PhD Title: Contextualised Digital Twin Platform for Sustainable and Resilient Renewable Energy Plants
Waqar Ali Khan is a PhD candidate in School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies at the Swinburne University of Technology. His research focuses on developing a contextualised Digital Twin platform to enhance the sustainability and resilience of hybrid renewable energy systems.
Waqar’s work involves simulating real-time energy operations using historical and live data to optimize the integration of solar, wind, and hydrogen resources while minimizing costs and CO2 emissions. A key focus of his research is on scalable optimisation and contextual data filtering techniques, enabling improved performance and adaptability of energy systems under variable environmental and operational conditions. His project also explores the role of Digital Twins in supporting energy decision-making and future-ready infrastructure for climate-resilient communities.
Waqar holds a Master’s degree in Telecommunication and Networks from Iqra University, where he was awarded a Silver Medal, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, where he received a Gold Medal. He has over 16 years of teaching and development experience and currently serves as a Sessional Academic in the School of Computer Science at Swinburne University of Technology.