Sebastian Rivera received the M.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering from Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (UTFSM), Chile, in 2011, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, in 2015. During 2016 and 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto, Canada, and the Advanced Center of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), UTFSM, respectively. 

Since 2018, he has been with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, currently appointed as Associate Professor. He is also an Associate Investigator at the AC3E and the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC-Chile), both centers of excellence in Chile

He has participated in several research projects with both industry and Academia, authored ten articles in Web of Science journals, several conference papers, one tutorial course and two book chapters, besides holding eight patent applications and two patents granted in the power electronics area. He serves as an active reviewer for various IEEE Journals.

His research focuses on dc distribution systems, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, high efficiency dc-dc conversion, multilevel converters, and renewable energy systems. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Dr. Rivera was the recipient of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine Best Paper Award (2022), the Academic Gold Medal of the Governor General of Canada (2016), the Doctoral Completion Award (2014), the Becas-Chile scholarship for doctorate studies abroad (2011) and the Emerging Leaders of the Americas Program Scholarship (2010).