About Guest:

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Rajendra Adhikari, Ph.D. was born and raised in the staff quarters of the National Electricity Authority(NEA) of the Devighat Hydropower plant in Nuwakot, Nepal. He often visited the hydropower plant location during his childhood with his father, who used to repair electric motors and machines. Having been introduced to the power generating mechanisms early on, he pursued a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at the Institute of Engineering (IOE) Pulchowk Nepal and earned a graduate degree and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University, USA focusing on an algorithmic approach to control demand response of residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning(HVAC) systems. Currently, he works as a researcher and software engineer for the Residential Buildings Research Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL). His works involve building innovative home-controlling software technologies. 

Rajendra loves learning about new technologies and building new software for fun. He enjoys playing Age of Empires(AOE2.

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About Host:

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Sanjib Lamichhane

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Timestamp:

00:00 - Intro

02:24 - Pulchowk Campus and Brain drain

05:36 - Ph.D. in Controlling HVAC Systems

12:56 - Interesting Electrical Engineering Sub-domains

15:49 - Software in Electrical Engineering

22:41 - Power Systems

29:18 - Generating Electricity

32:38 - Work Cultures in USA vs Nepal

36:47 - Software Controlled Power Systems

41:27 - Learning Approaches

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