Agelidis Vassilios

RANK:	Professor
SECTOR:	Power Systems Sector
LABORATORY:	Electrical Machines Laboratory
EXPERTISE:	Diagnostics and Control of Electrical Machines

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SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Power Electronics
Renewable Energy Integration with Electricity Grids
Autonomous Energy Systems

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Structure and Operation of Power Systems
Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy
Faults and Transient Analysis of Power Systems

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

SHORT CV

Professor Vassilios G. Agelidis, a Fellow of the IEEE, has been recognized for his significant contributions to power electronics and the conversion and integration of renewable energy with the electricity grid. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, and went on to earn a Master of Applied Science from Concordia University, Canada, as well as a PhD from Curtin University, Australia. Additionally, he holds a graduate diploma in Business Administration from the Curtin Graduate School of Business in Australia. Professor Agelidis has an extensive employment history, having held various positions at prestigious institutions such as The University of Glasgow, The University of Sydney, The University of New South Wales in Australia, and the Technical University of Denmark. In June 2024, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace as a professor. His international experience includes serving as a visiting professor at Beijing Jiaotong University under the Chinese Government’s High-End Experts Program and at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in Malaysia. He was also appointed as a Mentor in the Outstanding Fellows Programme at the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Agelidis has an impressive research record, with over 200 journal articles published in high-impact periodicals and more than 300 papers presented at international conferences. He has an h-index of 91, with over 31,000 citations on Google Scholar. Among his numerous accolades, he received the prestigious Advanced Research Fellowship for young researchers from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Additionally, he has served on the International Boards of both Beijing Jiaotong University and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), as well as in various leadership positions internationally, including as an elected Vice-President of the Power Electronics Society of the IEEE.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Professor Agelidis has received funding for his research from various organizations in the countries where he has worked, industry, charities, and companies with a global footprint, namely Australia, the United Kingdom, Denmark, China, India, and Malaysia.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Mirhosseini, J. Pou and V. G. Agelidis, “Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Power Plant Without Phase Angle Synchronization Able to Address Fault-Ride-Through Capability,” in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 3467-3476, Dec. 2020.
Aljanad, N.M.L. Tan, V.G. Agelidis, H. Shareef, “Neural network approach for global solar irradiance prediction at extremely short-time-intervals using particle swarm optimization algorithm”, Energies, 14 (4), 2021.
Abedinia, M. Bagheri, V.G. Agelidis, “Application of an adaptive Bayesian-based model for probabilistic and deterministic PV forecasting”, IET Renewable Power Generation, 2021, 15(12), pp. 2699–2714.
S. Reza, M.M. Hossain, V.G. Agelidis, A Method Without Stability Issue for Robust Estimation of Three-Phase Grid Frequency”, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, Vol. 3 Issue 3, pp. 854-859, 2021.
S. Reza, M.M. Hossain, A.O. Nasif, V.G. Agelidis, “Fast Estimation of Phase Angle for Three-Phase Voltage Systems under Distorted Conditions”, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2022, 10(3), pp. 2819–2828.
Arraño-Vargas, V.G., Agelidis, G.S., Konstantinou, “UNSW Sydney’s Real-Time Simulations Laboratory (RTS@UNSW): Supporting Power Electronics Defined Power Systems, Downunder”, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 2024, 5, pp. 565–574.