DOCTORAL STUDENTS
MAMMERI, EL NOUHA was born in Algiers. She received the Electrical Engineering degree in 2018 from the Houari Boumediene University of Sciences and Technology (USTHB) in Algiers, Algeria. She received the master's degree in Industrial Systems Engineering from the same university in 2019 and 2020 respectively. In 2022 she joined the Automatic Control and Industrial Electronics Research Group (GAEI) of the Rovira i Virgili University in which she is working towards her PhD degree. Her research is about DC-DC converters, control strategies and electric vehicles.
BLANCH-FORTUNA, ALEXANDRA obtained her bachelor's degree in Industrial and Automatic Electronic Engineering and her master's degree in Electric Vehicle Technologies from the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain, in 2022 and 2023, respectively. In 2023, she joined the research team at GAEI, where she is working on her Ph.D. Her main research interests include DC-DC and AC-DC converters, control strategies, and electric vehicle technologies.
PISANI-ORTA, MIGUEL ANTONIO received in 2021 the title of Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica "José Antonio Echeverría", La Habana, Cuba. Later on, he enrolled in a Master's Degree course on Electric Vehicle Technologies taught by Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain), obtaining such degree in 2023. Throughout year 2023 he worked at Applus+ IDIADA in the area related to batteries for electric vehicles, where engaged deep research within the field of Battery Management Systems.
Currently he is a PhD student at Universitat Rovira i Virgili and is associated to the "Grup de Recerca en Control Automàtic i Electrònica Industrial" (GAEI) of the same institution. His main interests are: state-of-charge and state-of-health estimation of Li-ion battery cells applied in the automotive industry, and optimization of charging algorithms to reduce to a minimum the effect of high current rates on the lifespan of the electro-chemical cells.
CORTADA-TORELLINO, MARIA he received the Mechanical Engineering degree in 2019 from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He received the master's degree in Electric Vehicle Technologies from Rovira i Virgili University in 2020. In 2021, he joined the Automatic Control and Industrial Electronics Research Group (GAEI) of Rovira i Virgili University in which is working on his Ph.D. His main research interests are the degradation of lithium batteries and the effect of forces and impacts on their electrical response.
ALFOULY, AHMED was born in Qena, Egypt, in July 1996. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from South Valley University, Qena, Egypt, in 2019 and 2023, respectively. He worked as a Teaching Assistant with the Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain. His research interests include the integration of renewable energy sources, PV/wind hybrid power systems, power electronics, and the control of smart grid and microgrid systems.
SHAKIR, UZAIR born in Pakistan Republic, I am pursuing a PhD in Electronic Engineering at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. I hold a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Southeast University, China (Session 2021-2024), where I focused on microgrid energy management and electric vehicles. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Technology from Pakistan (Session 2016-2020). I have over five years of professional experience in electrical systems, testing, and project supervision across industrial and research environments. I previously worked with Opus Inspection Pvt. Ltd. in Pakistan as a Team Lead and Assistant Station Manager, managing inspection operations and technical teams. My research interests include renewable energy systems, smart grids, and power electronics.