Matthias Preindl
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
1340 S.W. Mudd
Mail Code 4712
Matthias Preindl is motivated by the potential of electrical engineering to enable green technologies such as electric vehicles and renewable-energy power plants—which, in turn, can reduce CO2 emissions.
Research Interests
Model predictive control, sensorless control, optimization, high-frequency power electronics.Preindl’s lab focuses on the design and control of power electronics and motor drive systems to achieve high efficiency, low volume/weight, high performance, and cost effectiveness. He worked as an R&D engineer in power electronic and drives at Leitwind AG, Italy, 2010–2012, and frequently collaborates with industry partners on a project basis. Currently, he is collaborating with FIAT Chrysler Automotive (FCA) on electrified drivetrains for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Preindl received a BSc in electrical engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of Padua, Italy, in 2008, an MSc in electrical engineering and information technology from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2010, and a PhD in energy engineering from the Doctoral School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Padua in 2014. At McMaster University, Canada, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the McMaster Institute for Automotive Research and Technology, 2014–2015, and a Sessional Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2015.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, McMaster Institute for Automotive Research and Technology, 2014–2015
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
- Visiting Student, Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016–
- Sessional Professor, Computer and Electrical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada, 2015
- R&D Engineer in Power Electronics and Drives, Electrical Engineering Group, Leitwind AG, Sterzing, Italy, 2010 - 2012
HONORS & AWARDS
- CAREER Award NSF, 2017
- Career Award, Futura Foundation, Italy, 2016
- PhD Fellowship, University of Padua, 2012 – 2013
- Postgraduate Fellowship, Bozen, Italy, 2011
- Prize for Outstanding Achievements During Academic Studies, Bozen, Italy, 2011
- Best Presentation Award, Conference for MSc Energy Students (CES), Aalborg University, Denmark, 2009
- Merit Scholarship for Graduate Students, Bozen, Italy, 2009 – 2010
- Merit Scholarship for Undergraduate Students, Bozen, Italy, 2007, 2008
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- M. Preindl, “A battery balancing auxiliary power module with predictive control for electrified transportation,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. PP, pp. 1–1, 2017. doi: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2682030
- S. Nalakath, M. Preindl, and A. Emadi, “Online multi-parameter estimation of ipm motor drives with nite control set model predictive control,” IET Electric Power Applications, vol. PP, pp. 1–1, 2016. doi: 10.1049/iet-epa.2016.0514
- Y. Sun, M. Preindl, S. Sirouspour, and A. Emadi, “Unified wide speed range ipm sensorless scheme using nonlinear optimization”, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. PP, pp. 1–1, 2016. doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2621064
- L. McCurlie, M. Preindl, and A. Emadi, “Fast model predictive control for redistributive lithium ion battery balancing”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 64, pp. 1350-1357, 2016. doi: 10.1109/TIE.2016.2611488
- Y. Yang, B. Bilgin, M. Kasprzak, S. Nalakath, H. Sadek, M. Preindl, J. Cotton, N. Schofield and A. Emadi, “Thermal Management of Electric Machines”, IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, vol. PP, pp. 1–1, 2016. doi: 10.1049/iet-est.2015.0050
- E. Chemali, M. Preindl, P. Malysz, and A. Emadi, “Energy storage and management systems: State-of-the-art review and future trends”, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 4, pp. 1117–1134, 2016. doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2016.2566583
- M. Preindl, “Robust control invariant sets and lyapunov-based mpc for ipm synchronous motor drives”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 63, pp. 3925-3933, 2016. doi: 10.1109/TIE.2016.2527722
- B. Bilgin, P. Magne, P. Malysz, Y. Yang, V. Pantelic, M. Preindl, A. Korobkine, W. Jiang, M. Lawford, and A. Emadi, “Making the case for electified transportation”, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 1, pp. 4–17, 2015. doi: 10.1109/TTE.2015.2437338