About PROF. PREMALATA JENA

Prof. Premalata Jena (Senior Member IEEE, Young Associate, INAE) received the M. Tech and Ph. D degree in Power System Engg. from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, in 2006 and 2011 respectively. She is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India since 2012. She has executed various sponsored research projects sanctioned by DST, SERB, CPRI, MHRD and THDC INDIA Ltd. She has published several research articles in reputed international journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Jena is a recipient of SERB POER Fellowship from SERB, DST in 2022. Dr. Jena is a recipient of the Women Excellence Award-2017 from DST, New Delhi. Dr. Jena is a recipient of the Young Engineer Award, Indian National Academy of Engineering, and POSOCO Power System Award, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India, in 2013. Her research interest includes power system protection, Electric Vehicle, Grid Integration issues of Electric Vehicle, Optimal sizing and placement of batteries, Cybersecurity issues in Smart Grid, AC, DC, and Hybrid AC-DC microgrid protection issues due to the integration of renewable sources and electric vehicles with the existing power grid.