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Past Students


Amani Shehada

Amani Shehada

Obtained MS degree in December 2022

Course based MS 

Current position: Ph.D. student, University of Memphis.


Syeda Afra Saiara

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: Engineer at MLGW.


Laila Alsabbagh

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 Bailey

Carson J. Bailey

Obtained MS degree in December 2024

Course Based MS

Current position: Looking for a job.


Mohammad Mehedi Hasan

Mohammad Mehedi Hasan

Obtained MS degree in December 2024

Course Based MS

Current position: Looking for a job.


Nathan Farrar

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.


Rahman

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: Test Engineer, Hyosung Hiko, Memphis.


Manoj Basnet

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: Engineer, FedEx Corporation, Memphis.


Kamana Dahal

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: Ph.D. student, University of Memphis.


Naga Lakshmi Thotakura

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

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

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: Engineer, Amazon, Memphis.


S. M. Mahfuz Alam

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: Assistant Professor, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Bangladesh.


Sultana Razia Akhter

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

Mario Andre Hyman

Obtained MS degree in December 2018

MS Thesis title: Improved Modeling of Wind Turbines on Trains.

Current Position: Software Engineer, FedEx Corporation, Memphis.


Sagnika Ghosh

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

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

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: Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage.


Gilmanur Rashid

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: Project Engineer, ABB Inc., North Carolina.


Mohammad Ashraf Hossain Sadi

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

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: Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.


Md. Kamal Hossain

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: Project Engineer, FedEx Corporation, Memphis.


Michael A. Moore

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

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

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: Ph.D. student, Georgia Institute of Technology.


Arnab Banik

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 Honeywell Intelligrated, New York.


Yang Zhou

Yang Zhou

Obtained MS degree in August 2013

MS Thesis title: Minimization of Negative Effects of Time delay in Smart Grid System.