xii About the Editors
Buddha University, Greater Noida, the Airports Authority of India, and
KNGD Modi Engineering College, Modinagar before joining NSUT. He
has published various research papers in journals and conferences. He has
presented his research work at many international conferences. He is a
member of various professional bodies such as the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the International Association of
Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT). His research
interest is in the application of artificial intelligence to renewable energy
systems and electric drives.
Prof. Ibraheem is presently working as a Professor in the Department
of Electrical Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering &
Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India
since 2002. He joined the Department as a Lecturer in January 1988. Before
Joining Jamia Millia Islamia, he had served Delhi Development Authority
for a considerable time. Dr. Ibraheem received BSc Engineering (Hons.),
MSc Engineering, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh, India, in 1982, 1987, and 2000, respectively.
He was the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 2002
to 2005. His current activities include teaching and research in the areas
of power system control, optimal control theory, suboptimal control of
power systems, applications of soft computing techniques in power sys-
tems, and HVDC transmission systems. Dr. Ibraheem is a member of vari-
ous academic societies of national and international repute. He has been
engaged continuously in guiding research activities at the graduate, post-
graduate, and doctoral levels. Seven PhD degrees are already in his name
as supervisor/co-supervisor, and 12 PhD research scholars are doing their
research work under his guidance. He has published 115 research articles
in international/national journals. He was awarded a Gold Medal from the
Union Ministry of Power and Energy (India) in 1998 for one of his research
articles. He chaired many sessions at national and international seminars/
conferences/workshops. He got grants from AICTE, UGC, and DST for
research projects. He has been an expert committee member for various
committees of UGC, National Board of Accreditation, UPSC, HRD, Staff
Selection Commission, etc. The Central Government appointed him as a
Member of the Dargah Committee Ajmer for 5
years from 24-08-2007, and
he was Vice President of the Committee.
Prof. Asheesh K Singh is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering
Department at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT)
Allahabad, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh). He received his BTech (Electrical
Engineering) from HBTI Kanpur in 1991, MTech (Control Systems) from
REC Kurukshetra in 1994, and his doctorate from IIT Roorkee in 2007.
Since 1995, he has been on the academic staff of MNNIT Allahabad, India.