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Francesco Profumo (born May 3, 1953 in Savona) is an Italian engineer and academic who has been Italy's Minister of Education since November 2011. He has been President of the National Research Council (CNR) since August 2011 and had previously served as Chancellor of the Politecnico di Torino from 2005 to 2011.
Biography
Profumo was born in Savona on May 3, 1953. In 1978 he started his professional career in research and development at Ansaldo in Genova. In 1985 he moved to Torino as a researcher and associate professor at the local Politecnico. In 2003 he was named Dean of the 1st Engineering Faculty of the Politecnico and in 2005 he became Chancellor of the university. On August 13, 2011 he succeeded Luciano Maiani as President of the National Research Council (CNR), and on November 16, 2011 Prime Minister Mario Monti named him Minister of Education. His areas of professional interest include power electronics conversion, innovative power devices, and power conditioning systems, among others.
Selected publications
- F. Profumo, A. Tenconi, S. Facelli, B. Passerini, “Implementation and Validation of a New Thermal Model for Analysis, Design and Characterization of Multichip Power Electronics Devices”, IEEE-Transactions on Industry Applications, vol.35, n.3, May/June 1999, pp. 663–669.
- F.Profumo, A.Tenconi, S.Facelli, B.Passerini, “Instantaneous Junction Temperature Evaluation of High-Power Diodes (Thyristors) During Current Transients”, IEEE-Transactions on Power Electronics, vol.14, n.2, March 1999, pp. 292–299.
- S. Gair, F. Eastham, F. Profumo, "Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Drives for Electric Vehicles", Electromotion Journal, vol.2, n.4, Dec.1995, pp. 173–179.
- G.Griva, T.Habetler, M.Pastorelli, F.Profumo, "Performance Evaluation of a Direct Torque Controlled Drive in the Continuous PWM-Square Wave Transition Region", IEEE-Transactions on Power Electronics, July 1995, vol.10, n.4, pp. 464–471.
- A.Boglietti, P.Ferraris, M.Lazzari, F.Profumo, "Test Procedures for Very High Speed Spindle Motors", Electric Machines and Power Systems Journal, vol.23, n.4, July/August 1995, pp. 443–458.77.
- A. Boglietti, P. Ferraris, M. Lazzari, F. Profumo, "Energetic Behaviour of Soft Magnetic Materials in the Case of Inverter Supply", IEEE-Transactions on Industry Applications, Sept./October 1994, vol.IA-30, n.6, pp. 1580–1587.
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