UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

• ECE 233b Electric Circuits II
• ECE 238a Electric Circuits and Electronics I
• ECE 330b Control Systems
• ECE 331a Signal Processing I
• ECE 374b Electromechanics
• ECE 416 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Project
• ECE 464b Electrical Power Systems II
• ECE 469b Digital Control

GRADUATE COURSES

• ES 630b Control, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems in Nuclear Power Plants
• ES 521b Fault Tolerant Control Systems
• ES 582b Advanced Control Systems Techniques
• ES 586b Power System Dynamics, Control and Stability
• ES 587b Fault Detection and Isolation in Dynamic Systems
• ES 658b Adaptive Signal Processing and Kalman Filters
• ES 665b Adaptive Control Systems
• ES 666b Modern Control Theory

Supervision

RESEARCH ENGINEERS

• Dr. Xinhong Huang
  Control, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems
• Dr. Qingfeng Li
  Reliable Control Systems using Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Network based Control

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW

• Dr. Xiang Yu
  Fault-tolerant Control with Application on Aircraft Flight Control

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CURRENT PH. D. STUDENTS

• Jingke She
  Reactor Power Upgrading using FPGA based Shutdown Systems
• Sungwhan Cho
  Reliability Evaluation of Safety Critical Control Systems
• Lingzhi Xia
  Control of Nuclear Reactors
• Ahmad Osgouee
  Modeling and Control of Steam Generators
• Peiwei Sun
  Control and Instrumentation of Generation IV Nuclear Reactor
• Hashem Hashemian
  Monitoring and Diagnosis for Nuclear Power Plants
• Jianping Ma
  Monitoring and Diagnosis for Nuclear Power Plant Systems
• Hisham Mahmood
  DC/AC Inverter Control of Microgrid Application
• Devbratta Thakur
  Wind Simulator System Design
• Drew Rankin
  New Class of Safety Control Systems for Safety Critical Applications and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation
• Dennis Michaelson
  Distributed Smart Storage Elements in Alternative Energy Sources based Micro-grid
• Quan Wang
  Wireless Sensor Applications in Industrial Processes

* Co-supervising.

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CURRENT M. E. Sc. STUDENTS

• Mahmood Akkawi
  DCS Implementation of Inverse Dynamic Control for Steam Generator in Nuclear Power Plants
• Shiva Moballegh
  Microgrid Power System Control
• Andrew Moore
  Fuel Cell based Distributed Generation
• Hesam Hosseinzadeh
  Grid Connection of Micro-grid Systems
• David A. Brown*
  Global Optimal controller for Nonlinear Systems

* Co-supervising.

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PAST SUPERVISIONS

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• Qingfeng Li (2005 - 2009), Reliable Control Systems using Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Network based Control
  Current Occupation – Research Engineer, The University of Western Ontario, Canada.
• Zhihao Zhang (2007 - 2008), Interfacing Fuel Cell based Power Sources to Power Grids
  Current Occupation – Engineer, United Technology Co., USA.
• Dr. Shailendra Kumar Jain (2007), Micro-grid and Distributed Power Generation
  Current Occupation - Associate Professor, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India.
• Dr. Weihua Li (1994 - 1997)
  Current Occupation - R&D Engineer, Matrikon Inc. Alberta, Canada.
• Dr. Wen Chen (2003-2004), Fault-tolerant Control Systems
  Current Occupation - Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, USA.
• Dr. Youmin Zhang (1998 – 2003), Design and Analysis of Fault-tolerant Control Systems
  Current Occupation - Associate Professor, Concordia University.

Ph. D.

• Hooman Javidnia (2009), Modeling and Simulation of CANDU Reactor Control System
  Current Position – I & C Analyst, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada.
• Abdullah Kadri (2009), Low-Power Chirp Signals for Wireless Data Communication in Industrial Environments
  Current Position – Engineer, AECL, Canada.
• Ervin Sejdic (2007), Feature Representation Using Energy Concentration in Time-Frequency Domain for Extraction and Classification
  Current Position – Researcher, The University of Toronto, Canada.
• Zhihao Zhang* (2007), Modelling, Analysis and Control of Fuel Cell based Micro-grid Power System
  Current Position – Engineer, United Technology Co., USA.
• Ye Jiang* (2007), Machining Accuracy Enhancement using the Iterative Learning Control Approach
  Current Position – Engineer, Caterpillar, USA.
• Changchuan Jiang*(2002-), Fault-tolerant Control of Aircraft
• Adam Rehorn*(2005), Condition Monitoring and Reconfigurable Control of Machine Tools
  Current Position – Automation Engineer, TransForm Automotive, London, ON, Canada.
• Lixuan Lu (2005), Risk-Informed Coordinated On-line Test and Maintenance for Safety-Critical Standby Instrumentation and Control Systems
  Current Position – Assistant Professor, University of Ontario (UOIT), Canada.
• Yonghui Xu (2003), Design, Analysis and Implementation of Fault-Tolerant Control Systems with Application to Electric Machines
  Current Position – Engineer, Honeywell Aerospace, Toronto, Canada.
• Mufeed Mahmoud (2001), Stochastic Analysis and Synthesis of Active Fault Tolerant Control Systems
  Current Position - Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, USA.
• Xiaokang Xu* (1999), Application of Singular Perturbation Models to Long Term Dynamic Stability Studies
  Current Position - Senior Staff Consultant, Siemens PTI, USA.
• Krishnat Patil* (1999), Dynamic Compensation of Electrical Power Systems Using a New BVSI STATCOM
  Current Position - Senior Engineer, Siemens PTI, USA.
• Qing Zhao (1999), Fault Tolerant Control System Design
  Current Position - Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada.
• Qihua Zhao (1996), Robust Damping Control in Power Systems
  Current Position - Staff Engineer, Honeywell, Canada.

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  M. E. Sc.

• Mohsen Bahramali* (2009), Data Integrity Protection for Security in Industrial Networks
• Yina Zhang* (2009), Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow and heat Transfer in Supercritical Water Cooled Reactor
• Drew Rankin (2008), Development of a Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation Platform for Safety Critical Control System Evaluation
  Current Occupation - Ph. D. Student in the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
• Jinhui Zhang (2008), Integration of Model-based Safety Assessment for Fault-tolerant Flight Control System Design
• Carlos O'Donell (2008), A Framework for the Evaluation of Distributed Control Systems in Industrial Control Applications
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Code Sourcery Co., USA.
• Zhutian Wang (2008), Control and Operation of a Microgrid Involving a PEM Fuel Cell through Analysis and Experimentation
  Current Occupation - Jr. Electrical Engineer, KSR International Co., Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
• Yi Cui* (2008), Active Steer-by-Wire Steering Control Based on Nonlinear Vehicle and Tire Models
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Bombardier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Jianping Ma* (2008), Fault Detection and Isolation in Fixed In-core Flux Detectors
  Current Occupation - Ph. D. Student in the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
• Dipak Patki (2007), Implementation of Fault-tolerant Control using Distributed Control Systems
• Sungwhan Cho (2006), Safety and Living PSA in Nuclear Power Plants
  Current Occupation - Ph. D. Student in the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
• Yan Wang* (2006), NOx Reduction Control in Combustion Process
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Navistar Engine Group, Chicago, IL, USA.
• Lee Rehorn (2005), Fault Detection of In-core Neutron Flux Detectors in CANDU Nuclear Reactors
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Novatronics, Canada.
• Ran Peng* (2004), Power System Damping Improvement with SVC Auxiliary Control
  Current Occupation - Assistant Engineer, The Independent Electricity System Operator, Toronto, Canada.
• Sergio Stevandic (2004), Modeling, Control and Simulation of a Grid-Connected Fuel Cell Power Plant
  Current Occupation - Senior Electrical Engineer, Stantec Consulting, London,  Ontario, Canada.
• Qing Jiang* (2004), Modeling and Simulation of an Industrial Furnace with Flue Gas Recirculation for NOx Control
  Current Occupation - Engineer, AECL, Mississauga, Canada.
• Xiang Li (2003), Design and Implementation of Sensorless Control of a Permanent Magnet DC Brush Servomotor
  Current Occupation - Instructor, Lambton college, Sarnia, Ont., Canada.
• Runling Pan (2003), Design and Prototyping an Optimal Shock Damping Caster
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Caterpillar, Chicago, USA.
• Guozhong Bao (2002), Fault-tolerant Flow Sharing Control of Aircraft Engine Bleed Air System
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Bombardier, Montreal, QC, Canada.
• Raymond Chokelal (2002), Analysis of Interaction and Design of a Coordinating Control Scheme for Two SVC FACTs Devices
  Current Occupation - Project Engineer, General Motors of Canada, Oshawa, Canada.
• Adam Rehorn* (2001), Machine Tool Spindle Dynamics: Identification, Modelling and Effects on Machining Manufacturing Process
  Current Occupation - Automation Engineer, TransForm Automotive, London, ON, Canada.
• Georges Livanos (2000), Heart Sound Analysis using Time-Frequency Transforms
  Current Occupation - Instructor, Humber College, Toronto, Canada.
• Xin Zhang (1998), Non-linear Phenomena and Control in Power Systems
  Current Occupation - Current Occupation - Engineer, Ubicom,Inc. Mountain View, CA, USA.
• Anthony R. Lithgow* (1997), Collision-free Trajectory Optimization for Multiple Robotic Manipulators
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Toronto, Canada.
• Jason M. Naughton* (1996), A Feed Forward Artificial Neural Network for Fault Diagnosis of Non-linear Systems
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Ryerson University, Canada.
• Rick Harmsen (1995), An Evaluation Procedure for Fault-tolerant Control Systems
  Current Occupation - Computer Engineer, Liberty Inc., London, Canada.
• Fang Jia (1993), Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Control System Reconfiguration
  Current Occupation - Engineer, Lucent Technologies, NJ, USA.

* Co-supervising.

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