Research Interests
- Power System Restoration and Self-healing Smart Grid
- Resilient and Secure Critical Infrastructure
- Energy-to-Grid Integration
- Optimization and Control
Ongoing Research Projects
- Development of An Insider Attack Detection Tool and Software Prototype (Siemens Energy and FHTC)
- LESS-FUEL: Long-duration Energy Storage Systems for Florida Utilities toward Emission eLimination (Duke Energy and FHTC)
- Digitizing Distribution System Model Validation (US Department of Energy)
Professional Activities
- Director of Siemens Digital Grid Lab
- Faculty Advisor of IEEE PES UCF Student Chapter
- Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
- Chair of IEEE PES WG on Power System Restoration
- Co-Chair of IEEE PES Task Force on Power System Restoration with Renewable Energy Systems
Honors & Awards
- DOE OE Phase 1 Winner of the Inaugural American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize, 2023
- Microsoft Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award (2014)
- Best Paper Award, 2019 IEEE PES ISGT Asia
- Mentor of the Year, UCF Graduate Student Association, 2019