Dr. Philippe Gray

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Philippe Gray is an Assistant Professor in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, specializing in power electronics. He obtained his B.A.Sc. degree in Engineering Science with honors in 2010, followed by a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2013 and 2022, respectively. Prior to his current position, Dr. Gray worked as a Visiting Researcher at ABB Corporate Research in Västerås, Sweden from 2012 to 2013. He subsequently held the role of System Design Engineer at General Electric in Stafford, UK, where he engaged in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission projects between 2014 and 2017. Most recently, he served as a Senior Power Electronics Engineer at Lucid Motors in California, focusing on onboard charger design from 2022 to 2023. Dr. Gray's research interests encompass Transportation Electrification, Solid-State Transformers, and Modular Multilevel Converters.

Research Interests

Transportation Electrification Solid-State Transformers Modular Multilevel Converters

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in power electronics.

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

2022-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Lucid Motors • California, USA

Worked on onboard charger design.

System Design Engineer

2014-01-01 — 2017-01-01

General Electric • Stafford, UK

Focused on high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission schemes.

Visiting Researcher

2012-01-01 — 2013-01-01

ABB Corporate Research • Västerås, Sweden

Awards

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CIGRE Canada Generation Network (NGN) CIGRE Paris Sponsorship

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Hatch Graduate Scholarship Sustainable Energy Research

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NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (CGS D)

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Student Paper Award, Co-recipient

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NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)

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NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)

Courses

Distributed Energy Resources Undergraduate Research Thesis II Undergraduate Research Thesis

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.