Miguel J. Prieto (Member, IEEE) was born in Gijón, Spain, in 1969. He received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, in 1994 and 2000, respectively. He joined the University of Oviedo in 1995, where he is currently a Full Professor, having being involved in several research projects. Although his main research interest deals with magnetic components (his work covers various aspects from magnetic integration for power converters to industrial sensors based on magnetism), he has also worked in other fields, such as switch-mode power supplies, piezoelectric transformers, and microcontroler-based systems. Although his main research interest deals with magnetic components (his work covers various aspects from magnetic integration for power converters to industrial sensors based on magnetism), he has also worked in other fields, such as switch-mode power supplies, piezoelectric transformers and microcontroler-based systems.