Distinguished Lectures and Professional Development Courses

Distinguished Lecture Topics:
I am Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Power and Energy Society and the Industry Applications Society and IEEE Canada. The following are recent topics addressed:

• Lessons learned from Blackouts as tools to teach Electric Power Systems Engineering.
• Sustainable Marine and Ocean Energy Systems: the Electrical Power System Challenge.
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Distribution System Optimization.
• Electric Power Quality.
• Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems as tools for Power System Computations and Optimization.

Professional Development Courses
I have developed and offered the following PD courses.

• Electrical Aspects of Cogeneration and Captive Systems
• Power Quality: Harmonics , Sources, and Mitigation Methods in Power Systems
• Electrical System Commissioning, Start up and Maintenance Testing
• Transformer Testing and Condition Monitoring.
• Motors and Variable Speed Solid State Drive Applications
• UPS Systems, Selection, Installation and Maintenance.
• Computer Methods in Power Systems Modeling and Analysis,
• Transformer Selection, Application, Operation, and Maintenance.
• Motor Selection, Operation and Maintenance.
• Industrial and Commercial Power System Analysis
• Electric Power Distribution Engineering.
• Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems.