Education and Experience

 

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN
April 2007

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Major: Power Electronics, Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ
August 2003

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Dhaka, Bangladesh
August 1999

Professional Experiences

2015-present
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri.

2009-2014

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Utah.

2007-2009

Senior Power Electronics Engineer, Electric Power research Institute (EPRI), Knoxville, TN

  • Actively participated in EPRI’s electric transportation program, and responsible for electric vehicle testing and investigating grid impact. Participated in projects involving failure analysis of power conditioners, renewable energy harvesting and industrial power supply characterization.
  • Worked as one of the key architects of EPRI’s energy efficiency initiative “The Living Lab” which involves smart and communicating power management devices, smart circuit breakers, advanced meter interface (AMI), demand response gateways and various other devices demonstrating energy efficiency.

2003-2005

Research Student, EPRI Solutions Inc.

  • Conducted research in computer power supply efficiency measurement issues; designed and built a PC controlled measurement device to measure the efficiency of a power supply while providing power to various voltage buses in motherboards and peripheral devices. Contributed in EPRI’s PVDC project in 2003-2004 time period.

Society Affiliations

  • Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Senior Member of IEEE
  • General Chair of 2013 IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)
  • Award Chair of 2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
  • Vice-chair of IEEE LED Lighting Standard Committee IEEE PAR1789
  • Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Society
  • Reviewer of Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) from 2006-2009

Invited Talks

  • February, 2014, “Future Trends in Power Electronics,” Army Research Lab
  • September 2013, “Modulation and Reconfiguration Techniques for Modular Capacitor-Clamped Converters,” IEEE ECCE 2013 Conference
  • October 2012, “Prognostics and Reliability Estimation of Power Systems Using Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry,” Sandia National lab
  • July 2012, “State of Health and Remaining Life Estimation of Power Conversion Systems Using Time Domain Reflectometry,” University of Toronto
  • June 2012, “Next Generation Power Electronics For Renewable Applications with Onboard State of Health Estimator,” Army Workshop
  • October 2011, “AC Solar Cells” Texas A&M university
  • October 2011, “AC Solar Cells” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • October 2011, “AC Solar Cells” Queens University