K. Shanti Swarup

Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Research in power system computer applications, operation and control, optimization, deregulated and restructured power systems, digital and numerical protection, computational intelligence, energy management systems, and smart grid control.

Portrait of Professor K. Shanti Swarup
Position
ProfessorIIT Madras, since 2009
Doctorate
PhD, 1991Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Specialisation
Electrical Power SystemsOperation, optimization, protection
Office
ESB-245DDepartment of Electrical Engineering
Research

Areas of work

Eight connected themes running through the group's teaching, doctoral supervision and industrial consultancy.


  • Power System Optimization and Control
  • Power System Operational Studies
  • Power System Automation
  • SCADA
  • Energy Management Systems
  • Numerical Relaying and Digital Protection
  • Power System Re-structuring and Deregulation
  • Intelligent Systems and Multi Agents

The full list of sixteen research areas →

Selected recent work

Latest publications


2025 · Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks

A sequential conic relaxation based OPF incorporating Dynamic Line Rating considering uncertainty

Aprajay Verma; K. Shanti Swarup

2025 · Electric Power Systems Research

Distribution system planning considering analytical reliability and regulated monopoly

Aprajay Verma; K. Shanti Swarup

2024 · ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems

Cyber Security of Smart-Grid Frequency Control: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment Framework

Amulya Amulya; K. S. Swarup; Ramu Ramanathan

All publications, with search and filters →