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Power Systems Engineer with a PhD and 5+ years of specialized experience in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, control system validation, and grid integration. Expert in designing, building, and validating controller systems using real-time digital simulators. Strong foundation in electrical principles, control theory, and power systems modeling — with a track record of developing test plans, automating CHIL/HIL processes, and troubleshooting complex control and communication issues alongside utilities and system operators.
Skills
Skills
Real-Time Simulation: RTDS (RSCAD), Typhoon HIL, RTAC, Opal-RT
Control & Modeling: MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PowerWorld
Programming: Python, C, C++, MATLAB scripting
Protocols: TCP/IP, IEC 61850, MODBUS, DNP3, UDP
Control Theory: Adaptive control, state estimation, H-infinity filtering, multi-agent control architectures
Work experience
Work experience
Jul 2025 – Present
TU Delft, Netherlands
EU Horizon Project (COCOON)
Postdoctoral Researcher — Power Systems & Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
- Design and validate control systems for distributed energy resources using hardware-in-the-loop testing platforms
- Conduct Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) testing for grid integration and energy storage control validation
- Develop test plans validating control behavior against design specifications and grid compliance requirements
- Work on multi-agent control architectures for distributed control in digital substation applications
- Troubleshoot control and communication issues via first-principles analysis and oscilloscope-based diagnostics
- Collaborate with system operators and grid stakeholders on regional control requirements
Dec 2019 – Sep 2025
IIT Ropar, India
Dept. of Electrical EngineeringPhD Researcher — Power System Control & Real-Time Simulation
- Designed adaptive control systems for power grid applications using MATLAB/Simulink and PSCAD
- Operated RTDS/RSCAD real-time simulation infrastructure for control validation and HIL testing
- Conducted extensive CHIL testing to validate control behavior across multiple test scenarios
- Built Python automation for test execution and analysis, cutting manual testing effort by ~50%
- Implemented state estimation and control algorithms for multi-area power systems
- Published peer-reviewed research validating control designs through simulation and testing ]
Education
Education
PhD, Power System Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India · Dec 2019 – Sep 2025
M.Tech, Power System Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Odisha, India · Aug 2017 – Jul 2019
B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, India · Aug 2012 – Jun 2016
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