Dr Md Alamgir Hossain
| Name | Md Alamgir Hossain |
|---|---|
| Position | Senior Lecturer (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) |
| Section | School of Engineering |
| Office | z424 |
| Location | Toowoomba Campus |
| Phone | +61 7 4631 1972 |
| Extension | 1972 |
| Qualifications | MEng UNSW , PhD UNSW |
| Languages |
English (non accredited translator)
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| Homepage |
https://sites.google.com/view/alamgirhossain/home The views expressed on staff homepages may not reflect the views of the University. |
Dr Md Alamgir Hossain (SMIEEE) is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Southern Queensland. He has made significant contributions to renewable energy and power systems through extensive national and international collaborations involving more than 200 researchers and 10 industry partners.
A major highlight of his research career is the establishment of Australia’s first hydrogen DC microgrid laboratory at Griffith University, funded by the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre. This unique facility enables advanced experimental studies on transient response, voltage stability, power sharing, and economic operation under real-time Internet-of-Things (IoT) control. Developed collaboratively with the University of Tasmania, Optimal Group, and Pitt & Sherry, the lab serves as a national platform for hydrogen microgrid research and industry engagement.
Before joining UniSQ, Dr Hossain served as a Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University’s Queensland Micro- and Nano-Technology Centre, and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), where he developed machine-learning-based models for renewable energy forecasting. Earlier in his career, he was an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Bangladesh.
Dr Hossain earned both his PhD (2019) and Master of Engineering (2016) from UNSW, Australia, supported by multiple competitive scholarships, including the University International Postgraduate Award, UCPRS Top-Up, and the UNSW Tuition Fee Scholarship. He completed his BSc Engg (EEE) at DUET with First Class (1st Honours).
His research focuses on hydrogen DC microgrids, renewable energy integration, artificial intelligence, optimisation algorithms, and energy management systems. He has authored over 110 journal and conference papers in leading IEEE and Elsevier journals, attracting more than 5,00 citations (H-index = 35, FWCI = 2.47). Notably, 45 percent of his publications appear in the world’s top 10 percent of journals, and 36 percent rank among the top 10 percent most cited globally. His research has been referenced in international policy frameworks, including the OECD Education Working Paper “No. 297: Agency in the Anthropocene,” highlighting its broader societal impact.
Dr Hossain’s excellence has been recognised through multiple honours, including the High Impact Publication Awards, listing among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, the Prime Minister and President Gold Medals, UNSW Research Day Awards, and distinctions such as Top Peer Reviewer 2019 and Outstanding Reviewer (Elsevier).
He has co-supervised eight higher-degree research students to completion and currently supervises six others. In 2023, he was elevated to Senior Member of IEEE in recognition of his leadership and professional contributions.
Dr Hossain continues to advance the frontier of renewable-hydrogen energy systems through cross-disciplinary research and education, fostering collaborations between academia, industry, and government to accelerate Australia’s clean-energy transition.
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Industrial Electronics
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Electrical Engineering
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Electrical Engineering not elsewhere classified
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Circuits And Systems
( 400801)
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Power Electronics
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Control Engineering
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Electrical Circuits And Systems
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Electronics
( 400999)
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Electronics
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Control Engineering
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Control Engineering
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Electrical Energy Storage
( 400804)
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Photovoltaic Power Systems
( 400808)
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Electrical Energy Generation (incl. Renewables
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Electrical Energy Transmission
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Automation Engineering
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Electrical Machines And Drives
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Hydrogen DC Microgrids: Design, optimisation, and experimental validation of hydrogen-integrated DC microgrids, including adaptive droop control, voltage regulation, and hybrid energy management.
Renewable Energy Integration: Grid and off-grid integration of solar PV, wind, and hydrogen systems for sustainable power supply, with emphasis on dynamic stability and scalability.
Artificial Intelligence in Power Systems: Application of AI and machine learning for forecasting, control, and optimisation of renewable energy and hybrid microgrid systems.
Optimisation Algorithms: Development and application of advanced metaheuristic and multi-objective algorithms (e.g., HHO, Aquila, NSGA-II) for energy management and system optimisation.
Energy Prediction and Forecasting: AI-driven short-term and ultra-short-term renewable generation forecasting using hybrid deep learning frameworks (e.g., EcoPredictIQ).
Energy Management Systems: Intelligent coordination of distributed energy resources, storage systems, and hydrogen devices under real-time constraints.
Robust and Adaptive Control: Control design for DC-link voltage stability, load sharing, and dynamic resilience in renewable-hydrogen hybrid systems.
Energy Storage Systems: Modelling and optimisation of hydrogen, battery, and hybrid storage technologies for cost-effective and reliable operation.
IoT and Digital Twin Applications: IoT-enabled monitoring, control, and digital twin development for predictive and autonomous energy system operation.
Sustainable Energy Policy and System Design: Integration of technical innovation with sustainability policy, focusing on decarbonisation and the clean energy transition.
Senior Member IEEE, Professional Member (MIEAust)
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Centre for Applied Climate Sciences (CACS)
13 Years
Program Coordinator