ACADEMIC PROFILE
Dr. Vedantham Lakshmi Srinivas
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering · IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Leading research at the intersection of electric mobility, resilient power systems and cyber-physical energy infrastructure.
Senior Member IEEE with postdoctoral training at Cardiff University and a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi, Dr. Srinivas leads funded research in electric mobility, renewable integration and cyber-physical power systems while mentoring the next generation of energy engineers.
ABOUT & RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable energy research that moves between systems, hardware and policy.
Dr. Lakshmi Srinivas Vedantham is an Assistant Professor at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Faculty Head of the Clean Energy and Smartgrid Lab, and Faculty-in-Charge of the Electric Mobility Club at NVCTI. His work spans renewable energy, power electronics and smart-grid technologies, connecting academic insight with practical energy solutions.
Electric Vehicles
Motor drives, battery management systems, charging infrastructure, and V2G & G2V technologies.
AC/DC Microgrids
Resilient microgrid architecture, coordinated operation and dependable control.
Renewable Integration
Solar PV and thermal, wind, hydro, pumped storage, tidal and geothermal resources.
Associated Control Systems
Control strategies for stable, efficient and responsive energy conversion systems.
Cyber-Physical Power Systems
Secure sensing, communication and control for connected power infrastructure.
State Estimation
Data-driven monitoring and estimation for complex electric and multi-energy networks.
Virtual Power Plants
Coordinating distributed resources for flexible, reliable and low-carbon power systems.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL RECORD
A record built across power systems, clean-energy research and engineering education.
2021—PRESENT
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. Faculty Head, Clean Energy and Smartgrid Lab; Faculty-in-Charge, Electric Mobility Club at NVCTI.
2020—2021
Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Engineering, Cardiff University, UK. Research covered cyber-physical smart local energy systems, distribution-network identification with smart meters and micro-PMUs, and integrated heat–electric network state estimation.
2015—2020
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi. Dissertation: “Intelligent Control of Grid Interfaced and Off-Grid Solar PV Systems.” Highest merit grade with distinction; recipient of the POSOCO Power System Award.
2011—2015
B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi. Dissertation: “Moving Window Prony-Analysis for Power System Disturbances.” Graduated with distinction.
2013—2014
Student internships at BHEL Hyderabad and POSOCO / Power Grid, Bengaluru, spanning turbo-generator manufacturing, load dispatch, power-flow analysis and PMU/RTU-based disturbance studies.
2008—2011
Board of Intermediate Education, A.P. — 95.4%; Board of Secondary Education, A.P. — 92%. Both completed with highest merit grade and distinction.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Contributing to the engineering community through membership, editorial leadership and peer review.
Professional memberships
IEEE Senior Member (ID: 94268066), CIGRE UK NGN Member (ID: 319950043), IEEE PES, IES, IAS and Young Professionals.
Research Editor
Frontiers in Smart Grids — reviewing and curating high-impact research on AI-driven grid control, cyber-physical power networks and distributed energy resources.
Guest Editor
Energies (MDPI), Special Issue on Power Electronics for Utility Systems — curating work on renewable integration, virtual synchronous machines and AI-driven power management.
Peer reviewer
Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Power Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Power Systems, Industrial Informatics, IET journals and other leading venues.
International collaboration
Indo-UK clean-energy research with Cardiff University, the University of Strathclyde and IIT Delhi, including contributions to UK Energy-REV policy reports.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Recognition for research, scholarship and engineering leadership.
2024 · ISSS
ISSS Young Scientist Award
Recognized for pioneering work in power electronics, renewable integration, EV motor drives and microgrid stability. Grant: INR 50,000.
2025 · IEEE
IEEE Senior Membership
Recognized for professional achievement, technical expertise and leadership in advancing engineering and technology.
2021 · PGCIL & IIT Delhi
POSOCO Power System Award
Honoured for doctoral research on intelligent control of grid-connected and off-grid solar PV systems. Grant: INR 1,00,000.
2022 · IIT Delhi
Distinction in Doctoral Research Award
Awarded for outstanding contributions in power systems and control, following unanimous recommendation from Ph.D. thesis examiners.
2019 · IIT Delhi
Research Excellence Travel Award
Funding support for international IEEE and Elsevier conference presentations. Grant: INR 1,50,000.
2019 · IIT Delhi
International Research Grant
Awarded for research on hybrid state estimation in electric and district heating networks. Grant: INR 1,50,000.
ACADEMIC & INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
2011 · IIT-JEE
AIR 2743
Top 0.5% percentile, leading to admission at IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
2015 · GATE Electrical Engineering
AIR 673
Top 0.5% percentile; qualified for M.Tech. and subsequently converted to Ph.D. through exceptional research performance.
UK CLEAN-ENERGY POLICY
Energy-REV contributor
Contributed to UK Government Energy-REV policy reports, shaping smart local energy systems for decarbonisation and 2050 clean-energy targets.
RECOGNITION & IMPACT
A growing record of research, invention and scholarly contribution.
50+
Peer reviewed publications
6
Granted patents
₹7 Cr+
External funding
7
Core research themes
CONTACT & USEFUL LINKS
Connect for research, collaboration and academic engagement.
Office
Dr. V. L. Srinivas
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Cabin-122, NAC, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Dhanbad – 826004, India