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Research interests
  • Power System Stability and Control
  • Renewable Energy Systems
  • Smart Grids
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Inverter-Based Resources
Biography
Sara Moustafa is Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University’s Energy Systems Research Laboratory.
Specialized in power system stability and control, as well as smart grids and microgrid cyber physical systems. Received a MSc from Ain Shams University, Egypt in 2024, where the dissertation topic focused on Microgrids, Renewable Energy Integration, Power System Stability and Control, and Optimization Techniques. Received Bachelor of Science in Electrical Power Engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt in 2019, graduating with Excellent degree and First-Class Honors. Possessing a blend of technical expertise and practical experience gained through roles as Electrical Design Engineer, Technical Office Engineer, and Audio Visual Engineer.
Links Email: smost017@fiu.edu
Publications
  • IAS Annual Meeting 2025
    Sara H. Moustafa, Ahmed M. Ibrahim, Rawan A. Taha, Ahmed S. Soliman, Mahmoud M. Amin, Fayez F. El-Sousy and Osama A. Mohammed, “Adaptive Power Sharing Strategies of Parallel Droop-Controlled GFM Inverters in AC Microgrids”, 2025 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), Taipei, Taiwan, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IAS62731.2025.11061609.
  • EEEIC 2025
    Sara H. Moustafa, Rawan A. Taha, Ahmed M. Ibrahim, Ahmed S. Soliman, Mahmoud M. Amin and Osama A. Mohammed, “Dynamic Droop-Controlled Grid-Forming Inverter Strategy for Stable Power Sharing in PV-Integrated AC Islanded Microgrids”, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2025 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe), Chania, Crete, Greece, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/EEEIC/ICPSEurope64998.2025.11169087.
  • MDPI Electronics 2025
    Rawan A. Taha, A. Aghmadi, Sara H. Moustafa and Osama M. Mohammed, “Leveraging Software-Defined Networking for Secure and Resilient Real-Time Power Sharing in Multi-Microgrid Systems”,  Electronics 2025, 14, 4518, https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14224518.
  • MDPI Energies 2026
    Ahmed M. Ibrahim, S.M.S.H. Rafin, Sara H. Moustafa and Osama M. Mohammed, “Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation of Grid-Forming Inverter Controls for Microgrid Resilience to Disturbances and Cyber Attacks”, Energies 2026, 19, 710. https://doi.org/10.3390/en19030710.