Manuel S. Alvarez Alvarado – Syber Physical Power Systems – Best Researcher Award

Manuel S. Alvarez Alvarado – Syber Physical Power Systems – Best Researcher Award

Dr. Manuel S. Alvarez Alvarado distinguished academic and researcher in the field  Syber Physical Power Systems. From 2023 onwards, he has been actively engaged in academia, serving as the International Accreditation Coordinator for the Electricity degree program at ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral). In addition to his academic role, he holds the position of Vice-President at Rodsolar Technologies since 2020, contributing to the industry sector. Furthermore, he continues to be an integral part of academia and research as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FIEC-ESPOL) at ESPOL, a position he has held since 2020. In his ongoing commitment to academic research, he serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals including the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and the IET Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. Moreover, he has taken on editorial responsibilities as the Editor of the Special Issue titled “Sustainability of Future Power Systems: Climate Change Impacts, System Reliability, Renewable Energy Technologies, and Grid Integration,” reflecting his expertise in the field. During the period of 2018-2019, he contributed to research by co-supervising master’s theses at the University of Birmingham. Prior to these roles, from 2016 to 2017, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (FCNM-ESPOL) at ESPOL.

 

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Educations📚📚📚

 He received the degree in electrical power engineering in 2011 and the masters degree in physics education (rank 1) in 2013, both awarded by the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Guayaquil and the M.Sc. degree in power and energy systems (rank 1) in 2015 from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA. In 2019, he awarded the Ph.D. degree in educational physics given by the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. In 2020, he received his second Ph.D. degree in power systems with the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. His research areas include educational physics, quantum mechanics, renewable energy, electrical trains, smart grids, and power systems reliability.
🏆🏆Awards 🏆🏆

He has garnered numerous accolades and recognitions throughout his academic and research career. In 2023, he was honored as the Best Researcher in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the ESPOL major quartiles event, highlighting his outstanding contributions to the field. His excellence in research was further acknowledged in 2019 when he received the Best Paper Award at the 3rd Annual School of Engineering PGR Symposium in Birmingham, UK. Additionally, he was recognized as a Top Peer Reviewer in 2019 both in Cross-field and in Engineering categories by the Web of Science Group, Publons.

In preceding years, his contributions were similarly esteemed, with notable awards including the Best Paper Award at the PES conference session during the Third Ecuadorian Technical Chapters Meeting in Cuenca, Ecuador, in 2018. He was also honored with the Premio Roy Billinton Student Paper Gold Award at the Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems in Idaho, USA, in 2018.

His achievements extend internationally, as evidenced by the Best Paper Award at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2016. Furthermore, his academic pursuits have been supported by prestigious scholarships, including the Ph.D. program Walter Raffo Valdano scholarship at ESPOL and the Senescyt scholarship for the Ph.D. program.

Moreover, he demonstrated excellence in academic programs, receiving the distinction of Best Graduate in the Master in Power and Energy Systems at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA, in 2016. Earlier, in 2013, he was recognized as the Best Graduate in the Master’s Degree in Teaching Physics at ESPOL, Guayaquil-Ecuador. His academic journey was initiated with the support of the 2012 Senescyt scholarship for the Master’s program.

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Kazi Naimur Rahman -Mechatronics – Excellence in Research

Kazi Naimur Rahman -Mechatronics

Mr. Kazi Naimur Rahman distinguished academic and researcher in the field Mechatronics and Computer Vision.  Kazi Naimur Rahman is a dedicated researcher with a profound passion for advancing knowledge in Mechatronics and Computer Vision. His academic journey is a testament to his commitment to rigorous exploration, showcasing a deep enthusiasm for contributing to cutting-edge projects and collaborating with fellow researchers. His expertise lies at the intersection of Mechatronics and Computer Vision, where he strives to push the boundaries of innovation and make significant contributions to these fields. Kazi Naimur Rahman’s relentless pursuit of excellence and collaborative spirit position him as a valuable asset in the realm of research, poised to make meaningful advancements in the convergence of Mechatronics and Computer Vision.

🌐 Professional Profiles

Educations: 📚🎓

He completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Department of Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology in 2022. His academic journey continued as he pursued a Master of Science in Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the same university, completing it in 2023. These educational experiences have equipped him with a strong foundation in both Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, shaping his expertise and preparing him for a promising career in the intersection of these fields.

Research Interests: 🧬🔬

Highly secured and Effective management of app-based online voting system using RSA encryption and decryption, deep learning verification technique, database security, admin panel. Applications of Network Science and Graph Analytics in Social, Biological, and Technological Networks,Mechatronics and Computer Vision,

Experience

After completing his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Department of Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) from 2017 to 2022, he took on the role of a lecturer in the same department at CUET. Currently stationed at CUET-4349 in Pahartali, Raozan, Chattogram, he has dedicated one year to his position. During this time, he has made significant contributions to research, with a notable achievement of publishing two Q1 journal articles on ScienceDirect. His research encompasses areas such as networking, deep learning, machine learning, and also involves app development. His commitment to academic excellence and research output showcases his dedication to advancing knowledge in the field of Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering.

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Arturo Roman Messina – Technical networks – Best Researcher Award

Arturo Roman Messina – Technical networks

Dr. Asturo Roman Messina distinguished academic and researcher in the field Technical Network , Arturo Roman-Messina currently works at the Centre for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. His current project is ‘Spatio-temporal Analysis of wide-area data’.

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Educations: 📚🎓

He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine at the University of London in 1991. Prior to that, he completed his M.Sc. in Ingeniería Eléctrica at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico in 1987. His educational journey began with a B.E. in Ingeniero Mecánico Electricista from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1984. With a diverse academic background spanning institutions in both the United Kingdom and Mexico, he has cultivated a rich foundation in electrical engineering and related fields.

 

Awards and Achievements: 🏆👏

He has garnered numerous accolades and recognitions throughout his distinguished career. In 2023, his paper titled “A Data-Driven Under Frequency Load Shedding Scheme in Power Systems,” co-authored by Hemin Golpira, Hassan Bevrani, Bruno Francois, and himself, was selected as one of the five outstanding papers by the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. In 2018, he received the IEEE Power System Dynamic Performance (PSDP) Committee Prize Paper Award for the paper “A Dynamic Mode Decomposition Framework for Global Power System Oscillation Analysis,” authored by E. Barocio, B. C. Pal, N. F. Thornhill, and A. R. Messina. The year 2013 brought him the IEEE Power Engineering Society, Power System Dynamic Performance Committee, Technical Committee Working Group Recognition Award for his contributions to the “Identification of Electromechanical Modes.

” His significant contributions to the analysis of electric power systems led to his election as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012. Among other notable awards, he received the Knowledge Leadership Award in 2011 for his paper on modal analysis of inter-area oscillations in the Mexican interconnected system. Additionally, he was recognized in 2006 with the IEEE Power Engineering Society, Power System Dynamic Performance Committee, Technical Committee Working Group Recognition Award for his involvement in the “Task Force on Assessing the Need to Include Higher-Order Terms for Small-Signal (Modal) Analysis.” Notably, in 1987, he graduated with honors and academic distinction, earning a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering-Power Systems from the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.

Academic Experience

He has held a distinguished academic position as a Professor in the Graduate Studies Program in Electrical Engineering at Cinvestav del IPN since 1997. His commitment to advancing knowledge extends globally, as evidenced by his various visiting appointments at renowned institutions. In 2005-2006, he served as a Visiting Research Associate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. Further expanding his academic reach, he was a Visiting Professor at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA, in 2003-2004, and at Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine in London, UK, in 1998.

Prior to these international positions, from 1995 to 1997, he held the role of Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Universidad de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico. His academic journey began in 1986, and over the course of nearly a decade, until 1995, he served as a Professor in the Graduate Studies Program in Electrical Engineering at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. Through these roles, he has made significant contributions to the field and has played a pivotal role in shaping the education and research landscape in electrical engineering.

Professional Activities

He has actively contributed to various facets of the electrical engineering community through his extensive involvement in professional committees and editorial roles. From 2023 to 2024, he served as a Member of the IEEE Fellow Committee, demonstrating his commitment to recognizing excellence in the field. In the previous year, from 2022 to 2023, he continued his involvement as a Member. His leadership skills were evident from 2016 to 2019 when he served as the Chairman of the Power System Stability Control Subcommittee within the Power Systems Dynamic Committee at IEEE. In 2013, he became a member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of the Journal Electric Power Systems Research, showcasing his dedication to advancing scholarly publications.

He assumed the role of Editor for the Electric Power Components & Systems Journal in 2013, further contributing to the dissemination of knowledge in the field. Additionally, from 2012 to 2018, he served as the Secretary of the Power System Stability Control Subcommittee within the Power Systems Dynamic Committee at IEEE. His editorial contributions extended to serving as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems from 2011 to 2018. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Editorial Board for Electric Power Components and Systems and the International Journal on Power Systems Optimization. Furthermore, from 2009 to 2011, he contributed his expertise as a member of the Editorial Board for The Open Electrical & Electronic Engineering Journal. His multifaceted involvement highlights his dedication to advancing the field both in terms of academic publications and professional committee responsibilities.

Books and book chapters

1. Arturo Román Messina, Wide-area Monitoring of Interconnected Power Systems
(Segunda edición), IET The Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET Energy
Engineering 213, 2022
2. Hemin Golpira, A. Roman Messina, Renewable Integrated Power System Stability and
Control, IEEE-Wiley, 2021
3. Arturo R. Messina, Data Fusion and Data Mining for Power System Monitoring, CRC
Press, USA, 2020.
4. Arturo R. Messina (Editor), Power System Stability and Control. 17th Edition of the
Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, McGraw-Hill, Section 20, 2018, pp. 1239-
1327.
5. Arturo R. Messina, Rafael Castellanos, Claudia M. Castro, Emilio Barocio, Armando
Jiménez Zavala, “Large-Scale Wind Generation Development in the Mexican Power
Grid: Impact Studies, Handbook of Distributed Generation, Springer Verlag, March
2017, pp. 109-148.
3. A. R. Messina, Wide-Area Monitoring of Large Power Systems, IET, London, U.K.,
2015
4. A. R. Messina, R. Castellanos, R. Betancourt, “Advanced Wide-Area angle stability and
voltage control”, (ebook) 2011, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY, USA
5. Arturo Roman Messina (Editor), Interarea Oscillations in Power Systems: A
Nonlinear and Nonstationary Perspective, Power Electronics and Power Systems Series,
Springer Verlag, New York, March 2009.
6. T.J. Browne, V. Vittal, G.T. Heydt, and A.R. Messina, “Practical Application of Hilbert
Transform Techniques in Identifying Inter-area Oscillations,” in Inter-area Oscillations
in Power Systems – A Nonlinear and Nonstationary Perspective, pp. 101-126, Springer,
2009.

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