M. K. Ikram

Teaching and service

I've taught engineering in India and Australia, to classes of up to 120 students. I also represent research students in university decisions.

Mohammad at the lectern of a large Swinburne lecture theatre, with the Design of Smart Power Grids course page on the big screen
Teaching Design of Smart Power Grids (EEE80020) at Swinburne.

Courses at Swinburne

  1. 2025 – now

    Design of Smart Power Grids

    EEE80020 (postgraduate) and EEE40016 (undergraduate)

    How modern grids handle solar, wind, batteries and electric cars. I prepare tutorials, lab exercises and assessments.

  2. 2025 – now

    Engineering Technologies with Indigenous Context

    ENG10006 (first year)

    Engineering seen from Aboriginal perspectives.

Earlier teaching

Service

  • Academic Senator, Swinburne University (2026 – now). Elected to represent research students in university policy decisions.

Awards

  • Siemens–Swinburne Energy Transition Hub PhD scholarship (2024 – 2027)
  • National GATE scholarship, Government of India (2018 – 2020). Top 5% of 93,526 candidates.
  • English Access Microscholarship, US Embassy, New Delhi (2009 – 2011)

Talks

  1. Dec 2025

    IEEE ETFG 2025

    Wollongong, Australia
  2. 2025

    IEEE AUPEC 2025

    Brisbane, Australia
  3. Nov 2024

    Energy Consortium

    Melbourne, Australia
  4. Dec 2021

    IEEE ICCCA 2021

    Arad, Romania
  5. Nov 2021

    Springer ICCAI 2021

    Mathura, India