Ioan-Adrian Viorel

Ioan-Adrian Viorel is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Machines, Marketing & Management at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania). His career spans over four decades, starting as a Teaching Assistant in 1965 and progressing to Professor since 1990. He has held visiting positions at institutions such as Technical University of Budapest, University of Maryland, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

• Education:
  • Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1965)
  • Technical University of Timişoara (PhD in Electrical Engineering, 1978)

His research interests focus on electrical machines, including induction machines, circuit-field models, variable reluctance motors, magnetic field computation via finite element methods, and CAD tools for motor design. His work emphasizes control strategies, harmonic analysis, and energy efficiency improvements.

His publications include 236 titles, such as textbooks on electrical machines and over 200 scientific works in journals and conferences. He has supervised 12 Ph.D. students and collaborated on projects involving motor design, energy-saving systems, and advanced drive technologies.

Viorel has served on editorial boards and professional committees, including IEEE and the International Symposium Electromotion. His professional roles include department chairman, university senate secretary, and vice-dean in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.