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Pirathayini Srikantha serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering, holding a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Reliable and Secure Power Grid Systems with critical national security implications for Canada's power infrastructure.
Her academic foundation includes:
- B.A.Sc. in Systems Design Engineering from University of Waterloo (2009)
- M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo (2013)
- Ph.D. from University of Toronto's Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2017)
Professor Srikantha's research centers on game theory, large-scale optimization, and distributed control to enable adaptive power grid operations. Her work addresses cybersecurity vulnerabilities in smart grids through distributed coordination frameworks and develops transactive energy market mechanisms that incentivize grid support during congestion. By integrating AI breakthroughs, she focuses on creating systems that automatically infer, predict, and respond to power disturbances while enhancing infrastructure resilience against evolving threats.
Her publication trajectory reveals consistent innovation in grid security and optimization, with increasing emphasis on AI-driven solutions for grid resilience since 2015. Key thematic evolution shows progression from foundational distributed control (2015-2017) to sophisticated cybersecurity applications (2018-2021), consistently appearing in premier venues like IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
Her scholarly impact is recognized through:
- Best paper award at IEEE Smart Grid Communications
- Runner-up best poster award at ACM Women in Computing
As Canada Research Chair holder, she directs a federally funded research program addressing critical grid vulnerabilities, while serving as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. Her work bridges theoretical advances in game-theoretic security with practical grid applications, though specific student mentorship details aren't publicly enumerated in source materials.
Her research group operates at the intersection of electrical engineering and computer science, developing next-generation tools for grid operators through collaborations with Canadian energy infrastructure stakeholders.
