Deepika Patel

Bio

Deepika Patel (GSM’19–M’24, IEEE) received her B.E. degree in electrical engineering
from Rajasthan Technical University, India, in 2009, her M.Tech. degree in Power Systems
from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in 2016, and her Ph.D. degree in
Power Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in 2024.

After completing her graduation, she began her professional career as an Assistant System
Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services in Chennai, India (2010–2011). She then served as a
Junior Engineer at a public utility company in the state of Rajasthan, India (2011–2013).
Transitioning to academia in 2016, she joined IFTM University, Moradabad, as an Assistant
Professor. From 2017 to 2019, she worked as an ad hoc faculty member at Sardar Vallabhbhai
National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, before enrolling in a Ph.D. program at the
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

She joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA, in September 2024 as an
R & D Assistant Staff Member. Her research interests include power system protection, microgrids,
inverter-based resources, inverter control, fault modelling of inverters, distribution networks,
power islands, and applications of machine learning in power systems.

Professional Experience

• R&D Assistant Staff- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN, USA
  Sep 2024 – Present; Working on power system protection projects with a focus on high penetration of
  renewable energy in distribution networks.
• Ad hoc Faculty- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India
  2017 – 2019; Taught various undergraduate courses including Power System Operation and
  Control, Network Analysis, Electrical Measurements, and Electrical Machines. Supervised laboratory sessions on power electronics applications in power systems and power system analysis.
• Assistant Professor- IFTM University, Moradabad, India
  2016 – 2017; Taught various undergraduate courses including Power plant engineering and Electrical circuits. Supervised laboratory sessions on electrical machines and electrical measurements.
• Junior Engineer- Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL), Rajasthan, India
  2011 – 2013; Worked as an operation engineer at the 2×250 MW Chhabra Thermal Power Station. Responsible for hot and cold boiler startups, unit synchronization, and turbine rolling.
• Assistant System Engineer- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai, India
  2010 – 2011; Worked on mainframe and Teradata systems for the Bank of America credit card development team.

Education

• Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India, 2019 – 2024
• M.Tech in Power Systems, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India, 2014 – 2016
• B.E. in Electrical Engineering Rajasthan Technical University, India, 2005 – 2009

Professional Service

Journals

1. Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
2. Scientific Reports
3. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
4. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Conferences & Workshop

1. IEEE Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES)
2. IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS)
3. 2021 International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER)

Professional Affiliations

1.  IEEE membership Grade: Member (since 2024)
   o Grade: Graduate Student Member (2020 to 2024)
2. IEEE Young Professionals Grade: Member (Since 2020)
3. IEEE Industry Applications Society Membership (Since 2023)
4. IEEE Power & Energy Society Membership (Since 2025)
5. IEEE Women in Engineering Membership (Since 2025)

Specialized Equipment

Opal-RT and Typhoon-HIL Real time simulators 

SEL Relays Synchronization 

Other Publications