Dr Irfan Hussain Panhwar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Renewable Energy at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, with more than a decade of academic, teaching, and research experience in electrical engineering and power electronics. He completed a partnered PhD program between Universiti Malaya and Swinburne University of Technology, specialising in power electronics and wireless power transfer for electric vehicle charging.

His research focuses on power electronics, wireless power transfer (WPT), electric vehicle charging, renewable energy systems, and advanced control of power electronic converters, with a strong emphasis on the design, modelling, control, and experimental validation of high-power power electronic systems.

His doctoral research investigated bidirectional wireless power transfer for electric vehicle charging, including digital synchronization, power regulation, and grid-to-vehicle (G2V) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation. He has developed and experimentally validated WPT systems and control techniques aimed at improving efficiency, reliability, and practical implementation under varying operating and coupling conditions.

His broader research experience includes high-power battery charging, grid-connected converters, active harmonic filtering, power-quality improvement, and digital control implementation. He has contributed to industry-linked research and technology-development projects, with experience spanning modelling and simulation through to hardware prototyping, commissioning, and high-power experimental testing.

At Swinburne, he is currently contributing to an industry-linked CRC-P Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer project through the Siemens Swinburne Energy Transition Hub, with a focus on advanced dynamic wireless charging technologies for electric vehicles. His research interests centre on translating advances in power electronics and wireless power transfer into practical, efficient, and scalable technologies for electric mobility and renewable-energy applications.