Dr. Pulkit Nahata
Dr. Pulkit Nahata
Staff of Professorship for Electric Power Systems
Additional information
Research area
Energy and Traction Systems, Complex Networks, Control Theory
Pulkit Nahata is a senior scientist with the Power Systems Laboratory at ETH Zürich. He is also affiliated with NCCR Automation, where he is leading the Energy Moonshot project in collaboration with the local utility of Walenstadt. Previously as a propulsion control engineer at Alstom Switzerland, he developed control algorithms for traction converters and auxiliary supply systems. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering from EPFL and an MSc in systems and control from ETH Zürich, and seeks to fast-track the transition to green and clean energy by bridging the gap between theory and practice.
Professional Experience
12/2023 - Present: Senior Scientist, Power Systems Laboratory, ETH Zürich
12/2023 - Present: Project Lead for energy Moonshot, NCCR Automation
03/2021 - 11/2023: Propulsion Control Engineer, Alstom, Zürich, Switzerland
02/2020 - 05/2020: Consultant, Rüeger SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
04/2017 - 02/2021: Doctoral Researcher. Automatic Control Lab, EPFL
04/2016 - 10/2016: Graduate Researcher, ABB Corporate Research Center, Baden-Dättwill, Switzerland
Education
04/2017 - 02/2021: PhD in Electrical Engineering, EPFL
09/2014 - 09/2016: Msc in Systems and Control, ETH Zürich
07/2010 - 05/2014: B-Tech in Electrical Engineering, VIT University