Dimosthenis Peftitsis

Dimosthenis Peftitsis is a Professor at the Department of Electric Power Engineering, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He obtained a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace (2008) and a PhD from KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2013).

• Current research interests: WBG (SiC/GaN) converters, adaptive gate drivers, DC-breaker designs, power supplies for particle accelerators, semiconductor reliability.
• Key projects: MoReSiC, CoNeCt, ASiCC, ORBES, CERN collaborations, ReliPE.

His work spans power electronics for renewable energy, EV charging, and high-voltage systems. Publications focus on SiC MOSFETs, dynamic characterization, and converter reliability. He serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and chairs IEEE societies.

• Scientific Awards: IEEE Senior Member, IEEE PELS Regional Distinguished Lecturer, NTNU Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme.
• Students: 9 PhD advisees, including Ole-Christian Spro (2020), Andreas Giannakis (2022), Gard Lyng Rødal (pending).