Khurram Khan Afridi

I was born and brought up in a land called PAKISTAN. It's a great country, with an incredibly diverse terrain and an equally diverse and fascinating cultural heritage.


My Research:

I am doing research at MIT's Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems (LEES). My interests are in power electronics, power semiconductor devices and electromechanical actuators - particularly their application in automotive systems. I am currently involved in the design and evaluation of advanced automotive electrical power distribution architectures. The work is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. My advisors are Prof. John Kassakian and Dr. Richard Tabors. You can learn more about my work from my publications.

My Education:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, June 1992

California Institute of Technology
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, June 1989

My Interests:

I love to travel - by road, ship or plane. So far I have been to the following countries: North America - USA, Canada, Europe - UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Malta, Africa - Morocco, Algeria, Tunesia, Libya, Egypt, Asia - Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Pakistan, Thailand, Phillipines. I hope to visit the rest of the world soon after my graduation. My other interests include soccer, tennis, squash and skydiving.

My Associations:

I am a member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and the IEEE. I am also a member of the following student associations at MIT: MITMSA, PAKSMIT and PAKSTUDY. I am the treasurer for the Pakistan Students Association International PSAI.
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