PhD students supervised
Prof Pal has supervised 23 PhD candidates till date, out of which 20
were sole supervision and 3 joint supervision projects.
Dr Nicolas Cifuentes
- Thesis: Protection and Control in Distribution System.
- Duration: 2017 - 2020.
- Sole Supervision.
Dr Jerome Nsengiyaremye
- Thesis: Protection of Active Power Distribution Networks.
- Duration: 2017 - 2020.
- Sole Supervision.
- PostDoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Dr Firdous Ul Nazir
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Thesis: Stochastic Volt/VAr Control of Power Distribution
Systems.
- Duration: 2016 - 2019.
- Sole Supervision.
- PostDoc at Imperial College London, UK.
Dr Husin Rois Ali
- Thesis: Model Order Reduction of Wind Farm.
- Duration: 2015 - 2019.
- Sole Supervision.
- Lecturer at UGMACID, Indonesia.
Dr Onyema S. Nduka
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Thesis: Impact Assessment of Harmonics Emissions on Active
Distribution Network Planning and Operation.
- Duration: 2015 - 2018.
- Sole Supervision.
- Lecturer at Royal Holloway University, London.
Dr Luching Zhang
- Thesis: Optimal Scheduling in Sensor Networks.
- Duration: 2013-2017.
- Joint Supervision with Dr Eric Kerrigan.
- Citi Bank, London.
Dr Georgios Anagnostou
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Thesis: Dynamic State Estimation Under Stressed Conditions in
Modern Power Networks.
- Duration: 2012 - 2016.
- Joint Supervision with Prof Nigel Brandon.
- Macquarie London
Dr Ankur Majumdar
- Thesis: Security in Power System State Estimation.
- Duration: 2012 - 2016.
- Sole Supervision.
- Senior Power System Engineer at National Grid ESO.
Dr Sara Nanchian
- Thesis: State estimation for active distribution network.
- Duration: 2011 - 2015.
- Sole Supervision.
- Engineer, National Grid, ESO, UK.
Dr Abhinav Singh
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Thesis: Decentralised Estimation and Control for Power Systems.
- Duration: 2011 - 2014.
- Sole Supervision.
- Lecturer, University of Southampton, UK.
Dr Mohd Bin Ariff
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Thesis: Adaptive Protection and Control for Wide-Area Blackout
Prevention.
- Duration: 2010 - 2014.
- Sole Supervision.
- Assistant Professor, University Tum Hussein Onn Malaysia.
Dr Stefanie Kuenzel
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Thesis: Modelling and control of an AC-DC system with signi cant
generation from wind.
- Duration: 2010 - 2014.
- Sole Supervision.
- Senior Lecturer, Royal Holloway University, London.
Dr Yashodhan Agalgaonkar
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Thesis: Control and Operation of Power Distribution System for
Optimal Accommodation of PV Generation.
- Duration: 2010 - 2014.
- Sole Supervision.
- Senior Scientist, NREL, USA.
Dr Linash Puthenpurayil Kunjumuhammed
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Thesis: Analysis and Control of Power System with Wind
Generation.
- Duration: 2008 - 2012.
- Sole Supervision.
- Senior Engineer, Mitsubishi, Europe.
Dr Dumisani Simfukwe
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Thesis: Enhancement of Power System Loading Capacity Through Low
Order Robust Control Design.
- Duration: 2008 - 2012.
- Sole Supervision.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineer, UKAEA, Culham.
Dr Efthyymios Manitsas
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Thesis: State Estimation and Active Management in Power
Distribution Networks.
- Duration: 2006 - 2011.
- Joint Supervision with Prof Strbac.
- Worley Parson, UK
Dr Jerry Thambirajah
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Thesis: A wide area system for power transmission security
enhancement using a process systems approach.
- Duration: 2008 - 2011.
- Joint Supervision with Prof Thornhill.
Dr Ravindra Singh
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Thesis: State estimation in power distribution network
operation.
- Duration: 2006 - 2009.
- Sole Supervision.
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Princial Distribution Engineer, Aragonne National Laboratory,
USA
Dr Francoise Mei
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Thesis: Small-signal modeling and analysis of doubly-fed
induction generators in wind power applications.
- Duration: 2004 - 2008.
- Sole Supervision.
Dr Fu Le
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Thesis: Voltage stability monitoring and enhancement in
electrical power systems using transformer tap changers.
- Duration: 2004 - 2007.
- Sole Supervision.
- National Grid, Electricity Transmission, UK.
Dr Krishna Kumar Anaparthi
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Thesis: Measurement based identification and control of
electromechanical oscillations in power systems.
- Duration: 2003 - 2006.
- Sole Supervision.
- Mont Macdonald.
Dr Rajat Majumder
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Thesis: Design and laboratory implementation of robust FACTS
controller for interconnected power systems.
- Duration: 2003 - 2005.
- Sole Supervision.
- Seimens Gamesea.
Dr Balarko Chaudhuri
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Thesis: Robust control of inter-area oscillations in power systems
using FACTS controllers.
- Duration: 2002 - 2005.
- Sole Supervision.
- Reader, Imperial College London.
Post-Docs supervised
Prof Pal has supervised 17 PostDoctoral scholars in the past. The most
recent ones are:
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Dr Efstratios Batzelis, Technical challenges of solar integration
(2017-2021).
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Dr Onyema Nduka, Harmonics modelling and analysis in power
distribution networks (2019-2020).
- Dr Georgios Anagnostou, power system stability (2016-2019).
- Dr Ankur Majumder, power system state estimation (2016-2017).
- Dr Sara Nanchian, power system state estimation (2016-2017).
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Dr Abhinav K Singh, power system dynamics, stability and control
(2014-2017).
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Dr Stefanie Kuenzel, Windfarm layout optimisation and control
(2013-2016).
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Dr Linash Puthenpurayil Kunjumuhammed, wind energy control (2012-
2019).
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10 other post docs for a combined total of 15 RA years between
2001-2014.