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• Power Electronics
• Electric Power Systems
• Control Systems
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Aurelio García Cerrada is a Professor at the Department of Electronics, Automation and Communications within the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ICAI) at Comillas Pontifical University . With over 35 years of teaching experience, he has contributed extensively to power systems, particularly in power electronics and control applications. Academic Background Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (1991) Industrial Engineer, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain (1986) Research Focus Aurelio’s work spans power electronics applications in energy generation, transmission, and distribution, with a focus on control systems for power electronic devices in AC/DC grids. His publications highlight advancements in VSC-HVDC systems, microgrid stability, and harmonic suppression technologies. Scientific Awards and Accreditations Sexenio Campo certifications (6.2, 0, 6.2, 6.2, 6.2) for academic excellence (2015-2020, 2008-2013, 2009-2014, 1995-2000, 2001-2007) ACAP/ANECA certifications (2005, 2004) for university teaching Professional Contributions He has led 12 doctoral theses and collaborated on research projects with industry and public administrations, including Spain’s National R&D Plan. His work emphasizes practical applications of power electronics in renewable energy integration and grid resilience.

• Distributed Systems
• Computer Networks
• Distributed Computer Systems
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Oznur Ozkasap is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Head of Department at Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. She leads the Distributed Systems and Reliable Networks (DISNET) Research Laboratory, focusing on cutting-edge research in distributed systems, networking, and related fields. Her educational background includes a PhD (2000), Master's Degree (1994), and Bachelor's degree (1992), all from Ege University. She has been instrumental in advancing research in distributed systems and networks through her academic and leadership roles. Professor Ozkasap's research interests span a wide range of topics in distributed systems, including distributed systems, computer networks, distributed computer systems, peer algorithms, energy efficiency, trusted network protocols, cloud and edge computing, mobile and vehicular networks, security in distributed systems, and artificial intelligence in distributed systems. Her work has significant applications in smart cities, stock exchanges, healthcare, air traffic control, intelligent transportation, and smart grids. Her research output shows a strong focus on the intersection of distributed systems with emerging technologies like blockchain, edge computing, and AI. Recent publications indicate growing interest in federated learning, energy-efficient systems, and blockchain applications for energy management, reflecting current trends in the field. The Informatics Association of Turkey Prof. Aydın Köksal Computer Engineering Science Award (2019) Best Paper Award at the 16th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (PiCom 2018) Professor Ozkasap actively contributes to the academic community through editorial roles, conference organization, and professional service. She serves as an Area Editor for Future Generation Computer Systems journal and has held leadership positions in conference organization. She is also deeply involved in promoting women in computing as Vice Chair of the Ankara ACM-W Professional Chapter and a member of the Center for Gender Studies at Koç University Management Board. Her DISNET Research Laboratory serves as a hub for collaborative research in distributed systems and reliable networks.

Vaskar SarkarView profile

Professor

• Power Systems
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Photovoltaic Systems
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Vaskar Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), where he has held academic positions since 2009, progressing from Visiting Assistant Professor to full Professor (since October 2023). His research focuses on power systems stability, renewable energy integration, photovoltaic systems optimization, and microgrid control. Education includes: B.E. from Bardhaman University (2002) M.E. from Bengal Engineering and Science University (2004) Ph.D. from IIT Bombay (2009) Research Interests: Dr. Sarkar's work spans flexible power point tracking in PV systems, grid integration of renewables, microgrid stability, power system optimization, and development of PV-based EV charging stations. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary solutions with theoretical development and experimental validation for real-world engineering problems. Publication Trends: His recent articles focus on renewable energy integration (especially photovoltaic systems), power market mechanisms, and advanced control strategies for grid stability. Emerging themes include AI-assisted PV optimization, wide-area monitoring systems, and HVDC grid integration. Awards: Excellence in Teaching Award from IIT Hyderabad (2021) Advising and Grants: Currently advises 4 PhD students and 1 M.Tech student. Secured research grants including: ₹33.79L from DST-SERB for PV power regulation under partial shading (2022-ongoing) Multiple projects from Hitachi India Limited (2012-2013, completed) Laboratory: Leads the SPARC Lab equipped with real-time simulators (eMEGASIM), solar PV emulators, power stacks (SEMIKRON), and control systems (CompactRIO, PXI) for power electronics and grid integration research.

Saeid BashashView profile

Associate Professor

• Control Systems
• Energy Management
• Mechatronics
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Dr. Saeid Bashash is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at San José State University's Charles Davidson College of Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University (2008), with previous positions including Assistant Professor at SJSU (2015-2021), Senior Engineer at HGST (2013-2015), and postdoctoral fellowships at Pennsylvania State University and University of Michigan. His research focuses on the modeling, optimization, and control of advanced dynamical systems with applications in: Precision motion control at micro/nano scales Energy management in buildings, electric vehicles, and smart grids Battery systems modeling and health-conscious charging Mechatronics and vibration control systems Publication analysis reveals strong emphasis on control theory applications in energy systems (67% of recent works), mechatronics (20%), and battery technology (13%), with evolving focus toward smart grid optimization and data-driven methods since 2017.

• Power Systems
• Smart Grids
• Cybersecurity
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Jinsub Kim serves as an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, specializing in power grid security and resilience through the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREDC). His work addresses critical vulnerabilities in modern energy infrastructure using data-driven approaches. His research spans power systems, smart grids, cybersecurity, and machine learning applications. Key interests include developing attack-resilient analytics for grid operations, microgrid reconnection strategies, and countermeasures against smart meter exploits like load oscillating attacks. This work bridges electrical engineering and cybersecurity to enhance grid stability under adversarial conditions. Recent publications reveal a trend toward machine learning integration for power system security, focusing on real-time threat mitigation in microgrids, adaptive planning frameworks, and anomaly detection in metering infrastructure. As a CREDC-affiliated researcher, Kim contributes to leadership initiatives targeting cyber-physical security in critical energy infrastructure, emphasizing practical solutions for grid operators facing evolving cyber threats.

Roberto SacileView profile

Professor

• Control Systems
• System of Systems
• Optimization
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Roberto Sacile is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS) within the Polytechnic School of the University of Genoa, Italy. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Italian Center of Excellence for Logistics, Transport, and Infrastructure (CIELI) and teaches graduate courses including Advanced Control Systems, System of Systems Optimization and Control, and Industrial Automation for Computer Engineering programs. His research integrates Control Systems and System of Systems methodologies across diverse domains including Smart Agriculture, Smart Grids, and Transportation Logistics. Key technical approaches involve Model Predictive Control (MPC), Digital Twins, Neural Networks, and distributed optimization algorithms to address challenges in sustainable greenhouse management, dangerous goods transportation risk assessment, port terminal operations, and power grid regulation. His work emphasizes real-world industrial applications and interdisciplinary system integration. Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a strong focus on applying advanced control techniques to complex infrastructure systems. Dominant themes include MPC implementation for agricultural and energy systems, GIS-based spatial risk modeling for transportation, neural network applications in logistics prediction, and distributed control for multi-unit industrial processes. The research demonstrates consistent cross-disciplinary collaboration with engineers, environmental scientists, and logistics specialists. No scientific awards were mentioned in the provided text. The provided information does not list any PhD or Master's students advised by Professor Sacile. While specific research grants are not detailed, his leadership role at CIELI indicates involvement in collaborative infrastructure research projects funded through this national center of excellence. Professor Sacile operates within DIBRIS at the University of Genoa and contributes to the Italian Center of Excellence for Logistics, Transport, and Infrastructure (CIELI). His research group focuses on system-of-systems architectures, with demonstrated expertise in industrial control applications spanning agricultural, energy, transportation, and environmental domains through multi-institutional collaborations.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Energy Management
• Resource Allocation
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Marco E. T. Gerards serves as Associate Professor at the University of Twente, holding dual appointments in the Computer Architecture Design and Test for Embedded Systems research group and the Digital Society Institute. His work bridges computer architecture with sustainable energy systems, focusing on AI-driven optimization for real-world energy challenges. His research spans Artificial Intelligence, Energy Management, Resource Allocation, and Optimization, with specific expertise in multi-objective energy systems. He develops user-centric approaches for electric vehicle charging, community battery storage, and distributed grid management while integrating privacy preservation and resilience metrics. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant contributions to Algorithms (100%), Resource Allocation (31%), and Optimization (38%). Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate consistent innovation in multi-objective frameworks for energy communities and transportation electrification. Key trends include privacy-aware load aggregation, cooperative agent architectures for distributed management, and carbon-cost-capacity tradeoffs in bus charging systems. Dr. Gerards has earned significant recognition including the Harvey Rosten Award for Excellence (2019) for thermal analysis innovation and the ACM e-Energy Best Paper Award (2024) for demand-side management research. These accolades highlight his impact on both theoretical optimization and practical energy solutions. He has supervised 4 research works and maintains active academic engagement, evidenced by his 2017 invited talk on distribution grid flexibility planning. His research leverages 4TU federation resources and Digital Society Institute collaborations to advance sustainable energy transitions through computational methods.

• Power Systems
• Renewable Energy
• Smart Grids
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Manuela Minetti is a Researcher at the Department of Naval, Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering (DITEN) at the University of Genoa, Italy. She teaches electric power systems, naval electrical installations, and electric machine dynamics across undergraduate and graduate programs in Energy Engineering and Naval Engineering. Her research spans power systems and renewable energy integration with emphasis on microgrid resilience, vehicle-grid interactions, and smart network management. Key focus areas include environmental impacts on photovoltaic systems, virtual energy storage partitioning for electric vehicles, pattern recognition for distribution network optimization, and inertia allocation in high-renewable transmission grids. Her work bridges theoretical power engineering with practical urban and residential energy applications. Recent publications reveal strong trends in vehicle-to-grid services for residential/worksite microgrids, pollution-resilient renewable integration, and AI-driven grid reconfiguration. The research addresses critical energy transition challenges through empirical studies of the Italian grid and innovative control strategies for modern power systems.

• Hardware security
• Reverse engineering
• Smart grid cybersecurity
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Arvind Sharma is Associate Professor (Førsteamanuensis) at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology , Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , Gjøvik, Norway. His core competences bridge hardware security & reverse engineering and techno-economic optimisation of photovoltaic-based micro-grids . Education PhD in Engineering, 2021 – University of Agder, Norway Dissertation: Techno-Economic Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic based Micro-Grid with Energy Management Strategies Research Interests Dr Sharma pursues two intertwined research agendas. First, he develops quantitative frameworks for hardware security assurance , focusing on reverse-engineering techniques that uncover vulnerabilities in PCBs and system-level architectures of IoT devices and smart-grid equipment. Second, he performs techno-economic modelling and optimisation of renewable-energy micro-grids, integrating PV generation, battery and hybrid storage, demand-side management, and dynamic pricing schemes to enhance reliability and cost-effectiveness. Across both domains he employs methodologies such as finite-state-machine control, life-cycle cost analysis, Monte-Carlo simulation, and physical assurance inspection protocols. Publication Trends From 2017 to 2025 he has authored or co-authored more than 50 refereed works. His recent hardware-security papers (2023-2025) advance quantitative metrics for resilience and demonstrate PCB-level reverse engineering to combat supply-chain attacks. Simultaneously, his energy-system output (2019-2025) delivers detailed techno-economic studies of PV-battery micro-grids, addressing voltage-quality constraints, subsidy impacts, and storage sizing across institutional and building-integrated contexts. Scientific Awards & Recognition Invited keynote: Hardware Security Assurance Framework , European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, 2024 Featured presenter: NORCICS workshops on cyber-security in cyber-physical energy grids, 2022-2023 Teaching & Supervision Course coordinator & lecturer: IMT4114 Introduction to Digital Forensics Course coordinator & lecturer: IIK4100 Hardware Security in Embedded Systems Supervising master and PhD projects at NTNU and University of Agder in hardware security and micro-grid optimisation. Laboratory & Teams He conducts experimental work in NTNU Gjøvik’s hardware-security lab equipped with high-resolution microscopy, PCB milling, and side-channel measurement benches. He collaborates with the Smart Grid Security research group and the Nordic Centre for Cyber-Security in Critical Infrastructure (NORCICS) , fostering cross-disciplinary projects between cybersecurity and sustainable energy systems.

• Power system optimization and control
• Grid integration of renewable energy resources
• Distribution system optimal voltage regulation
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Dr. Vahid Rasouli Disfani serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida (2015) and completed postdoctoral research at UC San Diego, with prior industry experience at Iran Grid Management Company. Education: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran (2006) M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2008) Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida (2015) Research Interests: Dr. Disfani specializes in power systems optimization and control, focusing on renewable energy integration challenges. His work addresses grid stability with high solar penetration through multi-agent algorithms and model predictive control for power converters. Current projects target feeder-wide voltage control, distributed energy resource market participation, microgrid reliability assessment, and state estimation algorithms for distribution systems. Scientific Awards: No scientific awards are documented in the provided text. Advising and Grants: The source material does not specify student advisees or research grants. Labs and Teams: Institutional affiliation with UTC's College of Engineering and Computer Science is confirmed, but specific lab affiliations or research teams are not detailed.

Colin CoatesView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Electric Drives
• Low Voltage Distributed Generation
• Small Scale Wind Turbines
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Colin Coates is Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Newcastle's School of Engineering. His research focuses on power electronics, electric drives, and renewable energy integration. Research areas include: DC-DC and AC-DC power conversion systems Control strategies for power converters Microgrid design and energy management Renewable energy systems integration Electric vehicle power systems Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on converter control algorithms (65%), renewable energy systems (25%), and electric transport applications (10%). His work frequently addresses practical implementation challenges in power electronics. Teaching responsibilities include courses on electronics design, power electronics, and renewable energy systems.

Nicholas EtherdenView profile

Lecturer

• Energy Systems
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Power Distribution Networks
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Nicholas Etherden is a Lecturer at the University of Gävle, focusing on energy systems and renewable energy integration. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University and a PhD in Electrical Power from Luleå University of Technology. His research emphasizes smart grids, distribution networks, and renewable energy integration challenges. Research interests include hosting capacity assessment for photovoltaic systems, grid flexibility coordination, and voltage management in distribution networks. He has contributed to projects on TSO-DSO-customer collaboration frameworks and stochastic modeling of renewable energy impacts. Key publications explore solar PV integration limits, electric vehicle charging strategies, and IEC 61850-based grid solutions. His work bridges theoretical analysis with practical grid infrastructure improvements, addressing challenges in modernizing energy systems. Notable collaborations involve coordination mechanisms for flexibility markets and probabilistic load flow analyses. Current research trends focus on real-time monitoring systems and uncertainty quantification in grid planning. Labs/Teams: Involved in smart grid research platforms at Gävle, collaborating with industry partners on grid modernization projects.

Erik SteurView profile

Assistant Professor

• Network Dynamics
• Nonlinear Systems
• Synchronization
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Erik Steur is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He holds roles as a Core member of the ICMS (Institute for Complex Molecular Systems) and Foundational member of EAISI (Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute). His research focuses on collective dynamics in networked systems, cluster synchronization, pattern generation, and chemical reaction network modeling. He has held positions at TU/e, Delft University of Technology, and KU Leuven, contributing to academic leadership in areas like the 'Grip on Complexity' pillar. Education: M.Sc. (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering, TU/e (2007) Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, TU/e (2011) Research Interests: Steur’s work spans nonlinear systems, control theory, and synchronization phenomena. His projects integrate experimental and computational methods, with applications in microfluidics, neuromorphic systems, and energy networks. Recent studies include artificial cilia-driven fluid mixing and synchronization in time-delayed coupled systems. Articles Trends: Recent publications emphasize synchronization in networked systems, biomimetic actuators, and energy management. Key topics include magnetic artificial cilia for fluid transport, distributed control strategies, and hybrid neuromorphic controllers. Achievements: He serves as an Associate Editor for Systems and Control Letters and advises Communications in Nonlinear Science . Supervised 24 academic works, contributing to TU/e’s educational programs in networked systems and dynamics. Labs/Teams: Active in TU/e’s Mechanical Engineering labs, leading ICMS initiatives on complex systems and collaborating internationally on control systems research.

• Power Electronics
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Microgrids
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Frede Blaabjerg is Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Energy Technology, specializing in power electronics and renewable energy systems. His research advances power converter technologies for grid integration of renewables, microgrid control, and reliability optimization. Recent publications address synchronization stability in weak grids, harmonic suppression in multilevel inverters, and power module reliability. Work demonstrates innovative control strategies for inverter-based resources and robustness enhancement in power electronic systems. He leads projects on grid-forming converters and sustainable energy integration, collaborating with international research teams on smart grid innovations.

Wen LiuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Geothermal Energy
• Thermal Energy Storage
• Renewable Integration
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Wen Liu is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development in the Energy & Resources group. Her research develops methodologies for integrated assessment of geo-resources, focusing on geothermal systems and thermal storage for sustainable heating transitions. Liu specializes in techno-economic-environmental analysis of seasonal thermal storage, solar heating integration, and decarbonization pathways for district heating. Her work examines underground thermal applications in built environments and develops optimization strategies for low-carbon energy systems under uncertainty. As Assistant Editor for the journal Energy, she contributes to scholarly communication in energy research. Liu coordinates the master's course 'Energy in the Context of Sustainability' and supervises student research on renewable integration challenges.