Prof. Alon Kuperman
Prof. Alon Kuperman is a full professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where he leads the Power Electronics and Energy track and directs the Applied Energy Laboratory.
Educational background:
Prof. Kuperman earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 2006. During that time, he was affiliated with Imperial College London as a Marie Curie Training Site member, and later served as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool (2008–2009).
Research output:
He has authored over 250 journal and conference papers. His Google Scholar profile shows more than 6,000 citations, an h-index of 36, and an i10-index of 124.
Prof. Kuperman teaches a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including:
Leadership and editorships: Prof. Alon Kuperman heads the Power Electronics and Energy track, directs the Applied Energy Laboratory, and serves as Associate Editor for prominent journals such as Energies, IEEE Access, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
Significant research contributions include early works on powertrains for battery-powered vehicles, hybrid battery-ultracapacitor energy sources, electric vehicle battery chargers, control strategies, and energy harvesting methods—all widely cited classics in the field.
International collaborations: His institutional fingerprints indicate active collaborations across disciplines and countries, with a wealth of high-impact publications and projects in areas such as wireless power transfer, smart grid integration, and passive energy harvesting.
