Postdoc

  • Bendong Tan, Postdoc, 08/2024-current
    B.S., Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, 2017
    M.S., Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, 2020
    Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2024
    Research Interests: Low Inertia Power System Identification, Monitoring and Control
  • Gang Cheng, Postdoc, 01/2024-present
    Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2023
    Research Interests: Power system state estimation and cybersecurity

On-Campus Ph.D. Students

    • Yansong Pei, Research Assistant, Spring 2021-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2019
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2020
      Research Interests: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Distribution Optimization and Control
    • Alaa Selim, Research Assistant, Spring 2021-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, Ain Shams University, 2016
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Ain Shams University, 2020
      Research Interests: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Distribution System Resiliency and Restoration
    • Jinxian Zhang, Research Assistant, Spring 2022-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University & University of Cincinnati, 2018
      M.S., Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, 2021
      Research Interests: Active Distribution Systems Visibility and Analytics with High Penetration of DERs
    • Tong Su, Research Assistant, Fall 2022-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, 2019
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, 2022
      Research Interests: Power System Dynamics and Stability Control with Inverter-based Resources
    • Haoyi Wang, Research Assistant, Fall 2022-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 2019
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2022
      Research Interests: Electrical Vehicle Grid Integration: Impact Analysis and Mitigation
    • Soroush Vahedi, Research Assistant, Fall 2022-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, 2012
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Shahrood Univ. of Technology, 2015
      Research Interests: Power System Resilience-Oriented Planning and Operation
    • Yue Li, Research Assistant, Spring 2023-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2020
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, 2022
      Research Interests: Distribution System Visibility and DER Control

     
    • Yitong Liu, Research Assistant, Fall 2023-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 2020
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Shandong University, 2023
      Research Interests: Distribution System Modeling, Estimation, and Learning
    • Xingyu Zhao, Research Assistant, Fall 2023-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 2021
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023
      Research Interests: Power System Dynamics and Stability Control with IBRs
    • Shengqi Yuan, Research Assistant, Fall 2023-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 2020
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2023
      Research Interests: Data-Driven Distribution System Modeling, Optimization, and Control
    • Jason Philhower, Spring 2022-current
      B.E., Electrical Engineering, University of Hartford
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
      Research Interests: Microgrid Stability and Protection

    Distant Ph.D. Students

    • Yingqi Liang, National University of Singapore (Co-supervise with Professor Dipti Srinivasan)
      BE, Electrical Engineering, South China University of Technology, 2014 – 2018
      Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2020 – 2024
    • George Dobbins, Distribution Operations Manager at Alabama Power Company, 2021-current (Mississippi State University)
      B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2001
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2004
      Research Interests: State Estimation and Machine Learning for Distribution System Visibility with DERs

    Alumni

    • Ketian Ye
      B.S., Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2017
      M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, 2019
      Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2023
      Last Known Job Position: Postdoc at NREL
    • Ankur Srivastava, Postdoc, 01/2023-12/2023 and then Assistant Research Professor, 01/2024-07/2024
      Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2022
      Last Known Job Position: RTI International
    • Bendong Tan
      B.S., Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, 2017
      M.S., Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, 2020
      Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2024
      Last Known Job Position: Postdoc at UConn
    • Aaron Fontenot, Master Student, Power System Dynamics and Stability with High Penetration of Renewable Energy (Mississippi State University), 2021
    • Edgar Nacianceno, Master Student, Power System and Signal Processing (Mississippi State University), 2021
    • Porter Mead, Aaron Khan, and Abi Young on senior design project “Fuel Cell / Renewable Micro Grid for Camp Hartell/AASF”, 2022-2023
    • Liam Nelson, Undergraduate Student, Solar Energy Integration (Mississippi State University), 2021

    Visiting Ph.D. Students

    • Shuaishuai Feng, Wuhan University, 12/2023-present
    • Haojie Zhang, Wuhan University, 12/2023-present
    • Zhiqi Xu, Southeast University, 09/2023-present
    • Zhe Zhang, Wuhan University, 09/2022-05/2023
    • Lingyu Ren, Wuhan University, 09/2022-09/2023

      Undergraduate Students

      • Kharissa Moore, Cyber-Physical System Co-Simulation, 2022-present
      • Paul Zambrzycki, Behind the Meter PV Analytics, 2023-present