Regis Nibaruta is a Burundi native, currently pursuing a PhD as an ESR05 within the ETUT project for a joint doctoral degree at the Dnipro National University of Railway Transport (DU) and the University of Twente (UT). Prior to this position, he was a World Bank scholar at the Addis Ababa University, African Railway Center of Excellence, where he obtained his 2nd master’s degree in Railway Engineering (Traction and Train Control). He also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering (Power System) from the Pan African University Institute of basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation. He earned a Bachelor of Technology from the Defense University, College of Engineering in 2016 and has had multiple hands-on trainings including Smart grid and mobile robotic fabrication and programing at AFRICA-ai-JAPAN Project. His main areas of interest in research include battery management systems, power electronics, and modern optimization techniques.
His research within the ETUT project focuses on power quality issues such as voltage variations over long distances and the impact of converter pollution, with a particular emphasis on battery-powered equipment and new railway crossing equipment.