Luiz Antonio de S. Ribeiro (M’98) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Federal University of Paraiba, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 1995 and 1998, respectively. During the period 1996–1998 and 2004–2006, he was a Visiting Scholar and Post doctor with the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, working on parameter estimation and sensorless control of AC machines. In 2015, he was a Research Guest at Aalborg University, Denmark, working on power converters control for microgrid applications. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil. His research interests include the design and control of power electronics converters, microgrids, and renewable energy. Dr. Ribeiro received two IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition prize paper awards.