Janis Zakis (M’10 – SM’14) received his B. Sc., M. Sc. and Dr. Sc. ing. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia, in 2002, 2004 and 2008, respectively. He is currently a Senior Researcher with the Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University. He is the co-author of more than 70 papers published in international journals and conference records as well as the holder of several patents and utility models. His current research interests include modeling and simulation of power electronics for distributed power generation systems, energy storage applications as well as wireless power transfer systems for battery charging.