Nunzio is an Electrical Engineer with an academic background in power electronics. While his main areas of expertise are power and analogue electronics, he is passionate about several other technical fields including digital electronics, signals processing and machine learning.
During his PhD in wireless power transfer, Nunzio has written more than 10 academic publications, worked in a star tup team to launch new wireless power transfer technologies in the market, and has been the lead inventor in two patent applications.
During his work as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, he has contributed to the development of a GHz power amplifier module for Space Based Solar Power applications.
Published articles
- August 2023
Synchronous Operation of High-Frequency Inductive Power Transfer Systems Through Injection Locking (link) - June 2023
Induced Voltage Estimation for IPT Applications with Reduced Characterisation Requirements (link) - December 2022
Synchronous Rectification Through Sense Coil in HF-IPT Systems (link) - December 2022
Analysis and Design of a Three-Coil HF-IPT System (link) - July 2022
Dynamic Receiver Characterisation in HF-IPT Systems (link) - November 2021
Induced Voltage Estimation From Class EF Switching Harmonics in HF-IPT Systems (link) - October 2021
A 13.56 MHz Bidirectional IPT System with Wirelessly Synchronised Transceivers for Ultra-Low Coupling Operation (link) - June 2021
Design and development of a test rig for 13.56 MHz IPT systems with synchronous rectification and bidirectional capability (link) - April 2021
Load characterization in high-frequency IPT systems using class EF switching waveforms (link) - December 2019
Multi-megahertz IPT systems for biomedical devices applications (link) - June 2019
Effect of Fields Generated Through Wireless Power Transfer on Implantable Biomedical Devices (link)
Education
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2019 — 2023
PhD in Wireless Power Transfer -
2015 — 2019
MEng Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Career history
- 2024 — Present
Patent Scientist, EIP - 2023 — 2024
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London - 2020 — 2024
Engineering Consultant, AMCC Consulting Limited - 2020 — 2024
Engineering Consultant, Bumblebee Power - 2018
Power Management Intern, STMircoelectronics - 2017
Digital Hardware Verification Intern, Imagination Technologies - 2016
Digital Design Intern, STMircoelectronics
Awards and recognition
- 2023/2024 Eryl Cadwallader Davies prize for the best doctoral thesis Issued by Imperial College London EEE Department · Apr 2024
- Winner of IEEE Global Student Wireless Power Competition 2022 at Wireless Power Week 2022 Issued by Wireless Power Week (IEEE) · Jul 2022
- Second Place in the Oral Presentation Competition - Centre for Power Electronics Annual Conference 2021 Issued by Centre for Power Electronics UK
- Best Paper Prize for “Design and Development of a Test Rig for 13.56 MHz IPT Systems with Synchronous Rectification and Bidirectional Capability” Issued by Wireless Power Week (IEEE) · Jun 2021
- Outstanding Oral Presentation Award for “Multi-megahertz IPT systems for biomedical devices applications” in 2019 19th International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS) Issued by PowerMEMS 2019 (IEEE) · Dec 2019
Languages spoken
- English (Fluent)
- Italian (Fluent)
- Spanish (Fluent)
Specialisms
Digital
- Electromechanical systems
- Image and signal processing
- Semiconductors
- Software
- Telecommunications
Dynamics
- Electrical engineering
Elements
- Semiconductors
Energy
- Grids
- Solar