Dr Neophytos Lophitis is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Energy Systems at Cyprus University of Technology (joined in July 2024), specialising in Electrical Energy Conversion and Electrical Energy Systems technologies. His research spans Power Electronics, Electric Machines, and Batteries, with significant contributions to high-voltage semiconductor devices, including Silicon and Wide Bandgap materials like SiC and GaN. He has played a pivotal role in explaining failure mechanisms in high-power silicon devices and in developing novel SiC and GaN technologies.

Dr Lophitis holds all his academic qualifications from the University of Cambridge, including a PhD awarded in 2014. He has authored over 60 publications and holds several patents. Prior to his current role, he held academic positions at Nottingham and Coventry Universities, where he made significant contributions to advancing Power Electronics research. He also holds the honorary position of Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and is an Associate at the University of Nottingham. He previously held visiting positions at Coventry University and the University of Cambridge.

Dr Lophitis is a co-investigator in several major projects that bring together multiple industrial and academic partners. In September 2024, the Horizon Europe project "FLAGCHIP" commenced, with Dr Lophitis leading the activities of Cyprus University of Technology. FLAGCHIP aims to improve the condition and health monitoring of wide bandgap and ultra-wide bandgap power electronic components for renewable energy and power distribution, with pilot demonstrations in France and Norway.

He is also an investigator in the Horizon Europe project "AdvanSiC," which began in 2023 and aims to develop cost-effective SiC MOSFET devices for medium-voltage grids, optimising system-level components for renewable energy applications. Additionally, Dr Lophitis contributes to the UKRI EPSRC-funded "Real-time Virtual Prototypes for the Power Electronics Supply Chain" project, which started in 2022. This project focuses on developing advanced simulation models to enable faster and more cost-effective system design and reliability assessments.

Between 2018 and 2021, Dr Lophitis contributed to the "Underpinning Power Electronics (UPE) 2: Switch Optimisation Theme," a project that focused on developing ultra-high voltage SiC IGBTs with voltage ratings exceeding 10 kV, enhancing efficiency in grid applications. His previous work also includes collaboration with the Aerospace Technology Institute on assessing semiconductor device technologies as a key enabler for zero-carbon emission commercial flights. Furthermore, he has engaged in research and consulting with ABB Switzerland (now Hitachi Energy) and Cambridge Microelectronics.