Akhtar Hussain, Université Laval

Research

distributed energy resources battery energy storage systems electric vehicles ai in power systems equitable renewable incentives microgrids and virtual power plants power system operation power system resilience

Latest funding

Grid Condition and Resilience-Aware Incentivization and Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Grid Condition and Resilience-Aware Incentivization and Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000

All 2 grants and awards

Grid Condition and Resilience-Aware Incentivization and Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Hussain, Akhtar

Keywords: distributed energy resources; battery energy storage systems; electric vehicles; ai in power systems; equitable renewable incentives; microgrids and virtual power plants; power system operation; power system resilience; resource allocation; sustainable energy

$12,500

Grid Condition and Resilience-Aware Incentivization and Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hussain, Akhtar

Keywords: distributed energy resources; battery energy storage systems; electric vehicles; ai in power systems; equitable renewable incentives; microgrids and virtual power plants; power system operation; power system resilience; resource allocation; sustainable energy

$40,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: distributed energy resources Dear Professor Hussain, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on distributed energy resources connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Grid Condition and Resilience-Aware Incentivization and Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]