Biography

Apparao Dekka (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Tech. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, in 2007, the M.Tech degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, in 2010, and Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Ryerson University, Canada, in 2017.

 

He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lakehead University, Canada, in 2019, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has also been an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, since 2024. Prior to joining Lakehead University, he was a Research Engineer with the Power Electronics Laboratory, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 2010 to 2012, and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Laboratory for Electric Drive Applications and Research at Ryerson University, Canada, and Research Associate at McMaster University, Canada, from 2017 to 2019. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed technical papers, authored/coauthored a Wiley-IEEE press book on "Modular Multilevel Converters: Analysis, Control, and Applications,"  and seven book chapters. His current research interests include high-power converters, medium-voltage drives, renewable energy systems, electrified transportation, charging infrastructure, and advanced digital control methods.

 

Dr. Dekka was the recipient of the 2015, 2022, and 2024 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2019 IET Electric Power Applications Premium Award, 2023 Lakehead University Contributions to Teaching Award, and 2024 Lakehead University Merit Award. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. He is also a Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada.