Biosketch

Ashu Verma is Professor in the department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India since July, 2012. Prior to joining IIT Delhi she has worked in TERI University, Gautam Buddha University and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited in India.

Prof. Ashu's research interests include power system analysis and optimization. She is particularly interested in analysing the power systems at transmission and distribution levels in the presence of renewable based power generation, electric vehicles and other dynamic loads. She has specifically worked on developing algorithms for optimal operation and control of electrical systems while handling the uncertainties in renewable generation, loads including smart buildings, and electric vehicles.

Prof. Ashu has more than 75 original research publications to her credit, 2 patents, and over 90 peer-reviewed conference presentations. 15 PhD students have graduated from her research group, 5 are currently in progress and 45 masters students have been trained. She has completed 7 externally funded research projects (3 as Principal Investigator and 4 as co- Principal Investigator) and currently working on 3 more.

Prof. Ashu has served as Coordinator ReNew Centre of Excellence (March 2023- July 2024), Chairperson (July 2022- Dec. 2023) and Convenor (Jan.2017- July 2020) for Department Research Committee and member of many other committees at IIT Delhi.

Prof. Ashu has served on the technical committees of several international conferences, was convenor of prestigious National Power Systems Conference (2022), and has served as reviewer of several international technical journals. Since 2023, She has been involved in the establishment of IIT Delhi’s first overseas campus in Abu Dhabi, the UAE as a Chairperson, Committee for developing the structure and curriculum of academic programmes, and research verticals, “Sustainable Energy, Environment and Climate Change”. She currently serves as Vice Provost Academics and Student Affairs of IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi.

Recent Publications

• H. Gover, S. Sharma, A. Verma, M.J. Hossain, I. Kamwa, K Adaptive parameter tuning strategy of VSG-based islanded microgrid under uncertainties, Electric Power Systems Research, 2024.
• K.C. Bevin, A. Verma, Decentralized Local Electricity Market Model Using Automated Market Maker, Applied Energy, 334, March, 2023.
• S.Mittal, P. Pareek, A. Verma, Distribution line parameters estimation framework with correlated injections using smart meter measurements, Electric Power Systems Research, 228, 2023.
• BV Suryakiran, S. Nizami, A. Verma, T.K. Saha, S. Mishra, A DSO-based day-ahead market mechanism for optimal operational planning of active distribution network, 2023, Energy.
• A. Bhattacharjee, A. K. Mondal, A. Verma, S. Mishra and T. K. Saha, "Deep Latent Space Clustering for Detection of Stealthy False Data Injection Attacks against AC State Estimation in Power Systems," in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2022.
• K.C. Bevin, A. Verma, S.K. Chattopadhyay, “Flexible Step-Voltage Regulator for Unbalanced Distribution Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 58 (6), 7002-7012, 2022 .
• B. Kandpal, A. Verma, “Demand Peak Reduction of Smart Buildings Using Feedback-Based Real-Time Scheduling of EVs”, IEEE Systems Journal, 2021.
• A. Bhattacharjee, A. Verma, S. Mishra, T. K. Saha, “Estimating State of Charge for xEV batteries using 1D Convolutional Neural Networks and Transfer Learning”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol 70 (4), pp: 3123-3135, 2021.
• S. Sharma, A. Verma, Bijaya Ketan Panigrahi, “Robustly Coordinated Distributed Voltage Control through Residential Demand Response under Multiple Uncertainties”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 57 (4), 4042-4058, 2021.
• D. Kumari, S.K. Chattopadhyay, A. Verma, “Improvement of Power Flow Capability By Using An Alternative Power Flow Controller”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 35(5), 2353-2362, 2020.