Publications

Under Review:

• S. Acharya, M. Ghosal, TB. Thurber, Y. Zhang, C. Burleyson, N. Voisin,”[Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and Carbon Capture on Transportation Electrification for a Net-Zero Western U.S. Grid]”. 2024.

Peer Reviewed Journals:

• S. Acharya, R. Mieth, R. Karri, and Y. Dvorkin, “False data injection attacks on data markets for electric vehicle charging stations,” in Advances in Applied Energy, 2022.

• S. Acharya, R. Mieth, C. Konstantinou, R. Karri, and Y. Dvorkin, “Cyber Insurance Against Cyberattacks on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2022.

• S. Acharya, Y. Dvorkin, and R. Karri, “Causative Cyberattacks on Online Learning-Based Automated Demand Response Systems,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 3548-3559, July 2021.

• R. Mieth, S. Acharya, A. Hassan, and Y. Dvorkin, “Learning-Enabled Residential Demand Response: Automation and Security of Cyberphysical Demand Response Systems,” in IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 36-44, March 2021.

• S. Acharya, Y. Dvorkin, H. Pandžić, and R. Karri, “Cybersecurity of Smart Electric Vehicle Charging: A Power Grid Perspective,” in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 214434-214453, 2020.

• S. Acharya, Y. Dvorkin, and R. Karri, “Public Plug-in Electric Vehicles + Grid Data: Is a New Cyberattack Vector Viable?,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 5099-5113, Nov. 2020.

• A. Hassan, S. Acharya, M. Chertkov, D. Deka, and Y. Dvorkin, “A Hierarchical Approach to Multienergy Demand Response: From Electricity to Multienergy Applications,” in Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 108, no. 9, pp. 1457-1474, Sept. 2020.

• B. Mohandes, S. Acharya, M. S. E. Moursi, A. S. Al-Sumaiti, H. Doukas, and S. Sgouridis, “Optimal Design of an Islanded Microgrid With Load Shifting Mechanism Between Electrical and Thermal Energy Storage Systems,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 2642-2657, July 2020.

• S. Acharya, M. S. El-Moursi, A. Al-Hinai, A. S. Al-Sumaiti, and H. H. Zeineldin, “A Control Strategy for Voltage Unbalance Mitigation in an Islanded Microgrid Considering Demand Side Management Capability,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 2558-2568, May 2019.

• H. A. Hamed, A. F. Abdou, S. Acharya, M. S. El Moursi, and E. E. EL-Kholy, “A Novel Dynamic Switching Table Based Direct Power Control Strategy for Grid Connected Converters,” in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 1086-1097, Sept. 2018.

• A. Kirakosyan, E. F. El-Saadany, M. S. E. Moursi, S. Acharya, and K. A. Hosani, “Control Approach for the Multi-Terminal HVDC System for the Accurate Power Sharing,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 4323-4334, July 2018.

• O. Khan, S. Acharya, M. Al Hosani, and M. S. El Moursi, “Hill Climbing Power Flow Algorithm for Hybrid DC/AC Microgrids,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 5532-5537, July 2018.

• S. Acharya, M. S. E. Moursi, and A. Al-Hinai, “Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an Islanded Microgrid With Demand Side Management Capability,” in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 639-651, June 2018.

Patents:

• H. A. Hamed, A. F. Abdou, M. S. El Moursi, E. E. EL-Kholy, and S. Acharya, “Dynamic direct power control method and system for a grid connected converter,” US Patent, 2020.

Conference Proceedings:

• S. Acharya, P. Mana, H. Mahmood, F. Tuffner, AK. Bharati, “Decoupling Power Quality Issues in Grid-Microgrid Network Using Microgrid Building Blocks”. Accepted for publication in 2024 IEEE IECON.

• S. Acharya, P. Mana, H. Mahmood, F. Tuffner, AK. Bharati, “Microgrid Building Blocks for Dynamic Decoupling and Black Start Applications”. Accepted for publication in 2025 IEEE PES Grid Edge.

• H. Mahmood, S. Acharya, F. Tuffner, AK. Bharati, “Phasor Domain Dynamic Model of Back-Back Converter as a Microgrid Building Block (MBB)”. Accepted for publication in 2024 IEEE PESGM.

• B. Tarufelli, K. Harris, S. Acharya, K. Mahapatra, B. Vyakaranam, A. Campbell, P. Maloney, M. Weimar, A. Zbib, D. Bhatnagar, “EverGREEN 2045: An Energy Mix to Decarbonize Washington State”. Accepted for publication in 2024 IEEE PESGM.

• S. Acharya, M. Ghosal, TB. Thurber, C. Burleyson, Y. Ou, A. Campbell, G. Iyer, N. Voisin, J. Fuller, “Weather Sensitive High Spatio-Temporal Resolution Transportation Electric Load Profiles For Multiple Decarbonization Pathways,” 2024 IEEE ISGT NA, pp 1-5. (Received the Best Paper Award).

• S. Acharya, A. Khan, Y. Dvorkin, R. Karri, “MaDEVIoT: Attacks on EV Charging Can Disrupt Power Grid Operation,” 2024 IEEE ISGT NA, pp 1-5.

• X Li, K. Guddanti, S. Acharya, P. Royer, X. Fan, and M. Elizondo, “Smart Data Mapping for Connecting Power System Model and Geospatial Data,” 2023 IEEE ISGT LA, pp 1-5.

• O. Oladimeji, A. Gonzalez-Castellanos, D. Pozo, Y. Dvorkin, and S. Acharya, “Impact of Electric Vehicle Routing With Stochastic Demand on Grid Operation,” 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, pp. 1-6.

• S. Acharya et al., “Modeling and Design of Electrical Power Subsystem for CubeSats,” 2019 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST), pp. 1-6.

• S. Acharya, M. S. El Moursi, A. A. Hinai, and M. Albadi, “Coordinated control for frequency regulation in microgrids using RES, battery storage and demand response,” 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, pp. 1-5.

Data & Code:

• S. Acharya, M. Ghosal, TB. Thurber, “Transportation Electrification Load Profiles by Balancing Authority in the Western United States for GODEEEP,” 2023.

• C. Burleyson, TB. Thurber, S. Acharya, M. Ghosal, “Total Load Profiles by Balancing Authority in the Western United States for GODEEEP,” 2023.

Newspaper and Media Articles:

• खाडी मुलुकमा नेपाली विद्यार्थी - Nepali students in gulf countries, Apr. 9, 2023.

• सामाजिक संजाल ख्यालख्याल हैन - Social media is no joke, Aug. 13, 2021.

• विद्युतीय सवारी साधन र नेपालको परिवेश - Electric Vehicles in the environment of Nepal, Dec. 28, 2020.

• कोरोना महामारीमा साइबर सुरक्षा - Cybersecurity in COVID pandemic, Mar. 30, 2020.