Robert Millar

Robert Millar is a Senior University Lecturer at Aalto University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, within the School of Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on power systems, high voltage engineering, and renewable energy integration. He is affiliated with the Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering research group. Key research interests include distribution network planning, smart grid technologies, and reliability engineering. His recent work addresses challenges in modernizing distribution systems to accommodate high renewable penetration, optimizing switch placement for reliability, and modeling nuclear power plant electrical safety. Notable contributions include frameworks for probabilistic hosting capacity assessment and MILP-based network optimization models. Millar has collaborated extensively on projects funded by initiatives like SAFIR (Nuclear Power Plant Safety Research). His teaching includes pandemic-proofing electricity distribution courses and developing engineering pedagogy for future competencies. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and has advised numerous interdisciplinary projects in energy systems.