Advances in Smart Grid Technology

Dr. Ning Zhou is currently with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Binghamton University as an Assistant Professor. In 2005, he received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering with a minor in statistics from the University of Wyoming. From 2005 to 2013, Dr. Zhou worked as a power systems engineer at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research interests include power system dynamics and statistical signal processing. Dr. Zhou is a senior member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES). He has been an associate editor for IET Generation Transmission and Distribution since 2016. He is the lead author of the 2009 Technical Committee Prize Paper from the IEEE/PES Power System Dynamic Performance Committee. He has been the co-chair of IEEE PES Working Group on Data Access and secretary of IEEE PES Task Force on Oscillation Source Location since 2016. He is the recipient of 2009 Outstanding Engineer of Year Award from IEEE Power andEnergy Society (PES) Richland Chapter. He is the recipient of IEEE PES Outstanding Branch Counselor Award in 2017.

Dr. Hemamalini S. is currently working as a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. She received her Ph.D and M.Tech. from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, and her Bachelors degree from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. She is a member of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Smart Grid society and Indian Society for Technical Education. She worked as a treasurer and execom member in IEEE Madras section in 2012 and 2013, respectively. She has published her research in reputed international journals and conferences. Her research areas include reliability and protection in microgrids, grid integration of renewable energy sources, high gain DC-DC converters for renewableenergy applications, power system optimization, energy management, and smart grid.