Dr. Andrey Vulfovich was awarded a Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship to pursue his project titled “Physics-Informed Neural Networks and Multi-Objective Optimization for Modelling and Design of Wireless Power Transfer Systems” at The University of Texas at Austin, under the guidance of Prof. Alex J. Hanson. The project will develop fast, accurate, physics-informed modelling and optimization methods for inductive wireless power transfer systems, aiming to reduce reliance on computationally intensive finite-element simulations and accelerate the design of efficient, misalignment-tolerant wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles, drones, robotics, and other electrified systems.

Andrey completed his MSc and PhD in electrical and computer engineering at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, under the supervision of Professor Alon Kuperman. His doctoral research focused on the design and optimization of practical inductive wireless power transfer systems under sub-resonant frequency control. He has published extensively in high tier journals in power electronics and energy conversion, received multiple academic awards including the Rector’s Award and Dean’s Award at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society student and young professionals recognition, and two Best Journal Paper Awards from the Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center. He has also contributed to several patents and industry-collaborative projects related to wireless power transfer.