Khai D. T. Ngo

Khai D. T. Ngo is a Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He specializes in power electronics, with a focus on advanced packaging technologies, semiconductor devices, and high-voltage systems. His work includes contributions to unified synthesis and modeling of switched-mode converters, recognized by his 2015 IEEE Fellow designation.

Education: Ph.D., Caltech (1984); M.S.E.E., Caltech (1980); B.S.E.E., California State Polytechnic University (1979).

Research interests encompass power electronic circuits, energy harvesting, RF power electronics, and materials for high-performance power systems. His recent work emphasizes medium-voltage converters, field-grading coatings for high-voltage modules, and heterogeneous integration of wide bandgap devices.

Key awards include IEEE Fellow (2015) for contributions to power converter synthesis and modeling.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), Virginia Tech, focusing on high-density integration, power management, and renewable energy systems.