Conference Papers

[1] N. Saqib, S. Bhattacharya, K. K. Challa, and G. Manimaran, “Impact Characterization of Cyber Attacks on Grid-Connected Microgrid Operations,” in Proc. 2024 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Ames, IA, USA, Oct. 2024, pp. 1–6, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/NAPS61145.2024.10741631

[2] N. Saqib, F. C. Joseph, K. K. Challa, S. Bhattacharya and M. Govindarasu, “Impact of False Data Injection Attack on DER Integrated Distribution Systems,” 2025 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Austin, TX, USA, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM52009.2025.11225774.

[3] L. E. Guillen Montenegro and H. N. Villegas Pico, “Real-Time Simulation of Microgrids with Fast-Charging Stations and Grid-Forming Inverters,” 2024 9th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID), Santa Fe, NM, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/eGRID62045.2024.10842672

[4] Khatana V, Chakraborty S, Saraswat G, Patel S, Salapaka MV. A Distributed Malicious Agent Detection Scheme for Resilient Power Apportioning in Microgrids, Sep 30, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2409.19861

[5] V. Khatana and M. V. Salapaka, “Distributed Difference of Convex Optimization,” 2024 60th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Urbana, IL, USA, 2024, pp. 1-8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/Allerton63246.2024.10735298

[6] M. Almomani, A. Alkhonain, and V. Ajjarapu, “Extended sensitivity-aware reactive power dispatch algorithm for smart inverters with multiple control modes,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.05545, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2504.05545.

[7] M. T. Rana and M. V. Salapaka, “Learning Topology of Meshed Microgrids Using Voltage Magnitude,” 2025 IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2025, pp. 1-8, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE58356.2025.11260338.

[8] A. Nagpure and C. -W. Ten, “Residential Energy Arbitrage with BESS under Transformer Longevity and Load Constraints,” 2025 57th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Storrs, CT, USA, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/NAPS66256.2025.11272423.

[9] H. Ravichandran, S. Bhattacharya, N. Saqib, and M. Govindarasu, “Real-time edge-based protocol converter and testbed-based evaluation for DER networks,” submitted for publication to the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Canada, 2026.

Journals

[1] Khatana, V., Chakraborty, S. and Salapaka, M.V., 2024. A Plug and Play Distributed Secondary Controller for Microgrids with Grid-Forming Inverters. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2409.19866

[2] Arnab Dey, Vivek Khatana, Ankur Mani, Murti Salapaka, “Optimal Multimicrogrid Feedback System: Guaranteed Demand Fulfillment under Renewable Uncertainty”, submitted to the Automatica journal (under review)

[3] S. Chakraborty, M. T. Rana and M. V. Salapaka, “A Robust Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Interface Under Uncertain Software and Hardware System,” in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2024.3497340

[4] A. Dey, S. Chakraborty, M. V. Salapaka, “Topology Change Estimation in Power Distribution Networks: A Machine Learning Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. (Submitted)

[5] L. E. Guillén Montenegro and H. N. Villegas Pico, “Control and Real-Time Simulation of Microgrids with EV Fast-Charging and Grid-Forming Resources,” in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2025.3650724.

[6] N.Saqib, S. Bhattacharya, K. Kumar, M. Govindarasu, ’Attack Resilient Microgrid: Impact Characterization, Online Anomaly Detection, and Mitigation,’ IET Smart Grid Journals (Resubmitted; Second Revision).

[7] Mohammad Almomani, Ahmed Alkhonain and Venkataramana Ajjarapu, “TSO–DSO Coordinated Reactive Power Dispatch for Smart Inverters with Multiple Control Modes — Real-Time Implementation,” Trans. Smart Grids, Submitted. (First Revision)

Seminar/Posters Presentation

[1] N. Saqib, S. Bhattacharya, K. K. Challa, and M. Govindarasu, “Hardware-in-the-Loop CPS Security Architecture for Microgrid Monitoring and Control Applications,” presented at IEEE PES-GM, Austin, TX, July 2025.

[2] Mohammad Almomani, Ahmed Alkhonain, and Venkataramana Ajjarapu. “Extended Sensitivity-Aware Reactive Power Dispatch Algorithm for Smart Inverters with Multiple Control Modes”, 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting, Student Poster, Austin, TX, USA, July 2025.

[3] [3] H. Ravichandran and M. Govindarasu, “A Software-Based DER Protocol Translator for IEEE-1547 Compliant DER Integration,” IEEE PES General Meeting – Student Poster, Austin, TX, USA, Jul. 2025.

[4] Anurag Nagpure, Chee-Wooi Ten, and Manimaran Govindarasu, “Evaluation of Cyberattack Impacts on Distribution Grid Networks,” 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting, Student Poster, Austin, TX, USA, July 2025.