SriJ. Raja obtained his B.E (EEE) and M.E (PowerSystem) degree from Annamalai University. Shri J. Raja has over 13 years ofexperience as a Power Industry professional. He started his career with privateengineering college as an Assistant Professor at Puducherry and worked forabout 8 years. Thereafter, he joined National Power Training Institute (NPTI),under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India in 2010 and is presently working asAssistant Director at NPTI (CO) at Faridabad, Haryana. He has organized anumber of short-term programs and is an active faculty in various trainingprograms related to Power Generation Industry. Shri J. Raja has also preparedmanuals on “Best Practices in Distribution Operation & Management” and“Disaster Management, Electrical Safety Procedures and Accident Prevention”,Under R-APDRP program in the XI Five Year Plan.
Dr.C. Christober Asir Rajan, has finished his B.E.degree in First Class with Distinction in Electrical & ElectronicsEngineering at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi in the year 1991 andhis M.E. degree in First Class with Distinction in Power System Engineering atThiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai in the year 1995. He was an II rankholder in both B.E. and M.E. He has also finished D.I.S. degree in First Classwith Distinction at Annamalai University, Chidambaram in the year 1992. He hascompleted his Ph.D degree in Power System Optimization at College ofEngineering, Guindy, in the year 2004. He is having totally 19 years ofteaching experience in various reputed institutions. Presently, he is workingas Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & ElectronicsEngineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry. He has published 156research papers in various National & International Conferences and 81research papers in various International & National Journals. He hasproduced 7 Doctoral scholars. He is presently guiding 3 research scholars. Heacquired member in Institution of Engineers, INDIA, Member in Society ofTechnical Education, INDIA. His area of interest is the optimization of PowerSystem Operation, Planning & Control through soft computing techniques.