by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 10, 2026 | Conference, Graduate Students, IEEE, Papers
Ph.D student Vijay Kumar K presented his paper entitled “Assessing the Impact of Smart Inverters on Voltage Regulator Actuations using OpenDSS and MATLAB” at the 10th IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) held on February 8-10, 2026 in College...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 10, 2026 | Conference, Graduate Students, IEEE, Papers
Dr. Ibrahim Guneş, visiting scholar in the REAPERlab from Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, presented his paper entitled “Comparison of Performance for Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) and Ground-Mounted PV Systems” at the 10th IEEE Texas Power and Energy...
by ReaperLab | Sep 9, 2025 | Graduate Students, Patent, Research Projects
The REAPERlab is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert S. Balog (Professor and lab Director), Dr. Mohammad Shadmand, Dr. Morcos Metry, Dr. Wesam Rohouma, Dr. Miroslav Begovic, and Dr. Aaqib Peerzada have been awarded US Patent 12,413,071 for their invention of a...
by ReaperLab | Oct 23, 2025 | Collaborator, Conference, IEEE, Papers, PELS, Publication, Research Scientist, Researchers
Professor Robert S Balog along with University of Doha for Science and Technology collaborators Dr. Mostafa Soliman, Dr. Morcos Metry, and Dr. Mohammad Tayyab presented their paper, titled “Data-Driven MPC for Variable-Speed Variable-Pitch Wind Turbines” at the...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 28, 2025 | Graduate Students, Thesis Defense
The REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Sawsan Shukri for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation, focused on machine learning techniques for fault detection and diagnostics in photovoltaic systems. Dr. Shukri was an affiliate of the REAPER Lab and was in-residence at...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 10, 2025 | Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Sawsan Shukri (PhD) on the occasion of her graduation from Texas A&M University and the REAPER Lab. Dr. Shukri joined the REAPERlab in 2018. She earned her BSEE from Texas A&M University in Qatar in 2019 and her MSEE from Texas...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Feb 28, 2025 | Graduate Students, Thesis Defense
REAPER Lab congratulates Ms. Nabila ElBeheriy for successfully defending her MS thesis entitled, “ Noninvasive Detection of Incipient PV Module Failure from Moisture Ingress.” Ms. ElBeheiry’s research studied the detection of moisture ingress in solar photovoltaic...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 10, 2025 | Graduate Students, Graduation
The REAPER lab congratulations Ms. Nabila ElBeheiry upon her graduation. Ms. ElBeheiry joined the REAPERlab in 2019. She earned her BSEE from Texas A&M University in Qatar in 2020. Her research pertained to developing a noninvasive method for early detection of...
by ReaperLab | Mar 12, 2024 | Graduate Students, Patent, Research Projects
The REAPERlab is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Balog (Professor and lab Director), Mr. Moustafa Raslan (former MS Student of the Texas A&M University Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering), and Dr. Ibrahim Karaman (Professor and Department Head of the...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 11, 2023 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Ms.Fatima Al-Janahi for successfully defending her MS thesis, “Characterizing Photovoltaic System Arc-Faults.” Ms. Al-Janahi’s research studied the electrical characteristics of arcs in photovoltaic dc systems. She developed a...
