Prof. Vijay Vittal
Present Designation:
Regents Professor, Arizona State UniversityAreas of Interest:
Power System Stability, Power System Control, Dynamic Modeling of Power System Devices, Modeling and Analysis of Renewable Resource Dynamics
Specialisation:
Electric Power Engineering, Power System Stability, Nonlinear Systems, Renewable Energy Resources
Major Professional Contributions:
Development and demonstration of online power system stability analysis tool at Xcelon Control Center, Minneapolis, MN
Development direct stability methods for power systems with detailed models
Development of the normal form method for power systems
Development of advanced load models for power system analysis
Consultancy Areas:
Power system dynamics
Power system modeling
Modeling of renewable energy resources
Analysis of complex dynamic phenomena
Sector Associated With:
Power system analysis
Power system modeling
Power System dynamics
Power Sytem Control
Renewable resources
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
Power system analysis
Power system modeling
Power System dynamics
Power Sytem Control
Renewable resources
Professional Experience
Nov. 2024 – Dec. 2024 D. J. Gandhi Visiting Distinguished Professor, I.I.T. Bombay
Oct. 2024 – Nov. 2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Kanpur
Sep. 2024 – Oct. 2024 Visiting Professor, IIT Delhi
Aug. 2024 – Sep. 2024 Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
September 2019 Guest Professor Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Nov. 2017 – Dec. 2017 D. J. Gandhi Visiting Distinguished Professor, I.I.T. Bombay
Aug. 2017 – Nov. 2017 CPRI Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
July 2017 – Aug. 2017 Visiting Professor, I.I.T. Delhi
August 2016 Guest Professor HoHai University, Nanjing, China
2019 – Present Regents’ Professor
2013 – Present ASU Foundation Professor in Power Systems Engineering
2005 – Present Ira. A. Fulton Chair Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Keywords
Power system online dynamic security assessment
Power system analysis
Power System control
Analysis and modeling of renewable energy resources
Education
Ph.D., EE, Iowa State University, 1982
M. Tech., EE, IIT Kanpur, 1979
B.E., EE, B.M.S. College of Engineering Bengaluru, India, 1977
Awards and Recognitions
2026 Foreign Fellow Indian National Academy of Engineering
2026 IEEE Power and Energy Society Lifetime Achievement Award
2022 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, Distinguished Alumnus Award
2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society, Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award
2013 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Technical Field Award
Link to Website
https://faculty.engineering.asu.edu/vvittal/INAE Section Affiliated
V: Electrical Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2026
Year of Birth
1955
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