Mohammad Asim Aftab
Mohammad Asim Aftab research focuses on resilient and intelligent power-system infrastructure, leveraging hardware-in-the-loop techniques and advanced communication protocols to address modern challenges in distributed energy networks.
Biography
Mohammad Asim Aftab is a Research Scientist at the Secure Next Generation Resilient Systems Lab (SENTRY) research group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He earned his BTech. (Hons.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering in 2012, followed by an MTech. in Control & Instrumentation Systems (2015) and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2020) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Before joining KAUST, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering Department at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, where he taught and conducted research on smart grids, microgrids, and power system communication.
At KAUST, he contributes to cutting-edge research on resilient and intelligent power-system infrastructure, leveraging hardware-in-the-loop techniques and advanced communication protocols to address modern challenges in distributed energy networks. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers and is actively engaged in the academic community. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and currently serves as an Editorial Board member of the Springer Discover Energy Journal.
Research Interests
Mohammad's research interests include active distribution systems, power system communications, IEC 61850 based utility automation, wide area control and measurement systems, Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU), Cybersecurity in Smartgrid.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), India, 2020
- Master of Technology (M.Tech.)
- Control and Instrumentation Systems, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), India, 2015