Soft Computing Applications in Modern Power and Energy Systems

Om Hari Gupta received B.Tech. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from UP Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2007 and the M.Tech. degree in power electronics & ASIC design from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2011 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, in 2017. He is an awardee of the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship for research visiting Canada and from March 2017 to June 2017, he was a visiting Researcher at the Ontario Tech University, Canada. Since 2018, Dr. Gupta has been an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. He is one of the founding organizing secretaries of the conference series "Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference - EPREC". Dr. Gupta is the author of four books and has morethan 70 publications including 25 journal papers. He is a senior member of IEEE and a reviewer of many reputed journals like IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IET Generation and Transmission, Electric Power Systems Research, Electric Power Components and Systems, and International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. His research interests include power system protection, microgrid, renewable-based distributed generation, and electric power quality.
Narayana Prasad Padhy, Director, MNIT Jaipur and Director, IIIT Kota, is a Professor (HAG) of Electrical Engineering and has served as Dean of Academic Affairs, IIT Roorkee, Founder Head Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Professor In-Charge Training and Placement, NEEPCO, and Institute Chair Professor at IIT Roorkee. Dr. Padhy is a prolific researcher in the area of Power Systems Engineering and Smart Grid. He has contributed significantly to the domain by way of securing research grants, supervising scholars, publishing research articles, writing books, securing patents, laboratory development and developing online NPTEL courses. Dr. Padhy has held visiting positions at eminent international universities and established research engagements and institutional tie-ups with these universities. He has collaborated with top industries and government agencies for research, laboratory development, and as a knowledge partner. He is well recognised in international and national professional bodies and has actively contributed in various capacities towards their growth. He also represents the country at various international research platforms.
Dr. Padhy is a well awarded and honoured scholarly professional at the national and international levels.