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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My previous experiences include Google X and Amazon AWS.
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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.
View my Resume* View my Project Portfolio*
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 ExperienceMASc 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 -
AwardsNatural 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.