Newcastle University
Research Associate
Natalia Zografou-Barredo
The University of Birmingham
Research Fellow
Shivangi Sharma
Dr Shivangi Sharma is a senior research fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering, working on the EU funded project European Food Chain Supply to Reduce GHG Emissions by 2050 (ENOUGH).
Shivangi is involved in Data Analytics and Energy Informatics projects on Local Energy Systems focussed in and around the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area. Shivangi also volunteers for community energy initiatives and United Nations funded projects worldwide.
Cardiff University
Research Associate
Wei Gan
Wei Gan is a Research Associate with the School of Engineering, Cardiff University. His current research interests include multi-energy system operation and planning, coupled traffic-power networks optimization, and peer to peer energy trading.
Email: ganw4@cardiff.ac.uk
The University of Bristol
PhD Student
Guarav Sen
Currently doing a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, focussing on the localisation of microgrids and their socio-techno-economic impacts. Research interests include energy access especially in remote areas, community development, and energy sustainability
Cardiff University
Research Associate
Shuai Yao
Shuai is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the School of Engineering, Cardiff University. His research interests lie in modelling, simulation and operational optimization of Multi-Vector Energy Systems including electricity, heating/cooling, natural gas and hydrogen at different temporal and spatial scales. Currently, He is working on two EPSRC-funded projects – Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub 2023 and Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions (HI-ACT).
Email: yaos8@cardiff.ac.uk
Mohammed V University
PhD Student
Bouthaina el Barkouki
Bouthaina EL BARKOUKI is a PhD Student at Mohammadia School of Engineering, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. Her research interests include smart grids, distributed renewable energies, energy management systems, and real-time simulations. Currently, she is working on the control of energy flows using optimization methods in order to regulate renewable resources’ fluctuations, satisfy power balance and minimize energy bills.
TNEI Group
Consultant
Kush Lohana
Kush is an electrical engineer, currently working as a Technical Consultant -Power System Studies at TNEI. He has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems from the University of Leeds on Commonwealth Scholarship. Kush has two and a half years of experience in electrical engineering design and consultancy. He has expertise in connection studies for solar, onshore, and offshore wind, and various studies including load flow, short circuit, harmonics, dynamic studies, dynamic model development, using power system analysis tools like PSSE and PowerFactory
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
PhD Student
Oumaima Mahir
Manchester Metropolitan University
Research Associate
Yakubu Tsado
Dr Yakubu Tsado is a Lecturer in Cyber Security and Smart Grid in the Department of Computing and Mathematics at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. Yakubu received a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria, an M.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering & Digital Signal Processing from Lancaster University, U.K., and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering (Smart Grid) from the same University. He was a recipient of the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation (CGE) Ph.D. Scholarship at Lancaster University. Yakubu has held post-doctoral positions at the Durham University, UK, and Manchester Metropolitan University, UK where he was a research investigator on several projects including the €3.7M Horizon 2020-SmarterEMC2 Project, the €30M Smart City (Triangulum) project, and the £600k NICE (Nigerian Intelligent Clean Energy Marketplace) project.
Yakubu’s research interest includes communication networks, smart grids & microgrids, the Internet of Things (IoT), AI & Machine learning application in energy systems.
Email: y.tsado@mmu.ac.uk
Cardiff University
Research Associate
Tong Zhang
University of Manchester
Research Associate
Yitian Dai
Yitian Dai received her B.Eng and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Manchester in 2019 and 2024, respectively. She is currently working as a Research Associate with the Supergen Energy Networks Hub at The University of Manchester. Her research interests include cascading blackout analysis and resilience assessment of future low-carbon energy systems.