Name

Yawei Wang

Education

Ph.D.

Title

Associate Professor

Honored

2020 TalentEdge Fellow in Canada

2015 Excellent Graduate Award in Huazhong University of Science and   Technology

Social

Part-time

Member of the   Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Journal   Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion; IEEE Transactions on   Industry Applications; IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification; Journal   of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics; The Journal of   Engineering

Invited   reviewer for international conferences in the field of electric motors,   including IEEE ICEM, IEMDC, ECCE, ITEC

Yawei Wang, Ph.D., associate professor, IEEE Member, recipient   of Canadian “TalentEdge Fellowship”. He received the M.S. degree in electric engineering   from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2015 and the Ph.D.   degree in industrial engineering from the University of Padua in Italy (under   the supervision of Prof. Nicola Bianchi) in 2019. From Oct. 2018 to Apr.   2019, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Electric Drive Laboratory   (EDLab) of the University of Padua. From May 2019 to Nov. 2020, he joined the   McMaster Automotive Resource Center (MARC) of McMaster University as a Post-Doctoral   Research Associate, supervised by IEEE Fellow Prof. Ali Emadi. Since Dec.   2020, he joined Center for Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives (CAEMD) in   Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST).

His research interests include theory and optimal   design of synchronous reluctance motors, design and analysis of electric   vehicle traction motors, modeling simulation and optimization of magnetic   gears, etc., mainly for electric vehicles, small and medium wind power   generation systems, aerospace and other important applications occasion. He   has participated in several projects, such as the Canadian Natural Science   Foundation project, US and Chinese Company cooperation projects, etc. He has   published 17 SCI/EI papers, including 8 IEEE Transactions papers. He has 1   authorized patent. He was invited to report in Coiltech 2018 conference and   served as the Session Chair of the ITEC 2020 conference.

Education Experience

2012.9~2015.6, Huazhong University of   Science and Technology, M.S. in Electrical Engineering

2015.10 ~ 2019.03, University of Padova,   Ph.D. in Electrical Energy Engineering

Work Experience

2020.12~present, Huazhong University of   Science and Technology, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,   Associate professor

2019.05~2020.11, Department of   Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Post-Doctoral   Research Associate

2018.10~2019.04, University of Padova, Department   of Industrial Engineering, Research Assistant

Dr. Wang has   published 17 SCI/EI papers, including 8 IEEE Transactions papers. He has 1   authorized patent. He was invited to report in Coiltech 2018 conference and   served as the Session Chair of the ITEC 2020 conference. He was the recipient   of Canadian “TalentEdge Fellow” in 2020.