Utkarsh Singh, Ph.D.
MARIE-CURIE FELLOW, SMIEEE, MIET, LMIAENG--, -
Expertise & Skills
Overview
Areas of Work
Tools
Over 7 years of experience in data-centric customer solutions: Energy/ AI Industry.
Proactive attitude, outstanding communication, collaborative, curious and highly result oriented.
Renewable Energy, Power Distribution, Modeling and Simulation, Data and AI based Innovation,
Power Quality, Optimization, Signal Processing, Project Management, Product Development.
OpenDSS, Python, MATLAB/SIMULINK, R, SQL, C/C++, RaspberryPi, RTDS, OPAL-RT, HIL
testing, UML, GitHub, Jira, Azure DevOps, QGIS, ArcGIS.
Employment History
Director of Innovation
Visiting Researcher
VT Electron, Dublin, Ireland (November 2023 – Till Date)
in the Energy Systems and Control Optimization (ESCO) Lab of Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi,
UAE (June 2023 – October 2023).
Consultant
Remote Freelancer in Energy policy, Renewable energy integration, Monitoring systems, AI
solutions (November 2022 – Till Date)
depsys SA, Puidoux, Switzerland (October 2020 – October 2022).
R&D Scientist
Postdoc
Postdoc
in the Artificial Intelligence Lab of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium (February 2020 –
September 2020).
in the OPERA - Wireless Communications Group of Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
(June 2018 – January 2020).
Education
Ph.D.
M.E.
B.Tech.
with specialization in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India
(Aug 2014 – Feb 2018).
Thesis: Detection and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances
in Power Systems from Thapar University, Patiala, India (2012 – 2014).
Thesis: Radial Distribution System Reconfiguration for Loss Minimization using Exhaustive Search
Techniques.
in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India (2008 –
2012).
Key Contributions & Accomplishments
As Director of Innovation for VT Electron, Ireland (November 2023 – Till Date)
Working closely with UK & Irish utilities on value proposition & monitoring solutions.
Technical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of monitoring solutions.
Monitoring industry trends for strategic product road mapping & development.
Ensuring compliance and adherence to regional standards for developed solutions.
Project management and Stakeholder Engagement.
Core focus on digitalization & facilitating penetration of distributed energy resources (PV, BESS, EV, HP)
As Visiting Researcher for Khalifa University (June 2023 – October 2023)
Wrote project proposal for Dynamic Hosting Capacity Analysis in MV/LV distribution networks.
Studied DER integration using AusGrid network data in real-time environment (Python/OpalRT) with uncertainty analysis.
As Freelance Consultant (November 2022 – Till Date)
Simulation and analysis of EV loading scenarios in an MV/LV European Test Feeder
Instrument calibration solutions, data requirements check, PQ compliance and reporting review.
PMU capability and hardware review with focus on IEC/IEEE standards.
Delivered a policy report on energy security scenarios in the UK and Switzerland in view of Russia-Ukraine war.
As R&D Scientist for depsys SA, Switzerland (October 2020 – October 2023)
Won a research grant of €192, 000 from European Commission for project ARMOUR.
Developed a power quality assessment module with root-cause analysis and AI based recommendations.
Identified and resolved critical power quality issues for major European and Asian DSOs.
Streamlined the business and research proposal for a collaborative project with a DSO in the MENA region.
Initiated collaborative research projects with Institute of Energy and Electrical Systems at HEIG-VD.
Led efforts for technical and market intelligence.
Volunteered for communication and outreach activities, substantially boosting the visibility on LinkedIn.
As a Postdoctoral Researcher in AI lab for VUB (February 2020 – September 2020)
Steered 3 projects and wrote 4 research proposals for EU/ Belgian grants.
Developed proof-of-concept and software architecture for a context-aware machine learning pipeline.
Prepared training material for lifelong learning program for AI awareness within organizations (beginner to expert).
Analyzed COVID-19 data, in collaboration with University Hospital Brussels (UZB) to develop an AI assisted nursing.
Managed hiring of research interns for the Lab.
As a Postdoctoral Researcher in OPERA-WCG for ULB (June 2018 – January 2020)
Developed a privacy-preserved crowd monitoring system for public safety and event management in collaboration with Proximus.
Supervised the installation of sensors in collaboration with Brussels Major Events (BME) during public events in Brussels.
Promoted and demonstrated the usability of prototypes at various workshops, conferences, and public events.
Wrote a research proposal with emphasis on crowd flux prediction for safety and event management.
As a Ph.D. Scholar at IIT Roorkee (August 2014 – February 2018)
Setup of Real Time Digital Simulation (RTDS) lab for Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations.
Led and supervised the development of ML based PV fault detection algorithms in the research group.
Awards & Honours
Elevated to Senior Member by IEEE in 2021.
Marie-Curie Individual Fellowship with a research grant of €192, 000 by the European Commission.
Innoviris Fellowship from the Brussels Capital, Belgium in 2018.
Awarded by MathWorks for wavelet denoiser toolbox usability testing in 2017.
MHRD, Govt. of India Fellowships for pursuing Ph.D. and M.E.
Social Media Management for Marie Curie Alumni Association Annual Conference-2021 (MCAA2021).
Conference Chair/ Committee: EPREC 2021, 2022, 2023 (India); ICSEAPT 2021 (India), TICEC 2021 (Ecuador).
ULB-VUB Master’s Defense Committee: Alison Crauwels and Eleonora Desy.
EhB-VUB Internship Supervisor: Jan Willem van der Linden.
Delivered 5 invited talks and conducted 2 international seminars on sustainable energy & AI applications.
Coordinated placement activities during Master’s.
Miscellaneous
Language
English – C2/ Full Professional Proficiency
French – B1/ Limited Working Proficiency
Technical Reviewer
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Power Systems, Signal Processing, Industrial Informatics; Sensors & Systems Journal.
IET Generation Transmission & Distribution; Renewable Power Generation; Science, Measurement & Technology.
MDPI: Applied Sciences, Electronics, Energies, IJREPH, Information, Mathematics, Sensors, Sustainability, Symmetry, WEVJ.
Wiley: International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems; Springer: Electrical Engineering.
Associate Editor (2024): Elsevier e-Prime
Mentor : IIT Roorkee Alumni Association, Marie-Curie Alumni Association
