Prof. Dr. Laiq Khan received a B.Sc. degree (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan, in 1996 and an M.S.-leading-to-Ph.D. degree in Power System Dynamics and Control from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K., in 2003. Before obtaining his Ph.D. degree, he served at Siemens Pakistan as a Field Engineer for two years. He served as an Assistant Professor for at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Swabi, Pakistan, until 2008. Then, he joined the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Pakistan, and served as an Associate Professor. He also served as a Professor at Islamic University Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for three years. He is currently a Professor of Power System Dynamics and Control at COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus. He has published more than a hundred articles in highly reputable international conferences and peer-reviewed impact factor journals. His research interests include power system stability and control using PSSs, FACTS controllers and HVDC, robust control theory, intelligent control systems, nonlinear adaptive intelligent control and adaptive predictive intelligent control, fault-tolerant control, power system planning and advanced optimization techniques, nonlinear control of WECS, photovoltaic systems, micro-grids, and smart-grids.
