Talal Saleh

Talal Saleh is a doctoral researcher at the University of Vaasa, School of Technology and Innovations, specializing in the integration of 5G communication networks with power system protection and smart grid applications. His research focuses on enabling time-critical and mission?critical protection functions over 5G networks, with particular emphasis on communication performance and virtualization in protection use cases.

His work investigates the feasibility of 5G as a communication infrastructure for modern and future power systems, including differential protection, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), and virtualized relaying schemes. He has contributed to peer-reviewed journal, articles, demonstrating experimental validation of 5G networks testing in protection scenarios, analyzing packet latency, loss, and performance under realistic grid conditions. These studies provide practical insights into the applicability of URLLC, network slicing, and edge computing for smart grid protection.

In addition to communication-centric protection research, his work extends to smart energy systems, microgrids, and energy management, including book level contributions on optimization and digitalization in modern power systems. His broader research interests include virtualized protection architectures, AI-assisted monitoring, and cyber-secure power systems, aiming to support the transition toward resilient, flexible, and data-driven electricity networks.

Following are some of his contribution in the field of power systems:

• 5G Communication Infrastructure for Smart Grids: A Protection Use Case
• Virtualized Intelligent Relaying of Smart Grid over 5G Network
• Smart Power/Energy Management and Optimization in Microgrids