Akhtar Kalam

Akhtar Kalam received the B.Sc. degree from Calcutta University in 1969 and the B.Sc. degree in engineering from Aligarh Muslim University in 1973. He received the M.S. degree from the University of Oklahoma and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Bath for his work on the application of distance protection to series-compensated extra high-voltage line. He has been actively engaged in the teaching of power systems for over 20 years, both in the School of Electrical Engineering, Victoria...See more

Akhtar Kalam received the B.Sc. degree from Calcutta University in 1969 and the B.Sc. degree in engineering from Aligarh Muslim University in 1973. He received the M.S. degree from the University of Oklahoma and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Bath for his work on the application of distance protection to series-compensated extra high-voltage line. He has been actively engaged in the teaching of power systems for over 20 years, both in the School of Electrical Engineering, Victoria University of Technology, and overseas. He has conducted research, provided consultancy, and has more than 280 publications on power system protection and independent power generation. His major interests are power system analysis, power system protection, and expert system application in power system, cogeneration, and renewable energy. See less