Improving the Stability of Meshed Power Networks: A Probabilistic Approach Using Embedded HVDC Lines

Robin Preece was awarded his First Class BEng with Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Industrial Experience from the University of Manchester in 2009, graduating with the highest marks in the School and receiving the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and the University IET Prize. He was also awarded the Basil Papadias High Quality Paper Award for submission of an outstanding student paper at the IEEE PowerTech 2011 Conference in Trondheim, Norway, and he is recognised as the top PhD graduate from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2012/13. To date, he has published eleven international research papers – four in the leading journals in the field and seven at international conferences where he has appeared in an invited session.