Khaligh, Alireza
Director, Institute for Systems Research (ISR)
Professor
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Institute for Systems Research
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
The Institute for Systems Research
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
2345 A.V. Williams Bldg.
Prof. Alireza Khaligh is the Director of the Maryland Power Electronics Laboratory (MPEL) at the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and the Institute for Systems Research (ISR) in the University of Maryland. Prior to UMCP, he was an Assistant Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, and also a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
Prof. Khaligh’s major research interests include modeling, analysis, design, and control of power electronic converters. He is an author/co-author of more than 220 journal and conference papers as well as two books including Energy Harvesting: Solar, Wind, and Ocean Energy Conversion Systems (CRC Press, Dec. 2009), and Integrated Power Electronics Converters and Digital Control (CRC Press, May 2009).
He is the recipient of various awards and recognitions including 2022 Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achivement Award from IEEE Power Electronics Society, 6th Nagamori Award from Nagamori Foundation, the 2020 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMD, the 2019 Oustanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award from the Institute for Systems Research at UMD, the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Illinois Institute of Technology, the 2016 E. Robert Kent Junior Faculty Teaching Award from Clark School of Engineering, the 2016 Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award from Clark School of Engineering, the 2015 Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Institute for Systems Research at UMD, 2013 George Corcoran Memorial Award from the ECE Department at UMD, three Best Vehicular Electronics Awards from IEEE Vehicular Electronics Society (VTS), and 2010 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from Society of Automotive Engineers.
Prof. Khaligh is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. He was the Area Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and an Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. Prof. Khaligh was a Guest Editor for the Special Section of IEEE TVT on Sustainable Transportation Systems, a Guest Associate Editor for the Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics on Transportation Electrification and Vehicle Systems, a Guest Editor for Special Section of IEEE TVT on Vehicular Energy Storage Systems and also a Guest Editor for Special Section of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics on Energy Harvesting. Prof. Khaligh is a member of the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) University Resources.
Prof. Khaligh was the General Chair of the 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronic Conference and Expo (APEC), Long Beach, CA, the Global Premier Conference in Applied Power Electronics. Prof. Khaligh was also the General Chair of the 2013 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), Dearborn, MI. He was the Assistant Program Chair of the 2013 IEEE Applied Power Electronic Conference and Expo (APEC), Fort Worth, TX. He was also the Program Chair of the 2011 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, Chicago, IL and the Program Co-Chair of the 2012 ITEC as well as the Grants and Awards Chair for the 2012-2013 APEC. Prof. Khaligh was a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and also a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Industry Applications Society.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2024 Linda Clement Outstanding Advisor
Award, University of Maryland - 2024 Student Competition Advisor Award, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland
- 2023 Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, Apr. 2024
- 1st Place Prize Paper Award, 2022 IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, Jun. 2023
- 2022 Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achivement Award from IEEE Power Electronics Society
- 6th Nagamori Award from Nagamori Foundation
- 2020 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland
- 2019 Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award from the Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland
- 2019 Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), London, UK
- 2019 - 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Prominent Lecturer (PL)
- 2018 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland
- 2018 University of Maryland Invention of the Year Award
- 2018 - 2019 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Distinguished Speaker (DS)
- 2017 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Illinois Institute of Technology
- 2017 - 2018 IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Distinguished Lecturer (DL)
- 2016 E. Robert Kent Junior Faculty Teaching Award
- 2016 Junior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
- 2015 Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Institute for Systems Research
- 2014 - 2017 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Distinguished Lecturer (DL)
- 2013 George Corcoran Memorial Award from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Maryland
- 2013 Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)
- 2012 Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award from IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)
- 2010 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- 2009 Armour College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, Illinois Institute of Technology
ISR/ECE Team Earns Best Presentation Award at IEEE PEASA
Paper on a 6.78 MHz rad-hard wireless power converter for space applications takes top honors at aerospace power electronics workshop in Laurel, Maryland.Alireza Khaligh Named ISR Director
Alireza Khaligh has been appointed the Director of the Institute for Systems Research.Alireza Khaligh Named IEEE Fellow
Alireza Khaligh named IEEE Fellow for contributions to transportation electrificationUMD Semiconductor Retreat Builds Strategic Momentum
A flagship event of UMD’s Semiconductor Initiative, the retreat aligned faculty around research priorities, partnerships, and national strategy.New UMD–KTH MOU Broadens Student and Faculty Horizons
The University of Maryland and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have signed a new five-year agreement, creating new opportunities for students and faculty to engage in transformative global experiences.Twelve University of Maryland Faculty Affiliate With MATRIX Lab
Group will expand current work on autonomous systems research$1.5M in NSF funding secured to improve solar energy conversion systems
The four-year interdisciplinary project could lead to major breakthroughs in control, modeling, sensing, design, and reliability of power electronic interfaces.Khaligh Receives 2022 IEEE PELS Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award
Award recognized contributions to the advancement of power electronics for electrified transportation systems.Seven Students Win 2021 Dean's Research Awards
From fabricated human tissue to Wifi beamed from space, awards recognize cutting-edge researchIn memoriam: Dr. Radhakisan Baheti, NSF ECCS Program Director
Dr. Baheti passed away in March and will be greatly missed by ISR, ECE and the Clark School.Khaligh wins Nagamori Award, a prestigious honor in the power electronics and electric machines field
Khaligh won for his "pioneering research and development on design and control of high-efficiency and high-power-density electric-motor-integrated wide bandgap power electronics.”