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Professor Layi Alatise

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Professor Layi Alatise

Professor in Power Electronics 
Royal Society Industry Fellow

O dot Alatise at warwick dot ac dot uk
+44 (0) 24 7655 1437

Biography

  • BEng, PhD, CEng, FIET, SMIEEE
  • Royal Society Industry Fellow (50% buy-out funded by Royal Society) , 2020 onwards
  • Professor in Electrical Engineering , University of Warwick. 2019 onwards
  • Reader in Electrical Engineering , University of Warwick. 2017 to 2019
  • Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering , University of Warwick. 2014 to 2017
  • Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering , University of Warwick. 2011 to 2014
  • Innovation R&D Engineer , NXP Semiconductors UK Ltd (2008 to 2011)
  • IC and Device Engineer , ATMEL North-Tyneside UK (2004 to 2005)
  • PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle University (2008)
  • Thesis Title : "Strained engineered Semiconductor Devices for Analog and RF applications"
  • BEng (1st class) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Newcastle University (2005)
  • Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Electron Devices, Industrial Electronics,
  • Associate Editor IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Research Interests

  • Advanced Power Semiconductor materials and devices for improved energy conversion
  • Power Electronic Converters and Systems
  • Energy Conversion in Electrical and Power Systems

IEEE Author Profile

Teaching Interests

  • ES185. Electrical and Electronic Circuits.
  • ES2B1. Energy Conversion and Power Systems.
  • ES3B3. Power Systems and Electrical Machines.
  • ES96Z. Electrical Machines and Drives.

Selected Publications

Research Grants

Industrial Research Funding and Consultancy

  • Bourns Semiconductors UK Ltd. "Characterization of Field stop IGBTs"

Royal Society Industry Fellowship

  • Principal Investigator. 2020 to 2024. Industrial Secondment in Power Electronics

EPSRC Funding

  • EP/R004366/1. (£1.2M). Principal Investigator. 2017 to 2020. Condition Monitoring in Power Electronics
  • EP/K008161/1 . (£125k). Principal Investigator. 2013 to 2015. Reliability in Power Electronics
  • EPSRC Centre of Power Electronics Funding . (£300k). Principal Investigator. 2015 to 2017. Pressure Packages for Silicon Carbide.
  • EP/L007010/1 . (£2M). Co-Investigator. 2014 to 2017. Underpinning Power Devices.
  • EP/K034804/1. (£2M). Co-Investigator. 2014 to 2017. Components Integration in Power Electronics.
  • EP/L021579/1 . (£1.1M) .Co-Investigator. 2014 to 2018. Power Electronics for HVDC.

Other Funding

  • TSB/KTP. Co-Investigator. 2014 to 2016. Condition monitoring of power electronics for wind turbines.
  • Low Carbon Network Fund FLEXDGRID. Co-Investigator. 2012 to 2015. Fault management technologies in Low voltage distribution networks.

Research Projects

Title Funder Award start Award end
A New Generation of Automotive IGBTs and Gate Drivers for Future Electric Vehicles - Royal Society Industry Fellowship Royal Society 01 Jun 2020 31 May 2024
FutureBEV Innovate UK 01 Aug 2020 31 Jan 2024
Novel Condition Monitoring and Health Management Technologies for High Voltage SiC Power Modules. EPSRC 01 Oct 2017 30 Sep 2021
EPSRC Centre for Power Electronics: Knowledge Exchange Awards - Ultra-Fast Field Stop IGBT/Diode Development EPSRC 01 Aug 2019 30 Nov 2019
The investigation of the switching transients of field-stop IGBTs Bourns Inc 01 Jan 2019 30 Jun 2019
Future offshore grid - the high voltage direct current (HVDC) challenge - EPSRC-National Grid HVDC - Gate Drives (Cambridge-led) EP/L021579/1 EPSRC 01 Apr 2015 15 Jun 2019
Underpinning Power Electronics - Components Theme EPSRC 01 Jul 2013 31 Oct 2017
Challenges in High Temperature, High Reliability and High Power Density Press Pack SiC EPSRC 01 Jan 2015 30 Jun 2017
Collaboration Agreement - Low Carbon Networks Fund bid Western Power Distribution 01 May 2013 31 Dec 2016
First Grant: Predictive Reliability Modelling and Characterization of Silicon Carbide Power MOS-Transistors in Grid-Connected VoltageSource Converters EPSRC 17 Apr 2013 08 Aug 2015
The requirements, capabilities and costs for a Low Frequency AC transmission technology to allow for both research and training requirements to take place SP Power Systems Limited 01 Feb 2014 18 Mar 2015

PhD Supervision

Post-Doctoral Research Supervision

  • Dr Ruizhu Wu. (2019 to Present).
  • Dr Jose Ortiz Gonzalez. (2013 to Present).
  • Dr Nadeesh Nobeen. (2015 to 2016).
  • Dr Qian Zhou. (2013 to 2015).
  • Dr Ahmad Soli. (2014 to 2016).
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