Emmanuel Tatakis received a Diploma degree in electrical engineering from the University of Patras, Rion, Patras, Greece, in 1981, and a Ph.D. degree in applied sciences from the University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, in 1989. He is currently a Professor and the Director of the Laboratory of Electromechanical Energy Conversion, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras. His teaching activities include power electronics and electrical machines. His research interests include switch-mode power supplies, DC/DC converters analysis, electric drive systems and electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, energy saving, power quality, power factor correction, educational methods in electrical machines, and power electronics. Dr. Tatakis is a member of the European Power Electronics Association (EPE) and the Technical Chamber of Greece.