Wai-Kin Wong

Dr. Wong Wai Kin is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide and also outgoing Principal Engineer at ElectraNet Pty Ltd in Adelaide, South Australia, where he was the Technical Lead for grid connections and regulatory compliance, dynamic power system stability modeling/analysis, renewable energy integration, strategic system planning and emerging technologies for South Australia’s transmission network. Dr. Wong obtained his B.Eng(1st Class Hons) and Ph.D(Electrical Engineering) degrees from the National University of Singapore in 1993 and 1998 respectively. He holds Chair and Vice-chair roles for the South Australian Chapter of the IEEE Power and Energy Society since 2013. Dr. Wong’s technical interests include power generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy such as wind and solar, power system analysis, energy storage, demand response, renewable microgrids, electric vehicles, and emerging topics such as V2G, Internet of Things/Energy, Blockchaining and distributed peer-to-peer energy exchange/trading.

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Stanford University (2002 — 2003)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) National University of Singapore (1993 — 1998)
• B.Eng National University of Singapore (1989 — 1993)

Companies

• Senior Manager Grid Scale Technologies AGL Energy (2018)
• Adjunct Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide (2016)
• Principal Engineer, Network Development ElectraNet Pty Ltd (2012 — 2018)
• Senior Project Engineer (Generation, Solar PV & Renewables) Origin Energy (2007 — 2012)
• Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2000 — 2007)
• Research Fellow/R&D Programme Manager A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research (1997 — 2000)