Abstract: This talk will present advances in research on planning, design and control strategies of hybrid energy systems and their applications on interconnected infrastructures. The talk will explain design approaches, strategies, and planning of smart energy grids. Nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems will be discussed with different coupling strategies. Interconnected infrastructures are modeled and linked with energy, water, transportation, waste, food, health, and social systems. Fast charging station design is illustrated using hybrid energy systems with diverse energy storage and integrated within transportation electrification based on resiliency demand and control strategies. Demonstration of resilient micro energy grid is discussed and analyzed in view of different application scenarios, such as energy-water systems, modeling, and simulation of fast charging stations.

Biography: Dr. Gabbar is a full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, at Ontario Tech University (UOIT), where he has established the Energy Safety and Control Lab (ESCL), Smart Energy Systems Lab, and Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab. He is the recipient of the Senior Research Excellence Aware for 2016, UOIT. He is recognized among the top 2% of worldwide scientists with high citation in the area of energy. He is a Distinguished Lecturer – IEEE NPSS on Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Energy Systems and Plasma-based Waste-to-Energy. He is leading national and international research in the areas of smart energy grids, energy safety and control systems, and waste to energy using advanced plasma technologies. Dr. Gabbar obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1988 with first class of honor from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University (Egypt). In 2001, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Okayama University (Japan). From 2001 till 2004, he joined Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), as a research associate. From 2004 till 2008, he joined Okayama University (Japan) as an Associate Professor, in the Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences. From 2007 till 2008, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto. He also worked as process control, safety, and automation specialist in energy and oil & gas industries. Dr. Gabbar has more than 230 publications, including patents, books / chapters, journal and conference papers.