Biography

Gilsu Choi received the B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Inha University, Incheon, South Korea, and from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, both in 2008, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA, in 2012 and 2016, respectively. In 2020, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea as an Assistant Professor. Prior to joining Inha University, he worked at General Motors Global Electrification Division, Pontiac, MI, USA, for 4 years.  His research interests include design and control of high-performance electric machines and drives for electrified propulsion systems.

Research Interests

Electric Machines

• AC electric machines: induction, wound-field, synchronous reluctance, surface permanent magnet (PM), and interior PM synchronous machines

• Multi-physics optimization

• High-fidelity coupled electromagnetic-circuit simulation

• Rare-earth free traction motors

• Loss minimization

• NVH and acoustics

Electric Machine Drive Systems

• Electric machine controls

• Optimal system efficiency

• Electric machine and drive fault modes investigation

• Fault diagnostics and prognostics

• Drive system optimization

• Integrated modular motor drives for reduced weight, cable-free, and fault-tolerant applications

Electrified Propulsion Systems: BEV/PHEV/FCEV, Aircraft, and Naval Applications

Renewable Energy Systems

Education

PhD 2016, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WEMPEC

MS 2012, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WEMPEC

BS 2008, Illinois Institute of Technology

BS 2008, Inha University

Professional Experience

2020-present, Assistant Professor, Inha University, South Korea

2016-2020, Senior Design Engineer, General Motors, MI USA

2010, Research Associate, National Transportation Research Center at ORNL

2008, Intern, Fairchild Semiconductor

Awards/Honors

2024 Teaching Excellence Awards (인하좋은강의에세이 우수상) - Inha University

2023 Best Paper Awards (대한전기학회 하계학술대회 우수논문상) - KIEE

2023 College of Engineering Young Researcher Awards (공과대학 신진교수상) - Inha University

2017-2020, Multiple GM Recognitions

2018, 2nd Prize Paper awarded by the IAS Transportation Systems Committee with IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)

2015, Poster Presentation Winner awarded by the IEEE ECCE

2014-2016, Multiple IEEE Travel Grants

2008-2009, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) Scholarship

Activities

2024, 인천테크노파크 미래차 기술전환 종합 지원센터 구축 기획연구위원장

2023, 인천테크노파크 기획연구위원

2022, Guest Editor, Energies (Special Issue: Recent Trends in Design and Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines for Electric Propulsion Applications)

2022, 인천테크노파크 기획연구위원

2021, 강원테크노파크 기획연구위원

2021, Session Chair, KIEE ICEMS 2021

2021, Vice-Chair of Technical Program Committee, KIEE ICEMS 2021

2021, 한국기계연구원 대외협력기획지원사업 기획연구위원

2020, Associate Editor, IEEE Industry Application Society - Transportation Systems Committee

2020, 한국기계연구원 대외협력기획지원사업 기획연구위원

2020, 부산교통공사 연구개발 자문위원

2020, Topic Chair, IEEE ECCE - Sections: Transportation Electrification Applications, Electric Machines

2020, Session Chair, IEEE ECCE - Session: Applications of Electric Traction/Propulsion

2019, Topic Chair, IEEE ECCE - Sections: Transportation Electrification Applications, Electric Machines

2019, Session Chair, IEEE ECCE - Session: Applications of Electric Traction/Propulsion

Reviewer

IEEE Transactions: Industry Applications, Energy Conversion, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, Transportation Electrification, Magnetics 

IET Electric Power Applications, Electronics Letters, Journal of Power Electronics, Energies

IEEE Conferences: ECCE, APEC, ITEC, IECON, IEMDC