We are pleased to announce that Dr. S. M. Muyeen has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief for the Section “Industrial Electronics” of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). His term started in July 2020.

Dr. S. M. Muyeen is presently working as an Associate Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Curtin University, Australia. He received his Ph.D. from the Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and worked in Japan under the versatile banner of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He has visiting professor position at Shanghai Maritime University, China.

His research interests are industry-oriented, focusing on power electronics, electrical machines, FACTS, energy storage systems (ESSs), renewable energy, HVDC systems, power system stability and control, and smart grids. He has published more than 225 articles in different journals and international conferences. He has published seven books as an author or editor. He has been a keynote speaker and invited speaker at many international conferences, workshops, and universities. Dr. Muyeen has been the recipient of many research awards, including The Petroleum Institute ‘Research/Scholarship Award 2012’ and best paper awards from IEEE conferences many times. He has been awarded the IEEE WA Outstanding Engineering Award 2017, jointly from IEEE PES and PELS societies, for his leadership role, research, and service-related activities.

During his scientific career, he has been involved in various professional service activities, both nationally and internationally. He serves on the editorial panel for many prestigious journals from IEEE, IET, and other publishers including IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (editor), IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (editor), IEEE Power Engineering Letters (editor), IET Renewable Power Generation (associate editor), and IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution (subject editor), etc. He has organized many international conferences for IEEE and other organizations in various capacities, including as General Chair, Advisory Chair, Technical Committee Chair, Special Session/Tutorial/Workshop Chair, Steering Committee member, etc. He is deeply involved with the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) University Education Sub-Committee under the Power and Energy Education Committee (PEEC).

Dr. Muyeen has secured many national and international research and infrastructure development grants as a leading investigator. He has established strong collaborations with renowned international universities and research centers worldwide. He has an intense connection with the R&D wings of leading industries like ABB, Siemens, Hitachi, Toshiba, Oztronenergy, Western Power, Horizon, ADNOC, and others. Dr. Muyeen is the senior member of the IEEE and Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust).

His university profile link: - https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/Sm.Muyeen/