Doctorate Students
Doctorate Students
Jahangir Hossain, Ph.D., 2025-present
Abdulrasheed Issa, Ph.D., 2024-present
Kishor Joshi, M.Sc.-Ph.D., 2023-present
Mohammad Imtiaz Hossain, M.Sc.-Ph.D., 2023-present
Ali Zakerian, Ph.D., 2020-2022; dissertation: “Relaxing dc capacitor voltage of power electronic converters to enhance their stability margins”
Akansha Jain, Ph.D., 2018-2022; dissertation: “Mitigating adverse impacts of increased electric vehicle charging on distribution transformers”
Saeed Miraee-Ashtiani, M.Sc. - Ph.D., 2018-2022; dissertation: "Resiliency of levee-protected power networks to flooding in a changing climate integrating environmental justice"
Roshan Sharma, M.Sc. - Ph.D., 2015-2021; dissertation: “Applications of battery energy storage to mitigate disturbances and uncertainties in power systems with high penetration of renewable energy resources”
Sushil Silwal, M.Sc. - Ph.D. - Postdoc., 2014-2020 ; dissertation: “Enhanced controllers for voltage-sourced converters interfaced with weak ac power grids”
Thaer Qunais, Ph.D., 2015-2019 ; dissertation: “Impacts analysis of cross-coupling droop terms on power systems with converter-based distributed energy resources ”
Prasanna Piya, M.Sc. - Ph.D., 2012-2017 ; dissertation: “Grid fault ride-through capability of voltage-controlled inverters for distributed generation applications”
Tyler Coby Jonathan May, M.Sc., 2023-2024
Kazi Nishat Tasnim, M.Sc., 2022-2023Â
2024: 13. Aravind Bethini
2023: 12. Shaya Abou Jawdeh
2022: 11. Todd Pierce 10. Saeed Miraee-Ashtiani
2021: 9. Samuel Mitchell
2019: 8. Sultan Aldousari 7. Ricardo Urena
2018: 6. Cameron Boyd 5. Rushi Patel 4. Mohieldeen Saeed Abdelrahman
2016: 3. Mohamed Hamad Mohamed 2. Alphonse Mugenzi 1. Wasam Hassan
2025, MD Rashid Hussain, Dissertation: "Conventional vs. Non-Conventional Instrument Transformers: A Study of Evolving Technologies in Power Systems", (Advisor: Dr. D. Wallace).
2024, Yehong Peng, Dissertation: "Large-Scale Reserve Constrained Alternating Current Optimal Power Flow Methods", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2024, Amine Taoudi, Dissertation: "Optimal Navigation, Control and Simulation of Electrified and Unmanned Ground Vehicles with Bio-inspired and Optimization Approaches", (Advisor: Dr. C. Luo).
2024, Ashik Amin, Dissertation: "Common-Mode EMI Characterization and Mitigation in Networked Power Electronics-Enabled Power Systems", (Advisor: Dr. S. Choi).
2023, Mark Didat, Dissertation: "Improved Methodology and Characterization for Conducted EMI Assessment of Power Electronics", (Advisor: Dr. S. Choi).
2022, Md Khurshedul Islam, Dissertation: "Design of High-Power Ultra-High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machine", (Advisor: Dr. S. Choi).
2022, Farhina Haque, Dissertation: "Modeling Supercritical Fluids and Fabricating Electret Films to Address Dielectric Challenges in High Power-Density Systems", (Advisor: Dr. C. Park).
2022, Chenxu Zhang, Dissertation: "Short-term Electricity Price Point and Probabilistic Forecasts", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2021, Kamran Yousefpour, Dissertation: "Novel Considerations for Lightning Strike Damage Mitigation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix (CFRP) Composite Laminates", (Advisor: Dr. C. Park).
2021, Moinul Shahidul Haque, Dissertation: "Degradation modeling and degradation-aware control of power electronic systems", (Advisor: Dr. S. Choi).
2020, Mojtaba Rostaghi, Dissertation: "Non-conventional sensors for measuring partial discharge under DC electrical stress", (Advisor: Dr. C. Park).
2020, Yujie Yin, "Advanced protection of microgrids - challenges, solutions and benefits", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2020, David Archie Wallace, Dissertation: "Development of method for providing simultaneous metering accuracy and power output from a dual secondary station service voltage transformer", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2020, Lin Gong, Dissertation: "Parallel Optimization Based Operational Planning to Enhance the Resilience of Large-Scale Power Systems", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2019, Hayder Alwan, Dissertation: "Load Scheduling with Maximum Demand and Time of Use pricing for Microgrids", Virginia Commonwealth University, (Advisor: Dr. S. Abdelwahed).
2018, Nasibeh Zohrabi, Dissertation: "Distributed Predictive Control for MVDC Shipboard Power System Management", (Advisor: Dr. S. Abdelwahed).
2018, Maziar Babaei, "Toward fault adaptive power systems in electric ships", (Advisor: Dr. S. Abdelwahed).
2017, Mojtaba Khanabadi, "Global Operation of Integrated Decentralized Power Systems", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2016, Maryam Rahmani, Dissertation: "On the Calculation of Time-Domain Impulse-Response of Systems from Band-limited Scattering-Parameters Using Wavelet Transform", (Advisor: Dr. M. S. Mazzola).
2016, Chunheng Wang, Dissertation: "PGNME: High Performance Applications in Large-Scale Power System Operations", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2015, Masood Shahverdi, Dissertation: "Bandwidth Based Methodology for Designing a Hybrid Energy Storage System for a Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Limited All Electric Mode", (Advisor: Dr. M. S. Mazzola).
2015, Balaji Pushpanathan, Dissertation: "Evaluation of Polymeric MV Power Cable Insulation Condition based on Online Capacitor Switching Transient Voltage Measurements", (Advisor: Dr. S. Grzybowski).
2014, Amin Kargarian, "System of Systems Based Decision-Making for Power Systems Operation", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2014, Taosha Jiang, Dissertation: "Electrical Properties Degradation of Photovoltaic Modules Caused by Lightning Induced Voltage", (Advisor: Dr. S. Grzybowski).
2013, Bamdad Falahati, Dissertation: "Reliability assessment of smart grid considering cyber-power interdependencies", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2013, Saher Albatran, Dissertation: "Hybrid 2D-3D space vector modulation for voltage control of three-phase voltage source inverter", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2024, Jagdeo Singh, Thesis: "Architecture selection and propulsion supervisory control strategies for all-wheel drive electric vehicles (EVs)", (Advisor: Dr. J. Ball).
2024, Walker Thames, Thesis: "A Modular Compact kW-Class IPOS DC-DC Converter for Pulsed Power Applications", (Advisor: Dr. R. Green).
2021, Yadu Paudel, Thesis: "Transformer fault event detection and classification using PMUs", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2014, Bishal Pradhan, These: "Electrical Breakdown Strength of 5 kV Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR) Cable under AC Voltage", (Advisor: Dr. Y. Fu).
2025: Andrew Donald, Prasant Basnet
2024: Walker Thames
2023: Alex Cain
2022: Brian Remond
2020: Madison Mabry, Holly Lemenager, Sandhya Kaleru, Divya Srikakulapu, Kenneth Leggett, Helgi Omarsson
2018: Ziad M. A. Al Saqr, Srilekha Dokala
2017: Rafael Nicks
2016: Cedric Toguem, Edward D. Robinson
2020, Salem Mohammed Batiyah, Dissertation: "Predictive control of standalone DC microgrid with energy storage under load and environmental uncertainty", (Dissertation director: Dr. S. Abdelwahed).
2020, Mohammad A. Mousa, Dissertation: "Performance Improvement of a Grid-Connected Microgrid System Using Superconductive Fault Current Limiters", (Dissertation director: Dr. S. Abdelwahed).
2019, Babak Saravi, Dissertation: "Evaluating the applicability of Deep Learning techniques in agricultural systems modeling", (Dissertation director: Dr. A.P. Nejadhashemi).
Wheelez, 2025, (five students)
Attic Cool, 2023, (four students)
Intelligent Capacitor Bank Switching, 2018, (five students)
Intelligent Coffee Roaster, 2018, (four students)
Wireless Clipper Charger, 2017, (four students)
Logical Oil Sensing System, 2016, (five students)
Smart Power Meter, 2015, (four students)
Impulse Generator Control Module, 2014, (four students)
Single-Phase Inverter, 2013, (four students)