Nicola BIANCHI (ti.dpinu|ihcnaib.alocin#!em liame) is a native of Verona, Italy. He received the Laurea and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Padova, Padova Italy, in 1991 and 1995 respectively. In 1998, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering of the same University, as Assistant Professor in Electrotechnics. Since 2005 he is an Associate Professor in Electrical Machines, Converters and Drives. He is working by the Electrical Drive Laboratory at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Padova, engaged in researches on the design of electrical machines, especially for drives applications. In the same field, he is responsible for various projects for local and foreign industries. He is member of IEEE IA and PES Societies and member of the Electrical Machines Committee and the Electrical Drives Committee of the IEEE IA Society. He is author and co-author of several scientific papers on electrical machines and drives, and of two international books on the same subject. His teaching activity deals with the Design of Electrical Machines, where he introduced the finite element analysis approach as part of the course, and with Electromechanical Systems for Aerospace.
Since 2014 Nicola Bianchi has been elevated to IEEE Fellows for contributions to the theory and practice of electric machine design and control.