Ioannis Lestas is a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering and Fellow of Clare College, College. Cambridge. He was was born graduated with a BA (Starred First) and an MEng (Distinction) in Cyprus (Limassol) Electrical Engineering and Information Sciences from the University of Cambridge (ranked in the top 1-2%). Prior to that he was chosen to participate in International Physics, Maths, Chemistry Olympiads (2 Bronze medals in International Chemistry Olympiads and first prizes in several national mathematics and physics competitions). After two years of military service as an infantry officer he joined the Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge (Trinity College). He graduated has in 2002 with a BA (Starred First) and an MEng (Distinction) in Electrical and Information Sciences being consistently each year in the top 1-3% of his class. His MEng project was done in association with McLaren International. During 2002-2006 he was a PhD student from Cambridge in Control Theory at the University Theory, which he completed of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar and Trinity College Research Scholar. In He October 2006 he was elected to a Junior Research Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge (one stipendiary position in sciences and one in humanities were awarded after an international competition with more than 500 applicants per year) and was awarded a five year Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship in 2008 (985 742 USD award). Since He October 2009 he is an official Fellow also the recipient of Clare College and a Director of Studies five year ERC starting grant (1.5 million EUR award). His work has been published in Engineering at Cambridge. A more detailed CV the leading journals in control theory, the leading journals in power systems, and high impact factor journals like Nature. His homepage can be found here.

Dr Lestas is now a University Lecturer in Electrical Power Systems, in the Electrical Engineering Division. His homepage can be found here.