Ph.D. - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technolgy, Hong Kong - 2003
Professional Preparation
Research Areas
Research Background and Areas
Dr. Brian Ma is a full professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is also the holder of the university's Distinguished Chair in Microelectronics. Prof. Ma serves as the director of Integrated Power Electronics System Laboratory (IPESL), the chair of Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) IC Fabrication Initiative, and on Executive Committee of SRC Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE). He was the founding director of TI Foundational Technology Research Center on Power Density (2018-2021), and the founding leader of the Energy Efficiency thrust for SRC TxACE (2010-2018).Prof. Ma’s research focuses on integrated power electronics, with primary interests on high performance power ICs, WBG/UWBG power device gate driving and reliability, high power density heterogeneous integration and thermal management, and power circuit EMI and security issues.
Publications
Prof. Ma has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, 5 book and book chapters and given over 140 invited talks and presentations. - publications
Awards
Prof. Ma was the holder of Analog Devices Professorship, TxACE Distinguished Chair, Erik Jonsson Distinguished Chair. He currently holds the Distinguished Chair in Microelectronics. He received the United States National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2009. He is also a recipient or co-recipient of 12 technical paper/presentation awards from international journal and conferences. -