The research story, in progress.

Applications are invited from motivated researchers interested in pursuing PhD research in areas including electric vehicle drives and charging infrastructure, battery management and energy storage, renewable-energy integration, AC/DC microgrids, cyber-physical power systems and security, axial-flux electric machines, and AI-driven power-system control. INTERESTED Candidates need to mail their CV to vlsrinivas@iitism.ac.in

A research paper by S. B. Mitikiri, B. A. Raju, D. Sharma, V. L. Srinivas and M. Pal, titled “Eliminating Cascaded Control Loops: A Neural Network Approach for Grid-Forming Inverters,” has been published as Early Access in the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics. The work advances neural-network-based control approaches for grid-forming inverters and contributes to the laboratory’s research on intelligent control and renewable-energy-integrated power systems.

An Indian patent titled “A System for Voltage Stabilization Control with Hybrid Renewable Power Sources in DC Microgrid” has been granted under Grant No. 571117 on 24 September 2025. The invention addresses voltage stabilization and control of DC microgrids integrating hybrid renewable power sources. Authors: K. C. Jana, G. Shankar, V. L. Srinivas, K. R. Khan, S. Kumar and R. K. Saket.

Applications are invited from researchers interested in advanced research at the intersection of power electronics, renewable-energy integration, electric mobility, smart microgrids, cyber-physical power systems, and intelligent control. The position offers an opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary research environment connecting advanced simulation, real-time control, experimental power-electronics platforms, electric-vehicle technologies, and smart-grid applications. INTERESTED Candidates need to mail their CV to vlsrinivas@iitism.ac.in