Jubaer Ahmed
jubaer ahmed

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

Lecturer

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  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

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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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A survey and bibliometric analysis of different communication technologies available for smart meters

Journal Article
Hassan, A., Afrouzi, H. N., Siang, C. H., Ahmed, J., Mehranzamir, K., & Wooi, C.-L. (2022)
A survey and bibliometric analysis of different communication technologies available for smart meters. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 7, Article 100424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2022.100424
A smart energy meter is one of the most significant smart grid products. The smart energy meter (SEM) is an advanced energy meter that collects data from end users' load devic...

In-depth exploration of partial discharge modelling methods within insulations

Journal Article
Afrouzi, H. N., Hassan, A., Chee, D. T. Y., Mehranzamir, K., Malek, Z. A., Mashak, S. V., & Ahmed, J. (2022)
In-depth exploration of partial discharge modelling methods within insulations. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 6, Article 100390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2021.100390
Partial discharge (PD) activities are the essential contributor of insulation failure, which constitute more than 60% for damaging high voltage equipment. This article present...

Hybrid bio-intelligence salp swarm algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of photovoltaic systems under gradual change in irradiance conditions

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jamaludin, M. N. I., bin Tajuddin, M. F. N., Ahmed, J., & Sengodan, T. (2021, September)
Hybrid bio-intelligence salp swarm algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of photovoltaic systems under gradual change in irradiance conditions. Presented at 2021 Fourth International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT), Erode, India
This paper presents the applications and hybridisation of metaheuristic optimisation of Salp Swarm Algorithm (SSA) with conventional algorithm Hill Climbing (HC) known as hybr...

Scenario-based investigation on the effect of partial shading condition patterns for different static solar photovoltaic array configurations

Journal Article
Nazer, M. N. R., Noorwali, A., Tajuddin, M. F. N., Khan, M. Z., Tazally, M. A. I. A., Ahmed, J., Babu, T. S., Ghazali, N. H., Chakraborty, C., & Kumar, N. M. (2021)
Scenario-based investigation on the effect of partial shading condition patterns for different static solar photovoltaic array configurations. IEEE Access, 9, 116050-116072. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3105045
This paper presents an in-depth analysis and investigation on the performance of static photovoltaic (PV) array configurations subjected to various partial shading conditions ...

A skipping adaptive P&O MPPT for fast and efficient tracking under partial shading in PV arrays

Journal Article
Ahmed, J., Salam, Z., Kermadi, M., Afrouzi, H. N., & Ashique, R. H. (2021)
A skipping adaptive P&O MPPT for fast and efficient tracking under partial shading in PV arrays. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 31(9), Article e13017. https://doi.org/10.1002/2050-7038.13017
This work presents a new Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) scheme which predicts the local peak positions precisely and tracks the global peak under partial shading effectiv...

Sizing and economic analysis of stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-wind system for rural electrification: A case study Lundu, Sarawak

Journal Article
Afrouzi, H. N., Hassan, A., Wimalaratna, Y. P., Ahmed, J., Mehranzamir, K., Liew, S. C., & Malek, Z. A. (2021)
Sizing and economic analysis of stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-wind system for rural electrification: A case study Lundu, Sarawak. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 4, Article 100191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2021.100191
Energy Consumption has been increasing at an alarming rate due to the growing energy need. More and more non-renewable sources are harvested to fulfill the energy demand resul...

Review on the Potential of a Tidal Energy Harnessing System in Malaysia

Book Chapter
Prashanth, P. H., Afrouzi, H. N., Wooi, C., Mehranzamir, K., Liew, S. C., & Ahmed, J. (2021)
Review on the Potential of a Tidal Energy Harnessing System in Malaysia. In M. Syahril Bahari, A. Harun, Z. Zainal Abidin, R. Hamidon, & S. Zakaria (Eds.), Intelligent Manufacturing and Mechatronics: Proceedings of SympoSIMM 2020 (103-111). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0866-7_8
Tidal Energy is one the most prominent and promising renewable energy sources due to its consistency in electricity generation. Malaysia, being a country with its vast resourc...

An Analysis and Modeling of the Class-E Inverter for ZVS/ZVDS at Any Duty Ratio with High Input Ripple Current

Journal Article
Ashique, R. H., Shihavuddin, A., Khan, M. M., Islam, A., Ahmed, J., Arif, M. S. B., 鈥iddiquee, A. (2021)
An Analysis and Modeling of the Class-E Inverter for ZVS/ZVDS at Any Duty Ratio with High Input Ripple Current. Electronics, 10(11), Article 1312. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111312
This paper presents an analysis and modeling of the class-E inverter for ZVS/ZVDS execution at any duty ratio. The methodology is to determine the input current to the inverte...

Techno鈥恊conomic analysis of direct combustion and gasification systems for off鈥恎rid energy supply: A case for organic rankine cycle and dual fluidized鈥恇ed

Journal Article
Bagherian, M. A., Mehranzamir, K., Ahmed, J., Nafea, M., Nabipour鈥怉frouzi, H., Wooi, C., 鈥lizadeh, S. M. (2021)
Techno鈥恊conomic analysis of direct combustion and gasification systems for off鈥恎rid energy supply: A case for organic rankine cycle and dual fluidized鈥恇ed. IET Renewable Power Generation, 15(12), 2596-2614. https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12196
Biomass is one of the most versatile sustainable energy sources. This versatility allows utilization of different biomass feedstock using a verity of conversion techniques. Of...

A Comprehensive Review on the Application of Bioethanol/Biodiesel in Direct Injection Engines and Consequential Environmental Impact

Journal Article
Siddique, M. B. M., Khairuddin, N., Ali, N. A., Hassan, M. A., Ahmed, J., Kasem, S., 鈥frouzi, H. N. (2021)
A Comprehensive Review on the Application of Bioethanol/Biodiesel in Direct Injection Engines and Consequential Environmental Impact. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 3, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2021.100092
Bioethanol/biodiesel are deemed a highly suitable alternative to conventional fuels in the near future due to their versatility in production techniques and operability. This ...

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.)