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Tyrone Fernando is a Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA), Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (EECE) within the School of Engineering. He joined UWA in 1996 after earning his BE (Honours) in 1990 and PhD in 1996 from the University of Melbourne. His professional roles include Deputy Head of School (2009–2010) and editorial leadership for journals like IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II and IEEE Access. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and former Chair of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society’s Power and Energy Technical Committee. Education: Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (1990), University of Melbourne Doctor of Philosophy (1996), University of Melbourne Research Interests: His work focuses on power systems, renewable energy integration, and estimation theory applications. Key emphases include DC microgrid control, advanced battery technologies (e.g., vanadium redox, lithium-ion), model predictive control (MPC) strategies, and sensorless control methods for motor drives. He also investigates stability criteria for power systems with high penetration of power electronics and energy storage optimization. Grants & Projects: He leads grants such as: Seeding marine innovation in SW WA with a WEC deployment in Albany (Blue Economy CRC, 2021–2025) Mine Electrification (CRC for Future Battery Industry FBI, 2022–2024) Project Symphony (Western Power, 2021–2023) These initiatives address grid resilience, battery-electric vehicle infrastructure, and renewable energy integration challenges. Awards: Outstanding Engineer award, IEEE PES WA Chapter (2019) Collaborations: His research involves interdisciplinary teams and industry partners, including Western Power and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Australia). He contributes to projects like DC-link capacitance estimation and stability analysis of offshore wind farms.

• Power Systems
• Renewable Energy
• Estimation Theory
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Dr. Juan Shi is an Associate Professor at Victoria University's College of Sport, Health & Engineering, where she has held academic positions since 1994, progressing from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer and ultimately Associate Professor in 2016. With a PhD in Electrical Engineering from VU (1995) and over 100 peer-reviewed publications, her research focuses on intelligent control systems, renewable energy integration, and power system stabilization. Research Interests: Dr. Shi's expertise spans intelligent control applications, power system stability enhancement, battery energy storage optimization for grid support, fuzzy logic controllers, and renewable energy microgrid design. Her recent work emphasizes practical solutions for integrating solar/wind energy with battery storage systems. Teaching & Awards: She coordinates multiple engineering courses including Control Systems and Fuzzy Logic applications. Her teaching excellence has been recognized with the Vice-Chancellor's Award (2014) and a national teaching citation from the Australian Government (2015). Awards: Vice-Chancellor's Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award (2014) National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2015) Student Supervision: Has graduated 2 PhD and 2 Master's students, currently advising 4 PhD candidates on renewable energy and control systems projects. As WISE coordinator, she actively supports female engineering students through mentorship programs.

• Intelligent Control
• Power System Stabilisation
• Renewable Energy Systems
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