Dhivya Sampath Kumar
Profile
Biography
Dr Dhivya Sampath Kumar received her M.Eng. degree in Power Systems Engineering from the College of Engineering-Guindy, Anna University, India, in 2011 and her PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National University of Singapore (NUS) in June 2017. She also earned a graduate certificate in Management of Technology from NUS. She worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)- National University of Singapore until Jan 2022. Since February 2022, she has been working as an Assistant Professor in Singapore Institute of Technology. Her research interests include Modelling, Control, Optimization & Management of Microgrid/Smart Grids, Analysis of grid security, reliability and planning issues pertaining to embedded integrated distributed generators, Application of machine learning to power systems and Optimal Integration and Management of DERs. She has worked on multiple NRF projects with Energy Market Authority of Singapore and Singapore Power Grid to analyze the impact of integrating renewable distributed generators on the reliability and protection of power networks. She is also actively involved in IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) activities and is currently serving as the Chairman of the IEEE PES Singapore Chapter. She is also a member of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore. She is a regular reviewer of IEEE and Elsevier journals and conferences and, has served in the organizing committee of flagship IEEE conferences.
SIT Appointments
- Assistant Professor– Present
Education
- PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering)National University of Singapore , Singapore
- Graduate (Management of Technology)National University of Singapore , Singapore
- M.Eng (Power System Engineering)College of Engineering - Guindy, Anna University , India
- B.Eng (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)Anna University , India
Achievements
- Best Paper Award, Int. Conf. in IEEE Int. WIE Conf. on ECE (WIECON-ECE) 2020
- Best Student Paper Award, NUS ECE Graduate Student Symposium, 2014
- Best Presentation Award, Int. Conf. in Power Engineering Applications (ICPEA), 2019
Professional Certification
- RTDS Technologies Inc. logo RTDS Simulator Training Course
Professional Memberships
- Committee Member, IEEE Young Professionals Singapore– Present
- Ambassador, Women in IEEE Industrial Electronics Society– Present
- Committee Member, Women in Science, Engineering and Research (WiSER), Institution of Engineers Singapore– Present
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)– Present
- Chairman, IEEE PES Singapore Chapter– Present
- Member, Institution of Engineers Singapore– Present
- Women in Power (WiP) Representative, IEEE Singapore PES ChapterPresent
- Vice-Chairman, IEEE PES Singapore Chapter–
- Country Representative, IEEE PES Day–
- Secretary, IEEE PES Singapore Chapter–
Corporate Experience
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)–
Research
Research Interests
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Modelling, Control, Optimization & Management of Microgrid/Smart Grids
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Analysis of grid security, reliability and planning issues pertaining to integrated distributed generators
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Application of machine learning to power systems
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Optimal Integration and Management of DERs
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Adaptive smart grid protection
Current Projects
- Developing Critical Intelligent Modules for Large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Implementation– Present
Co-Investigator, Exploiting Distributed Generation (EDGE) Programme Grant - EMA
- Hybrid Cloud and Edge-based Energy Management for Distributed Energy Resources– Present
Principal Investigator, MOE-SIT Ignition Grant
- Design and Development of a Virtual High-Voltage Laboratory for Effective Applied Learning– Present
Principal Investigator, MOE-SIT Applied Learning and Innovation Grant (ALIGN)
Past Projects
- Advanced Solar Power Forecasting for Safe and Reliable PV Grid Integration in Singapore–
- Optimal Integration of Electric Vehicles and Distributed Energy Resources–
- Power Grid Stability with an Increasing Share of Renewables (such as Solar) in Singapore–
Publication
Journal Papers
Teaching
Teaching Modules
Electrical Power Engineering, MEngTech
- EPE6001 - Power Systems Analysis and Control
Electrical Power Engineering, BEng (Hons)
- EPE3204 - Renewable Energy Systems
Sustainable Built Environment, BEng (Hons)
- SBE3122 - Renewables for Building Application