**About the Special Issue Editor**

**Mario Marchesoni** received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in power electronics in 1990 from the University of Genova, Italy. Today he is a Full Professor at the University of Genova, where he teaches Electrical Drive Control. He has more than 30 years of professional experience. He is the Head of the PETRA Group (Power Electronics, TRansportation and Automation) of the University of Genova, which has been active in research activity in the field of power electronics for decades, with particular focus on industrial automation, road, rail, naval and aerospace transportation. His technical and scientific activity, as evidenced by about 200 papers presented at international conferences and published in international journals, has been carried out within research contracts and in cooperation with national and international companies. In addition, he has worked on several research contracts funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research, by the Italian National Research Council and by the European Commission.
