Innovative Research Award
Shima Sadaf — King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Shima Sadaf is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and her research record identifies research interests including power electronics converters, renewable energy sources, and microgrid and nanogrid applications, providing a documented basis for her electrical engineering research profile.[1]
Abstract
Shima Sadaf’s documented research profile is centered on electrical engineering, particularly power electronic converters and their applications in renewable-energy and microgrid systems. Her research record also documents publications spanning converter design, energy systems, electrochemical technologies, photovoltaics, and related interdisciplinary engineering research.[1]
Keywords
Power electronics, boost converters, renewable energy, DC microgrids, nanogrids, electrical engineering, energy conversion, photovoltaic systems, hydrogen energy, electrochemical systems.
Introduction
The research record associated with Shima Sadaf demonstrates activity in electrical engineering alongside collaborative work in broader energy and materials-related fields. Her ORCID employment record lists King Faisal University as her current institution and identifies her position as Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering.[1]
Research Profile
The profile emphasizes power electronics converters, renewable energy sources, and microgrid or nanogrid applications. Representative publications include studies of switched-inductor and high-gain boost converters, transformer-less conversion, and capacitor-voltage ripple reduction in multilevel inverters.[2]
Research Contributions
Documented contributions include converter architectures intended to improve voltage conversion and reduce electrical stresses, together with research addressing energy conversion and emerging energy technologies. The publication record also contains collaborative studies involving photovoltaics, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, electrochemical devices, and nanomaterials.[4]
Publications
Selected works include “A Novel Modified Switched Inductor Boost Converter With Reduced Switch Voltage Stress,” “Transformer-Less Boost Converter With Reduced Voltage Stress for High Voltage Step-Up Applications,” and “A New High Gain Active Switched Network-Based Boost Converter for DC Microgrid Application.”[3]
Research Impact
The researcher’s information reports 62 documents, 741 citations, and an h-index of 14. These metrics provide bibliometric indicators of the recorded publication and citation activity, while the underlying ORCID record documents a wider body of works and peer-review activity.[1]
Award Suitability
For the Innovative Research Award associated with Cryogenicist Global Awards, the documented research profile provides an academic basis for sustained research activity in electrical engineering and energy-related research. The combination of power-electronics publications, renewable-energy interests, and interdisciplinary energy research is relevant to recognition of research activity in these areas.[1]
Conclusion
Shima Sadaf’s documented academic record combines electrical engineering research with studies addressing renewable energy, power conversion, microgrids, and related energy technologies. The researcher’s publication record and bibliometric information provide a structured basis for presenting her research profile in connection with the Cryogenicist Global Awards.[1]
External Links
References
- ORCID. (2026). Shima Sadaf — ORCID record and researcher profile. ORCID.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-5456
- Sadaf, S., Bhaskar, M. S., Meraj, M., Iqbal, A., & Al-Emadi, N. (2021). A Novel Modified Switched Inductor Boost Converter With Reduced Switch Voltage Stress. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2020.2970648
- Sadaf, S., Bhaskar, M. S., Meraj, M., Iqbal, A., & Al-Emadi, N. (2022). Transformer-Less Boost Converter With Reduced Voltage Stress for High Voltage Step-Up Applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3055166
- Sadaf, S., Al-Emadi, N., Maroti, P. K., & Iqbal, A. (2021). A New High Gain Active Switched Network-Based Boost Converter for DC Microgrid Application. IEEE Access.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3077055
- Gautam, S. P., Jalhotra, M., Iqbal, A., Sahu, L. K., Kumar, M. R., Malik, M., & Sadaf, S. (2023). Techniques to Reduce Capacitor Voltage Ripples in Multilevel Inverters. IEEE Access.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3312188