Curriculum Vitae

Name: DEVOTTA Joseph Benedict Xavier
Present Appointment: Associate Professor
Contact Information: 
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent,
Singapore 119260
Tel:(65)8742291; Fax:(65)7791103; e-mail:eledevot@nus.edu.sg
Research Areas:
Operation &Control of Power Systems, Energy Conservation & Management
Teaching Areas:
Power Systems Analysis, Dynamics, Protection and Control; Electrical Machines:
Power Systems Technology; Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
B.Sc(Hons)Sri Lanka,(1965); D.I.C,Ph.D(Lond)(1972)
C.E.I(U.K)(1977); Sr.M.I.E.E.E(1982)
Awards/Honours (Post-PhD):
Teaching Excellence Award (Facutly of Engineering)1992, 1994, and 1995
Merit Award, Productivity and Standards Board, Singapore (1997)
Career History:
Assistant Lecturer,University of Sri Lanka(1965-1969)
Lecturer,Senior Lecturer, University of Sri Lanka(1972-1979)
Lecturer(1979-1981), Senior lecturer(1981-1998), AssociateProfessor(1998-present),National University of Singapore
Administrative Leadership:
Officer in Charge Power Systems lab (1980-1990); Electricl Machines lab(1990-1996)
Teaching Methodology & Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Engineering(1992-present)
Second Year Coordinator, Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept(from Feb.2000)
Professional/Consulting Activities:
Chairman and member of several Technical committees, Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) Singapore (1980 to present)
Organising Committee member, International Power Engineerng Conference, (IPEC)1995,1997,1999 & 2001
Affiliate,(CDTL),(1999- present)National University of Singapore.
Major Publications (Maximum of 3):
*Rabbani, M.G, Devotta J.B.X, &Elangovan,S(1997)pp107-114,Electric Power Systems Reserch
*Devotta J B X,(1987)pp429-432, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
*Devotta J.B.X, Rabbani M.G,& Elangovan S,(1999)pp23-27,Energy Conversion and Management
Updated: 14 July 2000