IEEE IAS UOW Student Chapter

21/07/2025

Heartfelt Congratulations to Dr. Anand Mandal!

The IEEE IAS UOW Student Chapter proudly congratulates Dr. Anand Mandal on the successful completion of his PhD. This outstanding achievement is a true reflection of his hard work, dedication, and unwavering focus. Reaching this academic pinnacle marks not only the end of one journey but the exciting beginning of many more.

Throughout his doctoral years, Anand was an active and valued member of our chapter, making meaningful contributions to our student chapter.

We wish him continued success in all his future endeavors and look forward to witnessing the remarkable impact he will no doubt continue to make.

26/06/2025

Our chapter activities on global stage!

We are honoured for the opportunity to share our stories with a global audience at IEEE IAS Annual Meeting 2025 held in Hilton Taipei, Taiwan.

26/06/2025

Our recent field visit to Spring Hill Transmission Substation and Unanderra Zone Substation

11/03/2025

If you are a 3rd, 4th or a post-grad student in 2025 and have never been an IEEE member, the IEEE NSW Section will sponsor your student membership fee!

Instructions :
1. Go to www.ieee.org/join and register as Student Member.
2. Type in all your details. On the check-out process, press ‘Print & Mail/Fax order’ instead of ‘Proceed to checkout’. From the browser menu, print to PDF.

Ensure your postal address and contact details will be valid for the next 12 months or more. Instead of sending the form to IEEE HQ USA, please forward a PDF copy of this application with Member/Customer number under “Order Information” (Name of the File: your name-IEEE NSW student membership offer.pdf) and a copy or your current student card (Name of the File: your name.pdf) to:
Dr Bruce P**n ------ IEEE NSW Membership Development Chair
e-mail: [email protected]
cc Dr Dushmantha Thalakotuna ------ IEEE NSW Student Activities Chair
e-mail: [email protected]

If you are students of the following universities, please cc a copy of your application to the student
branch (SB) chairs / mentor :
1. Charles Sturt University Mentor : Dr David Tien ([email protected])
2. Macquarie University SB Chair / Mentor : TBA
3. University of New South Wales SB Chair / Mentor : TBA
4. University of Sydney SB Chair ; Gary Jin ([email protected])
Mentor : Professor Jinman Kim ([email protected])
5. University of Technology Sydney Mentor : Dr Dushmantha Thalakotuna ([email protected])
6. University of Wollongong Mentor : Dr Sasha Nikolic ([email protected])
7. Western Sydney University Mentor : Professor Ranjith Liyanapathirana ([email protected])

* The number of free student memberships is limited and will be awarded on a first come first serve basis.This offer excludes membership to individual IEEE societies which may be purchased separately. This offer is available only to students located in New South Wales. The free student membership offer covers the first year of membership only. Offer not available to current or past IEEE members/student members.

Deadline for submission is 4:00pm on the 31st of March 2025 or when quota is filled (whichever comes first ) and all applications will be processed from the beginning of April 2025.

** Please attach a copy or your current student card.

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14/11/2024

IEEE NSW IAS/IES/PELS Joint Chapter and IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Student Chapter at UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia would like to invite you to attend a seminar on topics titled "Small Signal and Large Signal Stability in Grid-Forming Inverters” and “Proactive Human-Robot Interaction" scheduled on 19 November 2024 (please refer to the attached photo).

We would be happy to see you in-person at Building 6, Room 210 or you can join online with the following details:

Zoom Meeting ID: 846 1412 2961
Password: 2020

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IEEE PES UOW Student Chapter

03/07/2024

We are organising a "Day-long Industry-Focused Seek-Write-Interview Career Guidance" workshop on 17th July 2024 (on campus/face-to-face). There are more than 13 resource persons from 9 different industries/companies. The School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong is hosting the workshop. Registration is required to attend the free workshop, which is open to all, however, the number of seats is limited. Please find more details about the workshop including the free registration link from the flyer attached.
Kindly register at: https://forms.gle/zwJJwJQLAhC7dN3C8

03/04/2024

School of Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW), IEEE NSW IAS/IES/PELS Joint Chapter, and IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Student Chapter at UOW would like to invite you to attend a distinguished lecture on a topic titled ‘Voltage Regulation Schemes for Utility and Industrial Applications’ on 23 April 2024 starting at 2:00PM.

The presentation is designed to provide the basic principles of voltage regulation theory, an overview of the most commonly used voltage regulators, and future trends. The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and commissioned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since their inceptions in the 1990s. Two reference books are as follows.
1. Introduction to FACTS Controllers: Theory, Modeling, and Applications (ISBN: 978-0-470-47875-2), IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009
2. Power Flow Control Solutions for a Modern Grid using SMART Power Flow Controllers (ISBN: 978-1-119-82435-0), IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022.

Speaker Biography:
Kalyan K. Sen, PhD, PE, MBA, IEEE Fellow
Fulbright Scholar, GIAN Scholar, IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer

Kalyan Sen is the President & Chief Technology Officer of Sen Engineering Solutions, Inc. (www.sentransformer.com) that specializes in developing SMART power flow controllers—a functional requirements-based and cost-effective solution. Kalyan worked 33 years in academia and industry. He was a key member of the Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) development team at the Westinghouse Science & Technology Center for which he became a Westinghouse Fellow Engineer. He contributed to concept development, simulation, design, and commissioning of FACTS projects at Westinghouse. He conceived some of the basic concepts in power flow control technology for which he was elevated to the IEEE Fellow grade with the citation: for the development and application of power flow control technology. He is the Co-inventor of the Sen Transformer.

For those joining online:
Zoom Meeting ID: 819 9553 1970
Password: 2024
Link: https://t.ly/EiCHi

21/03/2024

The IEEE NSW Joint Chapter IA/IE/PEL and IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Student Chapter at University of Wollongong successfully completed a webinar on 'Digitalization makes electrical systems smarter'. Thanks to Anisur Rahman, Digital Systems Center Manager, ABB Australia for the wonderful presentation.
Stay tuned for more upcoming events!

11/03/2024

The IEEE NSW Joint Chapter IA/IE/PEL and IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Student Chapter at University of Wollongong would like to invite you to attend a webinar titled ‘Digitalisation makes electrical systems smarter’ scheduled on 21 March 2024 (Thursday) starting at 10:00 AM (Sydney Time).
Please join us in the webinar (please refer to the attached flyer). The details of the seminar are as follows:

Keynote Speaker:

Anisur Rahman
Digital Systems Center Manager
ABB Australia

Microsoft Teams Meeting:
Meeting ID: 345 187 394 138
Passcode: tF9sZm
Link: https://t.ly/l-NtE

19/02/2024

We invite you to participate in Orientation Week (O-week) at the University of Wollongong today. You're also welcome to register and become a member of the IEEE IAS Student Chapter to engage in this year's events and connect with us on Facebook and LinkedIn. Simply scan the QR code below to join us!