Luca Zarri was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1972. He received the electrical engineering degree with honors from the University of Bologna in 1998. He worked as plant designer until 2002 for a civil engineering company. In 2003 he has joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, with which he has been collaborating since 1998. His scientific work is related to electrical drives and power electronics. His research interests include ac/ac matrix converters and direct torque control of induction motors. He is a registered professional engineer in Italy.