Topics for thesis:

• Hardware and software architectures for distributed measurement systems (Smart Grids, Sensor Networks, etc.)
• Non intrusive load monitoring (NILM)
• WAMS (Wide Area Monitoring Systems) architectures based on open source software
• Spectral estimation and digital signal processing of measurement signals
• Compressive sensing for measurement applications
• Algorithms for modern instrumentation (e.g. PMU)
• Design experimental characterization of synchronized measurement devices
• Privacy and/or security in power network monitoring applications
• Privacy and/or security in measurement information treatment
• Static and dynamic state estimation of power networks: algorithms, architectures and security systems
• Harmonic source estimation
• Network parameters estimation by means of synchronized measurements
• Automatic test and measurement systems

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