The Industry Applications Society – IAS Chapter was the first Student Chapter approved and formed within the IEEE/UFSM Student Branch and the first IAS Student Chapter in Brazil. IAS is one of the largest IEEE technical societies, and its interests and main research focus are related to the needs of the industrial and commercial sectors, through advancements in the development, design, manufacture and application of electrical systems, devices and controls to industrial and commercial processes and equipments. It also promotes energy conservation and environmental, health, and safety issues, as well as the creation of engineering standards and recommended practices. IAS has more than 100 Chapters worldwide, and promotes international conferences such as the IAS Annual Meeting, Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), among many others. Also, IAS publishes highly renowned technical journals such as the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and the IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, and is one of the main contributors to IEEE Standards through Society Working Groups, having published 25% of all IEEE industry standards. As a student member of IAS, you have special discounts in conferences and other events organized by the Society, access to all its publications, networking and educational opportunities, awards and prizes, etc.
Executive Committee
IAS Chapter Executive Committee 2016
Fernanda de Morais Carnielutti, Dr. Eng. – Chair
fernanda.carnielutti@gmail.com | Facebook
She received her Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM, respectively in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She has been a professor at UFSM since 2016, and researcher at the Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC). Her main research interests include modulation and control of multilevel converters and power electronics applied to renewable sources..
Caio Ruviaro Dantas Osório, Eng. – Vice-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.
Prof. José Renes Pinheiro, Dr. Eng. – Advisor
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
IAS Chapter Executive Committee 2017
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.
Renan Rodrigo Duarte, Eng. – Vice-chair
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He earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria in 2015. He is currently a master’s student working with the Electronic Ballast Research Group (GEDRE). His research interests include lighting systems, electronic ballasts, gallium-nitride semiconductors (GaN HEMTs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Fernanda de Morais Carnielutti, Dr. Eng. – Advisor
fernanda.carnielutti@gmail.com | Facebook
She received her Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM, respectively in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She has been a professor at UFSM since 2016, and researcher at the Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC). Her main research interests include modulation and control of multilevel converters and power electronics applied to renewable sources..
IAS Chapter Executive Committee 2018
João Manuel Lenz, Eng. – Chair
Has received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Maria in 2013 and 2015, respectively. He is currently working towards his Doctorate degree at Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC), with an interest in optimization techniques and reliability for power electronics design. He also has experience in renewable energy modeling and photovoltaic systems.
Maikel Menke, Eng. – Vice-Chair
He received his Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil, respectively in 2015 and 2016. He is with the Electronic Ballast Research Group (GEDRE) since 2009, and Electrical and Computational Systems Research and Development Group (GSEC) since 2010, where he is currently working towards his Doctorate degree. His research interests include artificial lighting systems, LED drivers, power factor correction, resonant converters, self-oscillating systems, and digital control applied to LED drivers.
Gustavo Koch, MSc. Eng. – Treasurer
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He received his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM, respectively in 2013 and 2015. He is currently working towards his Doctorate degree at Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC), with an interest in Dynamic Control Systems.
Fernanda de Morais Carnielutti, Dr. Eng. – Advisor
fernanda.carnielutti@gmail.com | Facebook
She received her Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM, respectively in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She has been a professor at UFSM since 2016, and researcher at the Power Electronics and Control Research Group (GEPOC). Her main research interests include modulation and control of multilevel converters and power electronics applied to renewable sources.