Meet our Team
Leadership Board
Dr. Shamsi has more than 19 years of experience in power electronics design and development with specialties in medium-voltage converters, chargers, drives, and advanced control. He has more than 130 journal and conference publications. He is a member of IEEE and several UL committees.
Dr. Sadegh has more than 16 years of experience in power electronics and drives related to transportation electrification, aviation, and battery management systems. He has past experience in companies such as Hyperloop technologies, Capstone turbine, Honeywell, Supernal, … He has more than 30 publications and 9 published U.S. patents.
Advisory Board
Dr. Toliyat is a professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University with more than 40 years of experience in the field of power electronics and drives. He is one of the pioneers in advanced, efficient, and high reliability motors.
Dr. Toliyat has received the prestigious Nikola Tesla Field Award for “outstanding contributions to the design, analysis and control of fault-tolerant multiphase electric machines” from IEEE in 2014, the Cyrill Veinott Award in Electromechanical Energy Conversion from the IEEE Power Engineering Society in 2004, Patent and Innovation Award from Texas A&M University System Office of Technology Commercialization’s in 2020, 2018, 2016 and 2007, TEES Faculty Fellow Award in 2006, Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003, E.D. Brockett Professorship Award in 2002, Eugene Webb Faculty Fellow Award in 2000, and Texas A&M Select Young Investigator Award in 1999. He has also received the Space Act Award from NASA in 1999, and the Schlumberger Foundation Technical Awards in 2001 and 2000.
Prof. Toliyat work is highly cited by his colleagues more than 33,000 times. He is a fellow of the IEEE and his main research interests and experience include analysis and design of electrical machines, variable speed drives for traction and propulsion applications, fault diagnosis of electric machinery, and magnetic gear integrated electric machines. Prof. Toliyat has supervised more than 120 graduate students, postdocs, and research engineers. He has published around 500 technical papers, presented more than 95 invited lectures all over the world, and has 29 issued and pending US patents. He is the author of 11 books and book chapters including DSP-Based Electromechanical Motion Control, CRC Press, 2003, the co-editor of Handbook of Electric Motors – 2nd Edition, Marcel Dekker, 2004, and the co-author of Electric Machines – Modeling, Condition Monitoring, and Fault Diagnosis, CRC Press, Florida, 2013.
Dr. Toliyat has received the prestigious Nikola Tesla Field Award for “outstanding contributions to the design, analysis and control of fault-tolerant multiphase electric machines” from IEEE in 2014, the Cyrill Veinott Award in Electromechanical Energy Conversion from the IEEE Power Engineering Society in 2004, Patent and Innovation Award from Texas A&M University System Office of Technology Commercialization’s in 2020, 2018, 2016 and 2007, TEES Faculty Fellow Award in 2006, Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003, E.D. Brockett Professorship Award in 2002, Eugene Webb Faculty Fellow Award in 2000, and Texas A&M Select Young Investigator Award in 1999. He has also received the Space Act Award from NASA in 1999, and the Schlumberger Foundation Technical Awards in 2001 and 2000.
Prof. Toliyat work is highly cited by his colleagues more than 33,000 times. He is a fellow of the IEEE and his main research interests and experience include analysis and design of electrical machines, variable speed drives for traction and propulsion applications, fault diagnosis of electric machinery, and magnetic gear integrated electric machines. Prof. Toliyat has supervised more than 120 graduate students, postdocs, and research engineers. He has published around 500 technical papers, presented more than 95 invited lectures all over the world, and has 29 issued and pending US patents. He is the author of 11 books and book chapters including DSP-Based Electromechanical Motion Control, CRC Press, 2003, the co-editor of Handbook of Electric Motors – 2nd Edition, Marcel Dekker, 2004, and the co-author of Electric Machines – Modeling, Condition Monitoring, and Fault Diagnosis, CRC Press, Florida, 2013.
Dr. Ganev’s main area of interest is the electrification of aerospace and automotive industries. He focuses on the powertrain of the electric and hybrid propulsion platforms.
Previously Evgeni worked as a chief engineer responsible for the Electromechanical Power Systems product line at Honeywell Aerospace. He has 40 years of engineering experience, 29 of which were with Honeywell. His expertise includes a variety of electric rotating machines, power electronics controlling these machines, and mechanical components comprising power generation systems, electric drive systems and electromechanical actuators.
His work has materialized in platforms like F-22, F-35, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Predator B, Future Combat Systems, B737, B777, A380, A350, eTaxi for A320 NEO and NG Jammer for F18.
He published large number of papers, delivered numerous keynote speeches and holds more than 50 US patents. Dr. Ganev is an active member of AIAA, IEEE and SAE. He has received many awards including the SAE Charles M. Manly Memorial Medal Award for technology progression of aerospace engines.
Previously Evgeni worked as a chief engineer responsible for the Electromechanical Power Systems product line at Honeywell Aerospace. He has 40 years of engineering experience, 29 of which were with Honeywell. His expertise includes a variety of electric rotating machines, power electronics controlling these machines, and mechanical components comprising power generation systems, electric drive systems and electromechanical actuators.
His work has materialized in platforms like F-22, F-35, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Predator B, Future Combat Systems, B737, B777, A380, A350, eTaxi for A320 NEO and NG Jammer for F18.
He published large number of papers, delivered numerous keynote speeches and holds more than 50 US patents. Dr. Ganev is an active member of AIAA, IEEE and SAE. He has received many awards including the SAE Charles M. Manly Memorial Medal Award for technology progression of aerospace engines.
Engineering Lead, Marketing, and Business Development
Tourgoli received her M.Sc. from California State University in 2015 and has had 9 years of experience in power electronics as program manager and systems engineer for a variety of leading space and defense industries including Honeywell Aerospace, Raytheon, Safran, Calnetics, and Broadcom. She has experience in a variety of power electronics technologies and is overseeing the SST development at Infinity Flow.
He is an accomplished transportation and services executive with extensive international experience in a variety of different industries, including aerospace, automotive, railways and Hyperloop with proven successful leadership in international corporate-, program and project management environments and has successfully transformed companies. He has skills in business strategy, supply chain management, leadership, team formation, and team management.
Mo is an accomplished marketing professional with more than 7 years of experience. Her background is in biology with previous experiences includes marketing management for health products over a region with a population of 75 million. However, now she is focused on energy conversion and sustainable energy applications. She is the CEO of a small technology development firm where she oversees marketing for aerospace and defense clients. At Infinity Flow, she coordinates the marketing effort.
Engineering Team
We have a team of 8 PhD engineers working for our group under the program led by Mrs. Tourgoli. Our team consists of local and remote engineers with more than 100 patents and 300 technical article publications.
