Rafik Néji was born in Sfax (Tunisia) . He received his Doctorat and his Habilitation in electrical engineering from National School of Engeneers of Sfax -Tunisia in 1994 and 2006 respectively. He is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering of National School of Engineers of Sfax-Tunisia. He is a member of Laboratory of Electronic and Information Technology (LETI-Sfax). His current research interests include field of electrical machines and power system design, identification, and optimization.