Alberto Reatti Curriculum Vitae
Associate Professor - Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
FIELDS OF MAJOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTEREST
Power Electronics
Renewable Power Sources
Electric Machine and Drives
Smart Grids
Resonant Power Converters
Supercapacitor and Electric Energy storage
Solar Hybrid Electro-Thermal Concentrators
Electric Circuit Theory and Analysis
Switching Converter Modeling
EDUCATION
1988 Five-year Degree in Electronic Engineering inclusive of post-graduate qualification, Florence University1991 - 1993 PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, – Italy. Ph. D thesis Title: “Class D and Class E dc-ac and ac-dc resonant converter topologies”
POSITIONS/APPOINTMENTS
1998-2000
Associate Researcher, University of Florence School of Engineering, Italy - Areas of focus: Electrical Engineering, Power Electronic, Photovoltaics.
1992
Research Associate, Wright State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Research area: power electronics. Supervisor: Prof. Marian K. Kazimierczuck
2000 – Present
Associate Professor, Florence University School of Engineering, ItalyFocus of research and teaching activities: Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Photovoltaics and Electric Drives
Associate Researcher, University of Florence School of Engineering, Italy - Areas of focus: Electrical Engineering, Power Electronic, Photovoltaics.
Research Associate, Wright State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Research area: power electronics. Supervisor: Prof. Marian K. Kazimierczuck
1994 - 1996
Postdoctoral Researcher in Electrical Engineering, University of Florence School of Engineering, Italy
Postdoctoral Researcher in Electrical Engineering, University of Florence School of Engineering, Italy
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2020 - Present
Chairman Charge of the Board for Patents and Intellectual Property of the University of Florence
2018 - present
Ordine Ingegneri Firenze
2018 – present
Principal Investigator and Scientific Coordinator of a Research Grant Project Involving Power Systems Acoustic Noise of TERNA (Italian Authority on Power Systems).
Principal Investigator and Scientific Coordinator of a Research Grant Project Involving Power Systems Acoustic Noise of TERNA (Italian Authority on Power Systems).
2018 – present
Principal Investigator and Scientific Coordinator of a Research Grant Project on Energy Saving of buildings owned by University of Florence.
Principal Investigator and Scientific Coordinator of a Research Grant Project on Energy Saving of buildings owned by University of Florence.
2018 – 2020
UNI CEI 11339 EGE Accredia qualified and registered under Nr. 31062017 – present
International Agreement Chief Responsible, Responsible for a Cooperation Agreement among University of Florence and University of University of El Oued (Algeria)
2016 - 2019
Tutor of a Ph.D student working on Wireless Recharge of Electric Vehicles under a grant funded by Magneti Marelli
2016 – 2017
Chancellor delegate for University of Florence inside “Coordinamento della formazione post-laurea di ingegneri professionisti (CofIP) tra l’Università di Pisa, di Firenze, di Siena e La Federazione degli Ordini degli Ingegneri della Toscana”, which stays for “Committee for post-degree learning for professional engineers of all Tuscany Engineer Federation”
2017 – 2018
2014 –2021
2010 – 2015
Energy Consultant, Electric Plants Energy Saving, at the University of Florence
2009 – 2012
Co-Founder of a Start-up for the development of a Thermo Electric Solar Concentrator. suitable for installation of building roofs.
IEEE Italy Section – Professional & Career Activity Committee Coordinator
2016 – 2017
IEEE Italy Section – Industry Relation Group. Member2015 – Present
International Agreement Chief Responsible, Responsible for a Cooperation Agreement among University of Florence and University of Sulaimanian
International Agreement Chief Responsible, Responsible for a Cooperation Agreement among University of Florence and Wright State University
2013 – Present
Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, of BIP Best Idea Project (No profit association for dissemination of innovation)2012 – Present
Member, Technical Committee of CET (Tuscany Region Energy Board)2013 – Present
Member, Research Committee of DINFO (Committee for the Research Policies at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence)2013 - Present
Member, Editorial Board of “Bollettino degli Ingegneri” (Journal of Tuscan Engineers)2012 – 2017
Member, ANTER (Italy National Association for the Protection of Renewable Energy Sources)Energy Consultant, Electric Plants Energy Saving, at the University of Florence
Co-Founder of a Start-up for the development of a Thermo Electric Solar Concentrator. suitable for installation of building roofs.
The start-up has been founded by Italian Ministry for the Environment, under the project “Solar Energy for Urban Areas”
Grant Amount: Euro 494.000.
2007 – 2015
2005-2009
Member, Scientific Committee at “CREAR" (Research Centre for Renewable Power Sources) – authorized by the Italian Ministry for Research, Florence, Italy
1990-1998
Magnetek S.p.A. (Power One, and now ABB), Terranova, Arezzo, Italy
Co-Founder of a Start-up for the development of PV plants.
2004 – Present
Tutor, provides support to prospective undergraduate and graduate students at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Florence University2004 – Present
Erasmus Program Advisor, provides support to graduate students who want to spend part of their Career at Universities Inside European Community2005 - 2014
Member, Graduate School Advisory Committee, Florence University Department of Energetics and Industrial Technologies.2006-2009
Member, Scientific Committee at IRPET (Tuscan Institute for Economic Planning – Governmental Institution), Florence, Italy
Member, Scientific Committee at “CREAR" (Research Centre for Renewable Power Sources) – authorized by the Italian Ministry for Research, Florence, Italy
2002 – 2005
Member, Graduate School Evaluation Advisory Committee, Florence University Department of Electronics
Magnetek S.p.A. (Power One, and now ABB), Terranova, Arezzo, Italy
External Consultant in the sector of power electronics and energy saving and renewable power sources
RESEARCH GRANTS
2012-2014
Team leader of the Scientific Board, Italian Ministry for the Environment, “Solar Energy for Urban Areas”
Grant Amount: Euro 494.000.
Consorzio Roma Ricerche (Mr. Lino Fiorentino Ms. Manuela Bistolfi)
Solar Heat and Power (Arch.Tullio Caselli)
Besel (Mr. Antonio Benitez)
Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy (Dr. Andreas Bett, Ms. Maike Wiesenfarth)
Comune di Colleferro (Mr. Roberto Priori)
Partner: Universities of Firenze, Bologna, Salerno.
Partner: Universities of Firenze, Bologna, Salerno, Milano Politecnico
2014-2015
1989-1990
Italian Army – Military Geographic Institute - Second Lieutenant in the Italian Army. Computer aided maps designPublic Funding
2018
European Patent Office EPO Munich - 09/2018Lecturer. Seminar on “Resonant inverter technologies for wireless power transfer” -
Grant Amount: Euro 5.200.Team leader of the Scientific Board, Italian Ministry for the Environment, “Solar Energy for Urban Areas”
Grant Amount: Euro 494.000.
2007-2011
CREAR Principal Investigator, European Community, “UPP-SOL - Urban Photovoltaics: Polygeneration with Solar Energy".
Grant total amount: Euro 3,5 million
Partners:Consorzio Roma Ricerche (Mr. Lino Fiorentino Ms. Manuela Bistolfi)
Solar Heat and Power (Arch.Tullio Caselli)
Besel (Mr. Antonio Benitez)
Tel Aviv University (Prof. Abraham Kribus, Prof. Joseph Appelbaum, Mr. Gil Shelef)
Università di Firenze – CREAR (Prof. Francescco Martelli, Prof. Alberto Reatti)Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy (Dr. Andreas Bett, Ms. Maike Wiesenfarth)
Comune di Colleferro (Mr. Roberto Priori)
2002-2004
Principal Investigator and National Supervisor, Italian Ministry of Research, “Study, Design and Optimization of Static Power Converters for Hybrid Electric Generation Plants”
Grant Amount: 133,800EuroPartner: Universities of Firenze, Bologna, Salerno.
2006-2007
Principal Investigator and National Supervisor, Italian Ministry of Research, “Study Design and Optimization of a Modular Photovoltaic Module Provided with a Solar Concentrator, Heat Recovery System, and dc-ac Converter”
Grant Amount: Euro136,430Partner: Universities of Firenze, Bologna, Salerno, Milano Politecnico
Private Funding
Principal Investigator, University of Florence, Italy, “Maintenance, Monitoring, and Innovation of Electric Power Plants at Florence University
Grant Amount: Euro 22.000
Grant period: 12 months
Grant Amount: Euro 20.000
Grant period: 24 months
Grant Amount: Euro 19.000
Grant period: 6 months
Grant Amount: Euro 22.000
Grant period: 12 months
2012-2014
Principal Investigator, University of Florence, Italy, “Maintenance, Monitoring, and Innovation of Electric Power Plants at Florence UniversityGrant Amount: Euro 20.000
Grant period: 24 months
2010-2012
Principal Investigator, University of Florence, Italy, “Maintenance, Monitoring, and Innovation of Electric Power Plants at Florence University
Grant Amount: Euro 20.000Grant period: 24 months
2008
CREAR Principal Investigator, IRPET, Italy “Development of Hydrogen Technology in Tuscany”Grant Amount: Euro 19.000
Grant period: 6 months
2005-2006
Principal Investigator, STRHOLD S.p.A. (Reggio Emilia, Italy),“An innovative system for monitoring and controlling electric power plants”Grant Amount: Euro 100.000,00
Grant period: 24 months
Grant period: 24 months
Grant Amount: Euro 103.291,38
Grant period: 12 months
1992 – Present
Reviewer for several Journals such as
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Grant period: 24 months
2005
Principal Investigator, ASL 10 (Florence, Italy), “Healthcare Quality and Innovation in Florence”
Grant Amount: Euro 25.000,00Grant period: 24 months
2003
Principal Investigator, IRMIE IMPIANTI s.r.l. (Firenze, Italy) “Design and installation of a PV power plant on the roof of an industrial building”Grant Amount: Euro 103.291,38
Grant period: 12 months
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Refereed Journals and Conference Proceedings/Symposium Contributions
Reviewer for several Journals such as
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Power Electronics for IEEE Transactions on Circuits and System.
2002 - 2003
Associate EditorPower Electronics for IEEE Transactions on Circuits and System.
1994 – 1995
Guest Editor
Journal on Circuits, Systems, and Computers published by World Scientific.Book Reviews
2014
M.Kazimierczuk, “Laboratory Manual for Pulse-Width Modulated DC-DC Power Converters” (Review process in progress)
2008
M.Kazimierczuk, “Pulse-width Modulated DC-DC Power Converters”CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Florence – Italy September 9-14 2019
IEEE RTSI 2019
General Co-chair
International Forum on Research and technologies for Society and Industry2017 Milan Italy, June 6-9 2017
2018 Palermo, Italy, June 12-15,
2019 Genoa, Italy, June 11-14, 2019
2020 Madrid, Spain, June 9-12, 2020
2021 Bari, Italy, September 7-10, 2021
IEEE EEEIC Electrical Engineering and Environment
International Steering Committee MemberJune 6-8, 2016
IEEE EEEIC Electrical Engineering and Environment
Local General Chair
2015 Florence Italy
Local General Chair
2018, June 12-15
Board of International Steering Committee; Board of Technical Program Committee
18th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2nd Industry Commercial Power System Europe
Milan, Italy, June 6-9, 2017
2017, June 6-9
Industry Relation Chair; Board of International Steering Committee; Board of Technical Program Committee
17th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 1st Industry Commercial Power System Europe
Milan, Italy, June 6-9, 2017
2016, June 7-10
Local Co-Chair
16th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Florence, Italy, June 7-10, 2016
2016, June 7-10
Chairman for 16th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering Florence, Italy, June 7-10, 2016
TECHNICAL SESSION 4 (M1-TS4) - SPECIAL SESSION Power Converters: Power Quality Improvement, Harmonics Mitigation and fault detection and identification –1
TECHNICAL SESSION 10 (N1-TS4) - SPECIAL SESSION Power Converters: Power Quality Improvement, Harmonics Mitigation and fault detection and identification –2
TECHNICAL SESSION 48(M3-TS6)-Electrical Machines and Power Converters-1
TECHNICAL SESSION 54(N3-TS6)-Electrical Machines and Power Converters-2
2016, June 7-10
Reviewer of several paper for 16th IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Florence, Italy, June 7-10, 2016
2015 IEEE EEEIC15 Several Paper Reviewed and Chair of Sessions:
Technical Session 50 (M4-TS1): POWER ELECTRONICS AND COMPONENTS - 3
Session Chair: Alberto Reatti, University of Florence, Italy, Saturday, June 13th, 2015
Technical Session 53 (N4-TS1): POWER ELECTRONICS AND COMPONENTS - 4
Session Chair: Alberto Reatti, University of Florence, Italy, Saturday, June 13th, 2015
2014
Invited Speaker International Symposium on Fundamentals on Electrical Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, November 28-29, 2014
F. Grasso, A. Luchetta, S. Manetti, M. C. Piccirilli, A. Reatti, “SapWin 4.0 – An Enhanced Tool for Analysis and Design of Analog Circuits”.
2007
Member of the Scientific Committee at the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference – Milan, Italy
2006
Member of the Scientic Committee at the IX WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION (IX WREC), Florence, Italy, August 19-25, 2006
2003
Member of the Scientific Committee at the MULTIMEDIA DELIVERY OF MODERN POWER ELECTRONICS CURRICULUM September 3-5, 2003 Salerno (Italy)
2001
Member of the Scientific Committee at the National Workshop on Finite Element Method as Applied to Electrical and Information technology April 19-20, 2001, Cassino, Italy
2001
Invited Lecturer.
Italian School for Electric Engineering PhD students “Ferdinando Gasparini", Seminar on “Current Issues in Power Electronic Circuits”
Naples, Italy, January 30-31, 2001,
1999
Chairman at the IEEE ECCTD'99, European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, Stresa, Italy August 29-September 2, 1999.
Session R14 - Power Electronics I.
1997
Chairman at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Hong Kong, June 9 - 12 1997
Session 2L7 - Power Electronics. International conference on Circuits and Systems.