Tariq Kamal

Tariq Kamal received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Power Engineering, the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in Energy and Sustainability Engineering with the International Doctorate distinction. He also received the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Management and Transformation and completed postdoctoral research in Electrical Engineering.

He is currently an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Head of the Power Electronics and Control Research Group, School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, Finland. He has extensive experience as a Researcher, Technical Coordinator, Project Leader, and Work Package Leader in large-scale European and international research projects, including highly funded Horizon Europe projects on advanced energy storage, smart grids, maritime electrification, renewable-rich power systems, and sustainable energy technologies.

He has contributed to and led several major research projects with cumulative funding of approximately €20 million from the European Commission, DAAD Germany, TÜBİTAK Türkiye, the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and other competitive funding bodies. These projects involve universities, research institutes, and industrial partners working on power electronics, hybrid energy storage, intelligent control, transport electrification, grid-code compliance, and clean energy transition.

His research focuses on power electronics, intelligent control, hybrid AC/DC microgrids, renewable energy integration, hybrid energy storage systems, electric vehicles, shipboard power systems, hydrogen technologies, and AI-enabled energy systems. His work connects converter control, battery and supercapacitor operation, power quality, energy management, real-time validation, and reliable operation of renewable-rich power systems. His AI-related research uses physical power-system signals, including PV current-voltage curves, converter measurements, DC-bus voltage deviations, battery temperature, state of charge, and frequency response.

He has developed, coordinated, taught, and continuously upgraded several university courses at bachelor’s, master’s, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. His teaching covers future energy storage, battery technologies, hydrogen systems, power electronics, smart grids, electric transportation, maritime electrification, and sustainable energy systems. The course content links electrochemical storage, hydrogen, converters, control methods, grid operation, and transport electrification with practical engineering applications.

He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, conferences, books, and book chapters, and regularly reviews for leading journals, including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, and Applied Energy. His international collaborations span Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, involving universities, research organizations, and industry partners. His research interests include intelligent electrification, clean energy transition, reliable power conversion, hybrid storage control, and efficient operation of sustainable power and energy systems.