Taha Selim Ustun received a Ph.D. degree in electrical
engineering from Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. He is a
Researcher with the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA), where he
leads the Smart Grid Cybersecurity Laboratory. Before that, he was a faculty
member with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. His current research interests include power
systems protection, communication in power networks, distributed generation,
microgrids, electric vehicle integration, and Cybersecurity in smart grids. He
serves on the editorial board of IEEE Access, IEEE Tr. on Industrial
Informatics, Energies, Electronics, Electricity, World Electric Vehicle, and
Information journals. He is a member of the IEEE 2004 and 2800, IEC Renewable
Energy Management WG 8, and IEC TC 57 WG17. He has been invited to run
specialist courses in Africa, India, and China. He has delivered talks for the
Qatar Foundation, the World Energy Council, the Waterloo Global Science
Initiative, and the European Union Energy Initiative (EUEI). His research has
attracted funding from prestigious programs in Japan, Australia, the EU, and
North America.
