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Member
Name: Khurram
Khan Afridi
Title: Associate
Professor, Electrical Engineering
(on leave)
Qualifications:
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT)
S.M, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT)
B.S, California Institute of Technology
(Caltech)
Phone: 92
(42) 572 2670 Ext: 2123
Fax: + 92
(42) 589 8315
E-Mail: khurram@lums.edu.pk
Research Interests:
Power Electronics, Power Semiconductor Devices,
Energy Storage, Automotive Electronics.
Biography:
Khurram Afridi’s research interests
are in the area of electronic energy conversion
including high-frequency circuit design,
power semiconductor devices, energy storage
devices, automotive electronics and smart
electric grids. Khurram received his Bachelor
of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
from Caltech and his Masters of Science
and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science from MIT. Khurram Afridi
joined LUMS SSE on deputation from Techlogix.
As Chief Operating Officer of Techlogix,
he helped the company grow since inception
in 1996 into a diversified technology services
company with operations in US, UAE, Pakistan
and China. Prior to joining Techlogix, he
worked at Schlumberger, Philips Laboratories,
Lutron, and JPL. At JPL he was part of the
SURFSAT-1 design team – a NASA satellite
that was launched into orbit in 1995. Khurram
is a recipient of the BMW Scientific Award
for 1999. He is a member of the Board of
Management of the Engineering Development
Board of Pakistan, a member of the Institutional
Review Board of Shaukat Khanum Hospital
and a member of the Board of Directors of
Techlogix. He is a contributing author of
the Power Electronics Handbook and holds
one US and international patent. Khurram
is currently at MIT as a Visiting Associate
Professor in the Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science.
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