ahmid Mahbub was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he experienced scorching summers with frequent power outages. At 16, he built a rudimentary working power inverter for his home using the limited components he could find, igniting his passion for power electronics. He went on to complete his undergraduate studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, followed by six years at Apple designing high-performance safety-critical computing hardware. His current research in Professor Robert Pilawa’s group at UC Berkeley addresses practical challenges in power electronics to help accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and electric transportation, and to reduce power consumption in data centers. Tahmid aims to utilize his practical industry experience within a leading power electronics research group to solve practical research problems and enable novel applications of power electronics. Outside academics, Tahmid is an avid fan of soccer, cricket, and exploring the diverse food scene in the Bay Area.
Tahmid Mahbub
