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On 20 January 2025, the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Governing Board approved the following candidates for the offices of 2026/2027: President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary.
2025 IEEE Power & Energy Society voter eligibility – IEEE PES higher grade members (excluding Students) and affiliates whose memberships were active prior to 23 June 2025 are eligible to vote in this year’s election. Higher grade members include the Graduate Student Member (GSM) grade. Student Members are not eligible to vote in the election.
Candidates for PES President-Elect
Claudio Cañizares
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
I have been at the University of Waterloo since 1993, where I am a University Professor, Hydro One Chair, and WISE Executive Director. My highly cited research with industry and government partners has focused on relevant and practical aspects of power and energy systems in the context of decarbonization and grid-edge technologies. I am a former IEEE Trans. Smart Gird EIC and IEEE Division VII Director, as well as a Fellow of the IEEE, Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, and have received multiple awards and recognitions from the PES and various institutions.
Bikash Pal
Imperial College London
As Commonwealth scholar, I obtained PhD from Imperial College London. My research in electric energy system stability and control are sponsored by power companies, UK and European Research Council. I led three multi-university research consortia between UK, China and UK India. My research group has received 2016 Imperial President Award for Outstanding Research. The research outcome of my team is put in practice by Siemens and GE. United Nations have consulted me for solving technical problems in power transmission. I have graduated 32 PhDs, published about 135 IEEE journal papers, and co-authored four books.
Edvina Uzunovic
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Edvina Uzunovic has over 25 years of experience in the power systems industry and academia. She has been a vital contributor to the overall success of several leading power industry organizations, utilities and manufacturers, while serving different roles. She is currently Assistant Teaching Professor and Associate Director of Power System Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA.
Dr. Uzunovic holds a B.Sc. from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Candidates for PES Secretary
Mazana Armstrong
British Columbia Hydro, BC, Canada
Mazana Armstrong is the Manager of Transmission Stations Engineering Division at BC Hydro. She has close to 30 years of professional experience in operations, maintenance, and design of high voltage electric power systems. Mazana’s professional contributions include standards development addressing electrical safety of the public, power utility workers and facilities in close proximity of electric power systems.
Candidates for PES Treasurer
Ramakrishna Kappagantu
Eficaa Ensmart Solutions Private Limited, Telangana, India
Dr. Ramakrishna Kappagantu holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from MNIT Jaipur, a Master’s in Automation & Control from JNTU Hyderabad, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from NIT Tiruchirappalli, India. With over 39 years of leadership experience in India’s power sector (NTPC & POWERGRID), he currently serves as Chief Technology Advisor at Eficaa EnSmart Solutions Pvt. Ltd., focusing on strategic, technical, and innovation-led initiatives. He has made impactful contributions to the operation of the 55GW Southern Regional Grid, real-time system management, power markets, SCADA-EMS, smart grids, and Renewal deployment.
Dean Sharafi
Australian Energy Market Operator, Perth Australia
Dean Sharafi is the Strategic Advisor on energy transition at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Dean holds a degree in Applied Physics, a degree in Electrical Engineering and a degree in Business Management. He has over thirty years of experience in power system engineering which includes Power System Protection, High Voltage Systems, Asset Management and Power System and Electricity Market Operation.
Election ballots will be distributed to the PES membership on 16 July 2025. To be counted, the ballot must be received by 12:00 noon Eastern Time on 1 October 2025.
If you have questions on the overall election process, please email .
IEEE Petition Process
Individuals may submit a petition to be included in the ballot provided the petition is submitted at least 28 days before the election date (18 June). The number of signatures required depends on the number of eligible IEEE PES voters listed in the official IEEE membership records as of 31 December 2024. To be considered a petition candidate, an individual must have the signatures of at least 615 eligible PES voters.
Signatures can be submitted electronically through the official IEEE Society annual election website or by signing and mailing a paper petition. The name of each member signing the paper petition shall be clearly printed or typed. For identification purposes of signatures on paper petitions, membership numbers or addresses as listed in the official IEEE membership records shall be included. Only signatures submitted electronically through the IEEE Society annual elections website or original signatures on paper petitions shall be accepted. Facsimiles or other copies of the original signature shall not be accepted.
If you have questions about the petition process, please contact IEEE staff at .