Dr. Carl Ho

Professor

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Biography

Carl Ho received BEng, MEng double degrees and a PhD in Electronic Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong in 2002 and 2007. His doctoral research focused on dynamic voltage regulation and power quality issues. Between 2007 and 2014, he worked at ABB Switzerland, where he led R&D projects on solar inverter technologies and contributed significantly to power electronics research. In October 2014, he joined the University of Manitoba as a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Efficient Utilization of Electric Power, focusing on renewable energy and smart grids. He has published over 40 journal articles and 80 conference papers and has filed more than 20 patents. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for several IEEE journals. In 2018, he received the Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and is actively seeking graduate students to join his research team.

Research Interests

Power Electronics Heavy Electric Vehicles Renewable Energy Technologies Smart Grids and Micro Grids Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Applications Power Systems Control Systems

Experience

Full Professor and Canada Research Chair

2014-10-01 — Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Leading research in efficient utilization of electric power, focusing on renewable energy and smart grid technologies.

Principal Scientist

2007-01-01 — 2014-10-01

ABB Switzerland • Switzerland

Led a team developing solar inverter technologies and managed R&D projects in the power electronics sector.

Requirements for University of Manitoba

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent Professional registration as RN or RPN Research Methods course (min grade C+) Introductory Statistics course (min grade C+)
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.