Graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in July 1998, he obtained a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 2001. He is an associate professor in the SSD IIND-08/A - Converters, Electrical Machines, and Drives at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano. His main research areas include the modeling and simulation of electromechanical systems, the study of electrical machines and power electronics, and issues related to energy harvesting systems for distributed sensor networks. He was a founding member of a spin-off company from the Politecnico di Milano (MCM Energy Lab).