Electrical and Computer Engineering
Resilient Operation and Optimal Scheduling of Networked Microgrids
Doctoral Candidate Name: Faria Kamal Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 30, 2023 – 12:45 PM Defense Location: Please contact Faria Kamal for the virtual link at fkamal@charlotte.edu or Dr. Chowdhury at bchowdhu@charlotte.edu Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Dr. […]
OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BASED GENERATION RICH INTEGRATED TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION ELECTRIC GRID
Doctoral Candidate Name: Olalekan Ogundairo Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 31, 2023 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1229 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi Dr. Abasifreke Ebong Dr. Badrul Chowdrury Dr. Srinivas Akella Abstract: Renewable energy resources advancement and offerings are steadily increasing, a […]
Advancing Highway Safety: Embedded-edge AI for Real-time Applications
Doctoral Candidate Name: Vinit Amrutlal Katariya Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 30, 2023 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hamed Tabkhi Committee Members: Dr. Omidreza Shoghli, Dr. James Conrad, Dr. Dipankar Maity, Dr. Yuanan Diao Abstract: In the rapidly evolving landscape of intelligent transportation, the […]
Human-Centric Computer Vision for the Artificial Intelligence of Things
Doctoral Candidate Name: Christopher Neff Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 27, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hamed Tabkhi Committee Members: Dr. Arun Ravindran, Dr. Ahmed Arafa, Dr. Vasily Astratov Abstract: This dissertation presents a comprehensive exploration of innovative approaches and systems at the […]
Advanced Metasurface Design and Integration for Multiple Electromagnetic Systems
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kristy Hecht Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 13, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Mario Junior Mencagli Committee Members: Mike Fiddy, Tino Hofmann, Aidan Browne Abstract: This dissertation explores the fascinating realm of metamaterials and electromagnetic engineering, with a focus on metasurfaces, […]
Methods for Spatiotemporal Power Profile from Marine Hydro-kinetic Energy and Wind Energy for a Proposed U.S.-Caribbean-South America Super Grid under Hurricanes.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rodney Itiki Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 27, 2023 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93990098609?pwd=c0VxS3lkanBFL3l5UjEyZ1UxL2NTdz09 ; Meeting ID: 939 9009 8609; Passcode: 516882 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar Committee Members: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan, Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Thomas Nicholas II Abstract: Global warming […]
Methods for Spatiotemporal Power Profile from Marine Hydro-kinetic Energy and Wind Energy for a Proposed U.S.-Caribbean-South America Super Grid under Hurricanes.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Rodney Itiki Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: July 27, 2023 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93990098609?pwd=c0VxS3lkanBFL3l5UjEyZ1UxL2NTdz09 ; Meeting ID: 939 9009 8609; Passcode: 516882 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar Committee Members: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan, Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Thomas Nicholas II Abstract: Global warming […]
SECOND ORDER CONE PROGRAMMING (SOCP) BASED CONVEX OPTIMAL POWER FLOW (OPF) MODELS FOR POWER SYSTEM NETWORKS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Md Mahmud-Ul-Tarik Chowdhury Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: May 16, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan Committee Members: Dr. Valentina Cecchi, Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, Dr. Joel Avrin Abstract: With the modernization of power grids, high penetration of distributed energy-based resources […]
IN-SITU INSTRUMENTATION FOR DEGRADATION MONITORING OF POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES IN POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Chondon Roy Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: May 12, 2023 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Babak Parkhideh Committee Members: Dr. Babak Parkhideh, Dr. Robert Cox, Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Xiuli He Abstract: Power electronics converters are an integral part of modern power […]
Ultra-Wideband Contactless Current Sensors for Power Electronics Applications
Doctoral Candidate Name: Ali Parsa Sirat Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense Date and Time: June 20, 2023 – 2:45 PM Defense Location: EPIC 2344 Committee chair’s Name: Babak Parkhideh Committee Members: Tiefue Zhao, Dipankar Maity, Maciej Noras Abstract: Enhanced power density factors can be achieved in the new generation of power electronics by utilizing […]