Practical Examples of Energy Optimization Models

Samsul Ariffin Bin Abdul Karim is a Senior Lecturer with the Fundamental and Applied Sciences Department and the Centre for Smart Grid Energy Research (CSMER) at the Institute of Autonomous Systems, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. He obtained his B.App.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD in Computational Mathematics & Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He had 20 years of experience using Mathematica and MATLAB software for teaching and research activities. His research interests include curves and surfaces designing, geometric modeling and wavelets applications in image compression and statistics. He has published more than 120 papers in Journal and Conferences as well as seven books including two research monographs and three Edited Conference Volume and 20 book chapters. He was the recipient of Effective Education Delivery Award and Publication Award (Journal & Conference Paper), UTP Quality Day 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. He is Certified WOLFRAM Technology Associate, Mathematica Student Level. He has published one book with Springer: Sustaining Electrical Power Resources through Energy Optimization and Future, Engineering, Springer Briefs in Energy, 2018.

Ramani Kannan is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and the Center for Smart Grid Energy Research at the Institute of Autonomous Systems, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. He received his M.E. and Ph.D. from Anna University, India, in 2006 and 2012, respectively. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Access, and a Regional Editor for the International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology. He has published 6 book chapters and more than 120 research papers in respected journals and conference proceedings.