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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Ireland
2025

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
81
Citations
24878
World Ranking
498
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the integration of wind generation resources into the electric grid.
  • 2008 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Mark O'Malley is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a concentration in electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, energy engineering and power technology, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including integrated energy systems optimization, smart grid energy management, microgrid control and optimization, electric power system optimization, energy load and power forecasting, hybrid renewable energy systems, and power system reliability and maintenance.

Recent notable papers authored by Mark O'Malley include:

  • Multicarrier Energy Systems: Shaping Our Energy Future, 2020, Proceedings of the IEEE

Among other prominent papers in the broader research network related to renewable and resilient power systems are:

  • The challenges of achieving a 100% renewable electricity system in the United States, 2021, Joule
  • Resilience of renewable power systems under climate risks, 2024, Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering
  • System Impact Studies for Near 100% Renewable Energy Systems Dominated by Inverter Based Variable Generation, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • On Vulnerability and Resilience of Cyber-Physical Power Systems: A Review, 2021, IEEE Systems Journal

Mark O'Malley collaborates frequently with researchers including Hannele Holttinen, Nicolaos Antonio Cutululis, Bethany Frew, Juha Kiviluoma, and Damian Flynn.

Their publications often appear in venues such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Wind Energy Science, IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets Policy and Regulation, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Mark O'Malley's contributions have been recognized through membership in prestigious organizations. They were inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for work related to the integration of wind generation resources into the electric grid. They also became a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2008.

Best Publications

  • A new approach to quantify reserve demand in systems with significant installed wind capacity

    R. Doherty;M. O'Malley

  • Frequency control and wind turbine technologies

    G. Lalor;A. Mullane;M. O'Malley

  • Unit Commitment for Systems With Significant Wind Penetration

    A. Tuohy;P. Meibom;E. Denny;M. O'Malley

  • Evaluation of Power System Flexibility

    E. Lannoye;D. Flynn;M. O'Malley

  • Benefits and challenges of electrical demand response: A critical review

    Niamh O׳Connell;Pierre Pinson;Henrik Madsen;Mark O׳Malley

  • Automatic detection of gait events using kinematic data

    Ciara M. O’Connor;Susannah K. Thorpe;Susannah K. Thorpe;Mark J. O’Malley;Christopher L. Vaughan;Christopher L. Vaughan

  • Optimal allocation of embedded generation on distribution networks

    A. Keane;M. O'Malley

  • Increasing the Flexibility of Combined Heat and Power for Wind Power Integration in China: Modeling and Implications

    Xinyu Chen;Chongqing Kang;Mark O'Malley;Qing Xia

  • Automated processing of the single-lead electrocardiogram for the detection of obstructive sleep apnoea

    P. de Chazal;C. Heneghan;E. Sheridan;R. Reilly

  • Impacts of large amounts of wind power on design and operation of power systems, results of IEA collaboration

    Hannele Holttinen;Peter Meibom;Antje Orths;Bernhard Lange

  • Capacity Value of Wind Power

    A Keane;M Milligan;C J Dent;B Hasche

  • Stochastic Optimization Model to Study the Operational Impacts of High Wind Penetrations in Ireland

    P. Meibom;R. Barth;B. Hasche;H. Brand

  • Wind Power Integration: Connection and system operational aspects

    Brendan Fox;Damian Flynn;Leslie Bryans;Nick Jenkins

  • The inertial response of induction-machine-based wind turbines

    A. Mullane;M. O'Malley

  • Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems

    J. Cochran;M. Miller;O. Zinaman;M. Milligan

  • Demand Response for Ancillary Services

    Ookie Ma;Nasr Alkadi;Peter Cappers;Paul Denholm

  • An Assessment of the Impact of Wind Generation on System Frequency Control

    R. Doherty;A. Mullane;G. Nolan;D.J. Burke

  • Wind generation, power system operation, and emissions reduction

    E. Denny;M. O'Malley

  • Challenges and barriers to demand response deployment and evaluation

    Sheila Nolan;Mark O’Malley

  • A Steady-State Voltage Stability Analysis of Power Systems With High Penetrations of Wind

    E. Vittal;M. O'Malley;A. Keane

  • Studying the Maximum Instantaneous Non-Synchronous Generation in an Island System—Frequency Stability Challenges in Ireland

    John O'Sullivan;Alan Rogers;Damian Flynn;Paul Smith

  • Base-Load Cycling on a System With Significant Wind Penetration

    Niamh Troy;Eleanor Denny;Mark O'Malley

  • Rectification and non-linear pre-processing of EMG signals for cortico-muscular analysis

    L.J Myers;M Lowery;M O'Malley;C.L Vaughan

Frequent Co-Authors

Damian Flynn
Damian Flynn University College Dublin
Andrew Keane
Andrew Keane University College Dublin
Michael Milligan
Michael Milligan National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lennart Söder
Lennart Söder Royal Institute of Technology
Olimpo Anaya-Lara
Olimpo Anaya-Lara University of Strathclyde
Nick Jenkins
Nick Jenkins Cardiff University
Goran Strbac
Goran Strbac Imperial College London
Peter Crossley
Peter Crossley University of Manchester
James D. McCalley
James D. McCalley Iowa State University

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