This Book of Proceedings presents the collective research and insights shared at the conference on Power, Energy, and Secure Smart Technologies. The event brings together leading minds from academia, industry, and research to explore innovations and address challenges in modern power systems, sustainable energy solutions, and secure smart technologies.

The papers compiled here reflect the latest developments, case studies, and forward-looking ideas that contribute to the evolving landscape of intelligent and resilient energy systems. We trust this volume will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students committed to advancing technology for a sustainable and secure energy future.

Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu (Senior Member, IEEE)

Received the M.Tech. degree in power electronics and industrial drives from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2011, and the Ph.D. degree from VIT University, Vellore, India, in 2017. He has completed his Postdoctoral Research fellowship from the Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Institute of Power Engineering, University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia. He was also associated with University of Johannesburg, South Africa as Senior Research Associate. Currently he is working as Associate Director R & D, and Associate professor in the Department of EEE, Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India. He has published more than 200 research articles in various renowned international journals. He has receive various awards like IEI Young Engineer award, Vice-Chancellors Research Excellence Award, and Listed among the top 2% of researchers in the world - electrical & electronics engineering, power, and energy areas, Information provided by Elsevier BV, Stanford University. He has been acting as an Editorial Board Member and a Reviewer for various reputed journals, such as the IEEE and IEEE Access, IET, Elsevier, EPCS and Taylor and Francis.

Balasubbareddy Mallala (Senior Member, IEEE)

Received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Madras University, in 2000, the master’s degree from NIT Trichy, in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree from JNTUK, Kakinada, in 2015. Currently, he is a Professor in EEE with the Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. His research interests include power quality, machine learning techniques, soft computing techniques, and FACTS controllers. He received ‘‘Best Researcher of the Year 2009’’ Award from JNT University, Kakinada, and National Award for Teaching Excellence—2013 from Indus Foundation.

Subramaniam M (1974)

Is a Professor & Head, Dept. of Computer Engineering and Technologyg, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad - 500075, (INDIA). He obtained his Bachelor’s degree (B.E) in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras (1998), Master’s degree (M.E) in Software Engineering, and Ph.D from College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University Main Campus, Chennai -25 in the year 2003 and 2013 respectively. His research focuses are Computer Networks, Cloud, Big-data and Software Engineering, AI & ML. He is an active life member of the Computer Society of India (CSI) and the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). He has produced four Ph.D’s and currently two Research scholars are pursuing Ph.D. under his guidance. He published many research papers in reputed journals. He is also a reviewer in IEEE- International Journal of Communication.

Nnamdi Nwulu (Senior Member, IEEE)

Is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, and the Director of the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy and Water Systems (CCP-FEWS). His research interests include the application of digital technologies, mathematical opti□mization techniques, and machine learning algorithms in food, energy, and water systems. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), a Senior Member of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SMSAIEE), and a Y-Rated Researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He is theEditor-in-Chief of the Journal of Digital Food, Energy and Water Systems (JDFEWS) and an Associate Editor of IET Renewable Power Generation (IET-RPG) and African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (AJSTID).

Vigna Kumaran Ramachandaramurthy (Senior Member, IEEE)

Received the bache□lor’s degree (Hons.) and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), U.K., in 1998 and 2001, respectively. In 2002, he joined as an Electrical Engineer with Malaysian Electrical Utility. In 2005, he moved to Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), where he is currently a Professor with the Institute of Power Engineering. He is also a Principal Consultant with RE Industry, Malaysia, and has done the due diligence study for more than 250 projects in renewable energy. He led the development of technical guidelines for the interconnec□tion of distributed generation, solar PV, electric vehicles, and energy storage, in Malaysia. His research interests include power system-related studies, renewable energy, energy stor□age, power quality, electric vehicles, and smart grids. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, and the Institution of Engineers, India, a Chartered Engineer, regis□tered with the Engineering Council, U.K., and a Professional Engineer, registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. He is also the Editorial Board Member/ Associate Editor of IET Smart Grid, IET Renewable Power Generation (RPG), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, and IEEE ACCESS.

Renu Sharma (Senior Member, IEEE)

Is currently with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India. She has published around 100 journals and conference articles of international repute. Her research interests include smart grids, soft computing, solar photovoltaic systems, power system scheduling, evolutionary algorithms, and wireless sensor networks. She has organ□ized several national and international conferences. She is a Life Member IE (India), ISTE, and ISSE; a member of IET; and the Past Chair of WIE IEEE Bhubaneswar Sub Section. She is a guest editor of several reputed journals. She has coordinated AICTE sponsored FDP programs. She was one of the Plenary Chair PEDES 2020. She has around 21 years of leading impactful technical, professional, and educational experience.