Mohamed Abdalmagid received his M.Sc. in electrical engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2017. In the same year, he completed a Diploma in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC). From 2013 to 2018, he worked as an assistant researcher at the Electronics Research Institute in Egypt, where he developed a prototype of a DFIG-based wind energy conversion system. He later joined EOIP Company as a design engineer (2018–2019), contributing to the design of a 1.5 kW on-board electric vehicle battery charger. Mohamed is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering at McMaster University and has been part of Dr. Ali Emadi’s research team at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) since 2019. His research focuses on electrical machines, power electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems.
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Mohamed discovered his passion for power electronics and electrical machines during his undergraduate studies at Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Egypt. He often simulated electrical machines and power electronics problems in MATLAB outside of his coursework, because he enjoyed the challenge.
In 2013, he began working on doubly fed induction machines (DFIM) at the Electronics Research Institute as part of his master’s research. He developed a complete DFIG-based wind energy conversion system. He also built a PMSM-based wind turbine emulator to drive the DFIG. In 2018, Mohamed designed a 1.5 kW AC–DC on-board battery charger for electric vehicles. The charger used a zero-voltage switching full-bridge converter with power factor correction.
After joining McMaster University, Mohamed has worked as both a research assistant and teaching assistant for electrical engineering courses. He enjoys teaching and motivating undergraduate students, and this role allows him to do so. At the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC), he contributes to electric machine design for electric vehicles and aircraft applications. His work focuses on the electromagnetic design of axial-flux permanent magnet synchronous motors and switched reluctance motors. He is also responsible for partial discharge analysis and selecting insulation materials for motor windings.
