Research Interests
- Convex/global Optimization
- Nonlinear Systems
- Power and Energy Systems
- Demand Side Management
- Networked Microgrids
- Distributed Energy Storage
- Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
- Distribution System Optimization
- Energy-Water-Food Nexus
Ongoing Research Projects
- Stability, security and emergency control for reconfigurable networked microgrids, U.S. National Science Foundation, Principal Investigator
- Coordination of Transmission, Distribution and Communication Systems for Prompt Power, U.S. Department of Energy, Principal Investigator
- Intelligent Water-Energy Micro Nexus MIT/MI Cooperative Program, Co-Principal
Professional Activities
- Editor for CSEE Journal on Power and Energy Systems
- Chair of penal session in INFORMS Annual Meeting 2019 for Recent Development in Optimization of Grid-connected Battery Energy Storage Systems
- Member IEEE Battery Energy Storage Work Group
- Professional referee for a number of top-tier journals to include
- IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Smart Grid, Sustainable
- Energy, Control of Network Systems, Industrial Informatics,
- IEEE Power and Energy Letters, and IEEE Control System Letters
Honors & Awards
- China National Scholarship 2012