Rate My Professor Galina Mirzaeva

Professor Galina Mirzaeva holds the position of Professor in the School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She obtained her B.Eng. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering in 1988, M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering in 1989, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1997 from Chelyabinsk Polytechnical Institute, now South Urals State University, Russia. Her academic career commenced in Russia as a Research Fellow at the Urals Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR from 1989 to 1990, followed by roles as Lecturer (1990-1992), Senior Lecturer (1995-1998), Assistant Professor (1998-1999 and 2000-2003) at South Urals State University, and Deputy Head (IT) of the Social Security Department at Chelyabinsk City Council (1999-2000). In 2004, she joined the University of Newcastle as a Research Academic with CRC-Mining, progressed to Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing from 2009 to 2016, and has been Associate Professor since 2016, with current appointment as Professor.

Galina Mirzaeva's research focuses on power electronic converters, electric machines and drives, modulation and control of inverters, microgrids, mining industry applications, and electric transportation. Her expertise has led to advancements in model predictive control, common mode voltage elimination, fault diagnosis in induction motors, and hybrid electric systems. She has authored over 41 journal articles, including key publications such as 'Common Mode Voltage Elimination in Variable Speed Drives for Improved Electrical Safety' (IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2020), 'Advanced Diagnosis of Rotor Faults and Eccentricity in Induction Motors Based on Internal Flux Measurement' (IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018), 'Harmonic Suppression and Delay Compensation for Inverters via Variable Horizon Nonlinear Model Predictive Control' (International Journal of Control, 2015), and 'Model Predictive Control for Industrial Drive Applications' (IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2023). She has secured 21 grants totaling $2,500,506, including ARC Discovery Projects on advanced multivariable nonlinear control for matrix converters (2022) and novel power systems for more electric aircraft (2019). Notable projects include collaborations for electrically safe variable speed drives in underground mining with ResTech, hybrid electric boats with Stebercraft and Ampcontrol, and energy-efficient systems for aircraft. Awards include the 2015 Research Excellence Award from the Australian Coal Association Research Program and the 2014 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She has supervised 13 higher degree research completions and chaired the Mining Industry Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (2009-2010). Her contributions enhance electrical safety in mining, promote renewable energy integration, and support sustainable transport solutions.