Trial Lecture and PhD Dissertation in Computer Science 20.11.2026 - Master of Science Abd Alelah Derbas

Master of Science Abd Alelah Derbas is giving a trial lecture and will publicly defend his Ph.D. thesis Novel Adaptive AI Control Strategies for Optimal Performance of Resilient Renewable Microgrids: AI Applications in Microgrids: Adaptive Control, Power Sharing, and Stability on Friday November 20th, 2026.

Abd Alelah Derbas
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Publisert: 10.11.26 15:32 Oppdatert: 10.11.26 15:41
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Trial Lecture
Master of Science Abd Alelah Derbas holds a trial lecture on an assigned topic for the Ph.D. degree in science, Friday November 20th, 2026 at 10:15.

Title: "Microgrids for Disaster Resilience: Planning, Emergency Operation, and Power Restoration"

 

Dissertation - Ph.D. Degree
Master of Science Abd Alelah Derbas will publicly defend his Ph.D. thesis on Friday November 20th, 2026 at 12:15.

Title: "Novel Adaptive AI Control Strategies for Optimal Performance of Resilient Renewable Microgrids: AI Applications in Microgrids: Adaptive Control, Power Sharing, and Stability"

The thesis is available here: https://nva.sikt.no/registration/01a1b02e075d-3a8fd597-6db1-4e9a-bf2b-dda13987d46c

 

Audience
Both the trial lecture and dissertation take place in Store Auditorium B302 in Realfagbygget. The trial lecture and defense will also be streamed.

Trial lecture: https://uit.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=a679e22c-ce4f-4054-b37d-b4fd00941e83
Dissertation: https://uit.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=167a7dea-1187-4890-af29-b4fd00941f97 

 

The following have been appointed as the assessment committee for the defense:

  • 1st Opponent: Dr. Abderezak Lashab, Project Management Engineering, Hitachi Energy Denmark A/S, Denmark
  • 2nd Opponent: Associate Professor Subhadra Tiwari, Department of Electric Energy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
  • Internal member and leader of the committee: Professor Eirik Årsand, Department of Computer Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

 

Supervisors for Abd Alelah Derbas have been:

  • Associate Professor Chiara Bordin, Department of Computer Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Main Supervisor)
  • Professor Frede Blaabjerg, Department of Energy, Aalborg University
  • Associate Professor Sambeet Mishra, Department of Electrical Engineering, IT and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway

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