Dr. Bala Venkatesh

Elected by Faculty - September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025

Dr. Bala Venkatesh is academic director of the Centre for Urban Energy, and a tenured professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, at Toronto Metropolitan University. He specializes in electric power systems with interests in transmission and distribution systems, renewables, energy storage and smart grids. He works with many industry partners including Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, the Independent Electricity System Operator, Schneider Electric, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited. With a Ph.D. from Anna University (India), Dr. Venkatesh is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada. Since 1994, he has also taught at the University of New Brunswick, Multimedia University (Malaysia) and Anna University. Dr. Venkatesh has published extensively in journals and conferences, and has supervised numerous graduate students for masters and PhD degrees.