Professor Brian Stewart

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Personal statement

I am currently Professor of High Voltage Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. I gained a BSc and PhD from the University of Glasgow and also hold a BD degree from the University of Aberdeen. My research interests lie in the areas of high voltage engineering focusing on electrical condition monitoring, partial discharge, insulation diagnostics, HV asset management, data analytics and communication systems. I am also Co-academic lead for the Asset Management theme at Strathclyde's Power Network Demonstration Centre (PNDC). Recently funded research projects have focussed on power transformers, power cables, HVDC systems, GIS systems, electrical diagnostic measurements, power quality in rail systems and data analytics. My professional affiliations are CEng, MIET and MIEEE. I am currently serving as Past President of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) for 2024. I previously served as President of DEIS for 2022 and 2023. Previously I was an elected AdCom Member of DEIS between 2011-2016, held the position of IEEE DEIS Secretary between 2012-2017, the position of Vice-President (Technical) of IEEE DEIS for 2018 and 2019 and the position of Vice-President (Administration) of IEEE DEIS for 2020 and 2021.

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On the definition of power grid representative test waveforms for sample-by-sample uncertainty analysis: Gallarreta Alexander, Füser Heiko, Seferi Yljon, Öztürk Tezgül C, de la Vega David, Stewart Brian G, Burt Graeme; 15th IEEE International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems 15th IEEE International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (2025)
Electric power derivation from 25 kV AC overhead line systems – a solution for electrified railway networks: Seferi Yljon, Gardner Robert D, Stewart Brian G; IET Electrical Systems in Transportation Vol 2025 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1049/els2/3696402
On the need of uncertainty computation of electrical waveforms on a sample-by-sample basis: Gallarreta Alexander, Füser Heiko, Seferi Yljon, Öztürk Tezgül C, de la Vega David, Stewart Brian G, Milicevic Kruno; CIRED 2025 Geneva Workshop CIRED 2025 (2025)
Understanding the Impact of Inherent Dielectric Material Properties on PEA Output: Saeed Ayesha, Stewart Brian G; 2024 59th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC) 2024 59th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), pp. 1-5 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1109/upec61344.2024.10892453
The influence of polarity reversal on leakage current in XLPE samples: Shahtaj Shahtaj, Ratheiser Patrik, Schichler Uwe, Stewart Brian G; 2025 Electrical Insulation Conference 43rd Electrical Insulation Conference, pp. 1-4 (2024)
Estimating the remaining life of XLPE building cables through accelerated life test: Ullah Zia, McGinn Calum, Routledge Aidan, Davison Grant, Sharpe Tim, Atkinson Robert, Stewart Brian; 2025 Electrical Insulation Conference 43rd Electrical Insulation Conference, pp. 1-4 (2024)

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Professional Activities

Data Analytic Health Monitoring Frameworks for Transformers and Power Cables: Speaker; 9/5/2019

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Projects

NGET SIF ALPHA: Yuan, Weijia (Principal Investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Stewart, Brian (Co-investigator) Zhang, Min (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
SSEN SIF Alpha Project - DIVERSE: Stewart, Brian (Principal Investigator) Niewczas, Pawel (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
Support for standardisation of sample-by-sample waveform uncertainty computation: Seferi, Yljon (Principal Investigator) Burt, Graeme (Co-investigator) Stewart, Brian (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
Asset Data Analytics: Stewart, Brian (Principal Investigator) McArthur, Stephen (Co-investigator) Stephen, Bruce (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 15-Jan-2024
Metrology for electric vehicle charging systems (Met4EVCS): Seferi, Yljon (Principal Investigator) Burt, Graeme (Co-investigator) Corr, Edward Joseph (Co-investigator) Stewart, Brian (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
Chronos UAV PD Payload (NGET Framework): Corr, Edward Joseph (Principal Investigator) Abdulhadi, Ibrahim Faiek (Co-investigator) Stewart, Brian (Co-investigator); 04-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025