Zixiao Ma
CEI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow Zixiao Ma works with electrical & computer engineering professor Baosen Zhang to develop machine learning-based, safety-critical controls for renewable energy-dominated microgrids. His research has been published widely in top power systems journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, including seven first-author papers. Ma completed his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Iowa State University in spring 2023. At Iowa State, Ma led several innovative studies in power system dynamics and control, including four projects funded by the Power Systems Engineering Research Center and the Department of Energy totaling more than $2 million in...
Jungwon Choi
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Jungwon Choi's research interests include high-frequency power converters, wireless power transfer for battery-powered vehicles, industrial and biomedical applications, magnetic designs, controls at high-frequencies, energy storage, and wide bandgap devices. In 2017, she was selected to the Rising Stars in EECS, received Unlock Idea awards from Lam Research in 2019 and 2020, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award in 2021. She is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics and a member of several IEEE committees. Email | LinkedIn...
June Lukuyu
June Lukuyu is an assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Washington. She joined the UW in January 2023 after completing her Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is an Energy for Growth Hub Fellow. Lukuyu's research focuses on developing and planning for inclusive energy systems and innovative technologies in underserved communities, centering on promoting sustainability, social development, and human empowerment. Her work uses a wide range of data analytics, computing techniques, and social science methods to build models for integrated energy development, and systems planning, with model outputs aimed at informing energy, climate, and development decision-making. Website | LinkedIn...
Mareldi Ahumada Paras
My research is focused on resiliency of power systems, specifically in recovery optimization after outages caused by extreme events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and storms. 1) Use data driven case study to optimize utility schedules of repair crews and enhance the recovery phase of a power outage. 2) Quantify the impact of natural gas faults on power generating units in a co-optimized framework. Advisor: Daniel Kirschen - Electrical & Computer Engineering ...
Wenqi Cui
Renewable energy sources have brought more uncertainties to the operation of energy systems. Two challenges emerge. Firstly, we generally do not know the exact model and parameters of these energy resources. Secondly, robustly incorporating the uncertainties in operations is intractable using traditional control methods. Machine learning, especially reinforcement learning techniques, can potentially overcome these challenges by interacting with the environment to find good control strategies. Despite its potential, reinforcement learning does not readily apply to critical physical systems with hard constraints. My research focuses on closing these gaps to allow for the robust control of inverter-interfaced devices in energy systems. I will analyze problems with...
Atinuke Ademola-Idowu
The central theme of my research is on maintaining transient stability in a low-inertia power system network through inverter-connected distributed energy resources (DER) such as energy storage, solar, wind, etc. Advisor: Baosen Zhang - Electrical & Computer Engineering ...
Jesus Elmer Contreras
My research focuses on using optimization, control, and mathematical tools to explore how distributed renewable sources, energy storage, and “smart” loads can be controlled in the future power grid. ...
Yury Dvorkin
Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering CEI-related research interest: Introducing Energy Storage’s Electrochemistry to Power System Dispatch Applications ...
Baosen Zhang
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Email | Web site | LinkedIn CEI-related research interests: Efficient power grid systems ...
Daniel Kirschen
Close Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Email | Web site | LinkedIn CEI-related research interests: Achieving optimal balance between providing a reliable grid service, minimizing the cost of providing energy, and reducing the environmental impact of the electrical system while facilitating the use of renewable energy sources. ...
Brian Johnson
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Assistant Professor of Clean Energy and Electrical & Computer Engineering Email | Web site CEI-related research interests: Power electronics, circuit design, power system dynamics, nonlinear controls and grid integration of renewable energy sources. ...
Youngjun Choe
Assistant Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering Email | Web site | LinkedIn ...