Patxi Alkorta Egiguren, Elektronikan Ingeniari (Kontrol Automatikoa) 2004ean, Leioako Zientzia eta Teknologia Fakultatean, eta Doktore 2011an, Bilboko Ingeniaritza Eskola (BIE), biak Euskal Herriko Univertsitatean (UPV/EHU) lortu zituen. Unibertsitateko Irakasle Titularra da Sistemen Ingeniaritza eta Automatika sailean Gipuzkoako Ingeniaritza Eskolan (Eibarko atalean, UPV/EHU) 1995 urtetik, eta 2014etik BIEan. Bere ikerketa esparrua indukzioko motore eragingailuak dira; abiadura kontrola, posizio kontrola, Variable Structure Control (Sliding Mode) eta Model Predictive Control (Kontrol Iragarlea). In this sense, he has presented several papers on IEEE Conferences the last years (ISIE07, ISIE08, IECON09, ISIE10, ISIE11, IECON11, ICIT16, etc) and he has published several papers in some prestigious journals like Journal of the Franklin Institute (2011,2014) and IEEE TIE (2014, 2014). Also, he has participated as an active researcher in 14 research projects supported by: Basque Government, Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia provinces governments and University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and he has colaborated actively in 3 agreements about experimental projects with EIFER (European Institute For Energy Research, Germany) (2013, 2014).
His Teaching (T), Research (R) and Management (M) activities have been evaluated successfully throughout professional career: (2015, CENAI (Sexenio Investigación 2009-14), R)2015, ANECA, T-R-M), (2015, Doctoral Committee (UPV/EHU), R), (2014, IEEE (Senior Member), T-R-M), (2013, DOZENTIAZ (UPV/EHU), T-M), (2007, Evaluación de la actividad docente II (UPV/EHU), T-R-M), (2001, Evaluación de la actividad docente I (UPV/EHU), T-M).