School of Engineering

Dr Asma Aziz

Asma Aziz is currently serving as a Course Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering at the School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University. Her role encompasses academic leadership across teaching, research, professional engagement and service, with a strong emphasis on translating research into educational innovation, industry practice and energy policy. She is a passionate advocate for innovation in sustainable and smart energy systems, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality education, student mentorship, advancing impactful research, and fostering collaborative partnerships between academia and industry.

Her research expertise spans sustainable engineering system, power system analysis, renewable energy integration, and energy management. She focuses on enhancing grid reliability through emerging technologies such as energy storage systems and second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. Asma has led and contributed to several high-impact, industry-focused research projects and has secured significant competitive fundings, notably from iMOVE CRC and CSIRO.

Her research has influenced energy policy, public understanding and Australia's clean energy transition. Asma’s work has been widely recognized, with over 80 peer-reviewed publications and media contributions in ABC News, The Guardian, AusSMC, APAC Network and The Conversation, where she effectively translates complex technical knowledge into accessible insights to inform public discourse and policy.

Asma’s leadership and technical expertise continue to support Australia’s clean energy transition. She has represented Australia as the core working group member and observer in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Task 41: Distributed Wind Technology and Task 50: Hybrid Power Plants and has mentored SMEs through CSIRO’s Innovate to Grow program.

Asma is a Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), National Council Member of Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) and currently serves as National University Liaison Coordinator. Asma is recognised as an Athena Swan Champion at ECU and advocate for women in STEM, providing leadership in advancing gender equity, inclusion and participation in engineering.

Awards and Recognition

• CIGRE Education and Innovation Fund Award 2026
• International Award: Carbon Neutrality Award - 2025, Sustainability
• ECU Media Highly Commended Award for Most Widely Read CONVERSATION Article
• Aurora 2024 - Advance HE's leadership
• FeedbackFruits Educators Initiative Award 2021
• Travel Award: IEEE-AUPEC, University of Queensland
• Best Paper Award: IEEE INDICON2015 (India), IEEE I-COSTE2024 (Australia), IEEE AUPEC2025 (Australia), ICSPER2025 (India), IEEE ETFG2025 (Australia)
• IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting Travel Grant Program (AMTGP), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Monash Engineering Future Women's Leadership Award
• International Postgraduate Research Award, Deakin University, Australia

Professional Associations

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE)
• Member, The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• Member, Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA)
• Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

Research Areas and Interests

Her research vision is dedicated to the aspects of the modern, smart and sustainable power system, which comprises suitable modelling of the system, new players to support the sustainability and reliability of the electrical network. Major topics include:

• Power System Analysis
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Energy Transition and Policy
• Battery Storage
• Electric Vehicles