Paolo Cova received a Laurea degree in electrical engineering in 1992 with full grades, and a Ph.D. degree in Information Technology in 1996, both from the University of Parma. He is a Professor of Electronics at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (DIA) of the University of Parma. His research keywords mainly focus on the reliability of compound semiconductor devices; the reliability of power electron devices; the thermal, thermo-electrical, and thermo-mechanical modeling of power electron devices and circuits; and technologies for the processing of compound semiconductor devices.