People
Principal Investigator
Mateo Daniel Roig Greidanus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kansas State University
Dr. Roig Greidanus received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2025 and his M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2020 and 2018. His doctoral research addressed cyber-physical vulnerabilities and resiliency of power-electronic systems.
His teaching at K-State includes Power Electronics, Control Systems Design, Power Laboratory, and Electric Circuits for Engineers.
Professional Service & Leadership
- Digital Engineering Working Group Lead, K-State Secure Energy Initiative (since June 2026).
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (since 2025).
- Technical Chair, 6th IEEE Design Methodologies Conference (DMC 2026), Aalborg, Denmark.
- Member, IEEE Power Electronics Society Digital Media Committee (2025).
Honors & Awards
- 2026 — Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Global AI and Energy Alliance.
- 2025 — Exceptional Research Promise Award, UIC College of Engineering.
- 2024 — Graduate Student Council Travel Award, University of Illinois Chicago.
- 2023 — Exceptional Teaching Promise Award, UIC College of Engineering.
Office: 3074 Engineering Hall
Power Electronics Laboratory: 2187 Engineering Hall
Email: roiggreid@ksu.edu
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Dr. Roig Greidanus joined the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University as a Visiting Assistant Professor in August 2025 and transitioned to a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment in 2026.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Mateus Nava Mezaroba
Incoming Postdoctoral Researcher — joining November 2026
Dr. Mezaroba received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil, in 2021 and 2026, respectively. Dr. Mezaroba is a member of the Brazilian Power Electronics Association (SOBRAEP), IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES). His research interests include power electronics applied to renewable energy sources, grid-connected systems, and battery chargers.
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Undergraduate Research Mentorship
Students supervised during Fall 2025–Spring 2026:
- Ryan Hoyt and Gage Hosman: Bridging Household Power and the Grid: Advanced Converter and Microgrid Control Strategies.
- Michael Augustine and Nico Durham: Biofueled Diesel Project (T-DEBA).
Summer 2026
Mauricio Castañeda
Junior undergraduate researcher working on optimal control design and implementation for three-phase inverter systems.