About
Assalamualeikum! I’m Seerin Ahmad. I was born and raised in Purnea, eastern city of Bihar State, North-Eastern India. I did my schooling and matriculation at Sir Syed Academy, Purnea and Millia Convent English School, Purnea. Then, I moved to Aligarh in July 2013 to study Diploma in Engineering (Computer Engineering) from University Polytechnic, AMU, Aligarh, India and completed it in June 2013. I earned my Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in June 2017, which is one of the most beautiful and reputed university in Aligarh, India. I graduated my Master of Science degree of Electrical Engineering from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary in June 2019, majored on Power System and Power Electronics. And currently, I am pursuing my PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX, USA since Feb. 2021, where I am working on Cybersecurity for Power Electronics/Smart Inverters/DERs/Smart Grid.
Summary
Seerin Ahmad
PhD-Research Scholar having an experience in designing, modeling, controlling the power converters and lab experience on MATLAB/Simulnk, Microcontroller, Digsilent Powerfactory, DSP, etc.
- 727 W, Avenue C, Kingsville, TX
- (469) 882-1371
- seerin.amu@gmail.com
Education
Master of Science (M.S) ; Electric Power Engineering
Sep. 2017 - June 2019
Budapest University of Science and Technology, Budapest, HUN
Primary Major - Electric Power Systems | Secondary Major - Smart City
Master Thesis - Impact Assessment of Electric Cars on LV Grid
GPA: 4.52/5.00 (Excellent)
Bachelor of Engineering(B.E) ; Electrical Engineering
2010 - 2014
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IND
Bachelor Thesis: Microcontroller based DC-DC Converter
GPA: 9.56/10.00 (Honors)
Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistantship
Feb. 2021 - Present
Advisor: Dr. Taesic Kim
Cyber-Physical Power and Energy Systems Laboratory (CPPEL), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
Texas A&M University- Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
- Working on US-Departemnt of Energy project "Multilevel cybersecurity for photovoltaic systems (DOE-SETO)"
- Working on Cybersecurity for Power Electronics/Smart Inverters/Smart Grid/Distributed Energy Resources(DERs).
Research Assistantship
2017 - 2018
Guide: Professor Tian-Hua Liu
Servo Control LAB, Department of Electrical Engineering
National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Taipei, TW
- Worked on a project named "Simulation and Implementation of Predictive Speed Controller and Position Observer for Sensorless Synchronous Reluctance Motors" and published a journal in Energies (MDPI).
- Worked on a project named "Digital Control of AC-DC Converter with Power Factor Correction (PFC).
Skills
I gained various skills during my Bachelor, Master degree and working as a Research Assistantship at NTUST, Taiwan such as:
Research
Research Interests
Power Electronics | Power Systems | Smart Grid | Cybersecurity
Multilevel cybersecurity for photovoltaic systems (DOE-SETO)
Feb. 2021 - Present
This is a project from US-Department of Energy. Goal of this project is to address the PV system cybersecurity at both the inverter and system levels.
Cybersecurity for Power Electronics, Smart Inverters, Smart Grid, DERs.
Feb. 2021 - Present
I am working on how the attacker can attack the comunication layer of the grid, and how this attack can be mitigated to secure our grid. Also, I am working on the smart inverter and its connection with the existing grid without any instability, etc.
Publications
Transactions/Journals
[1] Tian-Hu Liu, Seerin Ahmad, Muhammad Syahril Mubarok, and Jia-You Chen, "Simulation and Implementation of Predictive Speed Controller and Position Observer for Sensorless Synchronous Reluctance Motors," Energies, 28 May 2020.
Conference Proceedings
[1] B. Ahn, G. Bere, S. Ahmad, J. Choi, and T. Kim*, "Blockchain-enabled security module for transforming conventional inverters toward firmware security-enhanced smart inverters," in Proc. 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, submitted.
Book Chapters
[1] Adil Sarwar, Md Irfan Sarwar, Md Shahbaz Alam, Seerin Ahmad, and Mohd Tariq, "A Nine-Level Cascaded Multilevel Inverter with Reduced Switch Count and Lower Harmonics," SpringerLink, 1 June 2019.
Patents
[1] None
Hobbies
I love exploring the world. Till now, I visited 3 continents, 21 countries, and 50+ cities. My next plan is Saudi Arabia (Umrah), New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Central Asia, Upper Africa, etc.
Travelling Pics
I love to guide my juniors/colleagues from AMU (my undergrad University) in securing prestigious scholarships, fellowships, or admission in top-notch universities of the world with full funding.
Study Abroad Guidance
I love to recite Quran and memorize its Versus and Surah. Till now, I memorized Chapter 30th, Chapter 29th, Surah Yasin, Surah Rahman, etc. Apart from that I am learning to speak, listen and write Arabic.
