Weiqian received his B.E. and M.S. degrees, both in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA. His research interests include control and implementation of grid-forming inverters,  and machine emulation control.

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Pranav completed his B.Tech and M.S degrees in Electrical engineering from SRM Institute of Science and Technology in 2019 and University of Washington, Seattle in 2021 respectively. His research interests include electric drives, wave energy converters, design of power electronic converters, classical control, and robust control design. He is currently pursuing his PhD in power electronics and drives at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Debjyoti received his B.Tech and M.S degrees in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli, India in 2020 and The University of Texas in Austin in 2022 respectively. His Master’s thesis was on short-circuit behavior and voltage balancing ability of Grid-forming inverters in islanded microgrids. His research interests include grid-forming inverter modeling and control, and power electronic interfaces for renewable integration.

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Soham obtained his B.E and M.E degrees, respectively, from Jadavpur University, India in 2015 and the Indian Institute of Science in 2017, both in Electrical Engineering. His Master’s thesis was on the emulation of AC transmission lines using back-to-back power electronic converters. His research interests include design and control of medium voltage cascaded dc-ac converters for ultra-fast Electric Vehicle charging stations.

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Cuauhtémoc received his B.S. in electrical engineering from The University of Pittsburgh in 2022 and his M.S. Degree, in electrical and computer engineering, from The University of Texas at Austin in 2024. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. Degree, also in electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include kinetic energy storage systems, power electronics, and optimal control.

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Zach received his B.S. in Applied Physics from Purdue University in 2025. He joined UT and Professor Johnson’s lab in Fall 2025. His research interests include real-time control of power electronics using neural networks, motor drives, and how policy affects the science & technology landscape. While at Purdue, Zach partook in a myriad of experiences: from experimental quantum computing to health physics, even outreach and teaching. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his roommates, playing sports, and exploring Austin.

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Ajinkya received his M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021 and his B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from College of Engineering Pune, India, in 2019. He is currently working towards a PhD in the Power Electronics and Systems Group at UT-Austin. Ajinkya has, in the past, interned with Texas Instruments Inc. and later worked as a Hardware Design Engineer with Apple Inc. His research interests include system-level Power Electronics, its controls, and Power Management Integrated Circuits.

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Nate received his B.E. and A.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College in 2023. After Dartmouth, Nate worked for the NorthBridge Group in Boston, MA serving electric utility clients regarding the development of their investment plans and associated regulatory strategy. Nate is pursuing his M.S.E. and Ph.D. in the Power Electronics and Power Systems Group. His research interests include power system dynamics and stability and grid-forming inverter modeling and control.

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Kamakshi received her B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai, in 2020 and joined The University of Texas at Austin to pursue her MS-PhD in 2021. Her research interests include hardware design and Real-time learning for control of IBRs in Low Inertia Power Systems.

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Jakob received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2024. He is currently pursuing his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include power systems, grid-forming inverters, and control of power electronics.

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