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Saeed Jahdi is a Senior Lecturer in Power Electronics at the University of Bristol. He received his Ph.D. in Power Electronics from the University of Warwick in 2016. Before joining Bristol, he worked at the HVDC Center of Excellence at General Electric (GE) Grid Solutions as a Power Electronics Engineer, focusing on VSC-HVDC projects across multiple countries. His research interests encompass reliability, efficiency, and high voltage power electronics, particularly wide-bandgap semiconductor devices. Dr. Jahdi has received notable awards, including GE's Engineering Award in 2018, and the Outstanding Paper Award from IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics in 2021. He currently supervises several PhD students, conducting research on the reliability of power semiconductor devices for applications in smart grids, electric vehicles, and more-electric aircraft. He is an active member of the academic community, contributing to various teaching activities and overseeing projects related to innovative power conversion systems.
University of Bristol • Bristol, UK
Teaching and research in Power Electronics.
General Electric (GE) Grid Solutions • Stafford, UK
Worked on VSC-HVDC projects and system coordination.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.