Marcelo Heldwein

Marcelo Lobo Heldwein received the bachelor and master degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil, in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and his doctoral degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland, in 2007.

He is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, leading the research group at the Chair of High-Power Converter Systems.

From 1999 to 2003, he worked with industry, including R&D activities at the Power Electronics Institute in Brazil and Emerson Network Power in Brazil and Sweden. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the ETH Zurich and the UFSC from 2007 to 2009. He was an Associate Professor with the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at the UFSC from 2010 to 2022. Dr. Heldwein is a senior member of the IEEE, a member of the Brazilian Power Electronic Society (SOBRAEP), and a member of the Advisory Board of PCIM Europe.

His research focuses on power converters and motor drives, including their topologies, modeling, design, and control. The research is motivated to develop sustainable and intelligent solutions to the challenges posed by the energy transition. The focus topics involve an in-depth systemic and multidisciplinary knowledge of power converters and their components and applications.