Prof. Ahmed Ali A. Mohamed of Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of New York, City College

Transit systems, e.g. the subway and public buses, are substantial consumers of energy at any city. New York City (NYC) has set up an aggressive plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, namely the NYC Energy Plan. This plan mandates exploring opportunities for energy saving at all sectors, including the transportation sector. This talk summarizes the key findings and lessons learned of multiple projects that the presenter led, in collaboration with the utility company and public transportation authorities in NYC. These projects aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the subway system through effective recuperation of regenerative braking energy, and at increasing the number of electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment in the city.

Biography:

Ahmed Ali A. Mohamed is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (EE) at the City College of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the EE PhD Program Advisor, and the director of the CUNY Smart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory (http://smartgrid.ccny.cuny.edu). Prof. Mohamed has been leading research projects sponsored by private companies and government agencies, e.g. Con Edison, the National Science Foundation, and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. His research interests include critical infrastructure interdependencies, smart grid resilience, microgrids, and transportation electrification. He has numerous publications in these fields as book chapters, and articles in premier journals and conference proceedings. Prof. Mohamed serves on the editorial board of several journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. Prof. Mohamed is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, among several other honors and awards.

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