Omar Hegazy (SM IEEE) obtained his PhD degree from the Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Energy Technology (ETEC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. Prof. Hegazy is the founder and leader of EPOWERS- Efficient Power Electronics, Powertrain and Energy Solutions- Research Group (Power Electronics Innovation Lab (PEIL), Powertrain Innovation Lab (PIL), Power Electronics Reliability Lab (PERL) & Smart Charging Lab (SCL)) at ETEC Dept., and at MOBI Research Centre, where he coordinates the research activities in this field in several national projects (e.g. via Flanders Make, VLAIO (ex. IWT), Innoviris, Flux50, etc.) and in European projects (e.g. SAFEDRIVE, UNPLUGGED, ELIPTIC, ORCA, ASSURED, HiFi-Elements, GHOST, HiPERFORM, CEVOLVER, OBELICS, ACHILES, LONGRUN, eCharge4drivers, iSTORMY, URBANIZED, HiEFFICIENT, NextETRUCK, SiC4GRID, ZEFES, EBRT2030, OpEVA, NEMOSHIP, NextBMS, ECOMOBILITY, INNOBMS, DIGIBATT, BATTS, EFFEREST, GIANTS, FLEXMCS HARPOONERS, etc.). He is also the manager of MOBI Core-Lab at Flanders Make organization.
Prof. Hegazy is the author of more than 280 scientific publications and two patent applications. Furthermore, he is an active member of EGVIA, EARPA, Inside (ARTEMIS-IA), EPE, PELS, IES, SAE and IEC standards. His fields of interest include power electronics, electrical machines, electric and (plug-in) hybrid electric vehicles, Digital Twin (DT), Reliability & Lifetime, charging infrastructure, power/energy management strategies, FC (Hydrogen) powertrains, battery management systems (BMS), V2X systems, optimization techniques and Smart DC grid with renewable energy.