Faculty & Staff

Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed has an extensive background in power systems and high voltage engineering, with a focus on power system planning & design, academic research, and electrical equipment testing. He is currently a Transmission Planning Engineer at Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) and serves as an Adjunct Professor in Electrical Engineering at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU).Zeeshan holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Aalto University, Finland, and a ...

Lalitha Devarakonda is Adjunct Professor in Power Systems Engineering Program at WPI, where she teaches a course on Power System Protection. Dr. Devarakonda received her M.Sc from Louisiana State University, LA and Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts, MA. Her Ph.D research she developed new analytical method for battery modelling. She is currently working as Substation Technical Lead Engineer at Eversource Energy. Her job responsibilities include testing and commissioning high/medium voltage substation equipment along with their monitoring and remote control instrumentation.

  EDUCATION Ph. D.  Electrical Engineering, December 1985, Iowa State University Specialization:  Power system analysis and computer modeling of power systems M. S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 1980, University of Iowa B. S. Electrical Engineering, December 1978, University of Iowa EXPERIENCE Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Massachusetts 2013 to present – Adjunct Professor Teaching graduate level power engineering courses as part of WPI Corporate and Professional Education online program. Federal Energy Regulatory ...

Dean Sorensen received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering degree with distinction in 1984 and an M.S. in Power Systems Management degree in 2002 both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).  He is an active member of IEEE and IEEE’s Power System Relay Committee (PSRC) and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Massachusetts.  Dean has 35 years of experience in the power industry serving in various engineering capacities transmission, distribution and generation primarily in the areas of power system protection and controls and power quality.  Dean has been on the faculty of ...

Dr. Edvina Uzunovic has more than 15 years of experience with a range of responsibilities in the power systems industry. She has been a vital contributor to the overall success of several leading power industry organizations while serving different roles as a Technical Officer, Smart Grid Transmission Applications, Senior Quantitative Analyst and Senior Research and Technology Development Engineer. She is currently the Associate Director of Power Systems Engineering and an adjunct professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Edvina has a B.Sc. from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and ...