Bassel Diban is a researcher specializing in HVDC cable systems, currently working as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bologna in Italy.Â
Background:
Born in Damascus, Syria in 1992.
Earned a Bachelor's degree in electrical power engineering from Damascus University in 2014.
in 2015, He joined the Syrian TSO (dispatching center)
In 2017, He started a master's course in Electrical Energy Engineering at the University of Bologna.
In 2019, He started Ph.D. at the University of Bologna in the field of "reliability in HVDC cable systems".
In 2023, He became a postdoc researcher at the University of Bologna in the framework of the European project NEWGEN (NEW GENeration of HVDC Cable Systems).
In 2024, He became an assistant professor at the University of Bologna.
Research and Expertise:
Started his PhD at the University of Bologna in 2019, focusing on reliability in HVDC cable systems.
Became a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bologna in 2023.
His research interests include:
Reliability estimation of HVDC cable systems.
Transient DC electric stress and thermal simulations.
Characterization of insulating materials for HVDC applications.
He is actively involved in professional organizations:
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Member and Secretary of IEEE DEIS Technical Committee on "HVDC Cable Systems (cables, joints, and terminations)" and many of its working groups.
Additional Information:
You can find his website with more details about his research and publications here: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/bassel.diban2/en
His profile on Google Scholar lists his publications and citations: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bassel-Diban
He also has a LinkedIn profile