PhD Title: Contextualised Digital Twin Platform for Sustainable and Resilient Renewable Energy Plants
Waqar Ali Khan’s research focuses on developing a Digital Twin platform to enhance the sustainability and resilience of energy systems. His work involves maximizing the integration of renewable energy, such as solar and wind, while minimizing costs and CO2 emissions. A key aspect of his research includes exploring hydrogen as a clean energy carrier, focusing on green hydrogen production to further enhance energy security and sustainability. The Digital Twin platform simulates real-time operational scenarios using both historical and real-time data to improve the performance of energy systems. Waqar also explores how environmental factors and energy demand trends can be incorporated to further enhance system scalability and adaptability. Through this research, he aims to contribute to the development of more sustainable and resilient energy systems of the future.
Waqar graduated from Iqra University with a Master’s degree in Telecommunication and Networks, where he received a Silver Medal, and from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, where he was awarded a Gold Medal. He is currently pursuing his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology.