Anas Ali
Chattanooga, TN
423-***-**** ****.*.*****@*****.***
Education
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering May 2019 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN, USA
GPA: 4 out of 4
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) - First Class October 2015
University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Thesis: POWER GRID SIMULATION SOFTWARE
Developed software that performs Power Flow, Short Circuit, and Transient Stability analysis that had a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Relevant Courses:
Power System Protection
Power Electronics
Setting and Testing Digital Relays
Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Smart Power Distribution Systems
High Voltage Engineering
Power System Stability
Power System Analysis and Design
Power System Operations
Transients in Power Systems
Experience
Graduate Assistant January 2017 – Present
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN, USA
Research topics included Power Systems Protection, Stability, Investigation on effects of Voltage and Frequency variations on induction motors, and Ferroresonance Incidents on EPB network.
Research duties included building system models using MATLAB, ETAP and HYPERSIM software.
Use SEL relays (SEL 411L, SEL 421 and SEL 487E) along with Doble amplifiers and Omicron test sets to examine protection schemes and perform Hardware-in-loop tests.
Teaching assistant duties included preparing and conducting sessions of power electronics and electromechanical energy conversion laboratories.
Prepared and conducted training sessions for the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA).
Teaching Assistant October 2015 – November 2016
University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Prepared and conducted tutorial sessions for the following courses: Numerical Methods, Integral and Special Functions, Electromechanical Energy Conversion and Electrical Machines Dynamics.
Professional Training
Microcontroller Workshop at the University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. 2012
Training in Power system department, Sea Ports Corporation December 2014
Personal Skills and Qualifications
Technical report writing.
Programming with C/C++ and Python languages.
Good experience with following computer programs: ETAP, MATLAB-SIMULINK, AutoCAD, Pspice, and HYPERSIM.
Skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Publications
M. Ahmed, A. Ali, S. Mohammed, A. Karrar “Investigation of Ferroresonance Incidents in the EPB Distribution Network”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 5-9 August 2018, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Extracurricular Activities
Served as vice president the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students Exhibition (EEESE2013). 2013
Participated in IEEEXtreme programming competitions 6.0 and 7.0. 2012,2013
Served as member of the executive board at High-Achieving students Forum. 2010-2011
Languages Spoken and Written
Arabic (Mother Tongue).
English (Fluent).