IoT, Machine Learning and Blockchain Technologies for Renewable Energy and Modern Hybrid Power Systems

Dr. C. Sharmeela holds a B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, M.E. in Power Systems Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India, and a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India in 1999, 2000, and 2009, respectively. At present, she holds the post of Associate Professor in the Department of EEE, CEG campus, Anna University, Chennai, India. She has 20 years of teaching experience and has taught various subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has done a number of research projects and consultancy work in renewable energy, power quality and design of PQ compensators for various industries. She is a senior member of IEEE, Life member of CBIP, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), ISTE, and Life member of SSI, India.

Dr. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban (Member'12, Senior Member'15 IEEE) received a bachelor's degree from the University of Madras, India, in 2002, a master's degree (Hons.) from Pondicherry University, India, in 2006, and a Ph.D. degree from University of Bologna, Italy, in 2012. He was an associate with various institutions like VIT University India, National Institute of Technology, India, Qatar University, Qatar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently he is working as a Faculty Member with Aarhus University, Denmark. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers, FIE, India, fellow of the Institution of Telecommunication and Electronics Engineers, FIETE, India and fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET, UK. He serves as an editor/associate editor/editorial board member of refereed journals, in particular, the IEEE Systems Journal, the IEEE Access Journal, the IET Power Electronics, Journal of Power Electronics, Korea, and the subject editor of the subject Editor of IET Renewable Power Generation, the subject editor of IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and the subject editor of FACTS journal, Canada.

Mr. P. Sivaraman holds a B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an M.E. in Power Systems Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2012 and 2014, respectively. He has more than seven years of industrial experience in the field of power system analysis, renewable energy, power quality and harmonic assessments, and microgrids, providing techno-economical solutions to various power quality problems for industries all over India. He is an expert in power system simulation software like ETAP, PSCAD, DIGSILENT POWER FACTORY, PSSE, and MATLAB. He is a working group member of various IEEE standards and task forces. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), and an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers (India). He received Professional Engineers (PEng India) certification from the Institution of Engineers (India).

Prof. (Mrs.) Meera K. Joseph (Senior Member IEEE and Senior Member SAIEE, PMIITPSA) currently works as an Independent Contractor at the Independent Institute of Education, South Africa. She has been the doctoral supervisor for DBA students at the Milpark Business School from January 2021. For a short period, she served as the HoD, School of IT and Business at AIE, South Africa up to the end of December 2021. She earlier worked as the Associate Professor at the DFC, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, University of Johannesburg (UJ) until 2018 and held various positions at University of Johannesburg, South Africa for 18 years (permanent roles). She received the degrees of D.Phil. Engineering Management (rural women and information and communication technology field), UJ in April 2014, a master's degree in Computer Applications in 1998 from Bangalore University and a B.Sc. in Chemistry (Physics and Mathematics sub.) from the University of Kerala, India. She has authored or contributed to 75 research works and has around 20 years lecturing experience in the computer engineering/ICT field. At UJ she was lecturing subjects with labs related to Java/UML, C, Javascript and HTML, Linux, VB, VBA/ VB.Net, MS Access/ SQL, C++, MS Office Applications, MS VISIO. Her multidisciplinary research interests are ICT4D (information and communication technology for development), smart grids, cloud computing, AI and machine learning for development, computer networks, femtocells, ICT for renewable energy research, ICT for power engineering research, ICT for empowerment, data analytics, Blockchain in cybersecurity and the use of ICT in engineering education.