Jordi-Roger Riba (M’09) was born in Igualada, Spain, in 1966. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, in 1990 and 2000, respectively. In 1992, he joined the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, where he is currently a Full Professor. Prof. Riba is also with the Motion Control and Industrial Applications Group. His current research interests include high-voltage engineering, predictive maintenance methods, modeling and simulation of electromagnetic devices, and electrical machines.