| Reports and Publications |
ARI Annual Report for the year 2009 |
S. Rahman, M. Pipattanasomporn and Y. Teklu, "Intelligent Distributed Autonomous Power Systems (IDAPS)," In Proc. 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Tampa, Florida, June 2007. |
M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, The Telecommunication Infrastructure: A model for Optimum Voice-Data Coverage, Utilities Policy, Vol. 14, Iss. 4, December 2006, pp. 278-287. |
"Critical Infrastructure Resilience in Danville, Virginia", Submitted to City of Danville, Virginia. Prepared By Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, Virginia. May 2006. |
"Power Systems, Water, Transportation and Communications Lifeline Interdependencies for American Lifelines Alliance". Prepared By Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, Virginia. March 2006. |
M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, "Distributed power for social and economic development in remote areas: a case study in Bangladesh, United Nation - Renewable Energy Solution Handbook, 2006. |
M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, "Intelligent Distributed Autonomous Power Systems (IDAPS) and their Impact on Critical Electrical Loads," In Proc. the 1st IEEE International Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection, Nov 3-4, 2005, pp. 101-109. |
"Critical Infrastructure Protection in the National Capital Region: Risk-Based Foundations for Resilience and Sustainability. Final Report, Volume 2: Energy Sector". John E. Bigger and Michael G. Willingham. Department of Homeland Security Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant 03-TU-03; and Department Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant 2003CKWX0199. September 2005. |
M. Mallini-Rourke and M. Pipattanasomporn, One-Button ICT Applications Package for Global Access, In Proc. 2005 E-ducation without Borders Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 19-21 February 2005. |
M. Pipattanasomporn, M. Willingham and S. Rahman, "Implications of On-Site Distributed Generation for Commercial/Industrial Facilities," IEEE Transactions on power systems, Vol. 20, pp. 206-212, February 2005. |
M. Willingham, "Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER): Summary and Synthesis of Regulatory and Adminstrative Impediments," prepared for Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), September 2004. [Report is at the DEQ website] |
M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman," Telecommunication Needs for the Internet Infrastructure in Bangladesh," Background paper for An International Workshop on Distributed Internet Infrastructures for Education and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 2004. |
"Ukraine Energy Efficiency Evaluation: Final Report". Submitted to: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Europe and Eurasia TASK ORDER #807 UNDER EVALUATION IQC, AEP-I-00-00-00023-00. Prepared by M. Willingham, G. Laszkiewicz, J. Elkind and S.Schevchenko. Submitted by Development Associates, Inc. January 24, 2003. |
M. Pipattanasomporn and S. Rahman, "Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure and Its Distributed Generation Solutions in Remote Areas," In Proc. 2002 the International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2002. |
S. Rahman and M. Pipattanasomporn, "Alternate Technologies for Telecommunications and Internet Access in Remote Locations," In Proc. 2002 3rd Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion, Greece, November 2002. |
| Presentations | |
Jun 27 2008 |
Invited Lecture at the IEEE Power & Energy Society, Singapore Chapter, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore "Alternate Energy Technologies: A Response to Increasing Electric Power Needs ", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Jun 17 2008 |
39th Energy Information Dissemination Program, Stillwater, OK, "Alternative Energy Technologies for an Evolving Electric Power Generation Landscape", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 29 2008 |
Distinguished Lecture IEEE PES St. Louis Chapter, St. Louis, Missouri, "Renewable Energy Technologies: A Global Perspective", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 23 2008 |
Green Buildings Action Forum, Washington DC , "Energy Efficiency in Buildings", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 17 2008 |
IEEE PES Chapter, Bandung, Indonesia, "The Critical Infrastructure: Efficiency, Reliability and Security", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 12 2008 |
100th Anniversary of Chinese EE Higher Education, Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China, "Power and Energy Research and Post-Graduate Education", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 11 2008 |
Invited Lecture at Jiao Tong University , Xi'an, China, "Electric Power Generation, Climate Change and Mitigation Opportunities", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 7-9, 2008 |
Keynote Speech at DRPT 2008 International Conference , Nanjing, China, "Renewable Energy Technologies: A Global Perspective", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Apr 04 2008 |
Opening Keynote at the 1st MAS ETH SPCM Forum, Zurich, Switzerland, "The Protection of Critical Infrastructures: Concept, Evolution and Complexities", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 11 2008 |
International Conference on Renewable Energies and Water Desalination Technologies , Tripoli, Libya, "State-of-the-Art and Trends in Renewable Energy Technologies: A Global Perspective", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Dec 27 2007 |
First Non Resident Bangladeshi (NRB/PBO) Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Energy Policymaking in Bangladesh: Need for a Global Awareness", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Nov 29 2007 |
IEEE PES Distinguished Lecture , Detroit, MI, "Global Warming and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities," by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Oct 5, 2007 |
2nd International Workshop on Critical Information Infrastructure Security (CRITIS), Benalmadena-Costa, Spain, "Resilient Critical Information Infrastructure: A Myth or a Realistic Target?", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Oct 2, 2007 |
5th EAPC/PfP Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning: Comprehensive Views on Resilient Infrastructures, Zurich, Switzerland, "Improving Resilience and Acceptance of Large Energy Infrastructure Projects", by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Sep 15, 2007 |
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Lecture Series on Engineering Education in Bangladesh (EEB 2007), Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Engineering Education in a Globally-Competitive Marketplace", by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Sep 11, 2007 |
Institution of Engineers Lecture Series on Energy Issues, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Energy Policymaking in Bangladesh: Need for Global Awareness", by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Sep 8, 2007 |
IEEE PES Distinguished Lecture, B.P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology, Kolkata, India, "Energy and the Environment", by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Sep 7, 2007 |
IEEE PES Distinguished Lecture, Kolkata, India, "Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation: History & Future Prospects", by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Sep 6, 2007 |
IEEE PES Distinguished Lecture, Mumbai, India, "Greenhouse Gas Mitigation using Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency", by Professor Saifur Rahman. IEEE PES Distinguished Lecture, Pune, India, "Greenhouse Gas Mitigation using Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency", by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Sep 3, 2007 |
CIGRE Conference on Electric Power Engineering, Amman, Jordan, "Interconnected Power Systems Blackouts and Restoration Experience", by Professor Saifur Rahman. CIGRE Conference on Electric Power Engineering, Amman, Jordan, "New Trends in Electric Power Generation," by Professor Saifur Rahman. |
Jun 27, 2007 |
IEEE PES Annual General Meeting, Tampa, Florida, "Intelligent Distributed Autonomous Power Systems (IDAPS)", by Professor Saifur Rahman, Manisa Pipattanasomporn and Yonael Teklu |
Mar 19, 2007 |
Tutorial at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) , Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 18, 2007 |
IEEE PES Seminar at Power Cell, Ministry of Power, Govt. of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Electric Power Development in Bangladesh: Observations and Recommendations", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 15, 2007 |
Panel Discussion at Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Hyderabad, India, "Renewables and Distributed Generation: Issues for the Future", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 14, 2007 |
Tutorial at Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 13, 2007 |
Tutorial at the IEEE Kochi (Kerala) Section, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 7, 2007 |
Invited talk at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, "Alternative Energy Systems to Address Climate Change Concerns", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 6, 2007 |
Invited talk at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, "Alternative Energy Systems to Address Climate Change Concerns", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 5, 2007 |
Tutorial at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India, "Non-conventional Energy Sources: Market Survey and Commercial Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Jan 2007 |
Invited talk at the Institution of Engineers, Dhaka Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Opportunities and Challenges in Renewable Energy Applications in Bangladesh", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Nov 2006 |
Invited talk at the IEEE Electrical Power Symposium 2006, Ottawa, Canada, "Intelligent Distributed Autonomous Power Systems", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Sep 2006 |
Invited lecture at the University of Electronic Sciences and Technology of China, IT Now and Future Forum, Chengdu, China, "Critical Information Infrastructure Assurance: Its Challenges and Opportunities", by Professor Saifur Rahman [Abstract] Invited talk at the IEEE Richmond Section, Richmond, Virginia, "Wind Energy: Opportunities and Challenges for Offshore Applications", by Professor Saifur Rahman, George Hagerman and Manisa Pipattanasomporn |
Aug 2006 |
Invited lecture at the 4th EAPC/PfP Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning: Building Bridges between Stakeholders to Mitigate Disasters, Zurich, Switzerland, "Energy Networks for Sustainable Communication Systems and Mitigation of Civil Disasters", by Professor Saifur Rahman Keynote address at the 4th EAPC/PfP Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning: Building Bridges between Stakeholders to Mitigate Disasters, Zurich, Switzerland, "ICT-Integrated Energy Infrastructure", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
May 2006 |
Invited lecture to the student branch of IEEE at University of Pretoria, Petoria, South Africa, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tools to Mitigate Global Warming", by Professor Saifur Rahman Invited lecture to the South Africa Section of IEEE and the South Africa Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) at Wits University, West Campus in Johannesburg, South Africa, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change", by Professor Saifur Rahman Invited lecture to the South Africa Section of IEEE in Cape Town, Cape Peninsular University of Technology, South Africa, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change", by Professor Saifur Rahman Invited presentation at the International Conference on Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, South Africa, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tools to Mitigate Global Warming", by Professor Saifur Rahman Invited lecture at the University of Cape Town, Student Branch of IEEE, Cape Town, South Africa, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tools to Mitigate Global Warming", by Professor Saifur Rahman Second keynote address at the International Conference on Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, South Africa, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change", by Professor Saifur Rahman Keynote address at the International Conference on Industrial and Commercial User of Energy (ICUE), Cape Town, South Africa, "Energy Use and National Energy Efficiency Strategies in China, India, USA and the EU", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
April 2006 |
Invited presentation at the China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing, China, "Global Energy Use, Distributed Generation and Energy Efficiency", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 2006 |
Keynote address at the Euro-Atlantic Symposium on Critical Information Infrastructure Assurance, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, "A Comprehensive Approach to Critical Information Infrastructure Assurance", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Mar 2006
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Engineering Education Seminar at the Institution of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Qualilty Engineering Education in the 21st Century: Role of the Professional Community", by Professor Saifur Rahman A Seminar Organized by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Symposium on Quality Engineering Education in the 21st Century: Role of the Teaching Community", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Jan 2006 |
Engineers Forum on Sustainability, "Information and Communication Technology and Sustainable Social Services", Washington DC, by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Dec 2005 |
The First Bangladesh Earthquake Symposium (BES-1), Dhaka, Bangladesh, "Impact of Natural Disasters on Critical Infrastructures", by Professor Saifur Rahman Joseph R. Loring Professorship: Investiture Lecture, Advanced Research Institute - Virginia Tech, U.S.A, "Energy and the Environment", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Oct 2005
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Northeast CZM Partners Workshop -- Future Energy Needs and Impacts on the Coastal Zone, Virginia Beach, VA " Wave and Tidal Power: Projects and Prospects", by George Hagerman Conference on International Experience and Potential Applications of Renewable Energy in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, "Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency for the Mitigation of GHG Emissions", Keynote speech by Professor Saifur Rahman Invited Presentation at Hong Kong University, Hong Kong Invited Presentation to Friends of the Earth, Hong Kong |
Sep 2005 |
The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Consortium (EAPC/PfP) Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Civil Emergency Planning, Zurich, Switzerland The CI2RCO Workshop on Critical Information Protection Research and Development, Prague, Czech Republic |
May 2005 |
Invited Talk to the Singapore Chapter, IEEE Power Engineering Society, Singapore |
May 2004
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Invited Presentation at the Workshop on Nationwide Internet Access and Online Application, Dhaka, Bangladesh "Telecommunication Needs for the Internet Infrastructure in Bangladesh", by Professor Saifur Rahman and Manisa Pipattanasomporn Invited Presentation at the Workshop on Nationwide Internet Access and Online Application, Dhaka, Bangladesh "Distributed Generation Solutions for Internet Access in Remote Areas", by Manisa Pipattanasomporn and Professor Saifur Rahman |
Jan 2004 |
Invited Presentation at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India "Digital Library Network for Engineering and Technology" (DLNET): An NSDL Project, by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Nov 2003 |
Invited Presentation to the Distance and Online Education Group The World Bank, Washington DC "Alternatives for Internet Connectivity in Schools", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Oct 2003 |
Invited Talk to the IEEE North-West Russia Section Invited Talk to the IEEE PES Istanbul Chapter Invited Talk to the IEEE Turkey Section Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Its Mitigation Opportunities", by Professor Saifur Rahman Invited Presentation at the IEEE Student Symposium |
Sep 2003 |
Invited Presentation at the European Critical Infrastructure Protection Workshop, Frankfurt, Germany, "Critical Infrastructure Dependency: A View from the United States", by Professor Saifur Rahman |
Aug 2003 |
Invited Presentations in Australia and New Zealand by Professor Saifur Rahman "A Sustainable Electricity Solution: Issues and Answers", presentation to the IEEE New Zealand South Section, Aug 16, 2003, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Presentation] "A Sustainable Electricity Solution through Distributed Generation and Energy Efficiency", presentation to the IEEE New Zealand North Section, Aug 15, 2003, Auckland, New Zealand. [Presentation] "Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Distributed Generation Technologies and Energy Efficiency", presentation to the Victorian Chapter, Aug 13, 2003, Melbourne, Australia. [Presentation] "Distributed Generation Technologies: A Sustainable Energy Solution", presentation to the Western Australia Chapter, IEEE PES, Aug 11, 2003, Perth, Australia. [Abstract] [Presentation] "Decision Making in an Uncertain Environment", presentation to the Western Australia Chapter, IEEE PES, Aug 11, 2003, Perth, Australia. [Presentation] "Distributed Generation, Demand Management and Renewables: Issues for the future", presentation to the 79 annual EESA conference, Aug 8, 2003, Sydney, Australia. [Abstract] [Presentation] "Distributed Generation Technologies: A Sustainable Energy Solution", presentation at the University of Western Sydney, Aug 8, 2003, Sydney, Australia. [Abstract] [Presentation] |