by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Aug 8, 2026 | Graduate Students, Graduation
The REAPER Lab congratulates Mr. Arunesh Mishra upon his graduation from Texas A&M University with a Master of Science in Computer Engineering. Mr. Mishra joined the REAPER Lab while completing his graduate studies and thesis research. He was co-advised by Dr....
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Aug 8, 2026 | Graduate Students, Graduation
The REAPER Lab congratulates Ms. Poornima Gulur Chakrapani upon her graduation from Texas A&M University with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ms. Chakrapani joined the REAPER Lab in 2024. She earned her B.E. in Electronics and...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 10, 2026 | Graduate Students, Thesis Defense
REAPER Lab congratulates Ms. Poornima Gulur Chakrapani for successfully defending her M.S. thesis entitled, “A Developmental Workflow for Rapid Prototyping of FPGA-Based Model Predictive Control (MPC),” on June 10, 2026. Ms. Chakrapani’s research...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 5, 2026 | Graduate Students, Thesis Defense
The REAPER Lab congratulates Mr. Arunesh Mishra for successfully defending his M.S. thesis entitled, “BOSELOOP: A Design and Validation Platform for Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Systems.” Mr. Mishra’s research addressed the challenges associated with planning,...
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 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 | 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 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 | 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...