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Dr. Vijay Vittal is a Regents' Professor and Ira A. Fulton Chair Professor in Electric Power Systems at Arizona State University's School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. He previously held the Anson Marston Distinguished Professorship at Iowa State University and directed the Electric Power Research Center there. His roles include editorial leadership, such as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (2005–2011), and leadership in national research initiatives.
Education: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University (1982), M.T. from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1979), and B.E. from B.M.S. College of Engineering (1977).
Research focuses on robust control for power systems, emergency control strategies, sensor systems for grid stability, renewable energy integration, and hybrid simulation. His work addresses challenges like voltage stability, transient analysis, and grid resilience.
Award highlights include election to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2004), the IEEE Herman Halperin Transmission and Distribution Award (2013), and the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1985). He has led over 50 research projects funded by agencies like NSF, DOE, and industry partners.
Grants include CRISP Type 2 (2015–2018) on resilient energy-water infrastructures and collaborative NSF projects on smart grid architectures. He advises numerous industry collaborations through the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC), fostering innovation in power system dynamics and renewable integration.
Labs/Teams: Director of ASU's Electric Power Research programs and co-founder of the PowerLearn Project. Active in IEEE PES activities and PSERC leadership, advancing education and industry-university partnerships.
