CURRICULUM-VITAE

Dr. Sri Niwas Singh

Professor,

Department of Electrical Engineering,

Indian Institute of Technology,

Kanpur (UP) - 208016, INDIA

Tel: +91-512-2597009, Fax: +91-512-2590063

Email: snsingh@iitk.ac.in

Educational Qualifications

* Ph.D. Electrical (Power Systems), 1995, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India).

Topic: Voltage Security and Loss Minimization Studies in Electric Power Systems.

* M. Tech. Electrical (Power Systems), 1989, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India). Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 10.0/10.0. Got First Rank in M. Tech. (Power Systems).

Topic: Performance Study of GTO Inverter in HVDC Link

* B. Tech. Electrical Engineering, 1987, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology Sultanpur, India. Marks obtained 82.87 %. Got 2nd rank in the Class.

Professional Experiences

Duration	Organization	Position
Aug. 8, 1988-July 1995	U.P. State Electricity Board, Lucknow (UP), India	Assistant Engineer, Planning
July 1995 – June 13 1996	U.P. State Electricity Board, Lucknow (UP), India	Assistant Engineer, Operation
May 1997 - Aug. 1997	Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand	Post Doctoral Fellow
Dec. 18, 1998- March 31, 2000	H.K. Polytechnic University, Hong Kong	Research Fellow
June 14,1996 - Jan. 1, 2001	University of Roorkee, India	Assistant Professor
Jan. 2, 2001 - April 4, 2002	Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand	Assistant Professor
April 5, 2002 – Feb. 7, 2008	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India	Associate Professor
June,05-Dec,05 + Dec06-June07	University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany	Humboldt Research Fellow
Feb. 8, 2008 – to date	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India	Professor

Research Interests

· Power System Restructuring /Deregulation

· FACTS Technology

· Wind Power

· Optimal Power Dispatch and Security Analysis

· Power System Dynamics, Operation and Control

· Distribution System Planning and Demand Side Management

· AI Application in Power Systems.

Publications

Refereed Journals : 80

Conferences/ Seminars etc : 123

Discussions/Short papers : 12

Invited Papers/Lectures : 12

Technical Reports : 24

Papers Communicated : 13

Books

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Prentice Hall of India 2003
Power System Operation and Control in Restructured Environment, QIP India, 2003.
Electric Power Distribution: Reforms, Automation and Management, CDTE, IITK, 2004.
Electric Power System Operation and Control: Modern Trends and Future Challenges, QIP, 2006.
Fundamentals of Basic Electrical Engineering, Universities Press, India, 2008 (in progress)
Operation And Management of Power System In Electricity Market, Narosa, India, 2007 (in progress).

Thesis Supervisions

Ph.D. : 19 (9 completed, 1 submitted, 8 in progress)

M.E./ M. Eng. : 25 (20 completed, 5 in progress)

Professional Membership

* Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India)- (FIE)

* Fellow of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers -(FIETE)

* Senior Member of The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers- (SMIEEE)

* Life Member of Indian Society of Continuing Education Engineering -(ISCEE)

* Member The Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK-(MIET)

Awards/Prizes

1. Got 2nd Rank in Bachelor of Technology (Electrical), KNIT Sultanpur, India, 1987

2. Stood First in M. Tech. (Power Systems) and got Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) 10.0 out of 10.0, IIT Kanpur, India, 1989.

3. Received Appreciation letter from the Chairman, U.P. State Electricity Board (India), 1990 for two Research Reports

4. Certificate of Merit award for a technical paper entitled Reactive Power Planning for Secure Operation of Power System, in the Ist International R&D Conference of CBIP, New Delhi, 9-12 October 1995.

5. Received C.B.I.P. Young Engineer Award 1996.

6. Khosla Research Award (Commendation) of University of Roorkee, India 1998.

7. Received INAE Young Engineer Award 2000.

8. Khosla Research Award (Gold) of Roorkee University, India, 2000.

9. Appreciation letter from Dean, SERD, AIT Bangkok for excellent services to Energy Program, 2002.

10. Humboldt Research Fellowship (2005, 2007)

11. Listed in Who’s Who in Asia (2006)

12. Listed in Who’s Who in Science & Engineering (2007)

13. Listed in Who’s Who in World (2007)

14. 21^st Century Award for Achievement by IBC Cambridge, England (2007)

15. Listed in Leading Engineers of the World 2007, IBC Cambridge, England (2007)

16. First Prize in a technical paper titled Short-Term Zonal Load Forecasting in PJM Electricity Market Based on Adaptive Wavelet Neural Network, in the IEEE Sponsored Student paper Contest and Technical Symposium (SPCTS-2007) at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, 28-30 Sept 2007.

17. Best Paper ward of 14^th International Conference on Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP07) held during Nov 4-8, 2007, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Conference/Seminar/Course Organized

* Organizing Secretary of All India Seminar on Electric Energy System Management - Indian Scenario at IE (I) Roorkee Local Center, 4-5 September 1998.

* Co-ordinator of Quality Improvement Program Course on Voltage Security and Stability Assessment using Artificial Neural Network at University of Roorkee, 11-25 June 1998.

* Organizing Committee Member of International Conference on Computer Application in Electrical Engineering - Recent Advances, University of Roorkee, September 8-11, 1997.

* Member Technical Review Committee, 9th National Power System Conference, IIT Kanpur, India, December 1996.

* Member Technical Review Committee, 10th National Power System Conference, M.S. University, Vadodara, India, October 1998.

· Member Technical Sessions Committee, National Conference on Biomedical Engineering, April 21-22, 2000, Roorkee India.

* Member Technical Review Committee, International Conference on Computer Application in Electrical Engineering - Recent Advances, University of Roorkee, February 21-23, 2002.

* Resource person, workshop on Power System Transient Simulation & Its Applications, 11-14 December 2001, AIT Thailand.

* Organising committee member, Organization of the electric supply industry to enhance development, AIT Thailand, Feb. 8-9, 2002.

* Coordinator of Quality Improvement Program Course on Electric Power System Operation and Management under Restructured Environment at IIT Kanpur, 21-25 July 2003.

* Delivered Keynote lecture on Future of FACTS Controllers in Restructured Power System in National Conference on Modern aspect of FACTS and its Applications at Coimbatore, August 29-30, 2003.

* Coordinator of Short-term workshop Electric Power Distribution: Reforms, Automation and Management at IIT Kanpur, May 10-14, 2004.

* Coordinator of Quality improvement Program Course on Electric Power System Operation and Control: Modern Trends and Future Challenges at IIT Kanpur, August 28- September 1, 2006.

* Coordinator of Short-term Training course On Recent Practices in Electric Power Distribution at IIT Kanpur, November 27-29, 2007.

* Coordinator of DST SERC School on Power Quality: Monitoring, Analysis and Mitigation at IIT Kanpur, April 7-11, 2008.

Personal Information

Father’s Name (Shri)	:	Janak Raj Singh
Date and Place of birth	:	05.09.1966, Deoria (UP), India
Sex (Status)	:	Male (Married)
Nationality	:	Indian (Passport No. F3803466)
Permanent Address	:	S/o Sri Janak Raj Singh Vill & P.O. - Kurmauta - Manjharia Distt. - Kushinagar (UP) - 274402, India

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