Rate My Professor S M Ferdous

Dr. S. M. Ferdous serves as a Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Energy at Murdoch University. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Islamic University of Technology and completed his Doctor of Philosophy at Murdoch University in 2021. His doctoral thesis, titled 'Operation and control strategy of coupled microgrid clusters,' explores decentralized control approaches for interconnecting microgrids to address issues like overloading and excessive renewable generation through provisional power exchange links. Dr. Ferdous's research specializations encompass power electronics, microgrid operation and control, hybrid and electric vehicles, and renewable energy, with his work garnering over 635 citations as per his Google Scholar profile.

Dr. Ferdous has made notable contributions to academic literature through peer-reviewed publications. Among his key works are 'A Virtual Power Plant Framework for Dynamic Economic Dispatch and Frequency Regulation in Microgrids' in World Electric Vehicle Journal (2026), 'Enhancing EV Hosting Capacity in Distribution Networks Through Strategic Network Reconfiguration and Optimal EV Charging Scheduling' in Sustainability (2026), 'Power sharing and control strategy for provisionally coupled microgrid clusters through an isolated power exchange network' in Energies (2021), 'Stability and robustness of a coupled microgrid cluster interconnected through single-phase AC lines' in IEEE Access (2021), 'Realising a system of coupled microgrid networks using single-phase interconnection lines' in IET Smart Grid (2021), 'Grid Integration of EV: A Review on Stakeholder's Objectives, Challenges, and Strategic Implications' (2025), and 'Close loop compensation technique for high performance MPPT using ripple correlation control' (2017 conference paper). He has also contributed to book chapters, including 'Interconnected Microgrid Clusters Through Various Provisional Power Exchange Links' (2024). Additionally, Dr. Ferdous serves as a co-investigator on projects such as 'Reactive and active power management with large-scale electric vehicle integration' and has participated in workshops like 'Powering Western Australia with HIL Simulation' (2026), underscoring his role in advancing sustainable energy systems and grid resilience.