Inam Nutkani

Dr. Inam Nutkani is a Senior Lecturer of Electrical Power Systems and Power Electronics at the School of Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. He holds an ORCID identifier (0000-0001-5827-6649) and is actively engaged in research collaborations with industry and academic partners. His professional experience spans over 25 years across roles in power utilities, consultancy firms, and research organizations, including positions at Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC), A*STAR (Singapore), and NESCOM (Pakistan).

Dr. Nutkani has secured significant research funding, including a S$1.7M competitive grant as Lead PI and industry contributions of up to A$1M. Notable projects include the Neighbourhood Battery Initiatives (IndigoPower/DEECA/Vic Govt.), Local DER Network Solutions, and Donald and Tarnagulla Microgrid Feasibility Study (Federal Government). He also led the 3MW microgrid project at NESCOM, completed in under two years.

His research interests focus on AC/DC/Hybrid Microgrids, including design, control, and management; Power Electronics converters and sensorless control strategies; and Electrical Power Design involving renewable energy impacts on grid reliability. He emphasizes distributed control mechanisms, grid stability under high renewable penetration, and adaptive protection systems for future grids.

Dr. Nutkani advises on advanced topics such as inverter control requirements, fault ride-through strategies, and EV integration. He has supervised over 10 research projects, including Probabilistic Stability Analysis of Uncertain Power Systems (2025) and Grid Forming Inverter Control (2021). His work bridges academia and industry, with collaborations extending to organizations like CSIRO (Australia) and Bosch Energy Research Group (Singapore).

He is a Senior Member of IEEE (SM’14) and holds Professional Engineer (PE) membership with Engineers Australia. His teaching portfolio includes courses like EEET2099 Variable Speed Drives and EEET2224 Power Electronic Converters at RMIT, along with prior roles at Nanyang Technological University and industry training programs on software tools like ETAP and DigSILENT PowerFactory.