Rida Fatima is a PhD student at the RPG lab (Spring 2023) at University of Houston.

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Power), University of Houston, Texas, 2023.01 -

M.S., Electrical Engineering (Power), National University of Sciences and technology, Pakistan, 2018

B.S., Electrical Engineering (Electronics), Mirpur University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, 2015

Professional Experience

• Research Associate, Policy Institute for Equitable Development, Islamabad, 2021-Present
• Project Technical Associate, Tetra tech, Islamabad, 2019-2021
• Research Assistant, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 2017

Publications at UH RPG Lab

• Rida Fatima, Hassan Zahid Butt, and Xingpeng Li, “Optimal Dynamic Reconfiguration of Distribution Networks”, 55th North American Power Symposium, Asheville, NC, USA, Oct. 2023.

Awards & Honors

• Winner of All-Asia Youth Energy Academy (YEA) Competition, 2021
• Cultural ambassador of Pakistan in University of Missouri, Columbia, under USEFP Exchange Program, 2015

Research Interests

• Energy Markets
• Power system control, operations and planning
• Grid integration of renewable generation
• Micro grids optimal sizing and energy management
• Demand Side Management
• Battery Storage System Planning