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Senior Lecturer

Telephone:	(61 8)  6304 5580
Facsimile:	(61 8)  6304 5811
Email:	s.lachowicz@ecu.edu.au
Campus:	Joondalup
Room:	JO23.343

 

Staff Qualifications

• PGradDip (Post Graduate Diploma), Poland, 1987 .
• Doctor of Philosophy in Electronic Engineering, Poland, 1986 .
• Master of Science in Electronic Engineering, Poland, 1981 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• WA Centre of Excellence for Microphotonic Systems,  Department of Industry & Resources,  Centre of Execellence,  2009,  $100,000.
• WA Centre of Excellence for Microphotonic Systems,  Department of Industry & Resources,  Centre of Execellence,  2007,  $818,368.
• WA Centre of Excellence for Microphotonic Systems,  Department of Industry & Resources,  Centre of Execellence,  2006,  $441,602.
• WA Centre of Excellence for Microphotonic Systems,  Department of Industry & Resources,  Centre of Execellence,  2005,  $40,000.
• WA Centre of Excellence for Microphotonic Systems,  Department of Industry & Resources,  Centre of Execellence,  2004,  $805,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

• Mahmoud, T., Habibi, D., Bass, O., Lachowicz, S., (2012), Fuzzy Inference System in Energy Demand Prediction. Fuzzy Inference System - Theory and Applications, 355-376, Croatia.

Journal Articles

• Al-Saedi, W., Lachowicz, S., Habibi, D., Bass, O., (2012), Power quality enhancement in autonomous microgrid operation using Particle Swarm Optimization. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 42(1), 139?149, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2012.04.007.
• Al-Saedi, W., Lachowicz, S., Habibi, D., Bass, O., (2012), Power flow control in grid-connected microgrid operation using Particle Swarm Optimization under variable load conditions. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 49(1), 76-85, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2012.12.017.

Conference Publications

• Al-Saedi, W., Lachowicz, S., Habibi, D., Bass, O., (2012), Stability Analysis of an Autonomous Microgrid Operation Based on Particle Swarm Optimization. POWERCON 2012, 1-6, IEEE Xplore, DOI: 10.1109/PowerCon.2012.6401291.
• Mahmoud, T., Habibi, D., Bass, O., Lachowicz, S., (2011), Tuning Fuzzy Systems to Achieve Economic Dispatch for Microgids. Smarter Grid for Sustainable and Affordable Energy Future, 6.
• Al-Saedi, W., Lachowicz, S., Habibi, D., (2011), An Optimal Current Control Strategy for a Three-Phase Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Using Particle Swarm Optimization. 2011 International Conference on Management Science and Intelligent Control, 1(8-9 Sept. 2011 ), 286-290, USA, DOI: 10.1109/PEAM.2011.6134857.
• Al-Saedi, W., Lachowicz, S., Habibi, D., Bass, O., (2011), Power Quality Improvement in Autonomous Microgrid Operation Using Particle Swarm Optimization. Smarter Grid for Sustainable and Affordable Energy Future, 5, Piscataway, N. J..
• Mahmoud, T., Habibi, D., Bass, O., Lachowicz, S., (2011), Load Demand Forecasting: Model Inputs Selection. Smarter Grid for Sustainable and Affordable Energy Future, 6, IEEE Xplore.
• Pfleiderer, H., Lachowicz, S., (2009), Numerically Controlled Oscillator with Spur Reduction. MIXDES-16th International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 2009. MIXDES 2009, 1(25-27 June 2009), 667-670, Lodz, Poland.
• Lachowicz, S., Pfleiderer, H., (2008), Fast Evaluation of the Square Root and Other Nonlinear Functions in FPGA. Proceedings, Fourth IEEE International Symposium on Electronic Design, Test and Applications DELTA 2008, 474-477, Hong Kong, SAR, China.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Master of Engineering Science,  Implementation Of Arithmetic Primitives Using Truly Deep Submicron Technology (tdsmt)..
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Primitives And Design Of The Intelligent Pixel Multimedial Communications..

Associate Supervisor

• Master of Engineering Science,  3d-softchip: A Novel 3d Vertically Integrated Adaptive Computing System..
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Survivable Mesh-network Design And Optimization To Support Multiple Qop Service Classes..