Talisha Griesbach
Hi! I'm Talisha, a power systems and applied machine learning graduate student and researcher at the University of British Columbia.

My previous experiences include Google X and Amazon AWS.
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  • About Me
  • Technical Experience
  • Awards
  • About Me

    My engineering skills span electrical, software, and mechanical. I am a fast-learner with excellent technical, leadership, project management and communication skills as evident in my multiple internships and leadership experiences.

    In my free time, you can find me scuba diving in cold and tropical waters or camping in the Canadian Rockies. If we share similar interests I would love to connect with you!

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  • Technical Experience
    MASc Graduate Student Reseacher at Dr. Christine Chen and DAIS Labs
    Sep 2024 - Present
    Skills: Power systems analysis and research, applied machine learning, Python, MATLAB
    Paper Published: An Action-Constrained Soft Actor-Critic Approach for Secondary Frequency Control Integrating IBRs. IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference 2026, Banff, Canada.

    Internship: Software Development Intern, Amazon AWS
    June 2024 - Sep 2024
    Skills: Java, AWS

    Internship: Electrical Engineering Intern, Google X's Everyday Robots
    May 2022 - Aug 2022
    Skills: Advanced Circuit Design (Motor Brake Circuits), Rigid-Flex PCB, Altium

    Student Design Team: UBC Supermileage, Electrical Team Lead
    Sep 2019 - Present
    Skills: Circuit Design, Altium, KiCad, Electronics Assembly, C/C++, STM32 MCU, Field Engineering

    Internship: Robotics Engineering Intern, A&K Robotics
    May 2021 - Sep 2021
    Skills: Circuit Design, KiCad, LTSpice, Electronics Assembly, Motors and Sensors, Arduino, Fusion360, 3D Modelling, 3D Printing, Sheet Metal Design

    Internship: Electrical Test Engineer, Kardium Inc.
    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
    Skills: Circuit Design, Altium, Test Design, Electronics Assembly, C#, MATLAB, MATLAB GUI, Mechanical Testing, 3D Printing, Biomedical Industry Standards, Technical Writing

    Coursework Skills from UBC Classes (cGPA 88%)
    Average of 91.2% for Electrial and Computer Engineering courses

    Skills: LTSpice, Analog CMOS IC Design, PSIM, VHDL, Digital Design, 8051 Assembly Language Circuit Design, C, Technical Writing
  • Awards
    Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholar (CGS-M) 2024
    UBC Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Studies Award 2024
    Alpha Gamma Delta Award UBC 2020, 2021, 2025
    Electro-Federation Canada Scholarship Recipient 2020, 2021, 2022
    Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Foundation Scholarship 2020, 2021, 2022
    Dean's Honour List 2018-2021
    CEMF Ambassador for British Columbia 2020
    Trek Excellence Scholarship 2020
    Wesbrook Scholarship and HSBC Emerging Leader Scholarship 2021*
    UBC EUS Community Contribution Award 2021
    Schneider Electric Student Merit Award 2021

    *The Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars are the University's most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities.