Komal Saleem

Dr Komal Saleem

Lecturer

Department of Engineering & Construction , School of Architecture Computing and Engineering

Dr Komal Saleem is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering and Construction at the University of East London and an associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her expertise spans various areas such as converter and control design in integrating grid-connected systems, such as renewable energy systems and electric vehicles (V2G/X) and sustainable energy generation technologies. Komal contributed to and led various projects and published top-notch research articles throughout her career.

Areas Of Interest

  • Power converters and control
  • Grid-connected renewable systems
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Vehicle to Grid-connected Technology
  • Energy management
  • Optimisation
  • Machine Learning
Komal Saleem

OVERVIEW

Dr Saleem became a lecturer in the Engineering and Construction department at UEL in March 2024. 

Before joining UEL, she was a Teaching Associate at Queen Mary University of London, where she taught and led laboratory experiments for robotics and control systems courses. She has also worked as a research fellow on an Innovate UK Smart Grant-funded project called HAWKSBI. This project focused on developing a hardware platform that combines functions like a Power Quality Monitor, Phasor Measurement Unit, and Sampled Value Merging Unit. Additionally, she was a Research Associate on a project funded by the British Council and the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), where she worked with the Electrical Power and Control Systems Group at Northumbria University.

Dr Saleem earned her PhD from Queen Mary University of London in 2022. Her research focused on the modelling and control of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems to support the power grid and promote a sustainable future. Her doctoral work contributed to projects funded by EPSRC and Innovate UK. She also earned a Diploma of Research Development (Q-Dip) from Queen Mary University of London for completing 210 hours of professional development. In addition to her PhD, she has contributed to several research projects, including securing a British Council grant of £63.4k to advance research on NetZero and smart grid initiatives. Dr Saleem has also taught various courses as a lecturer and teaching assistant, covering topics such as power systems, electrical machines, and power distribution. She has also led laboratory experiments and tutorials.

Dr Saleem is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Since 2020, she has been a volunteer at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, where she has been honoured with the Best Volunteering Award multiple times. She also helped to organise the European Microwave Week (EuMW) 2022 event. 

She is a technical reviewer for many respected journals and Class A conferences, including: IEEE Transactions of Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions of Industrial Applications, Electric Power Systems Research (ELSEVIER) and IET Renewable Power Generation.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Her research interests include control algorithm designs for power electronics converters, as well as using optimisation and machine learning techniques for smart energy management systems and sustainable energy generation.

Dr Saleem specialises in smart electric vehicle charging, bi-directional Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies, and improving grid power quality. Her extensive experience in these fields has led to numerous publications in top-tier journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and Class A conference papers.

She is skilled in creating mathematical models and digital twins for power systems using tools like MATLAB. She can also perform real-time validations using hardware-in-the-loop systems, such as PV systems, converters, and real-time emulators like Speedgoat and dSPACE.

Additionally, she has contributed to several research projects, including securing a British Council grant of £63.4k to advance research on NetZero and smart grid initiatives.

Most recent research:

  1. Data-Driven Machine Learning Model for Condition Monitoring and Anomaly Detection in Power Grids
  2. Smart charge controller for electric vehicle applications
  3. Synchronisation technique for grid-connected renewable energy storage system under faulty grid conditions

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

  1. H. Ali, M. Uneeb, I. Ahmad, K. Saleem, and Z. Ali. "Variable Structure-Based Control for Dynamic Temperature Setpoint Regulation in Hospital Extreme Healthcare Zones." Energies 16, no. 10 (2023): 4223.
  2. Z. Ali, G. A. Putrus, M. Marzband, H. Gholinejad, K. Saleem and B. Subudhi, "Multi-objective Optimised Smart Charge Controller for Electric Vehicle Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2022.3164999.
  3. Z. Ali, K. Saleem, R. Brown, N. Christofides, and S. Dudley, "Performance Analysis and Benchmarking of PLL-Driven Phasor Measurement Units for Renewable Energy Systems" Energies 15, no. 5: 1867, 2022.
  4. K. Saleem, Z. Ali, and K. Mehran, "A single-phase synchronisation technique for grid-connected RESS under distorted grid conditions," in IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics.
  5. K. Saleem, K. Mehran and Z. Ali, "Online Reduced Complexity Parameter Estimation Technique for Equivalent Circuit Model of Lithium-ion Battery,” Elsevier Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 185, p. 106356, 2020.
  6. Z. Ali, N. Christofides, K. Saleem, A. Polycarpou, and K. Mehran, "Performance evaluation and benchmarking of PLL algorithms for grid-connected RES applications," IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 52-62, 2020.
  7. K. Zeb, Z. Ali, K. Saleem, W. Uddin, M. Javed, and N. Christofides, "Indirect field-oriented control of induction motor drive based on adaptive fuzzy logic controller," Electrical Engineering, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 803-815, 2017.
  8. A. Rashid, K. Saleem, M. Amin, S. Shah “Permanent Magnetic Theory and Design Methodology of Variable Field Spiral Efficient Motor

Conference Proceedings

  1. H. Ali, M. Uneeb, K. Saleem, and Z. Ali. "Modelling and Experimental Investigation of Energy Management for Hybrid Electric Vehicle based on Variable Structure Control Strategy", 2023 IEEE International Conference on Energy Technologies for Future Grids (ETFG).
  2. R. Brown, Z. Ali, K. Saleem, and S. Dudley, “Distribution Substation Dynamic Reconfiguration and Reinforcement - Digital Twin Model, 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2023).
  3. K. Saleem, B. Alkan, S. Dudley, “Data-Driven Machine Learning Model for Condition Monitoring and Anomaly Detection in Power Grids.” 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (GM).
  4. Z. Ali, G. Putrus, M. Marzband, M. B. Tookanlou, K. Saleem, PK Ray, B. Subudhi, "Heuristic Multi-Agent Control for Energy Management of Microgrids with Distributed Energy Sources." 2021 56th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, 2021.
  5. Z. Ali, G. Putrus, M. Marzband, M. Tookanlou, K. Saleem, P. Kumar, B. Subudhi, "Online Sensorless Solar Power Forecasting for Microgrid Control and Automation," 2021 International Symposium of Asian Control Association on Intelligent Robotics and Industrial Automation (IRIA), 2021, pp. 443-448, doi: 10.1109/IRIA53009.2021.9588690.
  6. K. Saleem, K. Mehran, and Z. Ali, "An improved pre-filtering moving average filter-based synchronisation algorithm for single-phase V2G application," in Proc. IEEE ECCE, 2020.
  7. R. R. Urs, Z. Ali, M. Marzband, K. Saleem, B. M. Ivatloo, A. A. Moghaddam, “A technical assessment on photovoltaic power generation under varying weather profile - Northumbria university pilot,” in Proc. IEEE ISIE, 2020, pp. 1-5. 
  8. K. Saleem, Z. Ali, and K. Mehran, "A single-phase synchronisation technique for grid-connected RESS under distorted grid conditions," in Proc. IEEE ECCE, 2019, pp. 4665-4672.
  9. K. Zeb, K. Saleem, et al., “Performance of adaptive PI based on fuzzy logic for Indirect Vector Control Induction Motor drive” in Proc. ICRAI 2016, pp. 93-98.
  10. Z. Ali, K. Saleem, N. Christofides, et al., "Performance analysis of Fuzzy Logic Control and six-pulse line-commutated converter in DC motor drive application," in Proc. IEEE ICET, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2015, pp. 1-6.
  11. Z Ali, K Saleem, et al., "Generalised method for harmonic elimination in two and three level voltage sourced converters," in Proc. IEEE ICET, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2015, pp. 1-6.

Book chapters

 

  1. Z. Ali, G. A. Putrus, K. Saleem, M. Marzband, B. Subduhi and S. Dudley, “Control of PV and EV connected smart grid”, Microgrid Cyberphysical Systems, Elsevier, 2022.

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