Biographical note

Dr. Kirti Pal is presently working as Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering, Department at School of Engineering, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She obtained her B.Eng. degree from Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal, India; her M.Eng. degree from Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, India and her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India. She has over 17 years of academic experience and has published many research papers in various reputable national/international journals and conference proceedings and has published two international books. She has guided many B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D Scholars. Dr. Pal has been invited for delivering keynote and expert talks in several national/international conferences and workshops. She was a Guest Editor of the special issue on Advance Innovation and Technology with Sustainability Engineering, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IGI Global, USA). She is also serving as a reviewer for various international journals of repute. She is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education. Her areas of current interest include restructuring of power systems, power system analysis and optimization, soft computing techniques, renewable energy systems and electric vehicles.

Tripti Kunj is a research scholar in the Electrical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Greater Noida, India. Tripti Kunj holds an M. Tech degree in Electrical Engineering, 2018 from GBU Greater Noida, and a B. Tech degree from V.B.S. Purvanchal University Jaunpur, 2014. She has published many research and conference papers in various journals and conferences. Her research areas are power system analysis and optimization, soft computing techniques, renewable energy systems, and electric vehicles.