Power & Energy Systems Executive
VSK Murthy Balijepalli (Krish)
Senior Member, IEEE | B.Tech | PhD | MBA | ISB Certified
Power and energy systems executive with 17+ years of experience across utility modernization, smart metering, digital energy platforms, standards, research and professional leadership.
Experience spans national smart grid programs, enterprise product leadership, academic–industry R&D, patents, publications and advisory work across India, Singapore, Switzerland and Europe.
Aligned with senior responsibilities in power systems R&D, digital utility transformation, smart grid and AMI platforms, standards-led innovation and strategic advisory.
Utility modernizationAMI & smart meteringDER & microgridsStandardsIEEE leadership
Selected organisations
POWERGRID Corporation of India
National Smart Grid Mission
Rolls-Royce
ETH Zurich
NTU Singapore
LITEON
IIT Bombay
IIM Visakhapatnam
Profile
Utility programs, product leadership, research and standards
Career experience combines implementation, research-to-application, publications, patents and professional service.
Utility modernization
Work across smart metering, AMI, grid digitalisation, interoperability and utility program design for large-scale deployment.
Product, R&D and commercialization
Experience spans product strategy, research-to-commercialization, patents, partnerships and multidisciplinary leadership.
Standards and public value
Active across IEEE, IEC, DIITA and UNECE-linked work with emphasis on interoperability, education, inclusion and sustainable energy.
Research and scholarly impact
Peer-reviewed publications, invited talks and patented work across smart grids, resilience, microgrids and digital energy systems.
IEEE
Leadership, chapter work, standards and education
Roles span regional governance, chapter activity, industry engagement and public-interest technical work.
Regional and global roles
- Secretary, IEEE PES Region 10 (2024-26)
- Chairman, IEEE PES India Chapters Council (2026–27)
- Co-Chair, SC3, IEEE PES Long Range Planning Committee (2026–27)
- Member, IEEE PES Ad Hoc Committee on Membership Structure Review (2024)
Hyderabad Section and chapter roles
- Chairman, IEEE PES/IAS/PELS Society Joint Chapter, IEEE Hyderabad Section (2025-26)
- Secretary, IEEE PES/PELS/IAS Joint Chapter ExCom, Hyderabad Section (2022–24)
Standards, education and industry
- Vice Chair, IEEE SSIT Education Committee
- Secretary, DIITA, IEEE Standards Association
- Chairman, Industrial Relations Committee, IEEE Hyderabad Section
- Working Group Member, IEEE P2030.101, CIMug and IEC PC118
Broader professional service
- Member, UNECE Expert Group on Sustainable Energy
- Member & Technical Volunteer, IEEE Singapore Section
- Ongoing engagement across students, industry speakers and chapter development
2026–27
Chairman, IEEE PES India Chapters Council · Co-Chair, SC3, IEEE PES Long Range Planning Committee
2025–27
Secretary, DIITA, IEEE Standards Association
2025–26
Vice Chair, IEEE SSIT Education Committee
2025
Chairman, IEEE PES/IAS/PELS Society Joint Chapter, IEEE Hyderabad Section
2024
Secretary, IEEE PES Hyderabad Chapter · Member, IEEE PES Membership Structure Review
2023–24
Chair, Industrial Relations Committee, IEEE Hyderabad Section
2017–19
Member & Technical Volunteer, IEEE Singapore Section
Experience
Selected roles across consulting, product, utility programs and research
Presented in a concise format for quick professional review.
CTO and Promoter · LUCES Innovation Consulting
Leading innovation strategy for AI-powered smart metering and IoT-enabled energy platforms across concept definition, partnerships, pilot execution and market readiness.
InnovationAdvisoryPartnerships
Principal Product Manager · EFICAA ENSMART Solutions
Owning enterprise-scale product strategy for AI-powered smart metering platforms for large utility deployments, with direct leadership across product management, R&D and market execution.
AMI36-member teamUtility platforms
Independent Consultant · Consulting engagements
Advising utilities, energy-tech firms and investors on digital grid transformation, DER integration, product roadmaps, investor readiness and techno-commercial evaluation.
DERAdvisoryInvestor readiness
Master Engineer · LITEON Singapore
Led an 11-member engineering team on EV charging, DERMS and solar integration environments, with reported improvements in delivery efficiency and product readiness.
11-member teamEV chargingDERMS
Manager & Lead Principal Investigator · ETH Singapore SEC / ETH Zurich
Directed a 13-person interdisciplinary team on smart grid resilience and digital energy programs, including more than USD 500,000 in competitive funding.
13-person team$500k+ grantsResilience
Research Fellow & Subject Matter Expert · NTU Singapore / Rolls-Royce @ NTU Corporate Lab
Worked on resilient power systems, DER integration, hybrid microgrids, grid compliance, publications and patent-linked enterprise R&D.
MicrogridsDERResearch
Engineering Executive · POWERGRID Corporation of India
Led a 42-person national team on smart grid pilot projects under the National Smart Grid Mission and contributed to BIS and IEC smart grid standards activity.
42-person teamNational Smart Grid MissionStandards
Research, startup and early-career roles · IIT Bombay and Grid Fortune Technologies
Included smart grid research, power-system studies, citizen-centric digital energy applications and early entrepreneurship in the Indian smart grid ecosystem.
IIT BombayStartupPower systems
Recognition
Awards, scholarship and leadership focus
Selected recognitions, education and scholarly work that support the broader profile.
Recognition
- MIT Technology Review TR35 Young Indian Innovator (2012)
- DST–Lockheed Martin Gold Medalist
- Young Engineer Award (Electrical), The Institution of Engineers (India)
- Gandhian Strategic Innovation Award
Scholarship and IP
- 30+ IEEE publications
- Patents across India and the US, including AI-enabled utility and power-system innovation
- Google Scholar: 1,194 citations and h-index 13
- Google Scholar profile available below
Education and certifications
- MBA, Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering
- ISB certified · PMI member · Certified ScrumMaster
Journal
Talks, visits, IEEE activity and regular updates
Suitable for event notes, travel updates, publication news, chapter activity, photos and short reflections.
Contact
Contact details and public profiles
Email and LinkedIn remain the most direct channels for professional outreach.
Contact details
Email
drkrish@ieee.org · bvskmurthy@gmail.com
Phone
+91 9030310150 · +65 94606525
Facebook
facebook.com/vskmurthy
Google Scholar
scholar.google.com/citations?user=uXohof8AAAAJ
Leadership focus
Relevant across R&D leadership, CTO-level technology strategy, digital utility transformation, smart grid and AMI platforms, standards-led innovation and strategic advisory.
Facebook page
Available for public updates and community followership.