Pooya Davari

Pooya Davari is a Professor and Head of the Section for Applied Power Electronic Systems at Aalborg University, Denmark. He leads the EMI/EMC in Power Electronics Research Group and serves as Vice Chair of the Energy Efficiency Mission. His research focuses on electromagnetic interference (EMI) and harmonic mitigation in power electronic systems, with over 200 publications and significant contributions to renewable energy integration.

• Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering (2004, 2008), Ph.D. in Power Electronics from Queensland University of Technology (2013)
• Prior Roles: Lecturer at QUT (2013–2014), Postdoc at AAU (2014)

Research Interests:

• Harmonic and EMI analysis in grid-tied converters
• High power density converter design
• Signal processing for converter modeling
• Reliability of power electronic systems

Article Trends: Recent work emphasizes EMI/EMC in renewable energy systems, wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC/GaN), and reliability modeling for EVs and hydrogen production via electrolysis. Sub-fields include converter topologies, grid integration challenges, and AI-driven diagnostics.

Scientific Awards:

• Equinor 2022 Prize (Denmark’s oldest engineering award)
• IEEE EMC Society Young Professional Award (2020)
• World’s Top 2% Highly Cited Scientist (Stanford, 2021–2025)
• Multiple best paper awards (IEEE, Applied Sciences, etc.)

Grants & Editorial Roles: Recipient of grants from Innovation Fund Denmark (Supra-EMC project), Horizon Europe (SOLARIS), and industry partnerships. Serves as Area Editor for IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and Editor-in-Chief of Circuit World Journal (2020–2025).

Labs & Standards: Coordinator of the EMC Laboratory at Aalborg University. Member of IEC standardization Working Groups 6 and 8 (TC77A), focusing on EMC strategies for power grids.