Yash Shrivastava

Dr. Yash Shrivastava is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of Sydney. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa (1992) and a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1986). His research focuses on power electronics, control systems, and motor drive technologies, with notable contributions to sensorless motor control, power quality analysis, and DC-DC converter design. He teaches courses such as Control Systems (ELEC3304), Digital Signal Processing (ELEC3305), and Capstone Projects (ELEC5022). His work is supported by grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC), including projects on dynamic control of welding processes and pseudo-random PWM inverter drives. He is affiliated with the Centre for Future Energy Networks (CFEN) and has published extensively in journals like IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and Electric Power Systems Research.

His research interests span power electronics, motor control algorithms, and renewable energy integration. Notable publications include sensorless drive systems for BLDC motors and spectral analysis techniques for power quality indices. He has collaborated on international conferences such as IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and the IEEE Symposium on Sensorless Control for Electrical Drives.

Dr. Shrivastava’s academic leadership includes overseeing undergraduate programs and mentoring students in electrical engineering disciplines. His research labs focus on advancing energy-efficient systems and smart grid technologies.