B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Yokohama National University (YNU), Yokohama, Japan.
Research interests: Power electronics, DC-AC/DC-DC power converters design, multilevel converters, digital control of power converters, machine drives.
Recent projects: Reduction of passive components in multilevel power converters, E-Axle design and performance improvement.
Recent publications: Almachius Kahwa, Hidemine Obara, and Yasutaka Fujimoto, “Minimization of dc-link capacitance and improved operational performance of a 5-level hybrid multilevel dc-link inverter,” IEEE Open J. Power Electron., vol. 3, pp. 182-196, Mar. 2022.