João Luiz Afonso

João Luiz Afonso was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received the B.S. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1986 and 1991, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Electronics from the University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, in 2000. Since 1993, he has been with the Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, where he is Full Professor Professor. He teaches Electrical Machines, Electrical Energy Systems, Complements of Power Electronics, Electrical Power Quality, Active Power Filters and Renewable Energy. He is a researcher with the Group of Energy and Power Electronics (GEPE) of the Centro Algoritmi. His research interests include: Power Quality, Active Power Filters, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage Systems, Smart Grids and Smart Cities, and technologies for Innovative Railway Systems.