Biography
Sumit Paudyal is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Florida International University (FIU), a position he has held since 2019. He also held the Eminent Chaired Scholar Associate Professor position from 2021 to 2024. Prior to joining FIU, Paudyal was a faculty member at Michigan Technological University, serving as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor from 2012 to 2018 and as a Tenured Associate Professor from 2018 to 2019. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2012, his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 2008, and his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, in 2003.
At FIU, Paudyal leads the Power System Computational Laboratory within the ECE Department. His research group focuses on optimization, modeling, security, and resilience of electric power grids, particularly with high levels of renewable energy integration. Graduates from his lab hold prominent positions in industry, national labs, and academia worldwide. Paudyal has successfully secured over $17M in external funding and has been recognized with the FIU Top Scholar Award in 2023 for his significant grant achievements. He also received the NSF CAREER Award in 2018. His international recognition includes contributions to collaborative proposals with foreign research agencies, invited lectures and seminars at global institutions and conferences, and visiting research roles at a prestigious university abroad.
Paudyal was awarded the Best Professor of the Year Award in 2018 by the Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Student Society, was a finalist for the Teaching Excellence Award in 2014, and was inducted into the Academy of Teaching Excellence at Michigan Tech in 2014. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and as Vice-Chair of the Smart Buildings, Loads, and Customer Systems (SBLCS) Committee in the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES).
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada — 2012
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada — 2008
- B.E., Electrical Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal —2003