Giovanni SPAGNUOLO | Curriculum

Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum of Giovanni Spagnuolo

Giovanni Spagnuolo was born in Salerno (Italy) on 12 September 1967.

Current position and affiliation

Full Professor of Electrical Engineering at DIEM (www.diem.unisa.it) Department of Information Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics of the University of Salerno (www.unisa.it).

Studies

He received the M.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Salerno (Italy) on April 5th, 1993
He received the D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University "Federico II" of Naples in 1998.

Employment at the University of Salerno (Italy)

From November 1999 to December 2003 he was Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering.
From January 1st, 2004 until April 2017 he was Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Since May 2016 he is Full Professor of Electrical Engineering.

Visiting Professor at Tampere University of Technology (Finland)

From August 2018 to October 2018 (three months) he was Visiting Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Institutional roles

National Coordinator of the Italian PhD Program (Dottorato di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale) on “Photovoltaics” (https://corsi.unisa.it/photovoltaics).

Memberships

From 2010 to 2015 he was Senior Member of the IEEE.
Since January 2016 he is Fellow of the IEEE “For contributions to control of photovoltaic systems”.
Since 1996 he is member of the “Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Salerno” (Italian organization of professional engineers)

Editorial Activities

From January 2011 to January 2022 he served as Member of the Steering Committee and Editor, for the topic “PV system control”, of the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Since January 2022 he is Member of the Advisory Board of the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
From January 2007 to June 2019 he was Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
From April 2008 to December 2012 he was Associate Editor of the International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Drives, Inderscience Publishers Ltd.
Co-Guest Editor of two Special Issues of Elsevier journal Mathematics and Computers in Simulation dedicated to the Electrimacs 2014 and Electrimacs 2017 post-conference papers.
Since 2010, co-Guest Editor of six Special Sections of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, on photovoltaic systems and fuel cells.
From May 2020 to March 2021 Section Editor in Chief of the Section “Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems Section” of MDPI Energies journal.
Since January 2021 Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society.
Since January 2023 Associate Editor and also Editor of “Book News” in the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine.

Research Projects Coordination

H2020 FCHJU European Project “REACTT - REliable Advanced Diagnostics and Control Tools for increased lifetime of solid oxide cell Technology” (Coordinator of the research unit of the Department)
H2020 FCHJU European Project RUBY Robust and reliable general management tool for performance and dUraBility improvement of fuel cell stationarY units (Coordinator of the research unit of the Department)
H2020-GV2-2014 European Project OPTEMUS-Optimized energy management and use (Coordinator of the research unit of the University of Salerno)
H2020-FCH-02-5-2016 European Project INSIGHT- ImplementatioN in real SOFC Systems of monItoring and diaGnostic tools using signal analysis to increase tHeir lifeTime (participation to the research unit of the Department)
H2020-JTI-FCH-2014-1 European Project HEALTH-CODE-Real operation pem fuel cells health-state monitoring and diagnosis based on dc-dc converter embedded EIS (Coordinator of the research unit of the Department)
European Project FP7 “DC/DC COnverter-based Diagnostics for PEM systems D-CODE” (2011-2013, Coordinator of the Research Unit of the Department).
Progetto Vigoni 2008-2009 entitled "Reliable and efficient power electronic circuits for photovoltaic applications" with ISET-University of Kassel (Germany), funded by Ateneo Italo Tedesco (Italian coordinator).
Progetto Galileo 2012-2013 entitled “Fault analysis in systems employing renewable energy sources: reliability and optimization” with ENSEM-Université de Lorraine (France), funded by Università Italo Francese (Italian coordinator).
Project funded by Campania Region, law 05/2002, entitled "Models, circuits and algorithms for the MPPT in photovoltaic systems working in mismatched conditions", (call 2007, Coordinator)
European Project Leonardo Da Vinci “Energy Conversion Systems and their Environmental Impact” (I/05/B/F/PP-154181) (2005-2007, Coordinator of the Research Unit of the Department).
Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) 2020 “HOTSPHOT - A Holistic Monitoring and Diagnostic Tool for Photovoltaic Generators” (National Coordinator, Units involved are University of Salerno, University of Catania, University of Trieste, University of Napoli “Federico II”, Politecnico di Milano)
Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) 2022 PNRR “ISOPVDT - An isomorphism-based digital twin for mismatched photovoltaic arrays control and diagnosis” (National Coordinator, the other Unit involved is Politecnico di Milano)
Project funded by National Semiconductors Corporation in Santa Clara (USA): "Reliability issues in micro-inverters for photovoltaic modules" (2008)
Project funded by Matrix S.r.l. in Conversano (BA-Italy): "Design and optimization of a boost battery charger for stand-alone photovoltaic applications" (2008)
Project funded by Bitron Industrie S.p.A. in Grugliasco (TO-Italy): "Analysis of photovoltaic-module-dedicated power electronic circuits and analysis of an autonomous street LED lighting system powered by photovoltaic and wind sources" (2009)
Project funded by Bitron Industrie S.p.A. in Grugliasco (TO-Italy): "Design of power electronic circuits for renewable energy systems" (triennial 2010-2013).

Patents

Egiziano, N.Femia, D.Granozio, G.Petrone, G.Spagnuolo, M.Vitelli: "Single stage inverter device, and related controlling method, for converters of power from energy sources, in particular photovoltaic sources", patent owned by Università di Salerno SA2005A000014 - 13.07.2005, PCT/IT2005/000747, US patent 11993453 (29.05.2012).
Canova, D.Nocentini, S.Macerini, N.Femia, M.Vitelli, Spagnuolo G., Petrone G, F. De Rosa, A.Sirianni. "A system for producing electric power from renewable sources and a control method thereof", patent owned by Magnetek S.p.A. PCT/IT2005/000757 22.12.2005, US patent 7952897 (31/05/2011).
Luigi Egiziano, Nicola Femia, Giovanni Spagnuolo, Giovanni Petrone, Massimo Vitelli: "Controller apparatus with maximum power point tracking for controlling an electric power generation system based on photovoltaic sources, controlling method and related electric power generation system ", patent owned by Università di Salerno RM2009000193 - 24.04.2009, PCT/IT2010/000167, US patent 13266073 (09/09/2014).
Luigi Egiziano, Nicola Femia, Giovanni Spagnuolo, Giovanni Petrone, Massimo Vitelli: "Method for controlling an electric power generation system based on energy sources, in particular renewable energy sources, and related controller device ", patent owned by Università di Salerno SA2009A000004 - 20.02.2009, PCT/IT2010/000066, EP2399179.
Spagnuolo, G.Petrone, M.Vitelli, P.Manganiello, P.L.Carotenuto, L.Cirillo, C.Cullino: “Method to decimate the samples necessary to identify one characteristic curve of at least one power supply module and computer program for associated distributor” - TO2013A000717 (filed on 5 september 2013) European Patent Application EP14183250 (filed on 2 September 2014) - patent owned by Bitron S.p.A.
Spagnuolo, G.Petrone, M.Vitelli, P.Manganiello, P.L.Carotenuto, L.Cirillo, C.Cullino: “Method to evaluate the need to perform a reconfiguration step of two or more photovoltaic panels” - TO2013A000718 (filed on 5 september 2013) European Patent Application EP14183256 (filed on 2 September 2014) - patent owned by Bitron S.p.A.

Invited Lectures

Keynote Speaker at 2020 IEEE Andescon - Technology and Innovation for Andean Industry, Ecuador, 13-16 October 2020.
"Maximizing the power production of a photovoltaic generator: power electronics and control strategies", Energy Day, in the frame of IEEE 14th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation ETFA 2009, Palma De Maiorca (Spain), 22 September 2009.
"Optimal control of photovoltaic arrays", Plenary Lecture in Electrimacs 2011, Paris, 6-8 June 2011.
"Real time techniques and architectures for maximizing the power produced by a photovoltaic array", Plenary Lecture in 22nd Italian Workshop on Neural Networks, May 17-19, 2012 Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, Italy.

Lectures given in foreign universities

May 2011 - Eight hours in the Second Level Master "Photovoltaic devices and systems" organized by Institute of Microelectronics Technology of the University of the Basque Country (Spain)
July 2011 - Invited Lecturer at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona-Spain) Grant MAS2010-00675P Spanish Ministry of Education – eight hours on "Maximum power point tracking: main issues and algorithms" for Master and PhD students
August 2015 – “Introductory course on Photovoltaic (PV) systems modeling and control” (eight hours) in the frame of the Erasmus Teaching Program for PhD students in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Tampere University of Technology (Finland)
August 2018 – “Postgraduate course on Photovoltaic (PV) systems modeling and control” (twenty hours) in the frame of the post graduate program of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Tampere University of Technology (Finland)

PhD Committees final defense

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay - Dr.Patel Hirenkumar H. - November 2008
Aalborg University - Dr. Dezo Sera - March 2009
Universitat Rovira i Virgili - Dr. Carlos Andres Ramos Paja - July 2009
Politecnico di Bari Commissione Giudicatrice Conseguimento Titolo - September 2009
Université de Franche-Comté - Dr. Sebastien Wasterlain - January 2010
Universidad de Sevilla - Dr. Alicia Arce Rubio - October 2010
Università di Salerno - Commissione Giudicatrice Conseguimento Titolo - February 2011
Université de Lorraine – Dr.Hugues Reneaudineau – October 2013
Tampere University of Technology – Dr. Ansi Maki – November 2013
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay - Dr.Buddu Somaiah - November 2014
University of Malaga, Spain – Dr.Francisco José Sanchez Pacheco – May 2015
Université de Cergy-Pontoise – Dr. Jawad Khoury – May 2016
Université de Lorraine – Dr. Ivano Forrisi – December 2016
Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Dr. Adriana Trejos – May 2018
Université Libre de Bruxelles – Dr. Ramon Erauskin – September 2019
University of Malaga, Spain – Dr. Ismail Kaaya – June 2020
KTH, Sweden – Dr. Aron Kondoro – October 2021
Politecnico di Milano – Dr. Davide Del Giudice – January 2022
Tecnologico de Costa Rica – Dr. Luis Diego Murillo Soto – October 2022
Politecnico di Torino – Dr. Felipe Treviso – November 2022
Delft University – Dr. Andres Calcabrini – October 2023
Politecnico di Torino – Dr. Angela Amato – February 2024

PhD Students Supervisor

Mario Fortunato (2008-2010)
Emilio Mamarelis (2010-2012)
Pietro Luigi Carotenuto (2012-2014)
Gerardo D'Elia (2012-2014)
Mattia Ricco (2012-2014, co-tutorship with Université de Cergy Pontoise, France)
D.Bastidas (2012-2014, co-tutorship with Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
L.Orozco (2012-2014, co-tutorship with Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
A.Trejos (2013-2017, co-tutorship with Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia)
Nikta Shamsmohammadi (2023-2025)

Roles in Conferences Organization

2010 IEEE ISIE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (Publicity Chair)
Chairman of IEEE Seminar on Renewable Energy Systems (SERENE), Salerno (Italy) 2009 and 2010.
Electrimacs 2011, Paris (Scientific Committee)
2012 International Power Electronics and Motion Conference and Exposition – EPE-PEMC 2012 (Technical Program Committee)
2012 IEEE ISIE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (Track Chair – “Power Systems, PHEV, and Renewable Energy”).
2013 IEEE ICIT International Conference on Industrial Technology (Track Chair “Renewable Energy Systems”)
Electrimacs 2014, Valencia (Tutorial Chair)
2014 IEEE ICIT International Conference on Industrial Technology (Program Chair)
2014 IEEE IECON Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (Track Organizer “Renewable energy systems”)
2015 IEEE IECON Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (Track Co-Chair “Renewable Energy & Sustainable Development”)
2015 IEEE POWERENG International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (Co-Chair “Renewable Energy Sources and Technology”)
2015 IEEE ICCEP International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (Member of the International Steering Committee)
2016 IEEE IECON Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (Special Sessions Co-Chair)
2017 IEEE ISIE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (Co-Track Chair “Renewable Electric Energy Conversion, Processing and Storage”)
2017 Electrimacs (Co-Track Chair “Modelling for analysis, simulation, identification and diagnosis”)
2017 IEEE ICCEP International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (Member of the International Steering Committee)
2017 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (Co-Track Chair “Power electronics, motor drives and electric power systems”)
2017 IEEE IECON Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (Technical Track Co-Chair “Renewable Energy”)
2018 IEEE ICIT IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (Technical Program Co-Chair)
2019 IEEE ICCEP International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (Member of the International Steering Committee)
2019 Electrimacs (Technical Program Co-Chair)
2020 IEEE International Energy Conference – ENERGYCON (Track Chair T2: Power Electronics and Energy Conversion)
2021 IEEE ICIT IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (Technical Program Co-Chair)
2021 IEEE 15th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering CPE-POWERENG (Renewable Energies Technical Track Co-Chair)
2022 Electrimacs (Technical Program Co-Chair)
2023 IEEE ICCEP International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (Member of the International Steering Committee)
2023 IEEE 17th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering CPE-POWERENG (Renewable Energies Technical Track Co-Chair)
2024 IEEE 18th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering CPE-POWERENG (Renewable Energies Technical Track Co-Chair)

Organization of Special Sessions in the frame of IEEE Conferences

“Power Electronics for Photovoltaics” IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Vigo, June 2007;
“Power electronics dedicated to a single photovoltaic module: grid-connected and stand-alone applications” IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Vina del Mar, Chile, March 2010;
“Granular Control of Renewable Energy Systems” IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Bari, July 2010;
“Reliability and Performance Indexes of Renewable Energy Systems” IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Bari, July 2010;
“Increased Penetration of Sustainable Energy Sources into the Grid: Instruments and Effects” IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference, Phoenix, November 2010;
“Smart devices for renewable energy systems” IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Gdansk, July 2011;
“Photovoltaic systems for building integration and sustainable mobility", 2012 International Power Electronics and Motion Conference and Exposition - EPE-PEMC 2012, Novi Sad, September 2012.
“Smart grids”, 2017 Electrimacs, Toulouse, July 2017.

Reviewer of Research Projects

In 2010 reviewer of one research project submitted to the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation.
In 2011 reviewer of one research project submitted to the Jordanian Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF).
From 2018 to present, reviewer, scientific editor and member of the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) panel.
In 2018, 2019 and 2020 reviewer of research projects submitted to Solar-Era.Net co-fund call and member of the panel of experts.
In 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2025 member of the reviewer committee of the W&T7ASP-Energy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Mechanics of FWO Research Foundation Flanders.
Since 2019 reviewer of research proposals for the European Science Foundation.
From 2022 to 2024 member of the FWO Review College (FWO-Belgium).
In 2023, 2024 and 2025 reviewer for the Clean Energy Transition Partnership.
In 2023 reviewer for the call HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02.

Other roles

From October 2012 to October 2014 Chairman of the "Technical Committee on Renewable Energy Systems" of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Since 2017 member of the IEEE European Public Policy Initiative Working Group on Energy (http://www.ieee.org/about/ieee_europe/europe_energy.html)
Since June 2014 member of the IMACS Technical Committee on “Modeling and Simulation of Electrical Machines”.
Since January 2011 member of the Publications Committee of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Member of the evaluation committee of the 2019 IEEE Italy and ABB prize for master theses and PhD Theses.
From January to December 2010 Vice Director of the Department he belonged to.
From August 2010 to July 2014 member of the Patents Committee of the University of Salerno.

Prizes and Acknowledgements

Included in the “September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Mendeley Data, V4, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.4
Included in the 2015 list of Most Influential Minds published by Thomson Reuters (https://ece.nl/wp-content/uploads/Thomson-Reuters-2015.pdf)
Included in the list of the Top Italian Scientists (http://www.topitalianscientists.org/home)
Premio Projenius from ASSIPE (ASSociazione Italiana Progettazione Elettronica) for the project "A novel photovoltaic kit for application to the sustainable mobility ", in cooperation with CNR Parma, SOLON S.p.A. and Matrix S.r.l. - Ferrara, 17 September 2008.

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