About the Author
Dr. Stefanos N. Manias received the B. Eng., M. Eng., and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 1975, 1980, and 1984, respectively. In 1975, he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) where he was responsible for the design of radio and television automation systems. In 1980, he joined Northern Telecom of Canada where he was responsible for the design of power supplies, battery chargers and UPS for telecommunication applications, and other power electronics conversion topologies. In 1989, Dr. Manias joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and today he is holding the position of a full professor and director ...