Aakriti
Bhandari.
Building sustainable energy systems and intelligent solutions through engineering and research — from smart grids to machine learning for battery health.
Engineering a cleaner, smarter grid.
Researcher and engineer working at the intersection of power systems, renewable energy and applied machine learning.
I'm an MSc Electrical Power Engineering student at the University of South-Eastern Norway, with a Bachelor's in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Kathmandu University and an academic exchange at IIT Hyderabad.
My work sits where hardware, software and sustainability meet — from designing solar systems and battery storage in rural Nepal to training ML models for EV battery second-life sorting.
- Date of birth20 November 1999
- NationalityNepalese
- Based inPorsgrunn, Norway
- FocusPower systems, renewables, ML
- MSc Electrical Power Engineering candidate in Norway
- B.E. background in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Research across renewable energy, smart grids & ML in energy systems
- International experience across Nepal, India and Norway
Academic timeline.
MSc in Electrical Power Engineering
Advanced power systems, renewable integration and energy informatics.
Visit websiteB.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Power and Control)
Thesis on IoT-based smart energy metering and fault detection.
Visit websiteFinal Year Exchange Student
Low-cost potentiostat R&D, MATLAB and LTSpice simulation.
Visit websiteResearch & engineering roles.
Researcher — Academia Industry Cooperation
- Developed a machine learning model and an experimental setup to sort retired EV batteries at a modular level for a stationary power storage system.
- Contributed to educational upliftment and resource utilization in rural areas of the Kavrepalanchowk district of Nepal through the “Campus to Community” services.
Researcher (Part-time)
- Designed and developed a grid-independent solar power system based on an MPPT charge controller for an algae bioreactor.
Research Intern — Advanced Embedded Systems & IC Design Lab
- Product design and development of a low-cost customised potentiostat to detect heavy metal ions present in water.
- Built companion web and mobile applications using Flutter and Dart.
- Ran LTSpice and MATLAB simulations for the Square Wave Voltammetry technique used to detect heavy metal ions.
Intern
- Researched distribution system loss minimisation and grid automation for fault detection.
- Observed the operation of SCADA systems for real-time monitoring and control of electrical substation equipment.
Projects
Final year thesis at IIT Hyderabad. Built a MATLAB algorithm, mobile app and hardware prototype that uses Square Wave Voltammetry to detect, quantify and identify heavy metal ions such as Zn, Pb, As and Cr in water via signal processing and data analysis.
Low-cost IoT poultry management system that measures and logs temperature, tachometer readings and crate orientation, using Google APIs for cloud dashboards. Worked as product development engineer.
Analysis of a driver's emotion (anger, happiness) and behavior (dizziness, freshness) using machine learning and artificial intelligence to trigger proactive safety alerts.
Meter measures grid voltage and current to calculate energy consumption and power factor, with an LED user interface and cloud connectivity. Includes over-current and over-voltage fault analysis, making it suitable for smart grids and energy management.
Skills & tools.
Technical Tools
Energy Systems
Other
Peer-reviewed research.
IoT based Single Phase Energy Meter with Integrated Protection
Design and evaluation of a low-cost, connected single-phase energy meter with integrated over-current and over-voltage protection for smart-grid applications.
Read PaperIntegrated Multimodal Driver Warning System with Emotion and Behavior Analysis
A multimodal AI approach combining emotion and behavior detection to issue proactive driver safety alerts.
Read PaperCommunity & activities.
Managing Editor & Advisor
Encipher Magazine
Annual magazine of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Kathmandu University.
VisitSecretary
Society of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SEEE)
Departmental club of Electrical and Electronics Engineering — management and organisation.
VisitSDG University Ambassador
G17 UAC Nepal
Promoting awareness and organising community initiatives to combat hunger and food insecurity.
VisitLogistic Volunteer Head & Host
CIPN Conference
Coordinated event logistics, managed volunteer teams and hosted conference sessions.
How I communicate.
Let's build something meaningful.
Open to research collaborations, industry partnerships and speaking opportunities.