Prof. Tapan Saha received his PhD from the University of Queensland in 1994. Previously, Tapan obtained a B. SC in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka in 1982 and a Master of Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi in 1985. He has been with the University of Queensland since 1996, where he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering since 2005.
Tapan Saha is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineers Australia. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) of Engineers Australia and a Registered Professional Engineer of the State of Queensland (RPEQ). He is on the National Engineering Register (NER). Prof Saha is on the APEC Engineer Register and on the Register of International Professional Engineers.
Prof Tapan Saha has more than 27 years of research/teaching experience within the Australian universities. He has established himself as an internationally recognised research expert in power & energy systems. He has published more than 600 papers in IEEE, IET and Elsevier Transactions & major power engineering peer reviewed conferences. He has successfully supervised 47 PhD & 10 MPhil students as a principal adviser and currently supervises 17 PhD students.. He has received numerous grants from Australian Research Council (ARC) and other competitive agencies and also from the Australian electricity supply industry. He serves in a number of professional organisations, which includes IEEE, Engineers Australia and CIGRE. He has established a strong research collaboration with universities in Australia, India, China, USA and Canada. He is in the editorial board of IEEE transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on Dielectric and Electrical Insulation and IEEE transactions on Sustainable Energy.