1. General information

Professor Leonīds RIBICKIS
Rector of Riga Technical University

Head of the Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Drives,


Phone: +371 708 9300;
Fax: +371 782 0094
E-mail: Leonids.Ribickis rtu.lv

2. Education

Educational institution – Riga Technical University
Period of time – from 1974 until 1978
Title of qualification awarded – Doctor’s degree
Educational institution – Riga Technical University
Period of time – from 1965 until 1970
Title of qualification awarded – Higher education
Educational institution – Cēsis High School No.1
Period of time – graduated on 26 June 1965
Title of qualification awarded – Secondary education

3. Academic and Scientific degrees

• Academician of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (from 2007) (No. A-166);
• Corresponding Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (from 2001 till 2007) (No. K-235);
• RTU Professor (from 2000) (Diploma No. 12);
• Habilitated Doctor of Engineering Sciences (from 1994) (B-Dh No. 000080);
• Doctor of Engineering Sciences (from 1992). (B-D No. 000023);
• Associate professor of the Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (from 1986) (ДЦ No. 087991);
• Candidate of Technical Sciences (from 1980) (TH No. 043125).

4. Employment

2011–present Rector, Riga Technical University
2011–present Chairman of the Board, Latvian Association of Universities
2000–2011 Vice-Rector for Research, Riga Technical University
2002–2003 Chairman of Council, SSC Latvenergo
2001–2002 Member of Council, SSC Latvenergo
2001–present Head of the Department of Industrial Electronic equipment, Riga Technical University Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering
2000–present Chairman of Council, Latvia Technology Park
1999–present Head of the Division of Industrial Electronic equipment, Riga Technical University Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering
1994–present Professor of the Division of Industrial Electronic equipment, Riga Technical University Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering
1996–2000 Director, Latvia Technology Park
1992–1999 Director, Latvian – German management and consultations joint venture «AB&RTU», Ltd.
1987–present Scientific Director, Riga Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Research Laboratory of Electromechanotronics
1986–1987 Visiting Professor, Wisconsin – Madison University, WEMPEC Research Center, USA
Year 1984 Internship at the Moscow Institute of Energy  
1983–1994 Associate Professor, Riga Technical University, Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics
1980–1983 Senior Lecturer, Riga Technical University, Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics
1979–1980 Visiting Researcher, Budapest Technical University, Department of Electrical Machines, Hungary
1975–1980 Research Associate, Riga Technical University, Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics
1970–1975 Engineer, Researcher, Senior Researcher, Head of Research Group, Laboratory of Power Traction Equipment, Riga Branch of SU Railway Carriage Building Research Institute

5. Languages

6. Member and Chairman of different European Union and Latvian Council of Science Expert Communions, Science Councils and associations

• Member of Council, Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since 2012
• Member of Council, Employers’ Confederation of Latvia, since 2012
• Chairman of the Board, Latvian Association of Universities, since 2011
• Member of EU Universities of Small States Association, since 2011
• Member of the Board of the World Energy Council Latvian National Committee (since 1992)
• Head of the Latvian sub-department of the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Member of the European Power Electronics and Drives Association
• Member of the Board and Assembly of the European Power Electronics and Drives Association
• Member of the Board of Power Electronics and Motion Control
• Member of the Latvian Union on Energeticians
• Member of the Latvian Union of Scientists
• Member of the Latvian Electrical Engineers Society
• Member of the Latvian Association of Professors
• Member and Chairman of the Board for the «CONNECT Latvia» Foundation (from 1998 until 2006)
• Member of the Board of the Foundation «Science and Technology Park RVR» (since 2003)
• Member of the Board of the Latvian Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry Association (since 2001)
• Member of the «Euroscience» Union of European Scientists
• Member of the Board and President of the Latvian Association of Technology Parks, Centres and Business Incubators (from 1999 until 2003)
• Vice-President of the Academy of Intellectual Property and Innovations (from 2000 until 2003)
• Member of the Extended Board of the Latvian Confederation of Manufacturing (from 1998 until 2005)
• Member of the Board of the Excellence Network of European Power Electronics Research Organizations  (since 2009)
• Member of Assembly of the European Embedded System Research Center ARTEMIS (since 2008)
• Member of the Latvian National Economy Council (since 2002)
• Delegate and Expert of the Republic of Latvia on the Energy Commission of the European 7th Framework Program
• Member of the Board of the World Energy Council

7. Scientific publications

Altogether: 342 publications
Databases: Thomson Scientific, EBSCO, CSA/PROQVEST, IEEE Explore, ISI WEB of Knowledge, INSPEC, VINITI, VERITAS.

More than 30 popular-science articles in journals.

8. Awards in Science and Research

• «USSR Inventor» prize, 1986
• United Kingdom prize «UK Royal Award», 1993
• Acknowledgement of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia for significant contribution in the development of RTU Scientific activities, 2002
• Prize in the name of Professor A.Vītols from the Latvian Academy of Sciences and Latvenergo, 2006
• Prize of Tallinn University of Technology for the promotion of a long term cooperation between Riga Technical University and Tallinn University of Technology, 2006
• Acknowledgement of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia for significant contribution in the development of Latvian Science and organizing of its activities, 2007
• Acknowledgement of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia for promotion of innovations and new technology development in Latvia, 2007
• Diploma from Lithuanian Academy of Sciences for the best paper in the International electronics conference, 2007
• Acknowledgement of Tallinn University of Technology for the contribution in international science cooperation, 2009
• Award of the European Power Electronic Association for significant contribution in organizing international scientific conferences, 2010

9. Organizational activities

• Member of the Latvian Council of Science (since 2002)
• Member of the working group for developing the program for the National Concept of Innovation (Resolution of Prime Minister from 2000.07.13, № 268)
• Member of the Ministry of Economics National Economy Council (since 2001)
• Member of the Latvian – Italian cross-border cooperation agreement implementation working group (since 1998)
• Public Member of the Riga City Municipality Transport Department in matters regarding electric vehicles
• Advisor of the Riga City Municipality Transport Department in matters regarding electric vehicles, electric and power systems
• Delegate of the Republic of Latvia at DG Research «Energy» and «TREN» commissions of the EU 5th Research and development Framework program
• Delegate and Expert of the Republic of Latvia at the EU 6th Framework program «Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems»
• Delegate and Expert of the Republic of Latvia on the «ENERGY» subprogram of the EU 7th Framework program (since 2007)
• RTU rector
• RTU Vice-Rector for Research, Director of Division, Head of Department
• Member of RTU Senate and Member of Council of the Faculty of Power and Electrical Engineering
• Chairman of the RTU Promotion Council for Electrotechnical Sciences
• Member of the RTU Promotion Council for Power Industry Sciences
• Chairman of the RTU Professor Council for Electrotechnical Sciences
• Member of the RTU Professor Council for Power industry, Electrotechnical and Transport Sciences
• Member of the Riga Technical College Council
• Member of the «Energy and The World» journal editorial staff
• Member of the RTU journal «Power Industry and Electrotechnics»editorial staff
• Member of the RTU Publishing House editorial staff
• Member of the editorial staff  for the RTU periodic journals «RTU Scientific Research», «RTU Scientific Research Activities» and «RTU doctoral programs»
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the «Baltic Dynamic» conference (from 1996 until 2003)
• Member of the Organizing Committee of the annual RTU International Scientific Conference (from 2001until 2010)
• General-Chairman of 11th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference EPE_PEMC (2004)
• Co-Chairman for the International Power Electronics Conference 2005 in Dresden, Germany (2005)
• Co-Chairman for the International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2006  in Portorož, Slovenia (2006)
• Co-Chairman for the International Power Electronics Conference 2007 in Aalborg, Denmark (2007)
• Co-Chairman for the International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2008 in Poznań, Poland (2008)
• Co-Chairman for the International Power Electronics Conference 2009 in Barcelona, Spain (2009)
• Co-Chairman for the International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2010 in Ohrid, Macedonia  (2010)
• Co-Chairman for the EPE 2011 Conference in Birmingham, UK (2011)
• Member of International Expert Commissions for Conferences:
  • International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 1996, Hungary
  • International Power Electronics Conference 1997, Norway
  • International Power Electronics Conference 1999, Switzerland
  • International Power Electronics Conference 2001, Austria
  • International Power Electronics Conference 2003, France
  • International Power Electronics Conference 2005, Germany
  • International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 1998, the Czech Republic
  • International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2000, Slovakia
  • International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2002, Croatia
  • International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2004, Latvia
  • International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference 2006, Slovenia
  • AEP 2002, AEP 2003, AEP 2004; BEC 2003, PEC 2000, PEC 2001, PEC 2002, PEC 2003, PEC 2004.

  L. Ribickis