Rafael dos Santos

Assistant Professor at São Paulo State University (UNESP), working in the Department of Control and Automation Engineering at the Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, and vice-coordinator of the Lato Sensu Specialization Course in Intelligent Technologies, Innovation and Sustainability at the same institution. He holds a Ph.D. (2023) and an M.Sc. (2020) in Electrical Engineering from UNESP and a B.Eng. (2019) in Control and Automation Engineering, including an exchange period at Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland. His work focuses on Power Electronics, Control Systems, Distributed Generation and Power Quality, with emphasis on multifunctional inverters based on impedance-source networks, model predictive control and the modernization of power systems. He has carried out RD activities in partnership with Petrobras, dedicated to the modeling and simulation of medium-voltage electrical systems of oil production platforms (FPSOs), and has industrial experience in the Power Control Business sector at Rockwell Automation, where he developed electromechanical projects for motor control centers (MCCs) and drives for electric motors. He takes part in research and development projects funded by agencies such as FAPESP and CNPq, in topics related to static converters, microgrids and the integration of distributed energy resources, and also supervises undergraduate final projects and scientific initiation research in these areas. He is the author publications, including articles in international scientific journals (IEEE, Wiley, Springer, MDPI), book chapters and papers in national and international conferences, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for national and international journals in the areas of power electronics, control and power systems. At the undergraduate level, he is responsible for courses in Control Systems and Control and Electrical Drives Laboratories, manages the Control Laboratory at ICTS, supervises the junior enterprise Dinâmica Eng. Jr., and serves on institutional committees related to teaching, research and outreach activities. He also develops extension projects and collaborates on initiatives aimed at strengthening ties between the university, basic education schools, companies and the broader community. He is a member of the Brazilian Society of Automatics (SBA), the Brazilian Power Electronics Society (SOBRAEP) and IEEE. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)