Dr. Ali Kalair is an electrical engineer specializing in power systems and is currently working as a power system engineer at Electrotechnik in Sydney, Australia. He completed his PhD studies in renewable energy at SWINBURNE University of Technology, Melbourne, and was awarded the Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Awards (SUPRA) with industry funding from Brightcell Melbourne. He recently led projects, including developing sequence impedance modules and magnetic field modules for ELEK software, ARENA-funded projects on transactive demand response management systems, the design of Trigeneration Nanogrid buildings, and many other projects with active industrial collaboration. He has published over fifteen peer-reviewed articles, two book chapters, and five conference papers. He serves as a member of professional societies such as Pakistan Engineering Council, IEEE, and CIGRE and also as a reviewer in several Elsevier journals. His teaching disciplines include power system analysis, protection, design, modeling, and simulation. His interests include power quality, power system analysis, smart grids, microgrids, nanogrids, demand response, demand side management, and passive houses.
