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2025

  • Dr. Ali published the following journal articles:
    • M. M. Rana, S. M. M. Alam, F. A. Rafi, S. B. Deb, B. Agili, M. He, and M. H. Ali, "Comprehensive Review on the Charging Technologies of Electric Vehicles (EV) and Their Impact on Power Grid", accepted for publication in IEEE Access, 2025.
    • S. Vodapally and M. H. Ali, "A Novel ConvXGBoost Method for Detection and Identification of Cyberattacks on Grid-Connected Photovoltaic (PV) Inverter system", accepted for publication at the MDPI Journal of Computation, 2025.
    • M. S. Rahman andM. H. Ali, "Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS)-Based Control for Solving the Misalignment Problem in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Dynamic Wireless Charging Systems", MDPI Journal of Electronics 2025, 14(3), 507; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14030507 (registering DOI).  
    • S. A. Saiara and M. H. Ali, "Sigma Delta Modulation Controller and Associated Cybersecurity Issues with Battery Energy Storage Integrated with PV-Based Microgrid,” MDPI Journal of Energies, 2024, 17(24), 6463; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246463.
  • Aliattended the Memphis Research Ecosystem Leadership (MREL) Training Program at Cotton House, Cleveland, Mississippi on January 16-18, 2025.

2024

  • Dr. Ali published the following journal article:
    • S. A. Saiara and M. H. Ali, "Sigma Delta Modulation Controller and Associated Cybersecurity Issues with Battery Energy Storage Integrated with PV-Based Microgrid,” MDPI Journal of Energies, 2024, 17(24), 6463; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246463.
  • As a PI, Dr. Ali received a grant of $500,000 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct a project titled “Cybersecurity Analysis for Cloud Environments and Cyber Identity & Authentication”, for a period of 3 years (from September 03, 2024 to September 02, 2027).
  • Dr. Ali attended the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) Kickoff Meeting for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Continuous Training Grant (CTG)–24 on Nov. 19-20. The meeting was held at the University of Arkansas System’s Criminal Justice Institute in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • The following paper was accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition to be held at San Diego, CA, USA, on January 21 - 23, 2025.
    • S. Vodapally and M. H. Ali, "LSTM-Xgboost Model for Cyberattack Detection in Grid-Connected Solar PV Inverter System," 2025.
  • Dr. Ali got promoted to the rank of Full Professor effective from September 1st, 2024.
  • Dr. Ali received the PI Millionaire Award, University of Memphis, 2024.
  • Dr. Ali was a Panelist for the Session “Challenges and Solutions for Cybersecurity for Grid Systems and AI” held at the Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Workshop on June 10, 2024, at the FedEx Institute of Technology of the University of Memphis.
  • Dr. Ali got his invention "System and method for improving stability of grid-connected wind generator system" patented on May 21, 2024 (US Patent number: 11990752).
  • As a Co-PI, Dr. Ali received a grant of $750,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct a project titled “Center: IUCRC Phase I The University of Memphis: Center for Electrified and Automated Trucking (CEAT)” for a period of 5 years (August 15, 2024, to July 31, 2029).
  • Dr. Ali recently published the following six journal articles.
    • M. H. Ali and S. R. Akhter, "Nonlinear Controller-Based Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Cyber-Attacks on the DC Microgrid System," MDPI Journal of Electronics, 2024, 13(6),1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13061057.
    • S. I. Taheri, M. Davoodi, and M. H. Ali, "A Modified Modeling Approach of Virtual Power Plant Via Improved Federated Learning," International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Volume 158, 2024, 109905, ISSN01420615, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2024.109905 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061524001261).
    • S. M. Mahfuz Alam and M. H. Ali, "Load Scheduling of Smart Net-Zero Residential Buildings Based on Pandemic Situation," MDPI Journal of Electronics, 2024, 13(5), 863; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13050863.
    • S. I. Taheri, M. Davoodi, and M. H. Ali, "Mitigating Cyber Anomalies in Virtual Power Plants Using Artificial Neural Network-based Secondary Control with Federated Learning-Trust Adaptation," MDPI Journal of Energies, 2024, 17(3), 619; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17030619 (registering DOI).
    • N. Farrar and M. H. Ali, "Cyber Resilient Converter Control System for DFIG Based Wind Turbine Generator," MDPI Journal of Electronics, 2024, 13(3), 492; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13030492.
    • S. M. Mahfuz Alam and M. H. Ali, "Residential Load Forecasting by PSO Tuned ANFIS2 Method Considering the COVID-19 Influence" Frontiers in Energy Research, section Smart Grids, Volume 11 - 2023, pp. 01-14, 08 January 2024, | https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1292183.
  • Dr. Ali attended a meeting along with other members of the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) to discuss about cybersecurity training with the FEMA/ DHS program managers on February 20th. Also, on Feb. 21st he met a staff of the Office of Mr. Steve Cohen (Representative of House from Tennessee) at Capitol Hill to discuss about the NCPC cybersecurity training program.
  • The following research articles were presented at the conferences and got published.
    • M. S. Rahman and M. H. Ali, "Development of Controllers for Compensating Misalignment in Vehicle-To-Vehicle Dynamic Wireless Charging System," Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2024, March 20-24, 2024, Atlanta, USA.
    • S. A. Saiara and M. H. Ali, "An Ensemble Learning Based Cyber Attack Detection Technique for BESS Integrated PV System," Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2024, March 20-24, 2024, Atlanta, USA.
    • M. A. H. Sadi, T. Hong, and M. H. Ali, "Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Cyberattack Mitigation for Smart Voltage Source Converter-Enabled Power Grid," Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference, 19-22 February 2024, Washington, DC, USA.
    • M. Won, L. Carrington, D. Espinoza II, M. H. Ali, and D. Dasgupta, "Cybersecurity Summer Camp for High School Students Using Autonomous R/C Cars,” Proceedings of the Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), 20–23 March 2024, Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Dr. Ali got his invention “Triple-function battery energy storage system (BESS) for hybrid microgrid system” patented on January 02, 2024 (US Patent number: 11862979).

2023

  • Dr. Ali was a Guest Speaker on the topic "Cyber Resilient Wind Turbine Generator Control System" at the IEEE Day held at the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Bangladesh, on December 1-2, 2023.
  • Dr. Ali received a $947,476 grant from the EnVironRenewable Energy LLC Company to conduct a project titled “Development of Training Program on Renewable Energy Systems” for a period of 3 years (01/01/2024 - 12/31/2026). This project aims to design an educational experience in renewable energy implementation across solar photovoltaic (PV) energy installation, electric vehicle charging stations and infrastructure, and smart building technology. 
  • Dr. Ali’s research paper titled “Residential Load Forecasting by PSO Tuned ANFIS2 Method Considering the COVID-19 Influence" has been approved for production and accepted for publication in Frontiers in Energy Research, section Smart Grids. Dr. Ali’s former student Dr. S. M. Mahfuz Alam (Associate Professor at Dhaka University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh) coauthored the paper.
  • Dr. Ali attended the kick-off meeting for the CTG-23 project held at the University of Arkansas System on November 14, 2023. The attendees were the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers and members of the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) including the Project Principals and Lead Course Developers. Mr. Jack O’Meara, the Lead Course Developer at the Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) of the University of Memphis, accompanied Dr. Ali at the kick-off meeting.
  • Dr. Ali received a grant of $1,000,000 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct a project titled “DHS/FEMA-CTG 23: Cybersecurity Issues with Operational Technology and Distributed Energy Resources” for a period of 3 years (September 11, 2023, to September 10, 2026).
  • Dr. Ali published the following 7 journal papers and 3 book chapters. 
    • M. Basnet and M. H. Ali, "Deep Reinforcement Learning-Driven Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Cyber-Attacks on Electric Vehicle Charging Station," MDPI Journal of Energies, 6(21), 7296, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/en16217296.
    •  S. I. Taheri, M. Davoodi, and M. H. Ali, "A Simulated-Annealing-Quasi-Oppositional Teaching-Learning Based Optimization Algorithm for Distributed Energy Resources Allocation," MDPI Journal of Computation, 1(11), 214, 2023,  https://doi.org/10.3390/computation11110214.
    •  S. Vodapally and M. H. Ali, "Overview of Intelligent Inverters and Associated Cybersecurity Issues for Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic System," MDPI Journal of Energies, 2023, 16(16), 5904; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16165904.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "FRT Capability Enhancement of Offshore Wind Farm by DC Chopper," MDPI Journal of Energies, 2023,16, 2129. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16052129.
    • N. O. Farrar, M. H. Ali, and D. Dasgupta, "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Grid Connected Wind Turbine Control Systems: A Comprehensive Review” MDPI Journal of Energies, 2023, 16(3), 1530; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031530.
    • S. Vodapally and M. H. Ali, "A Comprehensive Review of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies, Architecture, and its applications to Improved Efficiency" MDPI journal of Energies, 2023, 16(1), 319; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010319.
    • K. Dahal and M. H. Ali, “A Hybrid GAN-Based DL Approach for Automatic Detection of Shockable Rhythms in AED for Solving Imbalanced Data Problem,” MDPI Journal of Electronics, 2023, 12(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010013.
    • M. Basnet and M. H. Ali, “A Deep Learning Perspective on Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence,” a chapter in the book titled Deep Learning and Its Applications for Vehicle Networks by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group, 2023, ISBN 9781032041377.
    • M. H. Ali, “Introduction”, A chapter in the book titled Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage in Power Grids, Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), February 2023, ISBN-13: 978-1-83953-500-0.
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, “SMES Control Methods”, A chapter in the book titled Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage in Power Grids, Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), February 2023, ISBN-13: 978-1-83953-500-0.
  • The following research articles were presented at the conferences and got published.
    • M. Basnet and M. H. Ali, "Deep-Learning-Powered Cyber-Attacks Mitigation Strategy in the EV Charging Infrastructure," Paper ID: 23PESGM0958, Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE PES General Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA,16-20 July 2023.
    • M. H. Ali and D. Dasgupta, “AI-Based Approach for Behind-the-Meter Solar Photovoltaic Power Forecasting,” Paper ID: 87, Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IEEE CAI), Santa Clara, California, USA, June 5-6, 2023.
  • Dr. Ali was an Invited Speaker on the topic "Cybersecurity Issues and Solutions to Distributed Energy Resources" at the AI-enhanced IoT Security Workshop held at North Carolina A&T University on October 27,2023. He was also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for speaking at the Workshop.
  • Dr. Ali's edited book titled "Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage in Power Grids", has been published by the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), 2023, ISBN-13: 978-1-83953-500-0.

2022

  • Dr. Ali's following research has been patented.
    • M. H. Ali, "System and Method for Improving Transient Stability of Grid-Connected Wind Generator System", Patent Issued on November 22, 2022, US Patent no. 11,509,138.
  • Dr. Ali's following research has been funded.
    • Mohd Hasan Ali (PI), Cyber Resilient 5G-Enabled Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, National Security Agency (NSA), Amount: $498,083, [September 16, 2022 to September 16, 2024].
    • Mohd Hasan Ali (PI), DHS/FEMA-CTG-22: Zero Trust: Identity & Access Management, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Amount: $450,000, [September 2022 to August 2025].
    • Mohd Hasan Ali (PI), DHS/FEMA-CTG-21: Cybersecurity Impact Analysis for End Users and End-User Security and Privacy (ESP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Amount: $599,997, [September 2021 to August 2024].
  • The following paper was selected as one of the best papers at the 4th International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems held in Beijing, China on December 9-12, 2022.
    • M. Basnet and M. H. Ali, "WCGAN-Based Cyber-Attacks Detection System in the EV Charging Infrastructure", Paper ID Se0473.
  • Dr. Ali's following 5 journal papers have been published.
    • M. Hayman and M. H. Ali, "A Novel Model for Wind Turbines on Trains,"MDPI journal of Energies, 2022,15(20), 7629; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15207629.
    • M. A. H. Sadi, D. Zhao, T. Hong, and M. H. Ali, “Time Sequence Machine Learning-Based Data Intrusion Detection for Smart Voltage Source Converter-Enabled Power Grid,”IEEE Systems Journal, 29 July 2022,pp. 1-12, DOI:10.1109/JSYST.2022.3186619.
    • K. Dahal and M. H. Ali, “A Hybrid GAN-Based DL Approach for Automatic Detection of Shockable Rhythms in AED for Solving Imbalanced Data Problem,” Accepted for publication at the MDPI Journal of Electronics, 2022.
    • K. Dahal and M. H. Ali, “Overview of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches for Detecting Shockable Rhythms in AED in the Absence or Presence of CPR, ”MDPI Journal of Electronics, 2022,11(21), 3593; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11213593.
    • H. Ranjbarzadeh, S. M. M. Tafreshi, M. H. Ali, A. Kouzani, and S. Khoo, “A Probabilistic Model for Minimization of Solar Energy Operation Costs as well as CO2 Emissions in a Multi-Carrier Micro Grid (MCMG),”MDPI journal of Energies, 2022,15(9), 3088; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093088.
  • The following book chapter has been accepted for publication. M. Basnet and M. H. Ali, “A Deep Learning Perspective on Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence,” a chapter to be published in a book titled Deep Learning and Its Applications for Vehicle Networks by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group, 2022.
  • The following book chapter has been published. M. H. Ali and N. L. Thotakura, "Smart Inverters and Controls for Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Sources," A Chapter in the book titled Advances in Control Techniques for Smart Grid Applications, Springer, Singapore, March 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9856-9_8.

2021

  • Dr. Ali's book titled "Emerging Power Converters for Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles," has been published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, June 2021, ISBN 9780367528034. [click to link here]
  • The following paper has been accepted for publication at the MDPI journal of Energies.
    • M. D. Keshavarzi and M. H. Ali, "Dynamic Performance Enhancement of Power Grids by Operating Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System as Supercapacitor Energy Storage," 2021.
  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at the 2021 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Latin America (ISGT Latin America) to be held virtually from September 15th -17th, 2021.
    • M. Basnet, S. Poudyal, M. H. Ali, and D. Dasgupta, "Ransomware Detection Using Deep Learning in the SCADA System of Electric Vehicle Charging Station," 2021.
  • The following paper has been accepted for publication at the International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems.
    • S M Mahfuz Alam and M. H. Ali, "Analysis of COVID-19 Effect on Residential Loads and Distribution Transformers ," 2021.
  • Dr. Ali has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 

2020

  • The following two papers have been accepted for publication at MDPI Journal of Energies and Electronics.
    • S M Mahfuz Alam and M. H. Ali, "Equation Based New Methods for Residential Load Forecasting," Accepted for publication at the journal of MDPI Energies, 2020.
    • M. D. Keshavarzi and M. H. Ali, “A Novel Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Dynamic Performance Enhancement of Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid,”  Journal of MDPI Electronics, 2020, 9(10), 1653.
  • Dr. Ali has received the University of Memphis Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award, 2020. [Click to Link]
  • Dr. Ali has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 
  • Dr. Ali's research titled "Apparatus for Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Geomagnetically Induced Currents on Transformers," has been granted a 2nd patent (US Patent no. 10530144), Issued on January 07, 2020.
  • The following two papers have been accepted for presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Smart Power and Internet Energy Systems (SPIES) to be held at Bangkok, Thailand on June 02-05, 2020.
    • M. Basnet and M. H. Ali, "Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System for Electric Vehicle Charging Station," Paper ID: 32.
    • M. D. Keshavarzi and M. H. Ali, "Influence of Battery Energy Storage Location on the Dynamic Performance of Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid ," Paper ID: 19.

2019

  • The following two papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference& Exposition to be held at Chicago, IL, USA, on April 20-23, 2020.
    • S. M. Mahfuz Alam and M. H. Ali, "A New Fuzzy Logic Based Method For Residential Loads Forecasting," Paper ID: 2020TD0342.
    • M. D. Keshavarzi and M. H. Ali, "Disturbance Resilience Enhancement of Islanded Hybrid Microgrid Under High Penetration of Renewable Energy Resources by BESS," Paper ID: 2020TD0329.
  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) conference to be held at Washington DC, USA, on February 17-20, 2020.
    • S. M. Mahfuz Alam and M. H. Ali, "A New Subtractive Clustering Based ANFIS System for Residential Load Forecasting”, Paper ID: 2020ISGT0132.
  • Dr. Ali has received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award from the Herff College of Engineering of the University of Memphis. The award ceremony was held at the Halloran Center for Performing Arts and Education in downtown Memphis on April 12, 2019.
  • Dr. Ali's research titled "Apparatus for Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Geomagnetically Induced Currents on Transformers," has been granted a patent (US Patent no. 10,243,346), Issued on March 26, 2019. 
  • Two Ph.D. students named Sultana Razia Akhter and Morteza Daviran Keshavarzi  have won the 2nd and 3rd positions award for their research presentations on the topics “Cyber Attack Detection Technique for DC Microgrid System” and "Fault Ride Through Capability Enhancement of Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid, respectively, at the 7th Annual EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 23, 2019.
  • The following paper has been accepted for publication at the IEEE Systems Journal.
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, "Minimization of Adverse Effects of Time Delay on Power Quality Enhancement in Hybrid Grid". 
  • The following two papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES General Meeting, to be held on August 4-8 2019 at Atlanta, GA, USA.
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, “Exploring Severity Ranking of Cyber-Attacks in Modern Power Grid,” Paper ID: 19PESGM2541.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, “Maintaining Distribution Protective Relay Coordination By Sliding Mode Control Based Bridge Type Fault Current Limiter”, Paper ID: 19PESGM2673.
  • 1 poster was presented by the EPES Lab student at the 31st Annual Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 25, 2019.
  • The following two papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference, to be held on 17-20 February, 2019 at Washington D.C., USA.
    • M. D. Keshavarzi and M. H. Ali, “FRT Capability Enhancement of Autonomous AC/DC Hybrid Microgrid by Coordinated MSDBR and Interlinking Converter Control Strategy,” Paper ID: 2019ISGT0065.
    • M. Hyman and M. H. Ali, “Improved Modelling for Wind Turbines on Trains,” Paper ID: 2019ISGT0216.

2018

  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) Conference, to be held at Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 18-21 December, 2018.
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, “Impact of Crash Override and Tampering Communication Data Cyber-Attacks on the Power Quality of the Hybrid System”.
  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at the 50th North American Power Symposium, Fargo, ND, USA, September 9–11, 2018.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, "Lyapunov Function Controlled Parallel Resonance Fault Current Limiter for Transient Stability Enhancement of Power System" Paper ID: 119.
  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Portland, OR, September 23-27, 2018.
    • A. Anwar and M. H. Ali, "Sizing of Energy Storage System for Power Restoration in Different Types of Islanded Microgrid Aided by Load-Characterization and Modeling," Paper ID: 18567.
  • Ph.D. student S M Mahfuz Alam has won the 3rd position award for his research presentation on the topic “Efficient Energy Management for Smart Building System with Advanced Control Technology” at the 6th Annual EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 09, 2018.
  • 5 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 6th Annual EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 09, 2018.
  • 4 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 30th Annual Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 26, 2018.
  • The following two papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES General Meeting, August 5-9, 2018, Portland, Oregon, USA.
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, "Effects of Cyber-Attacks on the Energy Storage in a Hybrid Power System," Paper ID: 18PESGM1268.
    • M. H. Ali and S. D. Alnajjar, “Fault Ride Through Capability Enhancement of Grid-Connected Fuel Cell System by SDBR,” Paper ID: 18PESGM1286.
  • Dr. Ali was an invited speaker on the topic “Converting Graduate Student's Innovative Research Into Patents”, Graduate Professional Development Seminar, UofM, February 28, 2018.
  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference & Exposition to be held at Denver, CO, USA on April 16-19, 2018. 
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, "Augmentation of Power Quality of Grid-Connected Wind Generator By Fuzzy Logic Controlled TSC," Paper ID: 18TD0080.

2017

  • Dr. Ali has recently received the following research grant:
    • "A Novel Cost-Effective Method for Improving Transient Stability of Grid-Connected Wind Generator System"- Innovation Development Grant, FedEx Institute of Technology, UofM [Sept 2017 to August 2018].
  • Dr. Ali has been selected as the IEEE Featured Engineer for 2017.
  • Dr. Ali has recently received the following research grant:
    • "Algorithm Development to Minimize Adverse Effects of Time Delays in Smart Power Grid" - Discovery and Development Grant, UofM, [March 2017 to August 2018].
  • 6 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 5th Annual EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 24, 2017.
  • 7 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 29th Annual Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 27, 2017.
  • The following three papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE SoutheastCon to be held at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, March 30-April 02, 2017.
    • M. A. H. Sadi, H. Zheng, and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Enhancement of Power Grid by Neural Network Controlled BFCL Considering Cyber-Attacks ," Paper ID 85.
    • M. R. Hossain, M. K. Hossain, M. H. Ali, Y. Luo, and R. Hovsapian, "Synchronous Generator Stabilization By Thyristor Controlled Supercapacitor Energy Storage System," Paper ID 107.
    • H. Zheng, P. Cairoli,  R. Rodriguez, R. Dougal, and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Analysis of High Frequency AC Microgrids," Paper ID 82.
  • The following paper has been accepted for presentation at IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), Texas A&M University, USA, February 9-10, 2017.
    • M. K. Hossain and M. H. Ali, “Fuzzy Logic Controlled Power Balancing for Low Voltage Ride-Through Capability Enhancement of Large-Scale Grid-Connected PV Plants”,
  • The  following paper has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Electric Power Systems Research.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "Fault Ride Through Capability Improvement of DFIG Based Wind Farm by Fuzzy Logic Controlled Parallel Resonance Fault Current Limiter" , 2017.

2016

  • Ahmed's following paper has been accepted for publication at the Journal of IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution.
    • A. E. A. Hussein and M. H. Ali, "Fuzzy Logic Controlled Variable Resistor for Suppressing Geomagnetically Induced Current in Transformers," 2016. 
  • Dr. Ali has been featured at the October 2016 Herff College of Engineering Headlines of the University of Memphis. [Click to link]
  • Gilman's following paper has abeen accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "Nonlinear Control-Based Modified BFCL for LVRT Capacity Enhancement of DFIG Based Wind Farm", 2016.
  • Ahmed's following paper has abeen accepted for publication at the Journal of Electric Power Systems Research.
    • A. E. A. Hussein and M. H. Ali, "Suppression of Geomagnetic Induced Current Using Controlled Ground Resistance of Transformer," 2016.
  • 2 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 25, 2016.
  • A Ph.D. student Ahmed Eid Abu Hussein has won the first prize for his poster presentation on the topic “Mitigation of GICs Using Look-Up Table Controlled Ground Resistance of Transformer” at the 28th Annual Student Research Forum held on March 28, 2016 at UofM.
  • 3 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 28th Annual Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 28, 2016.
  • The following four papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES General Meeting, July 17 - 21, 2016, Boston, MA, USA.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, Asymmetrical Fault Ride Through Capacity Augmentation of DFIG Based Wind Farms by Parallel Resonance Fault Current Limiter, Paper ID: 16PESGM0946.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, "A Fuzzy Logic Controlled Bridge Type Fault Current Limiter for Transient Stability Augmentation of Multi-Machine Power System," Paper ID: 16PESGM0013.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Enhancement of Doubly Fed Induction Machine Based Wind Generator by Bridge-Type Fault Current Limiter," Paper ID: 16PESGM0989.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "A Modified Bridge-Type Fault Current Limiter for Fault Ride-Through Capacity Enhancement of Fixed Speed Wind Generator," Paper ID: 16PESGM0945.
  • Dr. Ali and his students have received two DOE awards on the research topics: 1) Exploring Functional Capability of VOLTTRONTM Software for Building Automation Systems Control, and 2) Short Term Imbalances Mitigation in Microgrid System by Combination of Intelligent Control-Based Supercapacitor Energy Storage and Electric Vehicle System, for a period of one year (February 5th, 2016 to February 4th, 2017).

2015

  • Ahmed's following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference & Exposition, Dallas, USA, May 2-5, 2016.
    • A. E. A. Hussein and M. H. Ali, Mitigation of Adverse Effects of GICs on Transformers Using Look-Up Table Controlled Ground Resistance, Accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference& Exposition, Paper ID: TD0155, Dallas, USA, May 2-5, 2016.
  • Gilman's following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference & Exposition, Dallas, USA, May 2-5, 2016.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, “Application of Parallel Resonance Fault Current Limiter for Fault Ride Through Capability Augmentation of DFIG Based Wind Farm,” Paper ID: TD0149, Accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference& Exposition, Dallas, USA, May 2-5, 2016.
  • Kamal's following paper has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Electric Power Systems Research.
    • M. K. Hossain and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Augmentation of PV/DFIG/SG-Based Hybrid Power System by Parallel- Resonance Bridge Fault Current Limiter,"Paper Ref. No.:  EPSR-D-15-00669R2.
  • Maruf's following paper has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference & Exposition, Dallas, USA, May 2-5, 2016.
    • M. M. Hossain and M. H. Ali, "Asymmetric Fault Ride through Capability Enhancement of DFIG Based Variable Speed Wind Generator by DC Resistive Fault Current Limiter," Paper ID: TD0180.
  • Maruf's following paper has been accepted for publication at the journal of IET-Renewable power Generation.
    • M. M. Hossain and M. H. Ali, “Transient Stability Improvement of DFIG Based Variable Speed Wind Generator Using DC Resistive Fault Current Limiter”.
  • Kamal's following paper has been accepted for publication at the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
    • M. K. Hossain and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Augmentation of PV/DFIG/SG Based Hybrid Power System by Nonlinear Control-Based Variable Resistive FCL" .
  • Dr. Ali has been featured at the July 2015 Herff College of Engineering Headlines of the University of Memphis. [Click to link]
  • Sadi's following two papers have been accepted for Lecture presentation at The 47th North American Power Symposium, to be held at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on October 4-6, 2015.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, "A Comprehensive Analysis of Transient Stability Enhancement Methods of Electric Power System", Paper number 1085.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, " Transient Stability Enhancement of Multi-Machine Power System by Parallel Resonance Type Fault Current Limiter", Paper number 1217.
  • Ahmed's following paper has abeen accepted for publication in the journal of IET Renewable Power Generation.
  • A. E. A. Hussein and M. H. Ali, "Comparison among Series Compensators for Transient Stability Enhancement of DFIG Based Variable Speed Wind Generator".
  • Dr. Ali was an invited speaker on the topic “Research at Electric Power and Energy Systems (EPES) Laboratory”, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, May 15, 2015.
  • 5 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 24, 2015.
  • Maruf's following paper has been accepted for publication in the journal of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews.
    • M. M. Hossain and M. H. Ali, "Future Research Directions for the Wind Turbine Generator System".
  • Sagnika Ghosh (Ph.D. student) has published the following book chapter.
    • Sagnika Ghosh and Mohd. Hasan Ali,  “Optimal Reclosing Techniques for Power Quality  Enhancement”, A chapter (7) in the book Advances in Electric Power Engineering, pp. 121-152, Laxmi Book Publication, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-329-06197-2.
  • Md. Kamal Hossain (Ph.D. student) has been awarded the Herff Engineering Fellowship.
  • 5 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 27th Annual Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 30, 2015.
  • Sadi's following paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Electric Power Systems Research.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Enhancement by Bridge Type Fault Current Limiter Considering Coordination with Optimal Reclosing of Circuit Breakers".
  • Dr. Ali was an invited speaker at the California Renewable Energy and Storage Technology (CREST) 2015 Conference held at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) on Feb 21, 2015. [Click to link]
  • Gilman's following paper has been accepted for publication at the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "Transient Stability Enhancement of Doubly Fed Induction Machine Based Wind Generator by Bridge-Type Fault Current Limiter".
  • Dr. Hasan Ali was interviewed about the US power grid by the Fox 13 News Television channel reporter on January 15, 2015, and the news was broadcasted along with a story at 9 pm TV news on January 30, 2015. [Click to link]
  • Sadi's following paper has been accepted for publication at the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.
    • M. A. H. Sadi and M. H. Ali, "A Fuzzy Logic Controlled Bridge Type Fault Current Limiter For Transient Stability Augmentation of Multi-Machine Power System".
  • Sagnika's following paper has abeen accepted for publication at the journal of IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution.
    • S. Ghosh and M. H. Ali, "Power Quality Enhancement by Coordinated Operation of Thyristor Switched Capacitor and Optimal Reclosing of Circuit Breakers".

2014

  • Ahmed's  following paper has abeen accepted for publication in the International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER).
    • A. E. A. Hussein and M. H. Ali, "Comparison among Series Compensators for Fault Ride through Capability Enhancement of Wind Generator Systems".
  • Md Maruf Hossain (Ph.D. student) has been awarded the Herff Engineering Fellowship.
  • Two papers have been accepted for presentation at the 2014 IEEE ECCE (Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition) to be held at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA on September 14-18, 2014.
  • 6 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 25, 2014.
  • Md Maruf Hossain, Ph.D. student, has won the 2nd Award for his poster presentation on the research topic “Novel Single Unit Wind Generator Connected with Multiple Turbines” at the 26th Annual Student Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 31, 2014.
  • 6 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the 26th Annual Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on March 31, 2014.
  • Ahmed's paper [No. 14TD0383] titled "Comparison Between DVR and SFCL for Fault Ride Through Capability Improvement of Fixed-Speed Wind Generator" has been selected as one of the best papers for presentation at a Forum Session of the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference & Exposition to be held at Chicago, USA, on April 15-17, 2014.
  • Dr. Ali's book titled "Wind Energy Systems: Solutions for Power Quality and Stabilization" has been published in Chinese, China Machine Press, June 2013, ISBN: 978-7-111-42316-4.
  • Gilman's following paper has been accepted for publication at the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2014.
    • G. Rashid and M. H. Ali, "A Modified Bridge-Type Fault Current Limiter for Fault Ride-Through Capacity Enhancement of Fixed Speed Wind Generator" .
  • Two papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PES Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Conference & Exposition, Chicago, USA, April 15-17, 2014, and one paper at the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference, Washington DC, USA, February 19-22, 2014.

2013

  • Dr. Ali has been one of the organizers of the "Smart Grid Workshop" held at the Fedex Institute of Technology, University of Memphis, USA, October 17, 2013. Also, he has been an invited speaker on the topic“Smart Grid Overview" at the Workshop.[click to link]
  • Two papers have been accepted- one for publication at the Journal of Electric Power Systems Research and the other is at the Journal of International Review of Electrical Engineering.
  • Dr. Ali alongwith Md. Maruf Hossain showed his research about "Wind Generator System With Multiple Turbines" at the Research and Innovation Expo, Fedex Institute of Technology, October 03, 2013.
  • Gilmanur Rashid (Ph.D. student) has been awarded the Herff Engineering Fellowship.
  • Md. Maruf Hossain (Ph.D. student) and Dr. Ali invented a research idea on "Novel Single Unit Wind Generator System Connected with Multiple Turbines". This is a patent pending invention with an application no. of 61836694. The patent application has been filed to USPTO on 19th June, 2013. Also, this research idea has been featured in the Herff News [click to link].
  • 9 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the EECE Dept. Poster Competition held on April 26, 2013.
  • Five papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE SoutheastCon 2013, Florida, USA, April 4-7, 2013.
  • 9 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on April 01, 2013.
  • Two papers have been accepted for presentation  at the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Conference, Washington DC, USA, February 24-27, 2013.

2012

  • Dr. Ali has been invited to be a speaker on the topic “Electric Power Grid Security” at the SCADA Workshop, University of  Memphis, USA, October 18, 2012.
  • Dr. Ali alongwith Sagnika Ghosh showed his research about "Electric Power Grid Security" at the Research and Innovation Expo, Fedex Institute of Technology, September 27, 2012.
  • 4 posters were presented by the EPES Lab students at the Students Research Forum of the University of Memphis held on April 02, 2012.
  • Dr. Ali presented a paper titled "Effects of time delays in the electric power grid,” at the Sixth International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, National Defense University, Washington DC, USA, March 19-21, 2012.
  • Riya Saluja (Ph.D. student) won the 2nd prize at the Lightning Talk Session of the CS research day, Computer Science Department, University of Memphis, March 16, 2012.
  • Dr. Ali was an invited speaker on the topic “Analysis of Transient Stability and Power Quality Issues of Electric Power Grid”, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis TN, February 28, 2012.
  • Dr. Ali's book titled “Wind Energy Systems: Solutions for Power Quality and Stabilization”, has been published by the Taylor & Francis Group (CRC Press), USA, February 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4398-5614-7. [click to link]
  • Dr. Ali has been elected as the Chair of the PES Society at the IEEE Memphis Section.

2011

  • Dr. Ali has been invited to be a speaker on the topic “Effects of Communication Delays in Electric Grid” at the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Seminar, Fedex Institute of Technology, University of Memphis, USA, October 07, 2011.
  • Dr. Ali presented a paper titled “Effects of communication delays in electric grid,” at the Future of Instrumentation International Workshop (FIIW), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee, USA, November 7-8, 2011.