Baoyun Ge, Assistant Professor
Email: baoyun.ge@ece.gatech.edu
Baoyun Ge received the B.E. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, with the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC), in 2018. He was with C-Motive Technologies, Inc. for four years and the University of Florida for two years and before joining Georgia Tech in 2024. His research interests include the guided exploration of novel electric machines and power converters, multiphysics design and modeling, and advanced control architectures for electric machines. These research themes will help reduce carbon footprint and promote the sustainability of energy conversion systems. Dr. Ge received the NSF CAREER Award in 2024, the Harold A. Peterson Distinguished Dissertation Award in 2019, the First Place Paper Award from the IEEE Industry Application Society in 2017. Dr. Ge is an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
Yuanhao Mo, Graduate Student
Email: ymo49 [at] gatech [dot] edu
I’m a 1st year PhD student supervised by Dr. Ge at Georgia Tech. My research interests include power electronics circuit modeling and topology generation. Before this, I worked with Dr. Yu Chen on high power density power converter design at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, where I received my BEng degree in School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. If you’re interested in my research, feel free to contact me.
Piyush Chauhan, Graduate Student
Email: p.chauhan [at] gatech [dot] edu
Piyush is a Ph.D. researcher and Graduate Research Assistant at the Electric Machines Laboratory. His work focuses on advancing electric machines and control strategies, with a strong emphasis on enhancing efficiency and performance in next-generation mobility and energy systems.
Passionate about sustainable technologies, Piyush is committed to bridging deep research with real-world applications—driving the future of electrical engineering toward meaningful, lasting impact.
Yijun Lai, Graduate Student
Email: yijun.lai [at] gatech [dot] edu
Hello! My name is Yijun Lai. I am currently pursuing my M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. My current research focuses on topology and shape optimization of electric machines.
I received my B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Automation at Chongqing University, China. Having studied computational science and engineering during my graduate studies, I also have experience in high-performance and parallel computing, and I am eager to apply advanced computational techniques to research in electric machines.
Outside of academics, I enjoy playing badminton and swimming, as well as strategy board games.
Seung Woo Ok, Graduate Student
Email: sok7 [at] gatech [dot] edu
My name is Seung Woo (William) Ok and I am a first year master’s student in EE specializing in electrical energy! I did my undergraduate at UIUC with a major in Engineering Mechanics. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech, I worked at Hinetics, which is a startup specializing in developing electric motors for airplanes. We were able to actually spin the world’s first fully-integrated, cryogen-free superconducting motor! With a mechanical background and slowly developing my electrical knowledge, I am interested in electric machines, power electronics, and motor control. In my spare time, I like to play badminton or do triathlons!
Hongyu Yan, Graduate Student
Email: hyan311 [at] gatech [dot] edu
I’m a master student in ECE with technical interests in power electronics and motor control. Before this, I received my Bachelor’s degree at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China—a place that fostered my passion for power electronics, motor control, and rock climbing. Yes, that’s my favourite thing to do apart from playing with electronics.
One of the greatest reasons for me to focusing on advanced power electronics and electric machines is that I believe they are the key enablers of next generation of transportation, and I also love cars and motorsports.
Fun fact about me: I only drive manual transmission cars
Dexi Lin, Undergraduate Student
Kennedy McAuley, Undergraduate Student (University of Florida)