Biography

Dr. Manas Kumar Jena received his Ph.D. in Power System Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.  Currently, he holds the position of Associate Professor at the department of electrical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, India. Before joining IIT Palakkad, he served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), at General Electric (GE-Power). He is the recipient of the Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE) Innovative Student Projects Award 2018- Doctoral Level, POSOCO Power System Award (PPSA)-2019, GE-Impact Award-2019 for the development and delivery of PhasorAnalytics Software Solution to ONS-Brazil, the Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE) Young Engineer Award 2021, and IIT Palakkad Best Teacher Award 2025. He is an associate editor of the IET Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Journal. 

His major research interests include the application of Synchrophasor Technology to enhance Power Grid Monitoring, Control, and Protection, Development of WAMS Grid Stability Solutions, Adaptive protection of transmission system, etc.