W. Jara received a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile, in 2010 and dual D.Sc. degrees from the University of Concepción, and the Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland, in 2016. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile. His current research interests include the field of electrical machines and drives, particularly numerical modeling, and the design of electromagnetic devices.