Prof. Vassilios G Agelidis

Professor in Power Engineering
Director of the Australian Energy Research Institute (AERI)

	Telephone:	+61 (2) 9385 6546
	Facsimile:	+61 (2) 9385 5993
	Email:
	Room:	461, EE Building

Qualifications

	Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Democritus University of Thraki, Xanthi, Greece, 1988
	Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1992
	PhD in Electrical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, 1997
	Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, 2000

Membership of Professional Societies

	Institute of Engineering and Technology, UK: Member
	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Inc., (USA): Senior Member.

Employment

	The University of New South Wales, Professor in Energy Systems and Director of the Australian Energy Research Institute (AERI), July 2010 - present
	University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, Professor and EnergyAustralia Chair of Power Engineering, Dec 2006 - June 2010
	Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia,  School of Engineering Science, Professor and Chair of Power Engineering, January 2005 – December 2006
	University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering,  Senior Lecturer & CERPD Research Manager , Jan2000 –Jan 2005
	Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lecturer - Senior Lecturer, Aug 1993 – Dec 1999

Research Interests

Power electronics, inverters and control, selective harmonic elimination pulse-width modulation control, voltage-source converter based FACTS and HVDC systems, advanced power transmission technologies, power electronics and intelligent grid infrastructure, power systems, monitoring and diagnostics technologies for power system infrastructure, utility asset management, harmonics, distribution and transmission systems and power electronics applications, renewable energy systems, wind energy, solar energy, grid-connected inverter technology, AC and DC microgrids, fuel cell systems, energy efficiency, sustainable energy solutions and systems.

Awards

	Electrica Awards First Prize Winner: by AREVA Transmission & Distribution, Paris, France, May 2010. Electrica Awards is an international innovation contest organized by AREVA T&D, one of the top three global players in the transmission and distribution of electricity.
	IEEE PEDS 2009, Taiwan, ROC: Best Paper Award for the work entitled: Equalizing DC Capacitor Voltages in Multimodule HVDC Using SHE-PWM with Mr N. Flourentzou.
	Department of Education, Science and Technology, Australia: Endeavour Executive Award 2007, to visit Seoul National University of Technology, Seoul, South Korea for three months
	EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship, UK: (2004)
	Institute of Engineers, Australia: Co-recipient of a High Commendation Certificate, given to a team leading cultural change in an Engineering School in Australasia, 1999

Selected Publications