Ramadan El Shatshat, PEng

Dr. Ramadan El-Shatshat is an Associate Professor (Teaching Stream) and the Director of the Electric Power Engineering program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on advancing distribution system engineering, with particular emphasis on distribution automation, smart grids, energy management, and the operation and control of distributed generation systems. He also explores the conversion of power from renewable energy sources to grid-quality AC power.

Dr. El-Shatshat is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of Ontario, Canada. He has authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has presented his work at national and international conferences.

• Planning, operation and control of Power Distribution Systems
• Smart grids and microgrids:
• Intelligent Microgrid Operation and Control
• Artificial Intelligence Application to Power Systems
• stochastic and optimization Models for Distribution System Operation and Planning
• Implementation of Optimal Voltage\/Reactive power control
• Wide-scale deployment of wind and solar power and energy storage systems
• Electric Vehicles in Distribution Systems
• Impacts of large solar and wind energy sources on utility grid performance
• Power Quality Analysis
• AI-Based estimation and monitoring techniques

Ramadan El-Shatshat received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya, in 1984 and 1992, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 2001., Currently, he is the director of the electric power engineering program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo. He is pursuing research on the areas that contribute to distribution system engineering. His research focuses on distribution automation, smart grids, energy management, operation and control of distributed generation as well as conversion of power obtained from renewable energy sources to grid-quality ac power. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada.,

• 2001, Doctorate PhD, University of Waterloo, Ontario
• 1996, Master's MSc, University of Garyounis, Libya
• 1984, Bachelor's BSc, University of Garyounis, Libya

• 2010 University of Waterloo Outstanding Performance Award, April 2010, in recognition of the outstanding contribution in teaching, scholarship and service during 2009.
• 2011 Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Performance Award, April 2011, in recognition of the distinguished contribution in teaching, scholarship and service during 2010.
• 2015 Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Performance Award, April 2015, in recognition of the outstanding contribution in teaching, scholarship and service during 2014.
• 2016 James A. Field Teaching Excellence Award, April 2016, in recognition of superior teaching excellence and commitment
• 2018 University of Waterloo Outstanding Performance Award, April 2018, in recognition of the outstanding contribution in teaching, scholarship and service during 2017.

• ECE 360 - Power Systems and Smart Grids
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• ECE 6603PD - Electromagnetic Compatibility and Power Quality
  • Taught in 2020
• ECE 6604PD - Distributed Generation
  • Taught in 2021, 2023
• ECE 6614PD - Industrial Utilization of Electrical Energy
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2024
• ECE 662 - Power Systems Analysis and Control
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
• ECE 668 - Distribution System Engineering
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025
• MTE 320 - Actuators & Power Electronics
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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• ElNozahy, MS and EL-Shatshat, RA and Salama, MMA, Single-phasing detection and classification in distribution systems with a high penetration of distributed generation, Electric Power Systems Research, 41, 2016
• Mostafa, Haytham A and El Shatshat, Ramadan and Salama, MMA, A Correlated Equilibrium Game-Theoretic Approach for Multiple Participants Electric Distribution Systems Operation, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 32, 2016
• Ghunem, Refat Atef and El-Shatshat, Ramadan and Ozgonenel, Okan, A Novel Selection Algorithm of a Wavelet-Based Transformer Differential Current Features, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 1120, 2014
• Mostafa, Haytham A and El Shatshat, Ramadan and Salama, Magdy MA, Optimal Distribution Systems Operation Using Smart Matching Scheme (SMS) for Smart Grid Applications, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 1938, 2014
• Mostafa, Haytham A and El-Shatshat, Ramadan and Salama, Magdy MA, Multi-objective optimization for the operation of an electric distribution system with a large number of single phase solar generators, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 1038, 2013