Per Karlsson (M'02) was born in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 1970. He received the M.Sc.E.E and Ph.D. degrees from Lund University, Lund, Sweden, in 1995 and 2002, respectively. He is currently a Research Associate at the Department of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation (IEA) where his research interests are in the field of power electronics, especially in power system applications. His previous research includes resonant converter technology, voltage control, and fault detection and clearance in dc distributed power systems.