Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. He is a professor and Director of the Advanced Motion Systems Research Laboratory in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran. His research interests over the past 20 years have focused on the control of electric motors. Vaez-Zadeh is an editor of several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. He has received several domestic and international awards for his contributions to the field.