Saad Mekhilef received the B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Setif in 1995, and the M.Eng.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malaya in 1998 and 2003, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Malaya and has been actively involved in industrial consultancy for major corporations in the power electronics projects. He is the author and co-author of more than 100 publications in international journals and proceedings. His research interest includes power conversion techniques, control of power converters, renewable energy, and energy ef?ciency.