Kan Akatsu (S'98-M'00)} received B.S., M.S., and Ph. D degrees in electrical engineering from Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, in 1995, 1997, 2000 respectively.
He joined Nissan Research Center, Yokosuka, Japan, in 2000, he contributed to the design and analysis of the new concept permanent magnet machines. In 2003, he joined the department of Electrical and Electric Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, as an assistant professor. From 2005 to 2007, he is a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, visiting professor in WEMPEC (Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium), University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 2009, he is an associate professor in Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. From 2015, he is a professor in Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. From 2019, he is a professor in Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan.
His research interests are motor control, motor design and inverter control.
Dr. Akatsu is a member of the IEEE PELS, IAS, IE and IEE of Japan.