María Marta Molinas Cabrera (born 1968) is a Paraguayan electrical engineer, educated in Japan, who works in Norway as a professor of engineering cybernetics at the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

(NTNU).

Research

Molinas has performed research on the

control theory Control theory is a field of mathematics that deals with the control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the application of system inputs to drive the system to a ...

and stability of

power electronics Power electronics is the application of electronics to the control and conversion of electric power. The first high-power electronic devices were made using mercury-arc valves. In modern systems, the conversion is performed with semiconducto ...

, and harmonics in electrical power. She is also interested in

signal processing Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as audio signal processing, sound, image processing, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniq ...

for

electroencephalography Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method to record an electrogram of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain. The biosignals detected by EEG have been shown to represent the postsynaptic potentials of pyramidal neurons in the neocortex ...

(EEG). Her research in this area has led to the development of systems for controlling drones or other objects using brain signals, and she hopes to use her work on brain signals not only to read information from brains but to provide therapies for attention deficit disorders, sleep disorders, and pain management.

Education and career

Molinas grew up in Argentina and Paraguay, and completed a diploma in electromechanical engineering at the

Universidad Nacional de Asunción The Universidad Nacional de Asunción or Mbo'ehaovusu Tetãgua Paraguaygua, abbreviated UNA, anglicized as, The National University of Asuncion, is a public university founded in San Lorenzo, Paraguay. Founded in 1889, it is the oldest and most t ...

in 1992. She earned a master's degree in engineering from the

University of the Ryukyus The , abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, it is the westernmost national university of Japan and the largest public university in Okinawa Prefecture. Located in the S ...

in 1997, with a master's thesis on ''Enhancement of Power System Stability based on the Application of Series Capacitors''. She completed a doctorate (Dr. Eng.) from the

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology, one of first five Designated National University and selected as ...

in 2000. Her dissertation was ''Power System Stability Control based on Phase Angle Regulation''. After working as a guest researcher at the

University of Padova The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from B ...

and a postdoctoral researcher at NTNU, she joined the NTNU faculty in 2008.

Recognition

Molinas is a member of the

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ( da, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, DKNVS) is a Norwegian learned society based in Trondheim. It was founded in 1760 and is Norway's oldest scientific and scholarly institution. The s ...

. She was elected as an

IEEE Fellow As of 2019, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has 5,082 members designated Fellow, each of whom is associated with one of the 41 societies under the IEEE. The Fellow grade of membership is the highest level of membershi ...

, in the 2023 class of fellows, "for contributions to modeling and stability of power electronics".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molinas, Marta Living people Paraguayan women engineers Paraguayan electrical engineers Universidad Nacional de Asunción alumni Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Fellow Members of the IEEE 21st-century women engineers 1968 births