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Profile
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ROLEAssoc. Integration & Automation Engineer
COMPANYSEL · R&D
DOCTORALPh.D. Candidate · WSU
LABSCALE Lab
ADVISORDr. Anamika Dubey
LOCATIONPullman, WA · USA
I'm Sajjad Uddin Mahmud — an electrical engineer working at the seam between the research bench and the working grid. At Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories I develop and validate integration and automation features in protection products: defining specifications, building functional tests and system validation processes, and diagnosing the communication problems that show up in the field.
My doctoral research at Washington State University's SCALE Lab, advised by Dr. Anamika Dubey, builds multi-stage probabilistic models that quantify how extreme cold weather degrades gas-fired generator performance — the kind of failure that turns a cold snap into a blackout. Before that I spent three years commissioning 50 MWp+ of industrial rooftop solar across Bangladesh, and a year and a half teaching undergraduate circuits and electronics.
Protocols and probability distributions on one side, relays and rooftops on the other. Outside all of it, I find quiet in photography and art.
Power System Protection
IEC 61850
Automation
Grid Resiliency
Extreme Weather
Probabilistic Modeling
Machine Learning
Solar PV
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Work Experience
July 2026 — Present CURRENT
Associate Integration & Automation Engineer (Part Time)
Research & Development
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) · USA
- Maintaining advanced technical knowledge and skills to contribute to the development and enhancement of integration and automation features in SEL products.
- Defining, developing, and analyzing product specifications, functional tests, and system validation processes.
- Diagnosing customer-reported problems with integration and communication features, and documenting issues for developers.
Power System ProtectionDigital Relay AutomationProduct Engineering
January 2022 — July 2026
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Washington State University · USA
- Built a multi-stage Bayesian probabilistic framework to model gas-fired generator failure risk under extreme winter weather.
- Integrated NERC GADS real grid-operator outage data with NOAA weather data and ISO demand data to quantify winter-weather-dependent generator failure probability.
- Findings inform both short-term operational risk assessment and long-term resource-adequacy planning for extreme winter weather events.
Extreme Weather EventsPower System ResiliencyProbabilistic ModelingPython
May 2025 — August 2025
Student Employee
Transmission, Operations and Planning
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) · USA
- Contributed to Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) research for power transmission planning, applying EPRI's DLR analysis tools to weather data to generate synthetic multi-year DLR datasets for transmission lines.
- Performed comparative analysis between synthetic and real-world DLR datasets to evaluate model accuracy, supporting both short- and long-term transmission planning use cases.
- Explored methods for applying long-term synthetic DLR data to transmission planning decision-making.
Dynamic Line RatingStatistical AnalysisPython
June 2024 — August 2024
Engineering Intern
Integration and Automation (R&D)
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) · USA
- Gained hands-on experience with power system communication protocols — GOOSE, PTP, and Sampled Values — through experimentation and testing on SEL relays.
- Developed Python automation scripts that streamlined team workflows and significantly reduced task completion times.
- Established a performance testing system for 87L Line Current Differential Protection on SEL relays.
IEC 61850Power System ProtectionAutomationPython
December 2018 — December 2021
Assistant Manager (Technical)
Renewable Energy
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) · Bangladesh
- Assessed technical designs and oversaw installation and commissioning of 50 MWp+ industrial rooftop solar projects, with ongoing monitoring of operations and maintenance.
- Managed a field team of technicians across all project phases — from feasibility assessment and commissioning to post-installation monitoring.
- Assisted in developing technical standards for industrial rooftop solar projects in Bangladesh.
- Organized and led 20+ training programs across Bangladesh, building capacity of 400+ government officials on solar home systems and solar street lighting, with full ownership of logistics, materials, and coordination.
- Collaborated with local industries, EPC companies, and international consultants from Gopa-Intec, the World Bank, and KfW.
Project ManagementLeadershipCollaborationPVSyst
July 2017 — December 2018
Lecturer
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
State University of Bangladesh · Bangladesh
- Designed and delivered undergraduate lectures in Electrical Circuit Analysis, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Digital Logic Design, Managerial Accounting, and Calculus.
- Redesigned laboratory manuals for Electrical Circuit Analysis and Electronic Devices and Circuits courses.
- Mentored 70+ students, providing academic and personal development guidance throughout their undergraduate studies.
TeachingMentoringCurriculum Development
April 2016 — May 2017
Junior System Engineer
Network and Troubleshooting
Banglaphone Limited · Bangladesh
- Performed optical fiber network troubleshooting through identification, solving, and reporting of technical issues.
3G / 2G Network DevelopmentNetwork Troubleshooting
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Publications
Journal Articles
J/01
A multi-stage probabilistic framework to estimate gas-fired generator performance during extreme winter weather
Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Anamika Dubey
Journal
Under Review → J/02 Improvement of system strength under high wind penetration: A techno-economic assessment using synchronous condenser and SVC Nahid-Al-Masood, Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Md Nazmuddoha Ansary, Shohana Rahman Deeba Energy · Vol. 246
2022 →
Under Review → J/02 Improvement of system strength under high wind penetration: A techno-economic assessment using synchronous condenser and SVC Nahid-Al-Masood, Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Md Nazmuddoha Ansary, Shohana Rahman Deeba Energy · Vol. 246
2022 →
Conference Papers
C/01
A Bayesian Framework for Probabilistic Modeling of Extreme-Winter Gas-Fired Generator Capacity
Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Anamika Dubey
PMAPS 2026 · 19th Int'l Conf. on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems
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C/02
Weather-Dependent Modeling of Gas-Fired Generator Output in Extreme Winter Conditions
Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Anamika Dubey
IEEE PES General Meeting 2025
Austin, TX, USA → C/03 Hurricane and Storm Surges-Induced Power System Vulnerabilities and their Socioeconomic Impact Abodh Poudyal, Shishir Lamichhane, Charlotte Wertz, Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Anamika Dubey IEEE PES General Meeting 2024
WA, USA · pp. 1–5 → C/04 Spatiotemporal Impact Analysis of Hurricanes and Storm Surges on Power Systems Abodh Poudyal, Charlotte Wertz, Amy Mi Nguyen, Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Vibha Gunturi, Anamika Dubey IEEE PES General Meeting 2023
FL, USA · pp. 1–5 → C/05 Performance Comparison between Synchronous Condenser and Static VAR Compensator to Improve System Strength in a Wind Dominated Power Grid Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Nahid-Al-Masood ICECE 2020 · 11th Int'l Conf. on Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dhaka, Bangladesh · pp. 411–414 → C/06 Assessing Impact on System Strength Under High Wind Power Penetration Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Nahid-Al-Masood, Shohana Rahman Deeba IEEE PEEIACON 2019
Dhaka, Bangladesh · pp. 79–82 →
Austin, TX, USA → C/03 Hurricane and Storm Surges-Induced Power System Vulnerabilities and their Socioeconomic Impact Abodh Poudyal, Shishir Lamichhane, Charlotte Wertz, Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Anamika Dubey IEEE PES General Meeting 2024
WA, USA · pp. 1–5 → C/04 Spatiotemporal Impact Analysis of Hurricanes and Storm Surges on Power Systems Abodh Poudyal, Charlotte Wertz, Amy Mi Nguyen, Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Vibha Gunturi, Anamika Dubey IEEE PES General Meeting 2023
FL, USA · pp. 1–5 → C/05 Performance Comparison between Synchronous Condenser and Static VAR Compensator to Improve System Strength in a Wind Dominated Power Grid Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Nahid-Al-Masood ICECE 2020 · 11th Int'l Conf. on Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dhaka, Bangladesh · pp. 411–414 → C/06 Assessing Impact on System Strength Under High Wind Power Penetration Sajjad Uddin Mahmud, Nahid-Al-Masood, Shohana Rahman Deeba IEEE PEEIACON 2019
Dhaka, Bangladesh · pp. 79–82 →
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Education
Ph.D.
January 2022 — Present
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Washington State University
Pullman, WA, USA
Pullman, WA, USA
CGPA 3.91 / 4.00
Advisor: Dr. Anamika Dubey · SCALE Lab
Advisor: Dr. Anamika Dubey · SCALE Lab
M.Sc.
Completed August 2020
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advisor: Dr. Nahid-Al-Masood
B.Sc.
Completed September 2015
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Awards
Awards & Scholarships
2025
1st Prize — Engineering and Environmental Sciences Category
WSU GPSA Research Expo
2024
Graduate Winner — William Kamkwamba Scholarship
Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation
2024
Spring 2024 WSU E8 Fellowship
Washington State University
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Affiliation
GPSA
Graduate and Professional Student Association · WSU
College RepresentativeVoiland College of Engineering & Architecture
Feb 2022 — May 2025
ChairProfessional Development Initiative Committee
May 2023 — May 2025
ChairCommunity Affairs Committee
Feb 2023 — Apr 2023
SenatorProfessional Development Initiative Committee
Aug 2022 — Jan 2023
Senator-at-largeBudget Committee
Jan 2022 — Apr 2022
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Graduate Student Member
2017 — Present
MemberIEEE Power & Energy Society (PES)
2020 — Present
MemberIEEE Young Professionals (YP)
2017 — Present
Newsletter EditorIEEE PES Bangladesh Chapter
2018 — 2019