Mukund R. Patel, PhD, PE, is an Electrical Power engineer and educator with over 50 years of widely recognized expertise in the research, development, and design of advance high-power, high-voltage equipment and systems for land, ships, and space. He has authored over 50 research papers and 5 books, and he has co-authored two international handbooks. Omid Beik, Ph.D., MIEEE, received the B.Sc. degree (Hons.) with highest distinction in electrical engineering from Yazd University, Yazd, Iran, in 2007, the M.Sc. degree with highest distinction in electrical engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Abbaspour School of Engineering, Tehran, Iran, in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, in 2016. He was a Postgraduate Researcher with the Power Conversion Group, University of Manchester, U.K. (2011-2012) and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster Automotive Resource Center (MARC), Hamilton, ON, Canada (2016-2017). His main research is focused on electric machines, drives and power electronics for applications in renewable energy systems and electrified powertrains.
