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Professor Tapan Saha is a Professor of Electrical Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Queensland, where he has been a faculty member since 1996 and elevated to Professor in 2005. He currently holds leadership roles as Discipline Leader for Power, Energy and Control Engineering, Leader of UQ Solar, and Founding Director of the Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre. Previously, he served as an Adjunct Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University and Hunan University in China, worked at James Cook University of North Queensland for 2.5 years, and at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology for 3.5 years. Born in Bangladesh and immigrating to Australia in 1989, Saha earned his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (1982), Master of Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi (1985), and PhD from the University of Queensland (1994).

Saha's research specializations encompass renewable energy integration into electricity grids, with emphasis on solar PV and wind power; smart condition monitoring and intelligent diagnostics for power transformers and aging assets; power system stability, frequency response, and voltage control in low-inertia environments; and solar PV forecasting alongside large-scale solar farm fault detection. He has authored over 100 publications, including 'Coordinated frequency control based on hierarchical MPC considering tie-line power flow' (IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2026), 'Reactive Power Coordination Control to Enhance Weak Grid Stability of Hybrid Power Plants' (IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2026), 'The combined effects of high penetration of wind and PV on power system frequency response' (Applied Energy, 2015), 'Smart transformer for smart grid—intelligent framework and techniques for power transformer asset management' (IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2015), and book chapters such as 'Smart Transformer Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis' (2017). Leading major initiatives like the ARC-funded 'A Reliable and Secure Net-Zero Power System for Australia' (2026-2030) and the Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre (2017-2029), Saha is a Life Fellow of IEEE and Institution of Engineers Australia, Chartered Professional Engineer, Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Senior Editor of IEEE Access, IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer (2015-2025), and former ARC College of Experts member (2020-2025). His contributions have advanced grid reliability and sustainable energy transitions.