Electrical and Computer Engineering
Designing, Prototyping, and Testing of an Automated Solar-Powered UV-LED System for Microbial Deactivation
Doctoral Candidate Name: Trailokya Bhattarai Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2025 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Epic 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Abasifreke Ebong and Dr. Yasin Raja Committee Members: Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic, Dr. Yong Zhang, Dr. Fareena Saqib Abstract: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the 200–300 nm range is […]
Transport Property of II-VI Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials
Doctoral Candidate Name: Wanseok Oh Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2025 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yong Zhang Committee Members: Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, Dr. Haitao Zhang, Dr. Thomas A. Schmedake, Dr. M. Yasin Akhtar Raja Abstract: β-ZnTe(en)0.5, an organic-inorganic hybrid material, demonstrates exceptional […]
Optimization and Control of Transmission and Distribution System with High Integration of Distributed Energy Resources
Doctoral Candidate Name: Md Shamim Hasan Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 11, 2025 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC Conference Room Committee chair’s Name: DR. SUKUMAR KAMALASADAN Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi; Dr. Abasifreke Ebong; Dr. Olya Keen Abstract: With the modernization of power grids, high penetration of distributed energy […]
Optimization and Learning-Enabled Integrated Cloud and Edge Solutions for Control and Deployment of Fleet EV Charging
Doctoral Candidate Name: Abhijith Ravi Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 4, 2024 – 8:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Linquan Bai and Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Tao Hong, Prof. Evan Houston Abstract: Transportation electrification is a critical global policy, and the […]
An Agent-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Networked Microgrid Scheduling to Improve Resilience
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sujay A. Kaloti Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1332 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Rob Cox, Dr. Churlzu Lim, Dr. Linquan Bai Abstract: The widely reported increase in the frequency of high […]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ARC FAULT DETECTION FOR AC AND DC SYSTEMS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kamal Paul Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 25, 2024 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1332 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tiefu Zhao Committee Members: Dr. Chen Chen, Dr. Robert Cox, Dr. Shen-En Chen Abstract: Electrical fires caused by arc faults necessitate advanced detection methods for improved safety […]
Performance Analysis and Enhancement of Delay-sensitive and Energy-hungry Mobile AI Applications with Edge Computing
Doctoral Candidate Name: Anik Mallik Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 2, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom link: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96741668128 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jiang Xie Committee Members: Dr. Ahmed Arafa, Dr. Weichao Wang, Dr. Pu Wang Abstract: Edge computing-assisted artificial intelligence (edge-AI) has enabled a new paradigm of smart […]
ADDRESSING PROTECTION CHALLENGES IN ELECTRIC POWER GRIDS WITH DISTRIBUTED GENERATION: A FOCUS ON DIRECTIONAL OVERCURRENT RELAYS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Oluwatimilehin Damilare Adeosun Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2224 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Ian Marriott Abstract: The dissertation explores the challenges and transformations in modernizing the electrical grid, […]
Data-Driven Approaches to Forecasting in Energy Systems: Weather-Induced Outage Forecasting, Net Load Forecasting, and Solar Estimation
Doctoral Candidate Name: Vinayak Sharma Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Valentina Cecchi Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Umit Cali, Dr. Carlos Orozco Abstract: In recent years, the global energy sector has been undergoing […]
Investigation of a Doubly Salient Special Machine with Permanent Magnets in Stator for Electrical Vehicle Traction Applications
Doctoral Candidate Name: Chandra Sekhar Goli Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: February 13, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 (Conference Room) Committee chair’s Name: Madhav Manjrekar Committee Members: Sukumar Kamalasadan, Valentina Cecchi, Maciej Noras, Tiefu Zhao, and Somaundaram Essakiappan, Abstract: An in-depth analysis of a distinctive electric machine topology […]