Rate My Professor Layi Alatise

Layi Alatise is a Professor in Power Electronics and Royal Society Industry Fellow in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick. He received the B.Eng. degree with first class honours in electrical and electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in microelectronics and semiconductors from Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., in 2005 and 2008, respectively. From June 2008 to November 2010, he served as a Development Engineer in the Innovation R&D Department at NXP Semiconductors, where he designed, processed, and qualified discrete power trench MOSFETs for automotive applications and switched-mode power supplies. In November 2010, he joined the University of Warwick as Science City Research Fellow to investigate advanced power semiconductor materials and devices for improved energy conversion efficiency. He progressed through the ranks as Assistant Professor from 2011 to 2014, Associate Professor from 2014 to 2017, Reader from 2017 to 2019, and Professor in Electrical Engineering since February 2019.

His research specializations include advanced power semiconductor materials and devices for improved energy conversion, power electronic converters and systems, and energy conversion in electrical and power systems. He has led numerous research projects funded by EPSRC, UKRI, Innovate UK, Royal Society, and industry partners, such as Transforming Net Zero with Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Technology (REWIRE, EPSRC, 2024-2029), Circular Microgrids: Circular Economy Pathways for Renewable Microgrids (UKRI, 2025-2028), A New Generation of Automotive IGBTs and Gate Drivers for Future Electric Vehicles (Royal Society Industry Fellowship, 2020-2024), and Reliability, Condition Monitoring and Health Management Technologies for WBG Power Modules (EPSRC, 2017-2021). Prof. Alatise has authored or co-authored more than 150 publications in journals and international conferences, including highly cited papers such as 'Failure and reliability analysis of a SiC power module based on stress comparison to a Si device' (2017), 'Performance and reliability review of 650 V and 900 V silicon and SiC devices: MOSFETs, cascode JFETs and IGBTs' (2019), and 'Temperature and switching rate dependence of crosstalk in Si-IGBT and SiC power modules' (2015). He received the 2021 Best Paper Award in the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. A Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IET, and Senior Member of the IEEE, he teaches modules including ES185 Electrical and Electronic Circuits, ES2B1 Energy Conversion and Power Systems, ES3B3 Power Systems and Electrical Machines, and ES96Z Electrical Machines and Drives. He serves as a reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Electron Devices, and Industrial Electronics, and as Associate Editor for the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.