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2025
Advanced WBG-based Power Electronics System for Next Generation of Electric Vehicle Powertrains
Tuan Tran
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
Development of Modular and Flexible Multilevel Inverters for Stationary Applications
Yang Wang
Supervisors: prof Omar Hegazy, Dr. Thomas Geury
2024
Advanced charging systems and hierarchical control strategy enabling vehicle-to-x for next-generation electric vehicles
Shahid JAMAN
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Dr. Thomas Geury
Co-design optimization, ECO-features, and development of digital twin with internet of things for fleets of electric buses in cities
Md. Mahedi HASAN
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
Design and control of fault-tolerant multiport drives for multi-motor systems
Mustapha AL SAKKA
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Dr. Thomas Geury
Development of smart and modular active front-end systems towards efficient dc-charging for electric vehicles
Assel Zhaksylyk
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Dr. Thomas Geury
2023
Design and control optimisation of scalable power electronics converters for DC off-board electric vehicle charging systems
Haaris RASOOL
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
Design optimization and intelligent control strategies for electric bus depot charging systems
Boud Verbrugge
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Dr. Thomas Geury
Optimal design and control of a switched reluctance machine for electric vehicle applications
Yuanfeng Lan
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
2022
Advanced lifetime assessment and modelling of an optimized WBG-based interleaved bidirectional DC/DC converter for electric drivetrain applications
Sajib CHAKRABORTY
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
Sizing and control of a brushless doubly fed reluctance motor drive system for variable speed applications
Yassine Benômar
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Joeri Van Mierlo, Prof. Bjorn Verrelst
2021
Multidisciplinary Codesign Optimization Frameworks for Multiport Converters and Hybrid Electric Powertrains
Dai-Duong Tran
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
Optimal design and control for advanced hybrid electric vehicle propulsion systems
Majid Vafaepour
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Mohamed El Baghdadi
2019
Design of a Smart Grid Architecture: Modeling, Virtualization and Analysis
Imane Worighi
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Joeri Van Mierlo
2018
Design Aspects and Implementation of Wireless Power Transfer Charging System for Electric Vehicles
Yang Yang
Supervisors: Prof. Omar Hegazy, Prof. Joeri Van Mierlo
Design Optimization and Control of High-Power Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Electric Vehicle Applications
Mohamed El Baghdadi
Supervisors: Prof. Joeri Van Mierlo, Prof. Omar Hegazy