Students

Current Ph.D. Students

•  Venkatanaga Amrusha Aryasomyajula — Dynamic Modeling and Short-Circuit Analysis of Distribution Grids
• Margarita Loupa —  Optimization of Power Systems and Coupled Critical Infrastructures (Transportation, Water Networks)
• Junwhan Lee (co-advised with D. Akopian)  —  GPS Spoofing Detection and Mitigation
•  Ahmed Almoola — Protection of Inverter-Integrated Power Systems

Former Ph.D. Students

• Krishna Sandeep Ayyagari (1898 & Co, Part of Burns & McDonnel)
  • Dissertation: Optimal Coordination of Power Distribution Networks with Building Operations and Pump Scheduling in Water Distribution Systems
• Paresh Risbud (Research Fellow at National University of Singapore)
  • Dissertation: Detection and Mitigation of GPS Spoofing Attacks on Smart Grids
• Mohammadhafez Bazrafshan (Enverus)
  • Dissertation: Modeling and Optimization of Electrical Power Networks
• Ali Khalajmehrabadi (co-advised with D. Akopian)  (GNSS Sr. Software Engineer at Samsung Semiconductor Inc., USA)
  • Dissertation: Optimization Techniques for Robust Positioning, Timing,
    and Security

Former M.S. Students

• Ahmed Almoola (Ph.D., UTSA)
• Varun Risbud (Garver)
• Mohammadhafez Bazrafshan (Ph.D., UTSA)
  • Thesis: Stochastic optimization for power management in radial distribution networks with renewable photovoltaic generation
    Outstanding Graduate Research Award Recipient by the UTSA Dept. of ECE for Academic Year 2013–2014
• Likhitha Yalamanchili (Staff Software Engineer at E*TRADE)
  • Thesis: Analytical Model for Placing and Sizing Photovoltaic Systems in Distribution Networks
• Ankur Pipri (Electrical Design Engineer, KDM Engineering, Chicago, IL)
  • Thesis: Framework for Optimization and Control in Buildings-to-Grid Integration
• Krishna Sandeep Ayyagari  (Ph.D., UTSA)
  • Thesis: Chance Constrained Voltage Regulation Via Affine Inverter Control Policies