Ashik Ahmed received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering (EEE) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur, Bangladesh, in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He is currently a professor in the Department of EEE at IUT. To date, he has published 2 book chapters, 16 peer-reviewed journal articles, and several conference papers. His research interests include engineering optimization, artificial neural network, power system stability and control, FACTS devices, and nonlinear control.