Plexim GmbH
Ionuț Vernica (S’16, M’19, SM’24) received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, in 2014. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in energy engineering from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, in 2016 and 2019, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, from 2019 to 2022, and a visiting researcher with Grundfos A/S, Bjerringbro, Denmark, and Danfoss Drives A/S, Gråsten, Denmark, from January to April 2019.
Since January 2023, he has been with Plexim GmbH, Zürich, Switzerland, where he is currently employed as a Power Electronics Engineer. His current research interests include the reliability of IGBT power modules and capacitors, thermal management of power devices, and the design automation of power electronic systems.
Dr. Vernica is the recipient of the “Best Originality Award” at the TECO Green Tech International Contest, Taipei, Taiwan, in 2019, and the “InnoExplorer” grant from Innovation Fund of Denmark, in 2021.
Monday, March 17, 2025
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET