People
Faculty
Dr. Wajiha Shireen
Professor
Department of Energy Technology &
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Houston
Current Lab Members
Kanchuka Dissabayake (PhD student)
Sumit Patil (PhD student)
Sumit Patil received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from University of Pune, Pune, India in 2013. He is currently pursuing PhD in Electrical Engineering at University of Houston. He worked with Gipitronix Pvt Ltd, Vadodara, India as a Research and Development Engineer for Analog and Embedded System Designs of Portable Test and Measurement Equipment from 2013 to 2017. He has worked with Texas Instruments Inc., Sugarland, USA as a System Engineering Intern for C2000 based Digital Motor/Power Control Reference Designs in Summer’19 and Summer’20 respectively. His research interests are Analog Circuits, SMPS, Power Electronics Interface for Hybrid Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Sources, Digital Motor Drive for EV and Industrial Application, Matrix Converter for Grid Tied Inverters and Motor Drives Application, Model Based Design approach in solving Power Converter Controls.
He has also been working as a Teaching Fellow and Instructional Assistant since Fall 2017 in the Engineering Technology Department, University of Houston. He has been contributing in practical implementation of active-learning strategies and is responsible for regular upgrade in design, development and teaching the following courses:
- ELET4310 – Alternate Energy Technology Lecture and Laboratory
- ELET4126 – Power Converter Circuit Lecture and Laboratory
- ELET4303 – Computer Based Distribution and Transmission Lecture and Laboratory.
- ELET2105 – Semiconductor Devices and Circuits Laboratory
Amir Hussain (PhD student)
Amir Hussain is currently pursuing PhD in Electrical Engineering at University of Houston. He has joined University of Houston in fall 2018. He completed his B.Tech from MNNIT Allahabad followed by M.Tech from IIT Kanpur. His area of interest is control of power electronic converter for application of battery energy storage in grid applications. He has worked on control of multi-level converter to interface battery energy storage to medium voltage grid. Currently, he is working towards fast frequency regulation of low inertia grid/ Microgrid using battery energy storage.