Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Research Staff
We aim to provide a research environment in which ambitious new and original ideas can flourish and every member of staff can be research active.
We are delighted to have exceeded our targets for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
We are in the top 10 for world-leading research in the UK. 90% of our research is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.
Research groups
Our research work is centred on four major research groups of international standing:
- Communications, Sensors and Signal Processing
- Electrical Power
- Emerging Technologies and Materials
- µSystems
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Dr Naayagi Ramasamy
Associate Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
Power electronic circuits and systems for aerospace applications.
Modelling and design of power electronic converters for electric vehicle applications.
Low carbon electrical energy systems.
Advanced power electronic converters using state-of-the-art and emerging devices and materials.
Dual active bridge DC-DC converters, interleaved boost converters, switched capacitor converters.
Power electronic solutions for green energy (solar, wind).
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Dr Khalid Abidi
Assistant Professor
Research interests include: theory and modelling of dynamical systems; discrete-time systems; time-delay systems; learning control; robust control and applied nonlinear control; and robotics and mechatronic systems.
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Dr Anurag Sharma
Assistant Professor
Dr Sharma's research interests include service restoration in distribution systems; energy management in Micro-grids; distributed energy resources - integration and their application for various ancillary services; and multi-agent system application in power systems.
His current work includes sizing and siting of distributed energy resources; and uncertainty handling and decision making for smart grid applications.
Read Dr Anurag Sharma's staff profile.
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Dr Jianfang Xiao
Assistant Professor
Dr Jianfang's research interests include Microgrid system (DC microgrid, hybrid AC/DC microgrid), Energy management system, Smart grid technologies, Advanced power electronics, Energy storage systems and hybrid energy storage system (HESS), Electrical Vehicle integration and its impact analysis and Renewable energy integration
Read Dr Jianfang Xiao's staff profile.