Electric Drives

Prof. Ion Boldea (IEEE Life Fellow) studied at and obtained a PhD in electrical engineering (on linear induction motors design and control) in 1973 at University Politehnica Timisoara, Romania. He has been an active professor since 1968, having completed a Fulbright postdoctoral scholarship in the United States (1973-1974). Over the years, he has spent more than five years as a visiting professor at institutions across the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and South Korea.

He investigated and published extensively on linear and rotary electric machine drives and magnetically levitated vehicles (MAGLEVs), focusing on their design and control for industrial applications, with his work appearing primarily in IEEE papers and books. In recognition of his professional contributions, he received the 2015 Nikola Tesla IEEE Award and the 2021 EPE Outstanding Achievement Award. He is a full member of both the Romanian Technical Sciences Academy and the Romanian Academy, and holds a Doctor Honoris Causa from Aalborg University, Denmark.

Prof. Boldea has given numerous keynote addresses at IEEE-sponsored international conferences and has delivered (as an IEEE-IAS Distinguished Lecturer since 2008) numerous intensive courses and lectures in the United States, Denmark, South Korea, Brazil, and Italy, among other countries. He chaired and co-chaired the biannual IEEE-sponsored international conference, OPTIM-ACEMP, for over 30 years. He has also held tech consulting contracts with international companies for decades and co-founded the company Bee-Speed (www.Bee-Speed.ro) in 1994, which is still continually active today, specializing in industrial digital electric automation in water integrated technologies.

He enjoys a rich family life and studies seminal books in philosophy, literature, economics, math, and physics. He rides his bicycle to work daily, and his hobbies include gardening and tennis.