Khurram
K. Afridi
Visiting Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
MIT, Room 10-140L
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: 617-253-4199
Email:
Education
BS (Caltech), SM (MIT), PhD (MIT)
Awards and Honors
• Werner-von-Siemens
Chair for Power Electronics, LUMS SSE, 2008
• BMW
Scientific Award, BMW AG, 1999
• Carnation
Merit Award, Caltech, 1988
• Elected
into Eta Kappa Nu (The Electrical Engineering Honor Society), 1988
• Elected
into Tau Beta Pi (The Engineering Honor Society), 1987
• Elected
into Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), 1987
• Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Caltech, 1987
•
Research
Power Electronics, Power Semiconductor
Devices, Automotive Electronics and Smart Electric Grids
Teaching
Spring 2012: Circuits and Electronics (6.002)
Spring 2012: Theory
and Application of Circuits and Electronics (6.S076)
Fall 2011: Circuits and Electronics (6.002)
Spring 2011: Circuits and Electronics (6.002)
Fall 2010: Circuits and Electronics (6.002)
Spring 2010: Power
Electronics (6.334)
Fall 2009: Circuits and Electronics (6.002)
Fall 2009: Smart
Electric Grid (6.A54)
Spring 2009: Power
Electronics (6.334)
Selected Publications and Patents:
·
M. Chen, K.K. Afridi and D.J.
Perreault, "Stacked Switched Capacitor Energy Buffer Architecture," Proceedings of the IEEE Applied Power
Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Orlando, FL, February 2012.
·
S. Gunter, K.K. Afridi and D.J.
Perreault, "Optimal Design of Grid-Interfaced EV Chargers with Integrated
Generation," Proceedings of the IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
Conference (ISGT), Washington, DC, January 2012.
·
J.G. Kassakian, R.L. Schmalensee, G. DesGroseilliers, T.D. Heidel, K.K. Afridi,
A.M. Farid, J.M. Grochow, W.W. Hogan, H.D. Jacoby,
J.L. Kirtley, H.G. Michaels, I. Pérez Arriaga, D.J. Perreault, N.L. Rose and G.L. Wilson, The Future of the Electric Grid,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, December, 2011.
·
D.J. Perreault, K.K. Afridi and I.A.
Khan, “Automotive Applications of Power Electronics,” Power Electronics Handbook, 3rd Edition, Muhammad H.
Rashid (Editor), pp. 643-668, Elsevier, 2011.
·
A.A. Baloch, U. Ahmed, M. Asif and K.K.
Afridi, “Rules-based Occupant Classification System for Airbag Deployment,”
United States Patent, No. 6459974 (European Patent No. EP1262376; Japanese
Patent No. JP2003025953; Canadian Patent No. CA2387076), October 1, 2002.
·
K.K. Afridi, “MAESTrO
- A Software Tool for the Design and Evaluation of Advanced Automotive
Electrical Power Systems,” Proceedings of
the IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics in Transportation, pp. 39-46,
Dearborn, MI, USA, October, 1996.
·
K.K. Afridi and J.G. Kassakian,
“Turn-off Failures in Individual and Paralleled MCTs,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, pp. 299-304, March, 1996.
Selected Talks
·
“Electrification of Road Transport and
its Impact on the Grid,”
·
“International Grid Activities,” MIT
Future of the Electric Grid Study Advisory Board Meeting,
·
“An Engineering Curriculum for the 21st
Century,” International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Education,
Graduate Students
·
Samantha Gunter, PhD Candidate
(co-advisor: Prof. David Perreault)
·
Minjie Chen, PhD Candidate (co-advisor:
Prof. David Perreault)
·
Wardah Inam, SM Candidate (co-advisor:
Prof. David Perreault)