Jubaer Ahmed
jubaer ahmed

Dr Jubaer Ahmed BSc, PhD, CPEng, IntPE (APEC)

Lecturer

 0131 455 2201

  J.Ahmed@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Dr. Jubaer Ahmed is currently working as a lecturer in School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, 麻豆社区, UK. He obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Technology, Malaysia (UTM) in 2016 and BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2012.

He is currently the programme leader for Electrical & Electronic Engineering in ENU and Capital University Egypt project. He also served the school as NSS champion lead for CSSE in 2025, Napier-Funded PhD selection committee in 2025 and SEBE school lead for PhD lunchtime Seminar in 2022.


In research, he has developed expertise in Photovoltaic (PV) System design that includes designing MPPT control algorithms for PV operation, PV module connection scheme, PV integration to the grids and optimize energy efficiency. He carried out about 15 research projects which contributed to develop control algorithms for PV DC-DC converter, mathematical models for PV operation, PV module connection schemes and other innovation in peripheral fields. These contributions were published in over 60 International journals and conferences including prestigious IEEE Transactions. According to Google scholar, his articles are cited over 4500 times and his current h-index is 25. He has received the best paper award from Applied Energy Journal in 2018. He was also featured among the top 2% research scientist in the world, ranking published by Stanford University in 2020-2024.

Dr Jubaer is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and APEC IntPE under Engineers Australia. He is also a member of IEEE, IET and BEM.

From 2016-2021, he worked in Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus) as a Senior Lecturer and was the program leader for Electrical & Electronic Engineering in 2019-2020. He successfully led the program for accreditation exercise in 2019 under Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Malaysia and enhanced lab facilities for Electrical Power System. He also served the faculty and the University as the Research Education Advisor, member of Faculty research committee, Staff Recreation Committee (SRC), Student progress review committee & IEEE R-10 subcommittee.

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Research Groups

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • IEEE R-10 Subcommittee (Sarawak Chapter, Malaysia)-Advisor
  • Member of Staff recreation & Well being Committee; Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Technical Chair- 6th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 5.0 (STI2024) (STI-2024)
  • Technical Programme Committee- 5th International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry ) (STI-2023)
  • Technical Programme Committee- 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry(STI 2021)
  • Technical Programme Committee- 2020 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry 4.0 (STI, 2020)
  • Technical Programme Committee- 2nd International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems (SPIES 2020)

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Listed among the top 2% research Scientist, ranking Published by Stanford University
  • Listed among the top 2% research Scientist, ranking Published by Stanford University
  • Listed among the top 2% research Scientist, ranking Published by Stanford University
  • Listed among the top 2% research Scientist, ranking Published by Stanford University
  • Listed among the top 2% research Scientist, ranking Published by Stanford University
  • 2 Bronze Medal, Inovation Technology Expo (INTEX) 2019 Malaysia
  • Outstanding Researcher Award- Swinburne University of Technology (2019)
  • Gold Medal, Inovation Technology Expo (INTEX) 2019 Malaysia
  • Best Paper Award- Applied Energy (2018)
  • Best Researcher in Inverter Quality Control Center (IQCC) lab, UTM. 2014-2015

 

Invited Speaker

  • Invited Speaker: "Solar Panel to the Grid: The research areas to be explored"; Effat University, Saudi Arabia. Feb 2024
  • Conducted Workshop: 鈥淲hat is Journal Indexing and How to find them鈥, March 2022, 麻豆社区
  • Key Note Speaker "UK-India workshop on Net-Zero Emission: Provision for Transportation" Nov, 2022
  • Conducted Workshop: 鈥淗ow to publish in High Impact Journals鈥 November 2020 in Swinburne Sarawak.
  • Conducted Workshp 鈥淗ow to overcome stage fears during conference presentations鈥 August 2020 in Swinburne Sarawak
  • Conducted Workshop: 鈥淗ow to deliver a good oral presentation鈥 August 2020 in Swinburne Sarawak
  • Guest Speaker 鈥淔uture Challenges for Power System Engineers鈥 October 2019 in Vellore Institute of Technology, India
  • Guest Speaker: 鈥淪hadows behind the Renewable Energy鈥 April 2019 in Vellore Institute of Technology, India

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Developing conscious future generation on global energy transition toward a sustainable future. (Conducted 4 workshop sessions with Scout groups in Edinburgh) (拢2000 funding Received)
  • Roadmap to the future of STEM-5 Days Workshop (拢1500 grant received)
  • Developed and conducted a 6 hours long CPD workshop on 鈥淕rid connected PV System design and operation鈥 in September, 2021, at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • External Examiner for the PhD Thesis Titled "鈥淓STIMATION OF WEIBULL PARAMETERS FOR WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT APPLIED TO TRANSIENT STABILITY IMPROVEMENT OF WECS鈥, ( Mr. MEKALATHUR B HEMANTH KUMAR , Vellore Institute of Technology, India.)
  • External Examiner for the PhD Thesis "Simulation and Experimental Investigation on the usage of AC and DC Electric Springs in Grid Interactive Micro Grids" (Mr. S Hari Charan Cherukuri, Vellore Institute of Technology, India )
  • External examiner for the MPhil thesis titled "Design of Energy Efficient Hybrid GMPPT Algorithm for shaded PV Solar System" ( Mr. Lucas Gao King Chai, Curtin University, Australia.)

 

Reviewing

  • Reviewer for IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2 Reviews)
  • Reviewer for IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics (5 Reviews)
  • Reviewer for IEEE Transaction on Energy Conversion (4 Reviews)
  • Reviewer for IEEE Transaction on Sustainable Energy (46 Reviews)
  • Reviewer for IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics (26 Reviews)

 

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting Research Fellow (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)) Sep-Oct 2022
  • Adjunct Research Fellow (Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak)
  • Associate Research Fellow (University Malaysia Perlis)

 

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Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids

Journal Article
Ibiam, N. H., Kahwash, F., & Ahmed, J. (2025)
Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids. Energies, 18(6), 1343. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18061343
Many developing countries suffer from unreliable grids and rolling blackouts on a daily basis. Losing electricity in healthcare facilities can be detrimental to human life and...

A Review of Common PV Array Configuration Schemes for Maximum Output Power

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ting, L. S. Y., Afrouzi, H. N., Chua, H. S., & Ahmed, J. (2022, November)
A Review of Common PV Array Configuration Schemes for Maximum Output Power. Presented at 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Partial shading of a PV array is a key concern in PV systems since it results in significant decrement of output power. The drop in output power is caused by non-uniform irrad...

Comparative assessment of swarm-based MPPT techniques in MPC-based single-stage grid-connected PV system

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed, J., Bana, P. R., & Amin, M. (2023, March)
Comparative assessment of swarm-based MPPT techniques in MPC-based single-stage grid-connected PV system. Presented at 19th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2023), Glasgow, UK
The predominant topology to connect the Photovoltaic (PV) system to the grid is the two-stage conversion process integrated with PI-based controllers. In the last decade, sing...

Comprehensive review on the feasibility of developing wave energy as a renewable energy resource in Australia

Journal Article
Wimalaratna, Y. P., Hassan, A., Afrouzi, H. N., Mehranzamir, K., Ahmed, J., Siddique, B. M., & Liew, S. C. (2022)
Comprehensive review on the feasibility of developing wave energy as a renewable energy resource in Australia. Cleaner Energy Systems, 3, Article 100021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cles.2022.100021
The facts are that increasing energy demand, depletion of fossil fuel, and greenhouse gas emissions have increased the world's interest in renewable energy. Out of all RE opti...

Analysing wind power penetration in hybrid energy systems based on techno-economic assessments

Journal Article
Wimalaratna, Y. P., Afrouzi, H. N., Mehranzamir, K., Siddique, M. B. M., Liew, S. C., & Ahmed, J. (2022)
Analysing wind power penetration in hybrid energy systems based on techno-economic assessments. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 53(B), Article 102538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102538
Wind is an environmentally friendly energy source that can be harnessed as an on-shore and off-shore resource. Wind energy, combined with other renewable energy systems, has r...

A comprehensive scientometric analysis on hybrid renewable energy systems in developing regions of the world

Journal Article
Sohail, M., Afrouzi, H. N., Mehranzamir, K., Ahmed, J., Mobin Siddique, M. B., & Tabassum, M. (2022)
A comprehensive scientometric analysis on hybrid renewable energy systems in developing regions of the world. Results in Engineering, 16, Article 100481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2022.100481
Energy crises, increasing electricity prices, and having no access to the grid electricity are the leading issues in developing countries of Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Sah...

A Study on Electric Field Distribution in Polymeric Insulator Using Finite Element Method

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yin, L. K., Afrouzi, H. N., Hassan, A., Ahmed, J., Mehranzamir, K., & Mashak, S. V. (2021, August)
A Study on Electric Field Distribution in Polymeric Insulator Using Finite Element Method. Presented at Recent Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Malaysia
Manufacturing failures of insulators, such as the existence of cavities due to air bubbles and impurities during polymer injection can cause electric field distortion to occur...

Simulation of GSM based smart energy meter presenting electric theft detection and prevention mechanism by using Arduino

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hassan, A., Afrouzi, H. N., Siang, C. H., Ahmed, J., Mehranzamir, K., & Wooi, C.-L. (2021, August)
Simulation of GSM based smart energy meter presenting electric theft detection and prevention mechanism by using Arduino. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Computer Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering (ICCEE 2021), Malaysia
The design of a smart electricity meter relies on the technological needs of both utilities and customers, thus helping to face specific problems in the management and distrib...

Modelling and simulation of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) installations in Swinburne university

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ting, D. T. S., Afrouzi, H. N., Siddique, M. B. M., Hassan, A., & Ahmed, J. (2021, August)
Modelling and simulation of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) installations in Swinburne university. Presented at Recent Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Malaysia
Governments and organizations around the globe are increasingly searching for ways to reduce pollution from their sectors, such as greenhouse emissions, with a significant foc...

Analysis of Partial Discharge Activity in High Voltage XLPE Insulation as a Function of Different Void Sizes and Locations Using the Capacitance Model

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elemary, M. K., Nabipour-Afrouzi, H., Wooi, C.-L., Mehranzamir, K., Malek, Z. A., & Ahmed, J. (2021, August)
Analysis of Partial Discharge Activity in High Voltage XLPE Insulation as a Function of Different Void Sizes and Locations Using the Capacitance Model. Presented at 6th International Conference on Electrical, Control and Computer Engineering (InECCE2021), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Partial Discharge (PD) in power cables occur due to some air impurities in the insulation system, such air impurities lead to void across the insulating system and deteriorati...

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • PI: Reliable load forecasting for Kuching using machine learning algorithms (funded by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak )
  • PI: Solar power prediction model in Sarawak using machine learning algorithms (Funded by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak )
  • CoI: Design and Implementation of an amphibious Robot using Duck feet movements (Funded by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak )
  • Co-I: Basic home automation system with smart sockets (Funded by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak)
  • PI: Automatic blower control to improve performance of centralized air-conditioning. Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak
  • PI-Automatic Street light controller to reduce energy consumption. Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak
  • PI: Developing A PSCAD Based PV Simulator For Grid-Connected PV System (Funded by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak)
  • PI: Mitigating the Effect of Partial Shading on PV Modules by Smart Positioning and Connection of PV Modules (Funded by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak)
  • Co-I: Swarm based MPPT control for PV system operation (Funded by University Malaysia Perlis, MYR 125,000)

Current Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • Co-Supervision: MSc by Research: Ateeb Hassan (Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak)(Thesis Title-IoT Based Cost-Effective Smart Energy Meter with Electric Theft Detection and Device Level Monitoring)
  • Co-Supervision (PhD): Mohd Nasrul Izzani Bin Jamaludin, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. (Thesis Title: Dynamic Sine-Cosine algorithm for Maximum Power Point tracking of Building Integrated Photovoltaic System.)