Dr. Farhina Haque

Title: Assistant Professor
Dept/Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office: ASEC 555
Phone: 330-972-5524
Email: fhaque@uakron.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/farhinahaque/home

Biography

Dr. Farhina Haque joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Akron in Fall 2023. Previously, she worked as an Assistant Professor in Engineering at Sweet Briar College. Her research focuses on addressing dielectric challenges in medium to high-voltage power systems. She has several peer-reviewed journals published: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, AIP Physics of Fluids, etc. She has also served as a reviewer in various IEEE conferences including IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference, IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference, and IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium.

Research

Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Materials and Systems
Electrical Insulation Ageing Mechanism
High dv/dt and High Operating Temperature Power Electronic (PE) Module Packaging and High dv/dt PE driven electric machines
HV and MV Cable and Switchgear
Insulation Monitoring Sensors and Data-driven Insulation Monitoring
Nanocomposites, Soft materials, Electrets, Supercritical Fluids

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2022
• B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2015

Courses

Embedded System Interfacing
Electronic Design
High Voltage Engineering