Rate My Professor Balarko Chaudhuri

Professor Balarko Chaudhuri serves as Professor of Power Systems in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, at Imperial College London. He joined the institution in 2006 after completing his PhD there in 2005 with a thesis titled 'Robust control of inter-area oscillations in power systems,' followed by a short period at General Electric Global Research. Previously holding the position of Reader in Power Systems, he was promoted to Professor in 2025. Chaudhuri is also the UK Director of the EPICS Global Centre on Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS-UK), leading efforts in sustainable energy transitions.

His research specializes in the dynamic stability and control of power systems integrating high shares of renewable energy and inverter-based resources (IBRs). Focus areas include stability and control of AC-DC grid systems, mitigation of sub-synchronous and IBR-driven oscillations, and modeling of grid-forming inverters. Chaudhuri's contributions are recognized through his elevation to IEEE Fellow in 2025 for advancements in AC-DC grid control and stability, alongside his status as a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). He has co-authored key books such as 'Robust Control in Power Systems' (Springer, 2005) with Bikash Pal, which applies linear robust control theory to damp low-frequency oscillations, and 'Multi-terminal Direct-Current Grids: Modeling, Analysis, and Control' (Wiley, 2014) with Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Rajat Majumder, and Amirnaser Yazdani. His scholarly impact is evidenced by over 9,750 citations on Google Scholar. Chaudhuri has secured funding through EPSRC grants, including projects on enhanced renewable integration via flexible transmission options. He supervises doctoral students, delivers lectures on power system dynamics, and participates in international initiatives like the Global Power System Transformation Consortium, contributing to podcasts and summer schools on IBR-dominated systems.