Professor Emeritus Hirofumi Akagi of Tokyo Institute of Technology received the Gaston Madget Medal, which is the highest award of the European Power Electronics Society (EPE).In 2018, Professor Emeritus Akagi received the highest award medal in power engineering from IEEE, the world's largest international conference in the field of electrical and electronic fields, and won the highest honor medal in both EPE and IEEE. Is the first time in Japan.
According to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, EPE is a Belgian-based international conference founded in 1983.Many of the world's power electronics researchers are members.The Gaston Madget Medal bears the name of former EPE President Gaston Madget, a pioneer in the development of electric vehicles in Europe and a professor at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Professor Emeritus Akagi received high praise for many years of research on large-capacity power conversion systems and their applications in industry, transportation, and power.The award was given to the second Japanese person following the former Chairman of the Railway Technical Research Institute, Eisuke Masada, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, and the award ceremony was held online.
Professor Emeritus Akagi said, "I am surprised and very happy to hear that the award has been decided. I would like to continue my research on power electronics as a lifework."
