Professor in Electrical Power Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
Short Bio:
Dr. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban received his Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from the
University of Bologna, Italy
in 2012 and currently serves as a
Full Professor in Electrical Power Engineering
at the University of South-Eastern Norway.
He has authored
over 750 scientific publications
in the fields of
power electronics, renewable energy systems,
smart grids, and sustainable energy technologies
.
He has received several prestigious international recognitions,
including the
IEEE Systems Council Outstanding Service Award 2025
and multiple best paper awards.
Dr. Padmanaban is recognized among the
world’s top 2% scientists
by Stanford University and serves as
Editor / Associate Editor for leading journals including
IEEE Systems Journal,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications,
IEEE Access, and IET Power Electronics
.
Professor of Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering and Energy,
Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
Short Bio:
Prof. Farhad Shahnia is a Professor in Electrical Engineering at
Murdoch University, Australia. His research focuses on
smart grids, microgrids, renewable energy integration,
power system protection, power quality,
distributed energy resources,
and modern electricity distribution systems.
He has authored numerous high-impact journal and conference papers
and has successfully led several nationally and internationally
funded research projects in sustainable energy and intelligent
power systems.
Prof. Shahnia actively collaborates with industry and academia,
serves on editorial boards of reputed international journals,
and contributes to IEEE conferences and technical committees.
His research aims at developing resilient, sustainable,
and future-ready electrical power networks.