Portrait
Can Berk Saner (aka John)
Electrical Engineer, PhD.
Research Associate
Newcastle University
About Me

I am a researcher in power and energy systems. I am currently a Research Associate (Postdoc) at Newcastle University, where I work with Dr Matt Deakin, Dr David Greenwood, and Prof Haris Patsios. I am also a visiting researcher at Özyeğin University, Electrical-Electronics Engineering.

My broad research interests lie in the application of mathematical optimization and machine learning-based methods to power system operation, planning, and coordination in smart grid environments. I am particularly interested in developing EV smart charging frameworks that support reliable EV-grid integration, efficient infrastructure utilization, and fairness in charging services at scale.

I am a proud member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society. I served as an Executive Committee member of the IEEE PES Singapore Chapter from 2023 to 2025.

Experience
  • Newcastle University
    Newcastle University
    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Apr. 2026 - Present
  • Özyeğin University
    Özyeğin University
    Visiting Researcher
    Mar. 2026 - Present
  • National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Mar. 2024 - Dec. 2025
  • National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore
    Graduate Assistant
    Jan. 2020 - Jan. 2024
  • Istanbul Technical University
    Istanbul Technical University
    Research and Teaching Assistant
    May 2017 - Jan. 2020
Education
  • National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore
    PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
    2020-2024
  • Istanbul Technical University
    Istanbul Technical University
    MSc in Electrical Engineering
    2016-2019
  • University of Sussex
    University of Sussex
    MSc in Engineering Business Management
    2015-2016
  • Istanbul Technical University
    Istanbul Technical University
    BSc in Electrical Engineering
    2010-2015
News
2026
Gave a seminar at Newcastle University Power Systems Research Group
Jun 23
New preprint available on arXiv
May 18
Joined Newcastle University as a Postdoctoral Research Associate!
Apr 12
New paper published in Applied Energy
Apr 07
Joined Özyeğin University, Electrical-Electronics Engineering as a visiting researcher!
Mar 01
2025
Left NUS after six years of PhD and postdoctoral research
Dec 31
Gave a talk at SUTD, Singapore
Dec 09
Presented a paper at IEEE PES GTD Asia 2025, Bangkok
Nov 29
Chaired two technical sessions at CEPSI 2025, Singapore
Nov 01
New preprint available on arXiv
Oct 02