Caio Ruviaro Dantas Osório, Eng.
Chair
He received the B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria in 2015. He is currently a master’s student working at the Power Electronics and Control Researsh Group (GEPOC). His research interests include Power Electronics, Control Systems and Electric Machine Drives.
Guilherme Braga da Costa, Eng.
Vice-Chair
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He earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria in 2016. He is currently a master’s student working with the Center of Excellence in Energy and Power Systems (CEESP). His research interests include Power System Protection and Analysis, renewable energy and Smart Grids.
Rodrigo Paz França, Eng.
Treasurer
He received the Bachelor degree in Control and Automation Engineer and Master’s degree in Eletrical Engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul-PUCRS in 2013 and 2016, respectively. He is current working towards his Doctorate degree at the Power Eletronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC). His current research interests include modeling, control and stability analysis of interconnected converters for distributed generation and renewable energy systems.
Gabbi, MSc. Eng.
Secretary
She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM, respectively in 2013 and 2015. She is currently working towards her Doctorate degree at Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC), with an interest in Control Systems and Electric Machine Drives.
Prof. José Renes Pinheiro, Dr. Eng.
Counselor
He was born in Santa Maria, Brazil, in 1958. He received the B.S. degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil, in 1981 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, in 1984 and 1994, respectively, all in electrical engineering. Since 1985, he has been a Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria, where, in 1987, he founded the Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC). From 2001 to 2002, he joined the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, where he performed his postdoctoral and researches on distributed power system. He has authored more than 100 technical papers published in the proceedings of national and international conferences. His current research interests include high-frequency power conversion, power supplies, power-factor-correction techniques, and modeling and control of converters
