Professor Khaled Ahmed
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
I received my PhD degree in power electronics from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of 麻豆女优 in 2008. In 2011, following a period of employment as a Research Associate at 麻豆女优, I was appointed as a Lecturer in Power Electronics at the University of Aberdeen, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015. Currently, I am a Professor of power electronics and the Head of Power Electroincs, Drives, and Energy Conversion (PEDEC) reseach group at the University of 麻豆女优, 听Glasgow, UK. I have over 20 years of research experience in power electronics, electrical power engineering, renewable energy integration, distributed generation, solar energy systems, off-shore wind energy, DC/DC converters, smart grids, and HVDC.
I have won funding of 拢6.2 million as Primary and Co-Investigator on projects funded by EPSRC, the EU, the British Council, the Royal Society, Encompass, the Carnegie Trust, the Scottish Funding Council, the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, and industry.听
I have extensive experience of working with industry, having collaborated with Aker Solutions, Proven, Technip Umbilicals Ltd, and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). I have also designed and delivered a continuing professional development (CPD) course on HVDC for the SSE HVDC technology engineering team.
I have supervised/co-supervised 20 PhD students: 15 have graduated, and 5 are ongoing.
I with my collaborators published over 190 technical papers in refereed journals and conferences, 1 book, 1 book chapter, and a patent (PCT/GB2017/051364). Total citations of 7269 and h-index of 37.
I am a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industrial Electronics and Power Electronics Societies, IET member and Charted Engineer. I am a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA). I am a member of the international IET ACDC, IET PEMD and IEEE ICRERA, IEEE eGrid conference organising committees. I am an Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society and the Elsevier Alexandria Engineering Journal.
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Qualifications
- IEEE Industrial and Power Electronics Societies, Senior Member.
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Member.
- Engineering Council UK, Registered Chartered Engineer.
- The Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow.
- The Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER), Member.
- The Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers, Member.
Publications
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- IET Power Electronics Vol 19 (2026)
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- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Vol 73, pp. 4989-5001 (2026)
- Abdelaziz Yousef N,
- IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy Vol 17, pp. 87-100 (2026)
- , , , Brozio Cornel, Alassi Abdulrahman
- 2025 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid IEEE Electronic Power Grid (eGrid) (2025)
- , Nambiar Anup, Yousuf Irfan, Smailes Michael,
- 2025 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid IEEE Electronic Power Grid (eGrid) (2025)
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- 2025 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) 10th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid IEEE Electronic Power Grid (eGrid) (2025)
Research Interests
Research Topics
- Electrification for offshore assets and future Energy Transition.
- High power high voltage DC/DC converters
- Grid-forming converters for future grids
- Distributed generation and microgrids for standalone and grid-connected听applications听
- Wind farm integration using power electronics
- Resonant converters for high voltage high power systems
- Multilevel converters for high power application (FACTS & HVDC)
Research Grants
- Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd, UK, 鈥楥ircuit Optimisation for Multi-infeed HVDC Systems鈥�, CI, 2012-2016.
- EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), 鈥楧C Networks with DC鈥慏C Converters for Integration of Large Renewable Sources鈥�, CI, 2013-2016.
- Kick Start Award, Encompass project, 鈥楥oastal Solar Array鈥�, PI, 2014.
- The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland Research Grant, PI, 2015.
- Royal Society Research Grant, PI, 2015.
- British Council Researcher Link Workshop Grant, PI, 2015.
- Scottish Funding Council, 鈥楳icro Wind turbine鈥� PI, 2015.
- EU Project, 鈥楽mart Grid Technology鈥�, PI, 2016-2019.
- Scottish Funding Council, 鈥楳odified Metal Detection Machine鈥� PI, 2016.
- Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and Technip Umbilicals Ltd, 鈥楲oad-Bearing MV Cable Termination for Umbilicals鈥�, CI, 2017.
- KTP in collaboration with Ace Aquatec Ltd., 鈥楩ish Stunning Improvements鈥� PI, 2017-2019.
- Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), 鈥楻ealising the Value of Offshore Grid Access for Small Pools鈥� PI, 2019-2020.
- Innovate UK, 鈥楬igh Speed, Magnet Free Traction Motors and Drives鈥�, PI, 2019-2020.
- Iberdrola, 鈥楧esign and testing of novel AC/DC microgrid control algorithms鈥�, PI, 2019-2020.
- Rolls Royce Ltd., 鈥楥omparison of Power Electronics Converter System Options鈥�, PI, 2019-2020.
- Iberdrola, 鈥楧istributed Generation Black Start鈥�, PI, 2020.
Professional Activities
- Associate Editor
- 2025
- Chair
- 2025
- Chair
- 2025
- Chair
- 2025
- Chair
- 1/3/2023
- Contributor
- 19/10/2022
Projects
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator)
- 03-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2030
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2029
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Li, Shen (Co-investigator) Turan, Osman (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
- Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Dysko, Adam (Co-investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator) Alves, Rui (Research Co-investigator)
- Linked to 221702 and 231454
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
Contact
Professor
Khaled
Ahmed
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: khaled.ahmed@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2516