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POWER ELECTRONICS AND ENERGY RESEARCH GROUP (PEER)

FACULTY MEMBERS

Dr. Pragasen Pillay

Dr. Luiz A. C. Lopes

Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore

Dr. Chunyan Lai

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES & collaborators

Dr. Maher Al-Badri

Dr. S. Morteza Taghavi

Dr. Mathews Boby

Dr. Hemanth Kumar Tanneru

Dr.Akrem Mohamed Aljehaimi

GRADUATE STUDENTS (Ph.D.)

1.	Khalid Elamari	2.	Ahmad Malkawi
3.	Mohammad Masadeh	4.	Seyede Sara Maroufian
5.	Chirag Desai	6.	Mahmud Ghasemi Bijan
7.	Karin Rezende Feistel	8.	Luccas Matiuzzi Kunzler
9.	Amitkumar Kortagere Sashidhar	10.	Sivanagaraju Gangavarapu
11.	Rajendra Thike	12.	Vakacharla Venkata Ratnam
13.	Gabriel Renan Broday	14.	Dwaipayan Barman
15.	Bigyan Basnet	16.	Rama Krishna Naidu Vaddipalli
17.	Ronak Nemade	18.	Swati Tandon
19.	Tamanwè Payarou	20.	Yupeng Liu
21.	Gayathri Tanuku	22.	Sumeet Singh

GRADUATE STUDENTS (M.A.Sc)
1.	Zaid Hamed Zaid	2.	Vincent Prévost
3.	Saroosh Saeed	4.	Manisha Verma
5.	Muhammad Ali Akbar	6.	Aditya Kumar Bhatt
7.	Jaydeep Bhalala	8.	Seyedeh Nazanin Afrasiabi
9.	Koyelia Khatun

FACULTY MEMBERS

	Dr. Pragasen Pillay Ph.D., P.Eng., C.Eng., FIEEE, FIEE Professor NSERC/Hydro-Québec Senior Industrial Research Chair
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 3108
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	pillay@encs.concordia.ca
	Website	http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~pillay/
Research Interests:
Modeling, analysis, design and control of Electrical Machines Electric Motor Drive Systems Traction Motors for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles RenewableEnergy including Wind			Biomass and Solar Energy Energy Storage, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sustainability issues in Power and Energy Engineering
Biography: Professor Pillay (Fellow of the IEEE, 2005) is the NSERC/Hydro-Québec Senior Industrial Research Chair at Concordia University entitled “Design and Performance of Special Electric Machines” focusing on electric vehicle and alternate energy applications. The Chair was established in 2009 at Concordia and renewed in 2014, this was the first Industrial Research Chair at Concordia. Dr. Pillay received the Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa, in 1981 and 1983, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, in 1987. From 1988 to 1990 he was with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. From 1990 to 1995, he was with the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA. From 1995 to 2007, he was with Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA, where he held the Jean Newell Distinguished Professorship in Engineering. From January 1999 to August 2016 he was an adjunct Prof at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 2017, Dr. Pillay was appointed as Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town, S.A. Dr. Pillay is a member of the IEEE Power Engineering, IEEE Industry Applications, IEEE Industrial Electronics, and IEEE Power Electronics Societies. He is a member of the Electric Machines Committee and the Past Chairman of the Industrial Drives Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), the Past Chairman of the Induction Machinery Subcommittee of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, and the Past Chairman of the Awards Committee of the IAS Industrial Power Conversion Department. He has organized and taught short courses in electric drives at IAS Annual Meetings as well as to the Government of South Africa. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K., and a Chartered Electrical Engineer in the U.K. He is also a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario. Dr. Pillay is the recipient of the Order of Mapungubwe from the President of South Africa in 2008 for contributions to South Africa in the area of energy conversion. He is also the recipient of the 2015 IEEE IAS Outstanding Achievement Award. He was also a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Industry Applications Society in 2012/2013. In 2015 he was the General co-Chair of the Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition, which is the largest and most important conference in his area of electric machines. Professor Pillay has published more than 160 articles in refereed journals and around 280 technical papers in major conferences and meetings in North America and other international conferences. Professor Pillay's Research Group Members Photo taken on Friday, 18 MAY 2018
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	Dr. Luiz A. C. Lopes Ph.D., ing., SMIEEE Professor
	Office:	SGW-EV05.407
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 3080
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	lalopes@encs.concordia.ca
	Website	http://explore.concordia.ca/luiz-ac-lopes
Research Interests:
Distributed power systems Renewable energy sources			Microgrids Islanding detection schemes Control of power electronic converters
Biography: Professor Lopes received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1996. From 1996 to 2001, he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, where he has been since 2002.
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	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore Ph.D., SMIEEE Associate Professor
	Office:	SGW-EV05.245
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4486
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	arathore@encs.concordia.ca
	Website	http://explore.concordia.ca/akshay-kumar-rathore
Research Interests:
Soft-Switching Techniques for High Frequency Link Power Converters Resonant Converters			Utility Interactive Inverters for Renewable Energy Applications High Power Industrial AC Drives and Multilevel Inverters
Biography: Dr. Rathore received the master’s degree from the Indian Institute of technology (BHU), India, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, in 2008.He had two subsequent post-doctoral research appointments with the University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. He has been an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, since 2010. He has been actively involved in research on novel and innovative current-fed topologies and modulation techniques. He has authored over 180 research papers in international journals and Conferences including 60 IEEE Transactions. He has 1 European Patent on Optimal Pulse Width Modulation of Multilevel Inverters. Dr. Rathore is a recipient of the 2017 IEEE IES early career Award, a winner and was a recipient of the 2013 IEEE IAS Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member Award and the 2014 Isao Takahashi Power Electronics Award. He was also a recipient of the University Ph.D. Fellowship and the Thouvenelle Graduate Scholarship. He also received the Gold Medal for securing highest academic standing. He is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, the IEEE Journal of Emerging Selected Topics in Power Electronics, the IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, and IET Power Electronics, and an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal.
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	Dr. Chunyan Lai Ph.D., MIEEE Assistant Professor
	Office:	GW-EV05.401
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 5279
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	clai@encs.concordia.ca
	Website
Research Interests:
Electric Motor Drives Electric Machine Modeling, Control and Testing			Grid-connected Power Converters
Biography: Dr. Lai received the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University, China, in 2010, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Windsor, Canada, in 2017. Between 2010 and 2013, she spent two and a half years in the industry. She worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow for one year at the University of Windsor after she received her Ph.D. degree. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Concordia University, Montréal, Canada. Back to Top

Research associateS, Postdoctoral fellows

collaborators

	Dr. Maher Al-Badri Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.625
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ex. 7087
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	ma_albad@encs.concordia.ca
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
Research Interests:
Electrical Machines and Drives Power Electronics			Renewable Energy Systems Power System Analysis
Biography: Dr. Al-Badri received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Concordia University, Montréal, Canada in 2015. He is currently a Research Associate in PEER group and Part-Time Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Dr. Al-Badri is IEEE Senior Member, Member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society, Member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, Member of the IEEE IAS Electric Machines Committee, Member of the IEEE PES Electric Machinery Committee, Registered Canadian Professional Engineer (Ontario) and Member of The Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Back to Top

	Dr. S. Morteza Taghavi Ph.D., EIT, MIEEE
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.605
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7087
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	s_tagh@encs.concordia.ca
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
Research Interests:
Electrical Machines Design Motor Drives			Transportation Electrification Renewable Energy System
Biography: Dr. Taghavi received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 1986 and the Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Concordia University, Montréal, Canada, in 2011 and 2015 respectively. He is currently with PEER (Power Electronics and Energy Research) group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, and with Electrical Machine Research Group at Niroo Research Institute (NRI), Tehran, Iran as research associate and technology consultant in electrical machines and electrified powertrain for automotive and rail applications. Back to Top

	Dr. Mathews Boby Ph.D., MIEEE
	Office:	GW-EV05.625
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7087
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	mathews@encs.concordia.ca
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
Research Interests:
Power Electronics Induction Motor Drives			Multilevel Voltage Source Inverters Solar Grid Connected Inverters
Biography: Dr. Boby received his B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2010 from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, India and the M.Tech. degree in Electronics Design and Technology in 2014 and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 2017. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in PEER group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Back to Top

	Dr. Hemanth Kumar Tanneru Ph.D., MIEEE
	Office:	GW-EV13.235
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7098
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	hemanth.tanneru@concordia.ca
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay and Dr. Muthukumaran Packirisamy
Research Interests:
Renewable Energy Systems Energy harvesting from renewable energy resources Microscale energy harvesting devices development, performance enhancement			Mathematical modeling and development of energy harvesting and energy conversion systems Process Systems Engineering Mathematical modeling of process systems for control and state estimation
Biography: Dr. Tanneru received the bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, India in 2010, and a Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, in 2017. He was a project officer in IIT Madras from Jul 2017 to Aug 2017 and a Consultant in Gyan Data Private Limited, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, 600036, India from. Sep 2017 to March 2018. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in PEER group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Optical Bio-MEMS laboratory in Mechanical Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Back to Top

	Dr.Akrem Mohamed Aljehaimi Ph.D., MIEEE
	Office:	GW-EV05.625
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7087
	FAX:	(514) 848-2802
	E-Mail:	a_aljeha@encs.concordia.ca
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
Research Interests:
Electrical Machines and Drives Dynamic modeling of electrical machines Design and implementation of nonlinear adaptive filters for harmonics extraction and cancelation			Bidirectional power converters (AC-DC and DC-AC) for regenerative braking and battery charging. Two-level and multilevel inverters’ PWM topologies and their effect on reducing the core losses
Biography: Dr. Aljehaimi received the bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Misurata University, Misrata, Libya, in 2007, and the master's and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2012 and 2018, respectively. Currently, he is a Research Associate in PEER group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Back to Top

GRADUATE STUDENTS (Ph.D.)

	Khalid Elamari
	Thesis:	Interphase Power Controller for Power Flow Control
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	k_elama@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2013
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2018
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Power Systems Operation and Planning; Renewable Energy Systems; Power Balancing and Frequency Control on Hybrid Mini-Grids
Biography: Khalid Elamari was born in Khoms, Libya on July 15, 1980. He received the B.Sc. degree in 2003 in Electrical and Computer Engineering, power field from Al-Mergeb University, Khoms, Libya. He worked as electrical power system protection engineer in the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Tripoli, Libya from 2005 to 2008. He received the M.Sc. degree in 2011 from Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University.
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	Ahmad Malkawi
	Thesis:	Power Converters and Control Strategies for Residential Nano-Grids
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	ah_malk@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2013
	Expected Graduation:	MAY 2019
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Micro-Grid and Nano-Grid; Renewable Energy Systems
Biography: Ahmad Malkawi was born in Irbid, Jordan on October 23, 1987. He received the B.Sc. degree in 2010 in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering field from Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. He worked as electrical engineer in Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan from 2010 to 2012. He received the M.Sc. degree in industrial automation engineering from Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan in 2012. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University.
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	Mohammad Masadeh
	Thesis:	An Induction Machine Emulator for Renewable Energy Systems
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	m_masade@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2014
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2018
Research Interests: Power Electronics, Electric Machines and Drives, Renewable Energy Systems
Biography: Mohammad Masadeh (IEEE Student Member 2015) received the Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Amman, Jordan, in 1999, and the Master’s degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan, in 2003. He worked as a lecturer at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia from 2004 to 2014. Currently, He is working toward the Ph.D. degree with the Power Electronics and Energy Research (PEER) Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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	Seyede Sara Maroufian
	Thesis:	Analytical Modeling and Design of Synchronous Reluctance Machines for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy Applications
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	s_marou@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2015
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2018
Research Interests: Design and analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Machines and PM Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines; Generator Operation of Synchronous Reluctance Machines
Biography: Seyede Sara Maroufian received the Bachelor's and Masters degrees both in electrical engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, and KNT University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 2010 and 2013, respectively. She is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Chirag Desai
	Thesis:	Torque and Core Loss Characterization of a Variable-Flux Permanent-Magnet Machine
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	c_desai@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2015
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2018
Research Interests: Electrical Machines and Drives; Energy Efficiency
Biography: Chirag Desai received the B.E degree in electrical engineering from South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India, in 2003, and the M.A. Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada, in 2010. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the Power Electronics and Energy Research (PEER) Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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	Mahmud Ghasemi Bijan
	Thesis:	Induction Machine Efficiency Estimation Using Evolutionary Algorithms
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	m_asemib@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2016
	Expected Graduation:	APL 2019
Research Interests: Modeling, Analysis and Design of Electrical Machines; Fault Detection of Electrical Machines; Power Electronics Converter
Biography: Mahmud Ghasemi Bijan received his B.Sc. in electrical engineering from University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran, in 2009 and his M.Sc. in electrical power engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 2013. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Karin Rezende Feistel
	Thesis:	A SPWM VSI Operating with a Wide Range of Output Power, Voltage and Frequency with Low Harmonic Distortion for Machine Emulation
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	k_feiste@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	MAY 2016
	Expected Graduation:	APL 2020
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Hybrid Power Amplifier; Harmonic AnalysisConverters; Renewable Energy Sources and Systems; Electrical Transportation Systems
Biography: Karin Rezende Feistel received her Bachelor and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at Federal University of Santa Maria - Brazil. Currently, she is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Luiz Lopes at Concordia University , Montréal, Canada.
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	Luccas Matiuzzi Kunzler
	Thesis:	Power Balance Technique for Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Cells in a Hybrid Power Amplifier with Wide Output Voltage Variation
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	l_kunzle@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	MAY 2016
	Expected Graduation:	MAY 2020
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Multilevel Converters; Hybrid Power Amplifier
Biography: Luccas Matiuzzi Kunzler received his Bachelor and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at Federal University of Santa Maria - Brazil. Currently he is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Luiz Lopes at Concordia University , Montréal, Canada.
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	Amitkumar Kortagere Sashidhar
	Thesis:	Electric Machine Emulation
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	a_kortag@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2016
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2019
Research Interests: Power Converter Control; Electric Drives; Power-Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulations; Real-time Simulations
Biography: Amitkumar K. S. received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore, India in 2010 and master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 2012. He has worked as an associate scientist at ABB GISL, India and as an electrical modeling and simulation specialist at OPAL-RT India. Amitkumar is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia, under the supervision of Prof. Pragasen Pillay. He is a recipient of the N. R. Khambati Memorial award for his Master’s program at the Indian Institute of Science, India. He is also the recipient of the Concordia University International Award of Excellence ENCS and a merit scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) for his ongoing Ph.D. at Concordia University , Montréal, Canada.
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	Sivanagaraju Gangavarapu
	Thesis:	Power supplies for More Electric Aircraft
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	s_gangav@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2016
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2020
Research Interests: Power quality; AC-DC converters; DC-DC converters; Drives and Control
Biography: Sivanagaraju. G received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India in 2009 and master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 2012. He has worked as Manager-Product development at Ashok Leyland limited, India. Sivanagaraju. G is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia, under the supervision of Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore. He is a recipient of the POSOCO power system award for his outstanding work in Master’s program and he is also the recipient of the Concordia University International Award of Excellence ENCS.
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	Rajendra Thike
	Thesis:	Online Parameter Determination of Electrical Machines
	Supervisor:	Dr. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.625
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	r_thike@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2017
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2020
Research Interests: Electrical Machine Modelling; Renewable Energy; Electric Drives; Power Electronic Converters
Biography: Rajendra Thike received the Bachelor's degree from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal in 2010, and the Master's degree from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 2016, all in electrical engineering. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Vakacharla Venkata Ratnam
	Thesis:	New Topologies for Soft Switching Current-fed Isolated DC-DC Resonant Converters for DC micro grids Applications
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	v_enkat@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2017
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2019
Research Interests: Soft Switching Converters; Current, Voltage and Impedance Fed Converters
Biography: Vakacharla Venkata Ratnam has completed bachelors in electrical and electronics engineering from V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College,Vijayawada in 2012, Masters in Power Electronics from IIT BHU, Varanasi in 2015. Later he worked as Assistant Professor in VIEW college, Visakhapatnam from 2015-2016.Later he registered for PhD in Concordia University in 2017. He has published two journals in IEEE transactions on power electronics and Industry applications. Presented 3 papers in conference. He secured full scholarship to support his studies during PhD.
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	Gabriel Renan Broday
	Thesis:	Analysis, Design and Control of Bidirectional DC-DC Converters for Microgrids and Energy Storage Systems Applications
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	g_broday@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2017
	Expected Graduation:	JAN 2021
Research Interests: Power Converters; Energy Storage Systems; Microgrids; Renewable Energy Sources
Biography: Gabriel Renan Broday was born in Ponta Grossa, Brazil, in 1992. He received the B. S. degree in Electronics Engineering, and the M. S. degree in Electrical Engineering, both from the Federal University of Technology of Parana, Ponta Grossa, Brazil, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. He is currently working towards the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Dwaipayan Barman
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	d_barman@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2017
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2020
Research Interests: Design of Electrical Machines for Electrical Vehicle and Renewable Energy Applications
Biography: Dwaipayan Barman has received B. E. degree from Jadavpur University, India in 2011 and M. Tech. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India in 2013 both in electrical engineering. Currently He is a PhD student in the department of Electrical and Computer engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada. He was a research associate from December 2013 to July 2017 at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
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	Bigyan Basnet
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	b_basnet@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2021
Research Interests: Electric Drives; Real-time simulations
Biography: Bigyan Basnet received his bachelor’s degree from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2013 and Master’s degree from Ulsan University, South Korea in 2017, both in Electrical Engineering. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Rama Krishna Naidu Vaddipalli
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	r_vaddip@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2018
	Expected Graduation:	NOV 2020
Research Interests: Power Electronics & Drives
Biography: Rama Krishna Naidu Vaddipalli received the B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Andhra University, India in 2009 and graduated as topper in the department. He completed his M. Tech. in Electrical engineering with specialization in Power Electronics & Drives from IIT Kanpur, India in 2011. Post his graduation, he joined as Technologist (Automation) in Tata Steel Limited, India in 2011 and left as Manager (Electrical Maintenance) in 2017. He has built expertise in Purdue hierarchy of Automation and Motor drives. He is a certified professional in Siemens PCS7 DCS. He has completed a course in Intellectual property and rights from Tata Group, India. He obtained HT license, up to 33 kV for installation and maintenance from Government of India. He has guided one undergraduate student for industrial project and developed an instrumentation lab. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at the Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Ronak Nemade
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	r_nemade@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2018
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2021
Research Interests: Power Electronics Converters; Modulation Techniques; Electrical Machine & Drives; Power-Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulations; Real-time Simulations
Biography: Ronak Nemade received his B.E. in Power Electronics from Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat, India, in 2013 and his M.Tech. in Power Electronics & Drives from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India in 2016. He is presently working towards the PhD degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Concordia University under the supervision of Prof. Akshay Rathore. He was working with Industrial Electronics group, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, Rajasthan, India from Sept-2016 to Feb-2017. From Feb-2017 to Dec-2017 he worked as Senior Design Engineer - Power Electronics with The TATA Power Company Limited - Strategic Engineering Division. He is recipient of Concordia University International Tuition Award of Excellence ENCS and Concordia University Graduate Fellowship Award.
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	Swati Tandon
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	s_tando@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	JAN 2018
	Expected Graduation:	APL 2021
Research Interests: Soft switching converters, Current fed converters, Electric vehicle/FCV application
Biography: Swati Tandon received her bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Uttarakhand Tech. University, Dehradun, India in 2011 and master’s degree from the Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India in 2013. She has worked as Assistant Manager-Design and development center, Electrical & Automation Division, Larsen & Toubro limited, Mumbai, India. Swati is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Canada under the supervision of Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore.
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	Tamanwe Payarou
	Thesis:	Emulation of Permanent Magnet Machines using FEA Look-up Table Based Machine Models
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	t_payaro@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2021
Research Interests: Power Electronics Converters; Renewable Energy Sources and Systems; Electrical Transportation Systems
Biography: Tamanwè Payarou received the Bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering department from the University of Dokuz Eylul, Izmir, Turkey, in 2016 and the Master's degree from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 2018 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada. Tamanwè is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia, under the supervision of Prof. Pragasen Pillay. He is a recipient of the Concordia Merit Scholarship ENCS for his Master’s program. He is also the recipient of the Concordia University International Award of Excellence for his ongoing Ph.D.
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	Yupeng Liu
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424
	E-Mail:	l_yupen@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2021
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Solid-State Transformer; Microgrid Power management
Biography: Yupeng Liu received his Bachelor and Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at China Agricultural University, China, in 2015 and 2017. From 2017 to 2018 he spent one year in the industry. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Gayathri Tanuku
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	g_tanuku@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2021
Research Interests: Electrical Machines, Renewable Energy Sources, Micro grid, Smart grid
Biography: Gayatri Tanuku received her bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India 2009 and Master’s degree in Power System Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India in 2013. She worked as a Ratified Assistant professor in Veltech University, Chennai, India. Gayathri T is currently pursuing PhD in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University under the supervision of Prof. Pragasen Pillay. She is currently the recipient of Concordia International tuition award of excellence ENCS.
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	Sumeet Singh
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	s_sume@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2021
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Electrical Machines and Drives; Renewable Energy Sources
Biography: Sumeet Singh received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering department from BEC, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India in 2014 and the Master's degree in Power Electronics from Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India in 2016. He has worked as a Project Research Associate at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India from August 2016 to May, 2018. Sumeet is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada under the supervision of Prof. Pragasen Pillay. He is a recipient of the Concordia University International Award of Excellence ENCS for his ongoing Ph.D.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS (M.A.S.c)

	Zaid Hamed Zaid
	Thesis:	Hybrid Storage System for DC Nano-Grids
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	z_zaid@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2016
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2018
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Power System Analysis; Renewable Energy Systems; Control Systems
Biography: Zaid Hamed M. Zaid received the B.Sc degree in 2013 in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Sirte University. He is currently working towards the M.A.Sc degree in Electrical Engineering at Concordia University.
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	Vincent Prévost
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	v_prevos@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2017
	Expected Graduation:	SEP 2019
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Systems; Distributed Power Systems; Power Electronics
Biography: Vincent Prévost graduated from University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering (Power and Sustainable Energy Option) in December 2016. He is currently a Master of Applied Science student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Saroosh Saeed
	Thesis:	DC Distribution System for A Residential Nanogrid
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	k_feiste@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2017
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2018
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Systems; Power Electronics; Micro & Nanogrid; Distributed Power Systems
Biography: Saroosh Saeed received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan .He is currently pursuing a Master of Applied Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Manisha Verma
	Thesis:	Efficiency Management Using Different Bidirectional Converter Topologies
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.306
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 4126
	E-Mail:	ma_verma@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	OCT 2017
	Expected Graduation:	JAN 2019
Research Interests: Electric Hybrid Vehicle; Bidirectional converter topologies; Virtual oscilloscope
Biography: Manisha Verma received her Bachelor degree in Electrical and electronics engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University,India in 2013 . She is currently pursuing Masters in Applied science in Electrical and computer engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Muhammad Ali Akbar
	Thesis:	Fuel Cell-Based Hybrid Power Supply System with Super-Capacitor / Battery Bank
	Supervisor:	Dr. Luiz Lopes
	Office:
	Telephone:
	E-Mail:	mu_akba@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	OCT 2017
	Expected Graduation:	DEC 2018
Research Interests: Renewable Energy Systems; Power Electronics; Fuel Cell Power Supply; DC/DC Converter
Biography: Muhammad Ali Akbar received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan. He is currently pursuing a Master of Applied Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Aditya Kumar Bhatt
	Thesis:	VSC based Converter for Reactive Power Compensation in Utility Grid
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	ad_bha@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	OCT 2018
	Expected Graduation:	SEP 2019
Research Interests: Hybrid Electrical Vehicles; Renewable and Sustainable Energy; Electric Drives; Power System; FACTS; Electrical Machines; Reactive Power Compensation; Soft Computing Techniques; Digital Multimedia
Biography: Aditya Kumar Bhatt received his B.E degree, in 2012 and M.Tech. degree, in 2016 both from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, India. He has worked with Lakshmi Narain Group of Institutions, India as research assistant and published various papers in the field of Electrical machines, Power systems and Digital Signal Processing in IEEE conferences and international journals. Currently, he is working towards MASc degree with Power Electronics and Energy Research Group (PEER), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Jaydeep Bhalala
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Prof. Pragasen Pillay
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.645
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7089
	E-Mail:	j_bhalal@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2020
Research Interests: Power Electronics; Hybrid Electrical Vehicles; Power System; FACTS; Reactive Power Compensation
Biography: Jaydeep Bhalala received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat, India in May 2016. He is currently a Master of Applied Science student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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	Seyedeh Nazanin Afrasiabi
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Dr. Chunyan Lai
	Office:	SGW-EV S3.615
	Telephone:	(514) 848-2424 Ext. 7088
	E-Mail:	n_afrasi@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2017
	Expected Graduation:	SEP 2019
Research Interests: Motor Control; Electric Machines and Drives
Biography: Nazanin received her Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and her Master's degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Tehran University. She is currently working towards the M.A.Sc degree in Electrical Engineering at Concordia University.
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	Koyelia Khatun
	Thesis:
	Supervisor:	Dr. Akshay Kumar Rathore
	Office:
	Telephone:
	E-Mail:	K_khatun@encs.concordia.ca
	Start Date:	SEP 2018
	Expected Graduation:	AUG 2020
Research Interests: Switching converter, Electric hybrid vehicle, resonant converter, High power industrial AC drives and multi-level Inverter
Biography: Koyelia Khatun received her B.Tech degree from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University Of Technology, Kolkata,India in 2016. She has worked as Technical Assistant nearly for 1.5 years in India. Currently Koyelia is pursuing her MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Concordia University, Canada under the supervision of Prof. Akshay Kumar Rathore.
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ALUMNI

1.	Dr. Amirmasoud Takbash	Electric Motor Engineer at Genesis Robotics
2.	Mr. Andrew Jensson	Looking for Engineering Job
3.	Dr. Mohammadhosssein Ashourianjozdani	R&D Engineer, Eaton Electrical Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
4.	Mr. Mohamed Ismail Omer	Looking for Engineering Job
5.	Mr. Mohammadhossein Afshin	Electrical Engineer Intern, GE, Canada
6.	Mr. Avinash Sharma	Looking for Engineering Job
7.	Mr. Deepak Chetia	Electrical Engineer Intern, MDA Corporation, Canada
8.	Mr. Ahmed Kotb Abdalla	Electrical Engineer Intern, GE, Canada
9.	Dr. Suvendu Samanta	Postdoctoral Fellow, North Carolina State University, NC, USA
10.	Mr. Joseph Woods	Past Technician, Retired
11.	Dr. R. Sudharshan Kaarthik	Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, India
12.	Mr. Ashutoshkumar Choubey	Power Electronics Engineer at MDA Corporation
13.	Ms. Samhita Dey	Technical Support, GEXEL, Montréal, Québec, Canada
14.	Ms. Nazli Kalantari	Looking for Engineering Job
15.	Ms. Nina Naghizadeh	Algorithm Design Development Engineer at General Motors, ON, Canada
16.	Dr. Jemimah C. Akiror	Maintenance Manager, Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), Uganda
17.	Dr. Ayman Al-Quraan	Assistant Professor, Yarmook University, Jordan
18.	Dr. John Wanjiku	Trainee Technical Marketing Assistant , Mentor Infolytica, A Siemens Business
19.	Mr. Hesam Akbarian	Electrical Engineer, Continental Corporation Canada
20.	Dr. Jonathan Maisonneuve	Assistant Professor, Oakland University, USA
21.	Dr. Maher Al-Badri	Research Associate and Part-Time Professor, Concordia University, Canada
22.	Dr. Abhijit Choudhury	Researcher, Experimental Power Grid Centre, Singapore
25.	Mr. Harjot Singh Saini	ABB Inc., USA
24.	Mr. Tasneem Rumman Huq	Controls Development Engineer at General Motors, Canada
25.	Mr. Maninder Singh	OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES, Canada
26.	Dr. Lesedi Masisi	Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA
27.	Dr. Nathan Curry	Director of Business Development for Isolated Habitats, Terragon, Canada
28	Dr. S. Morteza Taghavi	Researcher, NRI, Iran
29.	Dr. Maged Ibrahim	Research Associate, Concordia University, Canada
30.	Ms. Nazak Soleimanpour	Ph.D student at École Polytechnique de Montréal
31.	Dr. Sheldon Williamson	Past Faculty, currently Associate Professor at University of Ontario, Institute of Technology
34.	Dr. Florence Berthold	Famic Technologies, Canada
33.	Mr. Arvind Vyas Ramanan	MDA Corporation, Canada
34.	Mr. Ebrahim S. Dehaghani	Building Electrical and Life Safety Syatems Inspector at Troy Life and Fire Safety Ltd.
35.	Mr. Tochukwu Louis Oranugo	Group Manager, Maintenance at Labatt Brewing Company Limited
36.	Dr. Miguel Torres	Assistant Professor at Universidad de O'Higgins
37.	Mr. Sean Smithson	MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc., Canada
38.	Mr. Kang Chang	Electrical Engineer, Mentor Graphics Canada, a Siemens Business
39.	Dr. Nayeem Ninad	Researcher at CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
40.	Dr. Olivare Dzune Mipoung	Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, USA
41.	Ms. Lekha Sejpal	ABB, Canada
42.	Dr. Rachel Namuli	Consultant Engineer, Uganda
43.	Dr. Natheer Alatawneh	Hardware Designer at CYSCA-SYSACOM, Canada
44.	Dr. Arbi Gharakhani Siraki	Hyperloop One, USA
45.	Mr. Arash Shafiei	Electrical Designer at Mobile Climate Control
46.	Dr. Maged Barsom	Technical Support Specialist at Rockwell Automation
47.	Mr. Mohammad Sharafat	Junior Electrical Engineer at SES Engineering
48.	Mr. Moustafa Dalal Bachi	Sr. Electrical Advisor at Enbridge Pipelines, Canada
49.	Mr. Abdul Adud Shikder	Private Business, Canada
50.	Dr. Reinaldo Tonkoski	Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University, USA
51.	Dr. Youcef Berrouche	Energy Consultant at Mondevert, Canada
52.	Dr. Zahra Amjadi	Assistant Professor at University of South Alabama, USA
53.	Mr. Peng Zang	Avionic Engineer, Cabin Engineer at Air Canada
54.	Mr. Giampaolo Carli	Power Electronics Designer at EMD Technologies - Heico Corporation, Canada
55.	Mr. Pablo Cassani	Hardware and Firmware Developper at Genetec, Canada
56.	Mr. Xin Li	SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit (formerly Interfleet), Canada
57.	Ms. Di Wu	Senior Engineer at Lea+Elliott, Inc., USA

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Last update: by Maher Al-Badri on Wednesday, 25 JUL 2018