Claudio Bianchini, PhD, was born in Italy on 9 September 1974. He received a Master's degree in Management Engineering in 2002, a Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic Engineering in 2006, and a PhD in 2010 at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He was an honorary scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2008. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. His research interests include electrical-machine design, control, and diagnostics, linear electrical machines, and permanent-magnet machines. He is also a member of the Italian Standards Committee for Electrical Machines and the director of the Electric Motor Laboratory at Reggio Emilia Innovazione since 2012. He has authored or coauthored more than 40 international papers and holds two WPO patents in the fields of electrical machines and mechatronic application.