Past Students
Amani Shehada
Obtained MS degree in December 2022
Course based MS
Current position: Ph.D. student, University of Memphis.
Syeda Afra Saiara
Obtained MS degree in December 2024
MS Thesis title: Development of New Controller and Associated Cybersecurity Issues with Battery Energy Storage Integrated with Microgrid.
Current position: Substation and Transmission Engineer at MLGW.
Laila Alsabbagh
Obtained MS degree in December 2024
MS Project title: Development of 5G Communication System Simulation Model for Electrical Vehicle Charging Station.
Current position: Looking for a job.
Carson J. Bailey
Obtained MS degree in December 2024
Course Based MS
Current position: Looking for a job.
Mohammad Mehedi Hasan
Obtained MS degree in December 2024
Course Based MS
Current position: Looking for a job.
Nathan Oaks Farrar
Obtained MS degree in December 2023
MS Thesis title: Cyber Resilient Wind Turbine Generator Control System
Current position: Associate Engineer, Pickett & Associates, LLC, North Carolina.
Md Sadiqur Rahman
Obtained MS degree in May 2024
MS Thesis title: Development of Novel Controllers to Address the Misalignment Problem of Dynamic Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles
Current position: Lab Test Engineer at Hyosung Hiko.
Manoj Basnet
Obtained Ph.D. degree in December 2022
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Deep Learning-Powered Computational Intelligence for Cyber-Attacks Detection and Mitigation in 5G-Enabled Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Current Position: Data Scientist Lead/Advisor at FedEx.
Kamana Dahal
Obtained MS degree in May 2022
MS Thesis title: Automatic Detection of Shockable Rhythms in AED From Imbalanced ECG Dataset Using EC-WCGAN
Current Position: Solutions Analyst/Developer at FedEx.
Naga Lakshmi Thotakura
Obtained MS degree in December 2021
MS Project title:Design of Novel Variable DC-Link Capacitor for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System
Current Position: Ph.D. student, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Venkata Avinash Vunnam
Obtained MS degree in December 2021
MS Project title: Simulation Model Development and Experimental Verification of a Solar Photovoltaic System
Current Position: Engineer.
Morteza Daviran Keshavarzi
Obtained Ph.D. degree in August 2021
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Development of Robust and Dynamic Control Solutions For Energy Storage Enabled Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids.
Current Position: Principal Electrical Engineer at Maxeon Solar Technologies.
S. M. Mahfuz Alam
Obtained Ph.D. degree in December 2020
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Development of Forecasting and Scheduling Methods and Data Analytics Based Controls for Smart Loads in Residential Buildings.
Current Position: Professor at Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Bangladesh.
Sultana Razia Akhter
Obtained MS degree in December 2018
MS Thesis title: Exploring Cyber Security Issues and Solutions for Various Components of DC Microgrid System.
Current Position: Ph.D. student, University of Memphis.
Mario Andre Hyman
Obtained MS degree in December 2018
MS Thesis title: Improved Modeling of Wind Turbines on Trains.
Current Position: Engineer at FedEx.
Sagnika Ghosh
Obtained Ph.D. degree in August 2018
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Improvement of Power Quality of Hybrid Grid by Non-linear Controlled Device Considering Time Delays and Cyber-Attacks.
Obtained MS degree in May 2013
MS Thesis title: Power Quality Enhancement Through Optimal Reclosing of Circuit Breakers and Thyristor Controlled Capacitor.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Tennessee State University.
Tarika Bedse
Obtained MS degree in May 2017
MS Project title: Improvement of Power Quality by Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Control Based Thyristor Switched Capacitor.
Ahmed Eid Abu Hussein
Obtained Ph.D. degree in December 2016
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Novel Solutions to Suppress Adverse Effects of Geomagnetically Induced Current (GIC) on Power Systems.
Obtained MS degree in December 2013
MS Thesis title: Comparison Among Series Connected Auxiliary Devices For Fault Ride Through Capability Enhancement of Wind Generator Systems.
Current Position: Associate Professor at Gannon University.
Gilmanur Rashid
Obtained Ph.D. degree in August 2016
Ph.D. Dissertation title: LVRT Capacity Enhancement Of DFIG Based Wind Farms By Controller Based Auxiliary Devices.
Obtained MS degree in May 2014
MS Thesis title: Fault Ride-Through Capacity Enhancement of Fixed Speed Wind Generator by a Modified Bridge-Type Fault Current Limiter.
Current Position: Senior Product Engineer at Renesas Electronics.
Mohammad Ashraf Hossain Sadi
Obtained Ph.D. degree in August 2016
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Transient Stability Improvement of Power Transmission Grid By Controlled Fault Current Limiters Considering Cyber-Attacks.
Obtained MS degree in May 2013
MS Thesis title: Combined Operations of SFCL and Optimal Reclosing of Circuit Breakers For Transient Stability Enhancement of Power Systems.
Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Central Missouri.
Md. Maruf Hossain
Obtained Ph.D. degree in May 2016
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Transient Stability Improvement of DFIG Based Variable Speed Wind Turbine Generator System Using DC Resistive Fault Current Limiter.
Current Position: Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Md. Kamal Hossain
Obtained Ph.D. degree in May 2016
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Dynamic Performance Improvement of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic (PV) System By Nonlinear Controlled Devices.
Obtained MS degree in December 2013
MS Thesis title: Improvement of Dynamic Performance of Grid Connected PV System by Series Compensating Devices.
Current Position: Lead Data Scientist at FedEx.
Michael A. Moore
Obtained MS degree in August 2015
MS Thesis title: Transient Stability Improvement of A PMSG-Based Wind Generator By Series Dynamic Braking Resistor.
Current position: Engineer at Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW).
Sami D. Alnajjar
Obtained MS degree in May 2015
MS Thesis title: Fault Ride Through Capability Improvement of Grid Connected Fuel Cell System By Series Dynamic Braking Resistor.
Current position: Business.
Riya Saluja
Obtained MS degree in May 2013
MS Thesis title: Transient Stability Enhancement of Electric Power Grid by Novel Braking Resistor Models.
Current position: Senior Data Analyst at HD Supply.
Arnab Banik
Obtained MS degree in May 2013
MS Thesis title:Voltage Stability Enhancement of Wind Generator System Using Superconducting Fault Current Limiter.
Current position: Controls Engineer at Spring Automation.
Yang Zhou
Obtained MS degree in August 2013
MS Thesis title: Minimization of Negative Effects of Time delay in Smart Grid System.