Dr. Arnaud NANFAK | transformateurs de puissance Award | Excellence in Research

Dr. Arnaud NANFAK , Université de Douala – Cameroun , Cameroon

Dr. Arnaud Nanfak is a passionate educator and researcher in Electrical Energy and Robotics, currently serving as a contractual lecturer at Polytechnique de Douala and teaching at secondary school technical and professional levels. With over 5 years of experience in electrical engineering and more than 5 years in academia, he combines a dynamic teaching style with a rigorous research focus on power transformer fault diagnosis. Arnaud has supervised numerous Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, demonstrating leadership and innovation in his field. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Douala, Cameroon, and is proficient in French, English, and various programming languages. 🌐

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. in Electrical Energy and Robotics, 2023
- Energy, Materials, Modeling, and Methods Laboratory
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon
D.E.A. in Physics and Engineering Sciences, 2015
- Option: Electronics and Instrumentation
- School of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Doctoral School
DIPET 2 in Electrical Engineering, 2015
- Option: Electronics
- Higher Normal School of Technical Education of Douala, University of Douala, Cameroon
Master’s in Physics, 2014
- Option: Electronics Sciences
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon
Bachelor’s in Physics, 2012
- Option: Electronics, Electrotechnics, and Automation
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
Secondary Education Diplomas, 2009
- Option: Physical Sciences and Mathematics

ARNARD NANFAK Ph.D. in Electrical Energy and Robotics Contractual Lecturer at Polytechnique de Douala Teacher at Technical and Professional Secondary Schools Tel: (+237) 695 26 23 80 / 620 150 808 / 678 289 787 Douala, Cameroon | nanfak.arnaud@yahoo.fr

RESEARCH AND THESES

Nano-ampere CMOS current reference with little temperature dependence using small offset voltage (June 2014)
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala (Master’s in Physics)
Observation and control of asynchronous machine without mechanical sensor using fuzzy controller (June 2015)
- Higher Normal School of Technical Education of Douala (DIPET 2)
Study and development of a mini-supervisor for hybrid electrical energy sources network/solar for very good air conditioner power supply (December 2015)
- School of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Doctoral School (D.E.A)
Contribution to the diagnosis of internal faults in power transformers using conventional and hybrid approaches (July 2023)
- School of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Doctoral School (Ph.D.)

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Arnaud Nanfak, et al., “A combined technique for power transformer fault diagnosis based on k-means clustering and support vector machine,” IET Nanodielectrics, 2024.
Arnaud Nanfak, et al., “Traditional fault diagnosis methods for mineral oil-immersed power transformer based on dissolved gas analysis: Past, present and future,” IET Nanodielectrics, 2024.
Arnaud Nanfak, et al., “Hybrid DGA method for power transformer faults diagnosis based on evolutionary k-means clustering and dissolved gas subsets analysis,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 2023.
Arnaud Nanfak, et al., “Hybrid Method for Power Transformers Faults Diagnosis Based on Ensemble Bagged Tree Classification and Training Subsets Using Rogers and Gouda Ratios,” International Journal of Intelligent Engineering & Systems, 2022.
Arnaud Nanfak, et al., “Interpreting dissolved gases in transformer oil: A new method based on the analysis of labelled fault data,” IET Generation Transmission & Distribution, 2021.