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appointments
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record
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interests
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supervision/examination
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Vennema Professor of
Engineering
Department of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan
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1986-1992
Planning
Engineer Transmission Systems
Transmission
Planning
Queensland
Electricity Commission
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Transmission planning; controller
design/tuning and commissioning; transmission investigations. |
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1983-1986
Security
Applications Engineer
System
Operations
Queensland
Electricity Commission
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EMS security subsystem
development; state-estimation development and commissioning. |
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1980 - 1982
Distribution Engineer
Capricornia Electricity
Board
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Substation maintenance; distribution system planning. |
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![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1991 Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Newcastle,
Newcastle, Australia. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1983 Bachelor of Applied Science
(Mathematics), Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education,
Rockhampton, Australia. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1980 Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical), Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education,
Rockhampton, Australia. |
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Power
system analysis:
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dynamics and control; Non-disruptive load control; Wind generation
(impact on system dynamics, voltage regulation); Load behaviour (plug-in
electric vehicle charging, power electronic loads); Dynamic models and parameter
estimation; Optimization. |
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Nonlinear
systems:
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problems; Hybrid dynamical systems; Trajectory
sensitivity analysis; Stability
theory; Differential-algebraic
systems; Bifurcation analysis; Uncertainty
analysis. |
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Control:
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control; Predictive control; Nonlinear control; Distributed control. |
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![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Journal
papers: 63 |
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chapters: 8 |
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papers: 145 |
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Numerous
reports |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Former Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Former Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Control
Systems Technology. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Former Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits
and Systems-I: Regular Papers. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Technical Program Committee member for numerous
conferences, including: Power
Systems Computation Conference, IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control, American
Control Conference, IEEE International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2013 Honorary Professor at Beijing Institute of
Technology, China. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2012 Honorary Professor at the University of
Newcastle, Australia. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2010 Prize paper award for the IEEE PES Power
System Dynamic Performance Technical Committee. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2007 Honorary Professor in the School of
Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the University of
Queensland, Australia. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2007 Elected Fellow of Engineers Australia. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2006 Elected Fellow of the IEEE for
contributions to modelling and analysis of power systems. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 2001 Honorary membership of Eta Kappa Nu (electrical
and computer engineering honour society). |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1998 Prize paper at AUPEC'98. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1996 Nominated for Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1995 Prize paper at Stockholm PowerTech. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1993 Centre for Advancement of Learning and
Teaching Conference Fellowship. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1983 Prize for best undergraduate Mathematics thesis. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | 1976-1979 Three prizes for achievement in the
Electrical Engineering degree program. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Plenary presentations at numerous conferences. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Invited presentations at more than thirty-six
institutions worldwide. |
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Advanced
Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
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Energy
Positioning: Control and Economics (2011-2014) |
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High
Fidelity, Year Long Power Network Data Sets for Replicable Power System
Research (2016-2018) |
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National
Science Foundation
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Foundations
of Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems (FORCES) (2013-2018) |
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Modeling
and Analysis of Uncertain Cyber-Enabled Power Systems (2013-2017) |
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An
Algorithm Suite for Computational Nonlinear Analysis of Power Systems
(2010-2013) |
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A
Multi-Scale Design and Control Framework for Dynamically Coupled
Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructures, with Application to
Vehicle-to-Grid Integration (2008-2013) |
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Uncertainty
Evaluation and Mitigation in Electrical Power Systems (2007-2011) |
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System
Integration of Distributed Generation (2005-2008) |
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Distributed
Model Predictive Control of Large-Scale, Networked Systems (2005-08) |
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Integrating Electrical, Economic and Environmental Factors into Flexible Power System Engineering (2003-2005) |
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A Hybrid Systems View of Inverse Problems in Power System Dynamics
(2001-04) |
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Optimal
Bidding Strategies in Transmission Limited Electricity Power Markets
(2000-02) |
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A
Hybrid Approach to Transport Industry Modeling: A Power System Viewpoint
(2000-02) |
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Department
of Energy
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US-China
Clean Energy Research Center - Clean Vehicles (2011-2016) |
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Reconfiguring
Power Systems to Minimize Cascading Failures: Models and Algorithms
(2009-2012) |
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Strategies
for Voltage Control and Transient Stability Assessment (2009-2012) |
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Transportation
Electrification Education Partnership for Green Jobs and Sustainable
Mobility (2009-2012) |
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Tuning
of WECC Generic Dynamic Model of Wind Turbine Generators (2008-2010) |
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Australian
Research Council
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Analysis
and Assessment of Voltage Collapse (1998-2000) |
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Estimation
of Power System Parameters (1997-98) |
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Security
Analysis and Enhancement of Large Power Systems (1993-95) |
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EPRI -
Department of Defence
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Towards
Understanding Faults and Failure Within Large Distributed Networked
Systems (1999-2001) |
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PSerc
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Impact
of Increased DFIG Wind Penetration on Power System Reliability and
Consequent Market Adjustments (2007-09) |
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Optimal
Allocation of Static and Dynamic VAR Resources (2005-07) |
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Security
Enhancement Through Direct Non-Disruptive Load Control (2002-05) |
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New
System Control Methodologies (1999-2002) |
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Australian
Electricity Supply Industry Research Board
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Voltage
Collapse Analysis and Control (1992-95) |
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![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Supervision of 36 graduate students. |
![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Thesis examination/opponent for doctoral candidates
at sixteen universities across nine countries. |
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University
of Michigan
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Introduction to Electronic Circuits |
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EECS463
Power System Design and Operation |
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EECS498
Grid Integration of Alternative Energy Sources |
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EECS598
Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification |
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EECS598
Electricity Networks and Markets |
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University
of Wisconsin - Madison
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ECE230
Circuit Analysis |
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State Space Systems Analysis |
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ECE342 Electronic Circuits II |
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ECE427 Electric Power Systems |
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ECE723 On-line Control of Power Systems |
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ECE731
Advanced Power System Analysis |
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ECE733
Computational Methods for Large Sparse Systems |
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ECE905
Special Topics in Electric Power System Operation, Markets, Reliability,
and Blackouts |
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University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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ECE210
Analog Signal Processing |
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ECE330
Power Circuits and Electromechanics |
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ECE452
Computational Techniques for Circuit Analysis and Design |
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ECE497
Advanced Topics in Power System Dynamics |
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University
of Newcastle, Australia
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ELEC231
Electrical Circuits |
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ELEC312
Introduction to Electrical Systems |
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ELEC350
Communications |
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ELEC410
Advanced Power |
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ELEC411
Electrical System Design |
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ELEC412
Electrical System Dynamics and Control |
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ELEC454
Engineering Electromagnetics |
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Bonneville
Power Administration |
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Powerlink,
Queensland.
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Powerflow
development |
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Optimal
load-shedding design |
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Transgrid
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Investigation
of oscillations in distribution system |
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AGC
behaviour over weakly connected systems |
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DOE Power
Outage Study Team. |
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to Lake County (IL) Regional Planning Commission |
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Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Power
Engineering Society
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Power System Dynamic Performance
Committee; Power System Stability Controls Subcommittee; Power System Stability
Subcommittee. |
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Circuits
and Systems Society
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Past-Chair, Power Systems and Power Electronic Circuits Technical Committee. |
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Control
Systems Society
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Past-Chair,
Technical Committee on Control of Energy Processing and Power Systems. |
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Fellow,
Engineers Australia.
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![](_themes/ian-s-canvas/acnvbul1.gif) | Chartered
Professional Engineer in Australia. |
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