Petr Kacor, was born in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He received an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Machines and Apparatus and Ph.D degree from VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, in 1998 and 2003, respectively. From 2005 to 2006 he worked as Technical Manager in Taesung S&E, Inc. Company in South Korea. In 2006 he joined the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, where he is currently a lecturer/researcher of Electrical Machines and Apparatuses. His current research interests include electrical machines and apparatus design, testing and diagnosis, numerical modeling and simulation (FEM, EMAG, CFD) in the area of electrical industry.