Marina S. Perdigao was born in Coimbra, Portugal, in 1978. She received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 2004 and 2012, respectively. She is an adjunct professor at the Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal, and a researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal. Her research interests include high-frequency switching converters, resonant converters, dc–dc converters, and power electronics for renewable energies. She is a Member of IEEE.