Dr. Stefanos N. Manias received the B. Eng., M. Eng., and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 1975, 1980, and 1984, respectively. In 1975, he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) where he was responsible for the design of radio and television automation systems. In 1980, he joined Northern Telecom of Canada where he was responsible for the design of power supplies, battery chargers and UPS for telecommunication applications, and other power electronics conversion topologies. In 1989, Dr. Manias joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and today he is holding the position of a full professor and director of the electrical machines and power electronics laboratory where he is teaching and conducting research in the area of Power Electronics and Motor Drive Systems. He is the author of more than 100 IEEE and IEE publications in Power Electronics and Motor Drive Systems (at least 1500 citations and 30 US patent references). Dr. Manias is an IEEE Fellow and the Chapter Chairman of IEEE Greece section of the joint societies IAS-PELS-IES. His research interests include power electronics conversion topologies, battery energy storage systems, and motor drive systems. Dr. Manias is a registered professional engineer in Canada and Europe.