Arif S. Malik received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, in 1984; his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, in 1988; and his Ph.D. in Engineering from Imperial College London, UK, in 1991. Before joining Sultan Qaboos University in September 1998 as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, he worked for three and a half years as an assistant professor in the Energy Program at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to his joining the academic profession, he worked for the Water and Power Development Authority, a major electric utility in Pakistan, for 5 years. He has published several international journal articles and conference papers in the area of generation planning. His area of interest is in the economics, reliability, and planning of power systems, with special emphasis on environmental considerations and demand-side management.
Arif S. Malik received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, in 1984; his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, in 1988; and his Ph.D. in Engineering from Imperial College London, UK, in 1991. Before joining Sultan Qaboos University in September 1998 as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, he worked for three and a half years as an assistant professor in the Energy Program at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to his joining the academic profession, he worked for the Water and Power Development Authority, a major electric utility in Pakistan, for 5 years. He has published several international journal articles and conference papers in the area of generation planning. His area of interest is in the economics, reliability, and planning of power systems, with special emphasis on environmental considerations and demand-side management.