ProfessorPaul Mitcheson

Paul D. Mitcheson (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in micropower motion-based energy harvesting for wireless sensor networks from Imperial College London, London, U.K., in 2001 and 2005, respectively. He is currently a Professor of electrical energy conversion with the Control and Power Research Group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Imperial College London. His research has been supported by European Commission, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and several companies. His research interests include energy harvesting, power electronics, and wireless power transfer to provide power to applications in circumstances where batteries and cables are not suitable. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, was the General Co-Chair of IEEE Wireless Power Week in 2019 and is currently Chair of the IEEE PELS Technical Committee on Wireless Power. He is also a founder of Bumblebee Power Ltd., a wireless power spinout from Imperial College London.