International Member - National Academy of Engineering
International Fellow, Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering
Canada Research Chair in Decentralized and Sustainable Electrical Systems for Smart Communities
Fellow Member, IEEE
Canadian Academy of Engineering
Collaborator, IID
Research Member, RQEI
Board Member, UL representative, IGEE
Member, OIQ
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Power and Energy Magazine
Biography
Innocent Kamwa is a distinguished professor of electrical engineering, inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for his innovations in automatic control of power systems and his seminal contributions to international standards for testing electrical machines. D. in electrical engineering, he is also Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His theoretical and experimental research focuses on mechanisms, architectures and technologies for accommodating millions of distributed energy resources in decarbonized and digitized power grids. He is also interested in resilient and autonomous microgrids for transport electrification and energy justice in a context of extreme weather adaptation.
Academic background and professional experience
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Université Laval, 1989
Bs.Sc.A, Electrical Engineering, Université Laval, 1985
2023-present, Distinguished invited professor, Electrical Engineering,Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2021-present, Full Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Université Laval
2011-present, International Consultant, Power System Dynamics and Energy Transition, Colombia, Ecuador, USA, Canada
2021-2027 Chairholder, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair on Sustainable Decentralized Electric Grids for Smart Communities, Université Laval
1991-2020 Associate Professor with NSERC Discovery Grant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université Laval and McGill University
2018-2020 Chef Expertise, Simulation et évolution des réseaux électriques, Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec (IREQ)
2014-2020 Director, Hydro-Quebec Network simulation, lab, IREQ
Jan 2016-March 2016 Interim Scientific Director Hydro-Quebec Research Institute, Hydro-Quebec
2014-2018 Head of Expertise, Electrical networks and mathematics, IREQ
2009-2013 Chief Scientist, Smart Grid Innovation Program, IREQ
2003-2009 Technical Team Leader, Grid Modernization and Renewable Energy Integration, IREQ
1988-2003 Senior Scientist, Power System Performance, Control, Protection and Dynamic Operations, IREQ
Awards and distinctions
Research Areas
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Analytique des données et traitement du signal, n.c.a.
Apprentissage machine
Machines électriques et systèmes d'entraînement
Opération du réseau électrique
Contact
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