Shiva Poudel
Power Systems Research Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNL
Richland, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolShiva Poudel is a Power Systems Research Engineer with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University and eight years of experience advancing resilience and security of electric power delivery. Based at PNNL, he develops scalable modeling and restoration frameworks that bridge electrical infrastructure with dependent critical systems, drawing on prior research at WSU, SDSU and internships at EPRI and MERL. His work spans cascading-failure analysis, blackstart optimization, and rapid post-disaster damage assessment—combining rigorous academic methods with practical, computationally efficient solutions for grid restoration. Notably, he has translated thesis-level cyber-physical security insights into applied tools for restoration sequencing and critical-load prioritization, reflecting a blend of theoretical depth and field-oriented impact.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering at Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk CampusMaster’s Degree, Electrical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering at Washington State University
English, Nepali, Hindi
Github Skills (23)
opendss10
volt7
react6
grid6
nonlinear-optimization5
data-structure5
javascript5
algorithms5
visualization4
scip4
python4
ieee3
qbcore-framework3
optimization3
data-driven3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
WSU-DS/Shiva
Jun 2018 - Jan 2019
Distribution System Restoration
Contributions:30 commits, 1 PR, 27 pushes in 7 months
restorationdistribution
shpoudel/D-Net
Oct 2019 - Aug 2023
Network data structure of distribution feeders from OpenDSS.
Contributions:4 PRs, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 10 months
data-structureopendss
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