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Dr.S. Albert Alexander is the recipient of prestigious Raman Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission (Government of India). He is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His current research focuses on fault diagnostic systems for solar energy conversion systems and smart grids. He has 18 years of academic and research experience. He has published 113 technical papers in International and National journals (including IEEE Transactions, IET, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Wiley etc.,) and presented 80 papers at national and international conferences.

He has completed 8 Government of India-funded projects and 2 projects are ongoing (Under SPARC and VIT SEED) with the overall grant amount of Rs.3.0 crores. His Ph.D. work on power quality earned him a National Award from ISTE, and he has received 29 awards for his meritorious academic and research career (such as Young Engineers Award from IE(I), Young Scientist Award from SPRERI, Gujarat, Best researcher award from IEEE Madras section etc.,). He has also received the “National Teaching Innovator Award” from MHRD (Government of India). He is an approved “Margdarshak” from AICTE (Government of India). He is the approved “Mentor for Change” under Atal Innovation Mission. He is an AICTE approved Translator under National Education Policy to translate engineering books into regional languages.

He has guided 32 graduate and postgraduate projects. Six research scholars completed their Ph.D. and five students are currently pursuing their Ph.D. under his guidance. He is a member and in prestigious positions in various national and international forums (such as Senior Member, IEEE and Vice President for Energy Conservation Society, India etc.,). He is the Chairman for IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Madras Section. He has been an invited speaker in 324 programs (As on March 2025) covering nine Indian states and also at USA. He has organized 25 events, including faculty development programs, workshops, and seminars.

He completed his graduate program in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bharathiar University and his postgraduate and Ph.D. programs from Anna University, India. Formerly, he worked as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College. Presently, he is working as an Associate Professor – Grade II in the School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore and also doing research work in Artificial Intelligent based controllers for power conversion, smart health care systems, smart grids, solar PV, and power quality improvement techniques.

He has authored the following books in his areas of interest: (1) Development of 6G Networks and Technology, Wiley Publishers, (2) Algorithm and Design Complexity, CRC Press (Taylor and Francis), (3) Basic Electrical Engineering”, Khanna Publishers (Under AICTE, Government of India), (4) Design and Simulation of Electrical Machines with MATLAB, Nova Publishers, (5) Power Electronic Converters for Electrical Vehicles, CRC Press, (6) Power Electronic Converters for Solar PV Systems, Elsevier, (7) Advanced Deep Learning for Engineers and Scientists, Springer, (8) Computational Paradigm Techniques for Enhancing Electric Power Quality, CRC Press, (9) Basic Electrical, Electronics and Measurement Engineering, Anuradha Publishers and (10) Special Electrical Machines, Anuradha Publishers.