Ninad Gaikwad
Power Systems Intern at GE Vernova
Spokane, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNinad Gaikwad is a power systems researcher and engineer focused on intelligent power grids, simulation and control, with a decade of experience spanning research, teaching, and renewable-energy consultancy. He is currently a Power Systems Intern at GE Vernova, developing an AC-OPF formulation with convex relaxation and a distributed ADMM-based solver to enable scalable optimization for modern grids. At Washington State University, where he is pursuing a PhD, he is designing intelligent algorithms to integrate smart buildings with the distribution grid, developing computationally efficient thermal models, and building a co-simulation testbed for large numbers of buildings. His work spans renewable-energy forecasting (SWEEFA) and applications of Model Predictive Control and Reinforcement Learning for residential energy resiliency, including impactful work at the University of Florida. He has contributed to open-source style toolchains, including an open-source Bayesian state estimation toolbox for building thermal models developed during his Edo internship. Based in Spokane, Washington, Ninad blends power systems, control, and machine learning to push toward autonomous energy grids.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
HSC, Science, 91.33%, HSC, Science, 91.33% at V.G. Vaze Kelkar CollegeB-Tech, Electrical Engineering, 5.8/10 CGPA, B-Tech, Electrical Engineering, 5.8/10 CGPA at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State UniversityM-Tech, Power Electronics and Power Systems, 9.82/10 CGPA, M-Tech, Power Electronics and Power Systems, 9.82/10 CGPA at Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE),MumbaiMaster of Professional Enginnering, Electrical Engineering, Master of Professional Enginnering, Electrical Engineering at University of WollongongMaster of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering specializing in Dynamics, Systems and Control, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering specializing in Dynamics, Systems and Control at University of FloridaSSC, 89.60%, SSC, 89.60% at Vasant Vihar High School, Thane
English, Hindi, Marathi, FrenchProgramming languages (2)
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