School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Dr Md Mejbaul Haque

Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
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Researcher biography

Dr Mejbaul Haque is a Senior Engineer (Power System Stability Assessment) with Energy Queensland and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow/Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia. He joined as a UQ Stimulus Research Fellow/Lecturer at the same school in June 2022. Prior to joining University of Queensland, Dr. Haque was a Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at Australian National University (ANU). He led the technical research of Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services (REVS) project with a total budget of $6.59m at ANU which was funded by Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and ACT Government. Dr Haque started his professional career as a Lecturer in EEE department of KUET, Bangladesh in June 2010 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in September 2013.

Dr Haque received Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees in Electrical Engineering from CQUniversity Australia in 2016 and 2020, respectively. He received Thesis Academic Excellence Awards in recognition of high-quality research theses and outstanding performance in PhD and MEng research studies at CQUniversity Australia. Previously, he completed B.Sc. degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) on 19 April 2010 and M.Sc. degree in EEE from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) on 31 October 2013.

His research interests include power electronics and its application to power system networks, smart EV charging and vehicle-to-grid technology, microgrid energy management systems, grid integration of large-scale solar farms and battery energy storage systems, stability analysis of high penetration of grid forming inverters in power systems, power quality and renewable energy technologies. He collaborates with national and international researchers and local industry partners on various research projects. He has published over 40 articles including book chapters, journals, conference papers and technical reports in electrical engineering.

He has served in the committee of IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering (i-COSTE) as a member and industry & local arrangement co-chair in 2020 and 2021, respectively. He has been working as a student activities chair in 7th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC) 2022. He was elected as a member of IEEE PELS student subcommittee in 2020. He was a recipient of the best paper award in IEEE R10 HTC 2017 and received travel grants in IEEE R10 HTC 2017, IEEE IAS 2019, and IEEE PESGRE 2020 conferences. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Engineers Australia and a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Queensland.

Teaching

His teaching interests includes Power Electronics, Signals and Systems, Fundamental of Energy and Electricity, Power System Analysis, Power System Protection, Electrical Circuits Analysis, Control System Analysis & Design, Integration of Renewable Energy into Power Systems and Microgrids, Grid Integration of Renewable and Storage Technologies and EV Charging Technologies. He has been active in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate electrical engineering courses since 2014 in CQUniversity, Australian National University and University of Queensland. He has been coordinating ELEC4410 course in S2 2022 at UQ and previously coordinated ENEE13019 course at CQUniversity in T1 2014. He has also delivered the following courses in various capacities such as Lecturer, Tutor, or Marker as Sessional Academic at CQUniversity, UQ and ANU. The available overall students' feedback assessment is shown within the brackets out of 5.0.

  • ENEE13019 – Control Systems Analysis and Design (4.6/5.0 – T1 2014, 2017, 2018)
  • ENEE13021 – Power System Analysis and Design (5.0/5.0 - T1 2017)
  • ENEE14016 – Power System Protection (4.6/5.0 – T1 2018)
  • ENEE12015 – Electrical Power Engineering (4.0/5.0 – T1 2017)
  • ENEG11005 – Fundamental of Professional Engineering (4.1/5.0 - T1 2018)
  • ENAE12003 – Control Technology (4.4/5.0 – T2 2018)
  • ENEG11009 – Fundamentals of Energy and Electricity (4.1/5.0 – T1 2019)
  • ENEE12016 – Signals and Systems (4.8/5.0 – T2 2016, T2 2021)
  • COIT20148 – Information System Analysis and Design (4.9/5.0 – T2 2018)
  • ENGN4625/6625 – Power Systems and Power Electronics (S2 - 2021)
  • ENGN8831 – Integration of Renewable Energy into Power Systems and Microgrids (S1 2022)
  • ELEC4410 – Advance Electronics and Power Electronic Design (4.83/5.0 – S2 2022)

Honours Student Project and HDR Supervision

Dr Haque has been active in research project supervision activities. As a UQ Stimulus Research Fellow, he has been supervising a PhD student who is working on "electric vehicle project" at UQ in the capacity of Associate Supervisor. He is also supervising a HDR (Masters by Research) student who is working on "remote isolated microgrid project" at CQUniversity in the capacity of Associate Supervisor. He has successfully completed supervision of two coursework Honours students from ANU solar racing project (https://solarracinganu.com.au/). He has completed the Foundations of HDR Supervision at ANU (HDRIN) and HDR at ANU: New Supervisors (HDRFN) courses. Dr Haque is available to supervise more research students.

Honors and Awards

Dr Haque has received several awards including research fellowship, best thesis awards, best paper award and travel awards in his professional career such as:

  • UQ Research Stimulus Fellowship (2022-2023)
  • Recipient of Thesis Academic Excellence Award 2020 for best PhD thesis and academic performance at CQUniversity
  • Winner of 2020 RHD Candidate Experience Survey Prize
  • Student Travel Grant awarded by IEEE Industry Applications Society to join IEEE PESGRE 2020 conference in Cochin, India
  • Student Travel Grant awarded by IEEE Industry Applications Society to join IEEE IAS 2019 conference in Baltimore, USA
  • Recipient of a Best Paper Award in 5th IEEE R10 HTC, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017
  • Student Travel Grant awarded by IEEE Industry Applications Society to join 5th IEEE R10 HTC 2017 conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Recipient of Thesis Academic Excellence Award 2016 for best Master by Research thesis and academic performance at CQUniversity.
  • Student Travel Grant awarded by Australasian Power Engineering Conference committee to join AUPEC2014 conference in Perth, Australia.
  • Awarded CQUniversity Top-up Scholarship (January 2018 – August 2019)
  • Recipient of RTP living stipend by Commonwealth Government, Australia (August 2016 – February 2020)
  • CQUniversity Postgraduate Research Award (UPRA) (November 2013 – November 2015)
  • International Postgraduate Research Award (IPRA) (November 2013 – November 2015)
  • Awarded Technical Scholarship, RUET, Bangladesh (March 2007 – March 2010)

Editorial Membership:

  • Associate Editor of IEEE Access Journal, October 2021 – present
  • Associate Editor for Smart Grid Technologies of Frontiers in Smart Grids Journal, June 2022 – present

Professional Membership and Services

  • Secretary, Engineers Australia Rockhampton Region Committee (2019-2020)
  • Member, Engineers Australia Rockhampton Region Committee (2017-2018 & 2018-2019)
  • Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) (2020 - present)
  • Member, The Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust) (2015- 2021)
  • Member, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (MIEB) (2011 - present)
  • Member, IEEE Power Electronics Society Student Subcommittee (2020 - present)
  • Member, The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE) (2015 - present)
  • Member, IEEE Smart Grid Community, IEEE Industry Application, Power Electronics & Industrial Electronics Society (2015 - present)

Scholarly Activities and Engagement

  • Chair (Student activities), 7th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC) 2022, Fiji
  • Co-chair (Industry and local arrangement), 7th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering (i-COSTE) 2021, Australia
  • Organising committee member, 6th IEEE i-COSTE 2020, Australia
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
  • Reviewer, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Electrical Power System and Energy

Publications

Book Chapters (2)
Journal Articles (19)
Conference Papers (15)

Book Chapters

Ali, Md Sawkat, Mejbaul Haque, M. and Wolfs, Peter (2018). Matrix converter switching and commutation strategies for grid integration of distributed generation. Renewable energy and the environment. (pp. 175-206) edited by Md. Rabiul Islam, Naruttam Kumar Roy and Saifur Rahman. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-7287-1_6
Wolfs, Peter, Mejbaul Haque, M. and Ali, Sawkat (2017). Power quality impacts and mitigation measures for high penetrations of photovoltaics in distribution networks. Smart energy grid design for island countries: challenges and opportunities. (pp. 97-124) edited by F.M. Rabiul Islam, Kabir Al Mamun and Maung Than Oo Amanullah. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-50197-0_4

Journal Articles

Pradana, A., Haque, M. M., Krismanto, A., Setiadi, H. and Nadarajah, M. (2024). Robust PID control of EV aggregator for C-FCAS using Sequential Multi-Objective Optimization. IEEE Access, 12 (99), 12602-12617. doi: 10.1109/access.2024.3351708
Pradana, Adlan, Haque, Mejbaul and Nadarajah, Mithulanathan (2023). Control strategies of electric vehicles participating in ancillary services: a comprehensive review. Energies, 16 (4) 1782, 1782. doi: 10.3390/en16041782
Haque, Md Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter, Alahakoon, Sanath, Islam, Md. Ariful, Nadarajah, Mithulan, Zare, Firuz and Farrok, Omar (2023). Three-port converters for energy conversion of PV-BES integrated systems – a review. IEEE Access, 11, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/access.2023.3235924
Rahman, Abidur, Farrok, Omar and Haque, Md Mejbaul (2022). Environmental impact of renewable energy source based electrical power plants: Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, tidal, ocean, and osmotic. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161 112279, 112279. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112279
Haque, Md. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter J., Alahakoon, Sanath and Blaabjerg, Frede (2022). High-frequency-linked three-port converter with optimized control strategies based on power system load flow concepts for PV-battery systems. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 10 (1), 1032-1045. doi: 10.1109/jestpe.2021.3096265
Haque, Md. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter, Alahakoon, Sanath, Sturmberg, Bjorn C. P., Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Zare, Firuz (2022). DAB converter with Q capability for BESS/EV applications to allow V2H/V2G services. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 58 (1), 468-480. doi: 10.1109/tia.2021.3123139
Haque, Md. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter, Alahakoon, Sanath, Sturmberg, Bjorn, Zare, Firuz and Blaabjerg, Frede (2021). Ripple power steering of HFL-TPC connected VSI for PV-BESS/EV applications. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 57 (6), 6209-6220. doi: 10.1109/tia.2021.3114268
Ahmed, Koushik, Farrok, Omar, Rahman, Md Mominur, Ali, Md Sawkat, Haque, Md Mejbaul and Azad, Abul Kalam (2020). Proton exchange membrane hydrogen fuel cell as the grid connected power generator. Energies, 13 (24) 6679, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/en13246679
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Ali, M. S., Wolfs, Peter and Blaabjerg, Frede (2020). A UPFC for voltage regulation in LV distribution feeders with a DC-link ripple voltage suppression technique. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56 (6) 9190049, 6857-6870. doi: 10.1109/tia.2020.3023068
Ali, Md Sawkat, Haque, Md Mejbaul and Wolfs, Peter (2019). A review of topological ordering based voltage rise mitigation methods for LV distribution networks with high levels of photovoltaic penetration. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 103, 463-476. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.049
Haque, M. Mejbaul and Wolfs, Peter (2016). A review of high PV penetrations in LV distribution networks: Present status, impacts and mitigation measures. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 62, 1195-1208. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.025
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Rahman, M. Shaifur, Habib, M. Selim and Habib, M. Samiul (2015). A single mode hybrid cladding circular photonic crystal fiber dispersion compensation and sensing applications. Photonics and Nanostructures, 14, 63-70. doi: 10.1016/j.photonics.2015.01.006
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Rahman, M. Shaifur, Habib, M. Samiul and Razzak, S. M. A. (2014). Design and characterization of single mode circular photonic crystal fiber for broadband dispersion compensation. Optik, 125 (11), 2608-2611. doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.11.063
Selim Habib, M., Mejbaul Haque, M., Samiul Habib, M., Hasan, M.I., Shaifur Rahman, M. and Razzak, S.M.A. (2014). Polarization maintaining holey fibers for residual dispersion compensation over S + C + L wavelength bands. Optik, 125 (3), 911-915. doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.04.133
Haque, M. M., Rahman, M. S., Habib, M. Samiul, Habib, M. Selim and Razzak, S. M. A. (2013). A new circular photonic crystal fiber for effective dispersion compensation over E to L wavelength bands. Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications, 12 (2), 281-291. doi: 10.1590/s2179-10742013000200004
Hussain, Tanvir and Haque, Md Mejbaul (2012). AVR Microcontroller Implementation for Customized Sound Generation. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2 (1), 112-119. doi: 10.11591/ijece.v2i1.139
Sheikh, Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Haque, Md. Mejbaul and Hossain, M.A. (2012). Performance of Governor System on Minimizing Frequency Fluctuations with Wind Power Generation. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2 (1), 46-56. doi: 10.11591/ijece.v2i1.180
Rahman, Mohammad Shaifur, Haque, Md. Mejbaul and Kim, Ki-Doo (2011). Indoor Positioning by LED Visible Light Communication and Image Sensors. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1 (2), 161-170. doi: 10.11591/ijece.v1i2.165
Haque, Md. Mejbaul, Hossain, Md. Kamal, Ali, Md. Mortuza and Sheikh, Md. Rafiqul Islam (2011). Microcontroller based single phase digital prepaid energy meter for improved metering and billing system. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 1 (2), 139-147. doi: 10.11591/ijpeds.v1i2.138

Conference Papers

De Silva, Hasini, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Haque, Mejbaul and Shafiq, Saifullah (2024). Modelling of power system restoration of a synchronous generator-driven network. 2024 12th International Electrical Engineering Congress (iEECON), Pattaya, Thailand, 6-8 March 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ieecon60677.2024.10537941
Pradana, Adlan, Nadarajah, Mithulanathan, Haque, M. M., Sharma, Rahul, Setiadi, Herlambang and Kristianto, Awan Uji (2022). SoC-dependent electric vehicle model for frequency V2G support service. 2022 IEEE PES 14th Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC) , Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 20-23 November 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/appeec53445.2022.10072057
Haque, Md Mejbaul, Jones, Laura and Sturmberg, Bjorn C. P. (2021). Response of a bidirectional EV charger to selected grid disturbances. 2nd IEEE Industrial Electronics and Applications Conference (IEACon), Penang, Malaysia, 22-23 November 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IEACON51066.2021.9654779
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Ali, Md Sawkat and Wolfs, Peter (2020). A UPFC topology for LV feeder voltage regulation and current balance in high PV penetration applications. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020), Cochin, India, 2-4 January 2020. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/pesgre45664.2020.9070741
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter and Alahakoon, Sanath (2020). Active power flow control of three-port converter for virtual power plant applications. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (PESGRE2020), Cochin, India, 2-4 January 2020. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/pesgre45664.2020.9070350
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter and Alahakoon, Sanath (2020). Harmonic based analysis of DAB converters for ZVS operation and reactive power minimization. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, PESGRE 2020, Cochin, India, 2-4 January 2020. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/pesgre45664.2020.9070462
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter and Alahakoon, Sanath (2019). Multi-port converter with improved modulation and control strategies for pv and energy storage systems. 2019 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD USA, 29 September-3 October 2019. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ias.2019.8911856
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter and Alahakoon, Sanath (2018). Three-port converter with decoupled power control strategies for residential PV-battery system. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems (IESES), Hamilton, New Zealand, 31 January 2018-2 February 2018. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ieses.2018.8349870
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter and Alahakoon, Sanath (2017). Small signal modeling and control of isolated three port DC-DC Converter for PV-battery system. 2017 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 December 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/r10-htc.2017.8288953
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Wolfs, Peter and Alahakoon, Sanath (2017). Dual active bridge and matrix converter based three-port converter topology for grid interactive PV-battery system. 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Melbourne, VIC Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2017.8282444
Haque, M. Mejbaul and Wolfs, Peter (2016). A reduced capacitance UPFC with active filtering capability for high PV penetration applications. 2015 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 15-18 November 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380887
Haque, M. Mejbaul, Rahman, M. Shaifur, Habib, M. Selim and Habib, M. Samiul (2014). Highly birefringent modified circular photonic crystal fiber for dispersion management over E+S+C+L wavelength bands. 8th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20-22 December 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/icece.2014.7026935
Haque, M. Mejbaul and Wolfs, Peter (2014). A four-wire reduced bus capacitance UPFC for LV distribution networks with high PV penetrations. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Perth, WA, Australia, 28 September-1 October 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2014.6966497
Rahman, Mohammad Shaifur, Haque, Md. Mejbaul, Jang, Byung-Jun and Kim, Ki-Doo (2012). Extended Kalman Filter for Doppler radar cardiopulmonary monitoring system. 7th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20-22 December 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/icece.2012.6471536
Rahman, Mohammad Shaifur, Haque, Md. Mejbaul and Ki-Doo, Kim (2011). High precision indoor positioning using lighting LED and image sensor. 14th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2011), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-24 December 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/iccitechn.2011.6164805