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Vasile Topa was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on July 29, 1957. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1982 and 1998, respectively. Currently, he is Full Professor in Electromagnetism and Electric Circuits Theory with the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. His current research interests include studies of optimal design of electromagnetic devices, numerical optimization techniques, electromagnetic-compatibility (EMC) phenomena modeling, and computer-aided-design (CAD) developments. Dr. Topa was awarded the “Gheorghe Cartianu” Prize for the best technical book Optimal Design of the Electromagnetic Devices using Numerical Techniques in the Informatics' section by the Romanian Academy in 2000. He is a member of the Romanian EMC and IEEE Magnetics Societies.