Professor Layi Alatise
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
Layi Alatise is currently a Professor and Royal Society Industry Fellow in Power Electronics at the University of Warwick. He received the B.Eng. (first class Hons.) degree in electrical/electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in microelectronics and semiconductors from Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., in 2005 and 2008, respectively. In June 2008, he joined the Innovation R&D Department, NXP Semiconductors, as Development Engineer where he designed, processed, and qualified discrete power trench MOSFETs for automotive applications and switched-mode power supplies. In November 2010, he joined the University of Warwick as Science City Research Fellow to investigate advanced power semiconductor materials and devices for improved energy conversion efficiency. Since February 2019, he has been a Professor in Electrical Engineering with the University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K. He has led several research projects in power electronics funded by research agencies and industry. He was a recipient of the 2021 best paper award in the IEEE Transactions in Industrial Electronics. He has the authored or co-authored more than 150 publications in journals and international conferences. Prof. Alatise is a Chattered Engineer, Fellow of the IET and a Senior member of the IEEE.
Research Interests
- Advanced Power Semiconductor materials and devices for improved energy conversion
- Power Electronic Converters and Systems
- Energy Conversion in Electrical and Power Systems
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 Projects
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circular Microgrids: Circular Economy Pathways for Renewable Microgrids | UKRI | 01 Jan 2025 | 31 Dec 2028 |
| Transforming Net Zero with Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Technology (REWIRE) | EPSRC | 01 Apr 2024 | 31 Mar 2029 |
| Skills, Talent, And Re-education Training for Semiconductors (START SEMI) | Innovate UK | 01 Aug 2023 | 31 Jan 2025 |
| 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 |
| Reliability, Condition Monitoring and Health Management Technologies for WBG 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 |
| Underpinning Power Electronics - Devices 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
- Dr Saeed Jahdi. (2012 to 2016). Analysis of Dynamic Performance and Robustness in Silicon and Silicon Carbide Power Electronic Devices
- Dr Ji Hu. (2012 to 2016). Finite Element Electrothermal Modelling and Characterization of Silicon and Silicon Carbide Power Devices
- Dr Roozbeh Bonyadi. (2012 to 2016). Reliability Assessment and Modelling of Power Electronic Devices for Automotive Application and Design
- Dr Jose Ortiz Gonzalez (2014 to 2017) Electrothermal Modelling for Condition Monitoring in Modern Power Devices
- Dr Petros Alexakis (2012 to 2018) Reliability of wide bandgap semiconductor devices under unconventional mode conduction
- Dr Zarina Davletzhanova (2015 to 2019) Characterization of Series Connected Power Devices
- Dr Nereus Agbo (2019 to 2023) Benchmarking the Robustness performance of SiC cascode JFETS against contemporary devices using simulations and experimental measurements
- Dr Burhan Etoz (2019 to 2024) Novel Techniques for the Characterisation of Threshold Voltage and Junction Temperature Measurements in GaN e-HEMT;
- Dr Arkadeep Deb (2021 to 2024) Power Electronics for EV Charging
- Simon Mendy (2020 to 2024) Characterization and Reliability of WBG Power Devices
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).