journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests are focused in renewable energy systems, particularly of the co-generation type, and in electric mobility systems, exploring the application of low-cost microcontrollers and internet of things for monitoring and optimizing the operation of these systems.
Amel Adouni received the Electrical-Automatic Engineering Diploma, the MSc and PhD degrees from National Engineering School of Gabes, Tunisia, in 2010, 2011 and 2016, respectively. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. Her research interests are focused on renewable energies, machine drives, power electronics and fault diagnosis.
Figueiredo Ramos received the Mechanical Engineering diploma and the master degree in Industrial Engineering, both from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). He is currently a PhD student in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Beira Interior (Portugal). He is a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (Portugal). His research interests include renewable energies and energy systems.
Chiara Boccaletti received the Laurea degree in Mechanical Engineering and the PhD degree in Energetics from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She is an assistant professor at the Department of Astronautics, Electrical and Energetic Engineering of the Sapienza University of Rome. Her current research interests include design, analysis and optimisation of electrical machines, condition monitoring and diagnostics of electrical machines and drives, and systems based on renewable energies. She is co-author of two books and author of more than 90 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Cristina Moscatiello was born in Rome, Italy in 1990. She got her Bachelor Degree and M.Sc. Degree in Energetic Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome, where she is currently a PhD Student. Her research interests are focused on Nuclear Energies, Renewable Energies and Home and Building Automation.
Davide S. B. Fonseca was born in Castelo Branco, Portugal, on December 23, 1972. He received the Electrical Engineering Diploma in 1996 from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, and the PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2008. He has been with the University of Beira Interior since 1997, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electromechanical Engineering, and the Coordinator of the Electrical Machines and Power Electronics Laboratory. He is also Researcher of CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre. His research interests are focused on reluctance machines design and fault analysis. He has published more than 40 papers in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Fernando Bento received both the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electric and Computer Engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. Currently, he is a Ph.D. student in Electric and Computer Engineering at the same institution. His scientific activities focus efficiency analysis, fault detection and fault tolerance in electronic power converters, namely DC-DC power converters.
Imed Jlassi was born in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1984. He received the B.S, M.S and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT), Tunisia, in 2009, 2011 and 2016 respectively. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. His main research interests include drive control of electric machines, fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of AC motor drives and wind turbine systems.
Khaled Laadjal was born in Tebessa, Algeria, in 1991. He received the B.S and M.S degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2013 and 2015. Currently he is a PhD Student at the same university. His research interests are related to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in power electronics systems and AC machines.
Luís Oliveira received the Electrical Engineering Diploma, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1995, 2001 and 2014, respectively. In 1996 he joined the University of Algarve, Portugal, where he is currently an Adjunct Professor. His research interests include modelling and simulation of power transformers, condition monitoring and diagnostics of power transformers, and protection systems.
Mohamed Sahraoui was born in Biskra, Algeria, on May 26, 1978. He received the Engineer and Magister diploma and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Biskra, in 2001, 2004 and 2010, respectively. From 2005 to 2012, he was an Assistant Professor with the University of Constantine, Constantine, Algeria. Since 2012, he has been with the University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria, where he is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and a member of the LGEB Laboratory. Dr Sahraoui is also a PhD Researcher of CISE – Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre. His research interests are related to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in power electronics systems and AC machines.