Federation Fellow, Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering (College of Engineering and Computer Science)

Academic Qualifications

1976 Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Engineering), University of Newcastle, Australia

1974 Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), University of Queensland, Australia

1972 Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), University of Queensland, Australia

Professional Background

David Hill is currently a Professor and Australian Research Council Federation Fellow in the Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering at The Australian National University. He is also a Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems. He has held academic and substantial visiting positions at the universities of Melbourne, California (Berkeley), Newcastle (Australia), Lund (Sweden), Sydney and Hong Kong (City University).

His professional memberships include:  Fellow of the  Institution of Engineers, Australia. Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA.  Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), USA.  Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.  Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Research and Teaching Interests

His research interests are in network systems, stability analysis, nonlinear and distributed control and applications. In the area of energy and power, he has extensive experience in the stability analysis and control of large power systems. He is currently working on various aspects of ‘smart grids’, particularly  challenges related to integration of diverse sources of energy.

Notable Pulications

G.Chen, Z-Y.Dong, D.J.Hill and G-H.Zhang, “An improved model for structural vulnerability analysis of power networks,” Physica A, Vol.388, pp.4259-4266, 2009.

J.Leung, D.J.Hill and G-H.Zhang, “Coordinated stability control,” IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Vol.3, No.1, pp.38-48, 2009.

P.Kundur(Conv), J.Paserba(Sec), V.Ajjarapu, G.Andersson, A.Bose, C.Canizares, N. Hatziargyriou, D.J.Hill, A.Stankovic, C.Taylor, T.Van Cutsem, V.Vittal, “Definition and classification of power system stability” , IEEE Transactions of Power Systems, Vol.19, No.3,  August 2004, pp.1387-1401.

R.Fang and DJ. Hill, "A new strategy for transmission expansion in competitive electricity markets", IEEE Transactions of Power Systems,  Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 374-380, Februarry 2003.

DH Popović, DJ Hill and Q Wu, “Optimal voltage security control of power systems”,  International Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems, Vol.24, pp.305-320, 2002.

M Larsson, DJHill and G Olsson, “Emergency voltage control using search and predictive control”, International Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems, Vol.24, pp.121-130, 2002.

Y Guo, DJHill and Y Wang, "Global transient stability and voltage regulation for power systems", IEEE Transactions of Power Systems, Vol.16, No.4, pp.678-688, November 2001.

YV Makarov, DJ Hill and ZY Dong, “Computation of bifurcation boundaries for power systems: a new D-plane method", IEEE Trans Circuits and Systems, Vol.47, No.4, pp.536-544, April 2000.

MAB Zammit, DJ Hill and RJ Kaye, “Designing ancillary services markets for power system security”, IEEE Trans Power Systems, Vol. 15, No.2, pp.675-680, May 2000.

S Arnborg, G Andersson, DJ Hill and IA Hiskens, “On influence of load modelling for under voltage load shedding studies”, IEEE Trans Power Systems, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 395-400, May 1998.

DH Popović, IA Hiskens and DJ Hill, “Stability analysis of induction motor networks", Int J Electric Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 475-487, 1998.D.J. Hill (ed), Special Issue on Nonlinear Phenomena in Power Systems: Theory and Practical Implications, IEEE Proceedings, Vol. 83, No. 11, pp. 1439-1587, November 1995.

DJ Hill, IA Hiskens and DH Popović, “Stability analysis of power system loads with recovery dynamics”, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 277-286, 1994.

PA Löf, DJ Hill, S Arnborg and G Andersson, “On the analysis of long-term voltage stability”, International Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems, Special Issue, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 229-237, 1993.