Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Dr. Saikat Chakrabarti, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, UP 208016, India

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Research interests Smart grid. Microgrid. Power system dynamics and stability. Application of synchronized measurement technology to power systems. Power system state estimation. Ongoing/accepted projects 1. Consultancy project: Investigating the failure of towers on 400 kV Parichha-Orai-Mainpuri line of UPPTCL. Funding agency: Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited. Role: PI. Funding: INR 5,61,800. 2. Sponsored project: Development of R&D platform for smart city projects in the Indian context. Funding agency: the Ministry of Power (MoP), India and IIT Kanpur. Project duration: Dec. 2014 to Dec. 2016. Role: PI. Funding: INR 12,50,00,000. 3. Sponsored project: Advanced communication and control for the prevention of blackouts. Funding agency: the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK. Project duration: Nov. 2014 to Nov. 2017. Role: PI from IIT Kanpur side in the Indian consortium. Funding: INR 1,36,25,000. 4. Sponsored project: Use of synchrophasors in power system load modelling and state estimation. Funding agency: Central Power Research Institute, under Research Scheme on Power (RSOP). Project duration: 2014 to 2016 (two years). Role: PI. Funding: INR 43,20,000. 5. Sponsored project: Stabilize Energy. Funding agency: the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and European Union, under FP7 INDIGO call. Project duration: 2014 to 2017 (three years). Role: PI from IIT Kanpur side in the Indian consortium. Funding: INR 29,93,600.