Application of Smart Technologies in Power System and Smart Grid

Aashish Kumar Bohre is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. He obtained his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from UIT-RGPV Bhopal, M.P., India in 2009, his M.Tech. in Power System Engineering in 2011, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) Bhopal, India in 2016. Dr. Bohre has over six years of teaching experience and has supervised several Ph.D., M.Tech., and B.Tech. theses in various research areas. Furthermore, he has published numerous research papers in respected journals and conferences and has authored 14 chapters and one book. Dr. Bohre is a Senior Member of IEEE and an Active Member of IEEE, IEI, and IAENG.Partha Sarathee Bhowmik earned his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tripura Engineering College, now known as the National Institute of Technology Agartala, India in 2000, his M.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University College of Sc. and Technology, University of Calcutta, India in 2002, and his Ph.D. degree from Jadavpur University, India in 2015. With over twenty years of professional experience in research and teaching, he has served as a Faculty Member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, India. He is presently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the National Institute of Technology Durgapur. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he serves as the Associate Dean (Academic Research). Dr. Bhowmik has authored and co-authored more than 30 research papers.Manisha Dubey earned her B.E. in Electrical Engineering, M.Tech. in Power Systems, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1990, 1997, and 2006, respectively. She is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India, and also serves as the Dean of Institutional Development and International Relations. Additionally, she is a Member of the Board of Governors and Finance Committee at MANIT, Bhopal, Senior Member of IEEE, and Chairperson of the Ethics Committee, IEEE M.P. Section. Dr. Dubey's research interests include power system optimization and control, application of artificial intelligence in electrical systems, distributed generation, smart grid, integration of renewable energy resources, and power system economics and management. She has been awarded three gold medals for securing the highest marks in B.E. among all branches and securing first class first position in B.E. Dr. Dubey has authored one book and three book chapters and has established international collaborations through visits to the USA, the UK, Australia, Germany, and Greece.Mohan Lal Kolhe is a Full Professor in smart grid and renewable energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Science of the University of Agder in Norway. With over three decades of academic experience, he has previously held academic positions at prestigious universities including University College London (UK/Australia), University of Dundee (UK), University of Jyvaskyla (Finland), and Hydrogen Research Institute, QC (Canada). Additionally, he served as a Member of the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Kolhe's academic contributions to sustainable energy systems have been recognized globally. He has been offered the positions of Vice-Chancellor of Homi Bhabha State University Mumbai (Cluster University of Maharashtra Government, India), Full Professorship/Chair in 'sustainable engineering technologies/systems' at Teesside University (UK), and Full Professorship/Chair in 'smart grid' at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He also serves as an Expert Evaluator for prestigious international research councils and has successfully won competitive research funding for his work on sustainable energy systems.Sri Niwas Singh earned his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1989 and 1995, respectively. He is currently the Director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management in Gwalior. He is on leave from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. From April 2017 to July 2020, Prof. Singh served as the Vice-Chancellor of Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology in Gorakhpur. Dr. Singh has received numerous awards, including the Young Engineer Award 2000 from the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Khosla Research Award from IIT Roorkee, and the Young Engineer Award from CBIP New Delhi in 1996. He was also honored with the INAE Outstanding Teacher Award in 2016, the IEEE R10 Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2016, the NPSC 2020 Academic Excellence Award, and the 2021 IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) Outstanding Educator/Mentor Award. His research interests encompass power system restructuring, FACTS, power system optimization and control, smart grid, power quality, green power, and more.