Liz Ratnam

Associate Professor Liz Ratnam is a leading academic in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University, serving as Deputy Postgraduate Director of Education ECSE. Her expertise spans power systems control, energy optimization, and resilient grid design. She holds a BEng (Hons I) and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Newcastle (2006 and 2016), with postdoctoral research at UC San Diego and Berkeley. She previously served as Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean for Educational Programs at ANU's College of Engineering & Computer Science, supported by a Future Engineering Research Leader (FERL) Fellowship. Her current research focuses on advancing transactive energy markets, EV coordination in distribution networks, and secure grid operations. She leads major grants including the National Facility for Electricity Grid Security (ARC LIEF 2023) and projects on EV fast-charging infrastructure.

Education Background:
- BEng (Hons I) in Electrical Engineering, University of Newcastle (2006)
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Newcastle (2016)

Research Interests:

• Resilient, carbon-neutral power grid design
• Control and optimization of energy systems
• Synchrophasor-based estimation for grid stability
• Transactive multi-agent systems for energy markets
• Electric vehicle integration and coordination in unbalanced grids

Grants & Projects:

• ARC Linkage Infrastructure Grant LE23010058 (2023): National Facility for Electricity Grid Security
• ARC Discovery Project DP22010135 (2022): Neural Architecture Search for Deep Learning
• ARC Linkage Project LP21200473 (2022): Building Australia's EV Fast-Charging Infrastructure

Awards & Memberships:

• Fellow of Engineers Australia
• Senior Member of IEEE
• FERL Fellowship (ANU)