Aristides Kiprakis

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I welcome applications from well-motivated prospective PhD students with a strong academic background may be considered. Potential applicants must hold a 1st class degree in Electrical Engineering or other relevant area and/or an MSc with Merit or Distinction. They must have interest in one or more of the following research areas, and must be able to prepare a project proposal on a topic within these areas.

Research areas: smart grids, demand-side management and response, distributed generation, renewable energy conversion and integration into the electricity system (including wind, solar, tidal and wave), energy storage, electric and autonomous transportation systems (including cars and underwater vehicles).

Top quality potential applicants are invited to first express their interest by email, indicating their preferred research area.

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2024
Enhancing access to affordable energy through peer-to-peer automated negotiations
Couraud, B., Robu, V., Andoni, M., Norbu, S., Franken, L., Paolo, C., Webb, L., Kirli, D., Friedrich, D., Iqbal, Z., Papathanasi, A., Kilgour, J., Franquet, E., Rozier, Y., Pennucci, R., Goddard, N., Kumdrieck, S., Djokic, S., Kiprakis, A. & Flynn, D., 30 Aug 2024, 2024 International Conference on Renewable Energies and Smart Technologies. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-5 5 p. 10645368
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Local energy markets in energy communities and their impact on energy poverty
Andoni, M., Couraud, B., Robu, V., Norbu, S., Flynn, D., Cherubini, P., Franken, L., Iqbal, Z., Kilgour, J., Kirli, D., Papathanasi, A., Webb, L., Djokic, S., Friedrich, D., Goddard, N., Kiprakis, A. & Krumdieck, S., 30 Aug 2024, 2024 International Conference on Renewable Energies and Smart Technologies. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-5 5 p. 10645401
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2023
Feed-forward Disturbance Compensation for Station Keeping in Wave-dominated Environments
Walker, K. L., Stokes, A. A., Kiprakis, A. & Giorgio-Serchi, F., 12 Sept 2023, OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, (OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2022

Cost-effectiveness of virtual power plants (VPPs) based on residential aggregators
Zerai, M., Kirli, D., Calautit, J., Wasif, H., Morstyn, T. & Kiprakis, A., 15 Dec 2022, 11th International Conference on Renewable Power Generation - Meeting net zero carbon (RPG 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Experimental Results From The Hybridisation of Wave and Solar Energy to Provide Consistent Power to Niche Demands
Versey, M., Kiprakis, A. E. & Retzler, C., 15 Dec 2022, 11th International Conference on Renewable Power Generation - Meeting net zero carbon (RPG 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 5 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Fast Mapping of Flexibility Regions at TSO-DSO Interfaces under Uncertainty
Patig, A., Stanojev, O., Aristidou, P., Kiprakis, A. & Hug, G., 28 Nov 2022, 2022 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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2021
PyPSA meets Africa: Developing an open source electricity network model of the African continent
Kirli, D., Hampp, J., Van Greevenbroek, K., Grant, R., Mahmood, M., Parzen, M. & Kiprakis, A., 25 Oct 2021, Proceedings of 2021 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, (IEEE AFRICON Conference; vol. 2021-September).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Experimental Validation of Unsteady Wave Induced Loads on a Stationary Remotely Operated Vehicle
Walker, K. L., Gabl, R., Aracri, S., Cao, Y., Stokes, A. A., Kiprakis, A. & Giorgio-Serchi, F., 18 Oct 2021, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 2242-2248 7 p. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation; vol. 2021-May).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Reasoning Operational Decisions for Robots via Time Series Causal Inference
Cao, Y., Li, B., Li, Q., Stokes, A., Ingram, D. & Kiprakis, A., 18 Oct 2021, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 6124-6131 8 p. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation; vol. 2021-May).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Impact of Thruster Dynamics on the Feasibility of ROV Station Keeping in Waves
Walker, K. L., Stokes, A. A., Kiprakis, A. & Giorgio-Serchi, F., 9 Apr 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) 2020 Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 9389339. (2020 Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast).
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2020
Development of a Hardware in-The-Loop Co-Simulation Platform for Smart Distribution Networks
Gao, Y., Kirli, D., Zeinali, M., Mukherjee, S., Birzhanova, A., Thompson, J., Pindoriya, N. & Kiprakis, A., 2 Nov 2020, 2020 Fifteenth International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 9243051. (2020 15th International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies, EVER 2020).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Towards benefit-stacking for grid-connected battery energy storage in distribution networks with high photovoltaic penetration
Unigwe, O., Okekunle, D. & Kiprakis, A., 19 Mar 2020, Proceedings of the 11th IET International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management (APSCOM 2018). Hong Kong: INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET, 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2019
Speed Control of Multiple Tidal Turbines Connected to a Shared Onshore Converter
Reynolds, S., Kiprakis, A. & Abusara, M., Sept 2019, Proceedings of the 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2019). Napoli, Italy: EWTEC, 1228
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
On The Cost-Effectiveness Of Multistage Deployment of Wide Area Monitoring Systems In Weak Networks under limited channel availability
Okekunle, D., Unigwe, O. & Kiprakis, A., Jun 2019, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2019). Madrid, Spain, 5 p. 2122
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A Speed Control Strategy for Parallel Connected Tidal Turbines in an Array Using a Variable Ratio Drive
Reynolds, S., Kiprakis, A. & Abusara, M., Apr 2019, Proceedings of the 7th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop. University of Oxford, p. 35-36 2 p.
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Integrated Energy Management Framework for Environmentally Sustainable Energy Access
Pindoriya, N., Kiprakis, A., Ajay, C. K., Singh, S. N., Garg, D., Padmanabhan, D. & Thompson, J., 3 Jan 2019, 2018 5th IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, UPCON 2018. Wada, T., Yadav, D., Tiwari, A. N. & Kumar, B. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 8596979. (2018 5th IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, UPCON 2018).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2018
Demand response for thermostatically controlled loads using belief propagation
Kleidaras, A., Cosovic, M., Vukobratovic, D. & Kiprakis, A. E., 18 Jan 2018, 2017 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, ISGT-Europe 2017 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-6 6 p. (2017 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe, ISGT-Europe 2017 - Proceedings; vol. 2018-January).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2017
EV charging scheduling for cost and greenhouse gases emissions minimization
Wu, R., Tsagarakis, G., Collin, A. J. & Kiprakis, A. E., 30 May 2017, 2017 12th International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies, EVER 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 7935877
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Reinforcement Learning Based Maximum Power Point Tracking Control of Tidal Turbines
Nambiar, A., Anderlini, E., Payne, G., Forehand, D., Kiprakis, A. & Wallace, A., 2017, Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2017.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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2016

Effects of spacing in wave energy converter arrays on voltage flicker
Nambiar, A., Forehand, D., Kiprakis, A. & Wallace, A., 21 Sept 2016, Proceedings of the IET Renewable Power Generation conference 2016.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
The impact of renewable energy resources on the electricity prices of the United Kingdom
Lupo, S. & Kiprakis, A. E., 25 Jul 2016, International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Vol. 2016-July. 7521240
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2015
Network Design Tool for the Optimal Design of Offshore Ocean Energy Array Networks
Collin, A., Nambiar, A., Kiprakis, A., Rea, J. & Whitby, B., 3 Sept 2015, 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-6 6 p. 15431630
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Optimisation of Thermal Energy Storage Integration in a Residential Heating System
Renaldi, R., Kiprakis, A. & Friedrich, D., 21 Jul 2015, SusTEM 2015. p. 131 139 p.
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Agent-Based Models for Electricity Markets Accounting for Smart Grid Participation
Lupo, S. & Kiprakis, A., 6 Jul 2015, 7th EAI International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Systems (WiSATS 2015): Workshop on Communication Applications in Smart Grid (CASG) 2. Springer, p. 48-57 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A Roadmap for Domestic Load Modelling for Large-Scale Demand Management within Smart Grids
Kleidaras, A. & Kiprakis, A., 6 Jul 2015, 7th EAI International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Systems (WiSATS 2015): Workshop on Communication Applications in Smart Grid (CASG) 2. Springer, p. 33-47 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Assessment of an ADCP's capabilities in laboratory conditions
Harrold, M., Bromley, P., Broudic, M., Clelland, D., Kiprakis, A. & Abusara, M., 29 Apr 2015, 2015 IEEE/OES 11th Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement, CWTM 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 7098099
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Direct Drive Wave Energy Array with Energy Storage for Off Grid Operation
Sousounis, M., Gan, L. K., Kiprakis, A. & Shek, J., 2015, Proceedings of Offshore Energy & Storage Symposium.
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2014
Assessment of the cost and environmental impact of demand side management on residential sector
Tsagarakis, G., Thomson, R. C., Collin, A. J., Harrison, G. P. & Kiprakis, A. E., 2014, 9th International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies, EVER 2014. 6844154
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Simulating the time-varying harmonics of the residential load sector
Collin, A. J., Tsagarakis, G., Kiprakis, A. E. & McLaughlin, S., 2014, Proceedings of International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power, ICHQP. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 768-772 5 p. 6842846
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2010

Quantification of Voltage Fluctuations Caused by a Wave Farm Connected to Weak, Rural Electricity Networks
Nambiar, A., Kiprakis, A. & Wallace, R., Sept 2010, 14th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2009

Modelling Arrays of Wave Energy Converters Connected to Weak Rural Electricity Networks
Kiprakis, A., Nambiar, A., Forehand, D. & Wallace, R., Mar 2009, Proceedings 1st International Conference on Sustainable Power Generation and Supply.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
2005
Enhancement of Network Capacity by Widespread Intelligent Generator Control
Vovos, P., Kiprakis, A. E., Harrison, G. P. & Barrie, J. R., 6 Jun 2005, (E-pub ahead of print) CIRED 2005 - 18th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Power Control and Conditioning for Wave Energy Converters
Kiprakis, A. E. & Wallace, A. R., 2005, 6th EWTEC European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Voltage Control in the Distribution Network: Traditional Techniques and New Developments
Kiprakis, A. E. & Wallace, A. R., 2005, Invited paper, World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC2005).
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2003

Hybrid Control of Distributed Generators Connected to Weak Rural Networks to Mitigate Voltage Variation
Kiprakis, A. E. & Wallace, A. R., 2003, 17th International Conference on Electricity Distribution CIRED 2003.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Intelligent Voltage and Reactive Power Control of Mini-Hydro Power Stations for Maximisation of Real Power Export
Wallace, A. R. & Kiprakis, A. E., 2003, Waterpower XIII Conference.
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2002

Reduction of voltage violations from embedded generators connected to the distribution network by intelligent reactive power control
Wallace, A. R. & Kiprakis, A. E., 2002, FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL. EDISON: INST ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS INSPEC INC, p. 210-215 6 p.
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