Zhang, Daifei
Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Daifei Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, a position he has held since October 2024. Before joining the University of Toronto, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Power Electronic Systems Laboratory (PES) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Zhang received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST, China) in 2017, followed by an M.Sc. (2019) and a Ph.D. (2023) in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from ETH Zurich. In 2016, he participated in a one-year exchange program at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

Dr. Zhang’s research interests include advanced power conversion techniques for grid modernization and transportation electrification, cryogenic power electronics, and design methodologies for sustainable power electronics.