Lotfi KRICHEN was born in Sfax, TUNISIA. He received the Engineer Diploma and the Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from the National School of Engineering of Sfax in 1989 and 1995, respectively. Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Electric Machines in the Electrical Engineering Department of the National School of Engineering of Sfax. His research interests are motor drives, power electronic converters, automatic control systems and renewable energy systems.