Professor | Director of Electric Power Institute
Winter 2025 Schedule
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EE 212-04
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EE 411-02
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EE 212-04
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EE 212-04
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EE 411-01
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EE 411-01
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EE 411-03
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| 7:10-7:30 PM |
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Biography
Professor Taufik received his BS in Electrical Engineering with minor in Computer Science from Northern Arizona University, MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois Chicago, and Doctor of Engineering from Cleveland State University. He joined the Electrical Engineering department at Cal Poly State University in 1999 where he is currently a tenured Full Professor and the Director of Electric Power Institute. He received numerous teaching awards, most notably the 2012 Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Society of Engineering Education - Pacific Southwest Section. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has industry experience with several companies including Capstone Microturbine, Rockwell Automation, Picker International, San Diego Gas & Electric, APD Semiconductor, Diodes Inc., Enerpro, Renewable Power Conversion and Sempra Energy. His areas of research include power electronics, power systems, rural electrification, energy harvesting, renewable energy and smart grid. He holds 4 US Patents, has authored 2 books, has published over 250 technical papers and journals, reports, and served on the editorial review boards of several journals.
Past Leadership Roles & Services
- Chair, IEEE Central Coast Section
- Chair, EE Department Curriculum Committee
- Chair, EE Department Faculty Search Committee
- Chair, EE Department Tenured and Probationary Faculty Committee
- Chair, EE Department Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee
- ABET Coordinator, EE Department
- Chair, EE Department Power Technical Area Committee
- Chair, EE Department EE Department Lab Committee
- Chair, EE Department Awards Committee
- Other Past and Current Professional Services
Awards, Patents, Publications & Invited Talks
Senior Projects, Theses & Research Projects
Video & TV Appearances
- Radio Salam Interview, September 2020
- Keynote Speech, the 10th Electrical Power, Electronics, Communications, Controls, and Informatics Seminar, August 2020 (starts at 1:32:44)
- Distinguished Lecture Series, Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, August 2020
- MISO Presentation, Good Morning SLO, October 2019
- Sapa Indonesia - July 8, 2015, Kompas TV [in Indonesian]
- Dosen Teknik Elektro asal Indonesia di Cal Poly (VOA-Indonesia) [in Indonesian]
- Workshop presentation on ABET Accreditation at PENS, September 2018 (PENS TV) [in Indonesian]
- UNEJ Mengundang Profesor dari Amerika, July 2018 (JTVJember) [in Indonesian]
Teaching and Research Interests
- Courses Taught at Cal Poly
- Past Visiting Scholars
- Power Electronics, Power Converter Design (DC-DC Converters, Power Supply Design, Inverters)
- Applications of Power Electronics in Power Systems, Smart Grid, Renewables, Energy Harvesting
- Power Systems and Power Electronics Modeling in PSCAD and RSCAD/RTDS
