one-page research bios for agi-related faculty across wsu

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One-Page Research Bios for AGI-Related Faculty across

WSU System02/04/2021


Dr. Soumik BanerjeeAssociate Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials [email protected]

Ph.D. 2008 Virginia Tech

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Solid-state batteries used in renewable energy

grids and electric vehicles• Thin film photovoltaic solar cell technologies

based on hybrid perovskites and CdTe• Wide bandgap materials for power electronics

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University, 2011-present• Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 2017-2018

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Software tools such as LAMMPS, NWChem, as well as in-house kinetic Monte Carlo code• Dedicated access to 264-core compute cluster “Gibbs” and access to 1,344-core compute cluster “Aeolus”

LABORATORY FACILITIES &CAPABILITIES

RESEARCH INTERESTS• Computational design of novel electrolytes for batteries• Modeling the properties, performance and fabrication of thin film

photovoltaic solar cells• Evaluating electronic and transport properties at solid-solid material

interfaces relevant to energy conversion and storage devices


Anjan BoseRegents Professor, School of [email protected]

Ph.D. Iowa State University, 1974

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• State Estimator, Contingency Analysis, Optimal

Power Flow, AGC, Unit Commitment. These applications were installed in the first commercial EMS at Wisconsin Electric 1979 and is now standard practice

• Operator Training Simulator. This EPRI OTS (1990) is still used to train operators all over the world

• PMU-only Linear State Estimator. Developed 2015 and is being installed in control centers by two vendors

• Cloud Computing for Control Centers. In 2017 demonstrated the use of cloud computing at ISO-NE, subsequently adopted by other ISOs

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Regents Professor, Washington State University• Professor, Arizona State University• Manager, EMS Applications, Control Data Corporations (now Siemens)• Engineer, System Planning, Consolidated Edison Company of NY

RESEARCH SPONSORS and additional PowerCompanies and Vendors

• All analytical tools used for the study, design, planning and operation of the power gridLABORATORY FACILITIES &CAPABILITIES

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Computational Methods for Analysis of Power Grids• Analytical Tools for Control Centers, both for Transmission (EMS) and

Distribution (DMS)• Real Time Simulation of Grid Behavior for Simulation Training of Grid

Operators• AI Applications to Power Systems


Amanda BoydAssociate Professor, Murrow College of [email protected]

Ph.D. 2013 University of Calgary

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

• Examining perceptions of energy systems and technology. For example:

• Carbon Capture and Storage/Enhanced Oil Recovery

• Hydropower operations• Smart meters and electric grid

• Evaluating communication campaigns and messaging strategies

• Communication and engagement with Indigenous communities

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University 2013-present• Trent University Indigenous Studies Post-Doc 2013 • Public Relations and Communication Consultant 2006-2013

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Evaluating communication about environmental and health risks to Indigenous communities in Canada and the United States

• Understanding perspectives of energy systems, particularly in rural regions

• Exploring best practices for communicating science to the general public(s)

• Developing the tools and theory needed to communicate effectively about the environment and energy systems


Dr. Josue Campos do PradoAssistant Professor, Electrical EngineeringWashington State University [email protected]

Ph.D. 2020 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Decision-making software for electricity retailers

with intermittent renewable energy production and demand response capabilities

• Decision-making software for optimal combined wind and solar power bidding in electricity markets

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington state University 2020-now• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 2018-2020• Whirlpool Corporation 2013-2015• WEG 2012-2013

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Commercial and educational software such as Power World, PSCAD, GAMS


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Grid and market integration of distributed energy resources• Power system flexibility and resilience• Distribution system markets• Decision-making under uncertainty for energy producers, retailers, and

aggregators• Cybersecurity in electricity markets


Dr. Diane CookProfessor, Computer [email protected]

Ph.D. 1990 University of Illinois

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Activity-aware smart home security monitoring• Activity-supportive energy-efficient smart home

automation• Behavior-based health monitoring and intervention

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• 160+ smart environment testbeds in 9 countries• Wearable sensors deployed for 100+ subjects• Software, datasets, results online at casas.wsu.edu


RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Machine learning from time series data• Domain adaptation for generalization of behavior models• Building interpretable learned models for industrial and clinical applications

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• 2006-Present, Washington State University• 1992-2006, University of Texas at Arlington• 2000-2002, Research Associate, IBM• 1991-1992, Research Faculty Fellow, NASA Ames


RESEARCH SPONSORS


Dr. Jana DoppaGeorge and Joan Berry Chair Associate Professor, Computer [email protected]

Ph.D. 2014 Oregon State University

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Human-in-the-loop AI for anomaly detection• AI to design optimized MOF materials for

sustainable energy applications, e.g., hydrogen powered cars

• AI and graph neural networks for cybersecurity• Energy-efficient hardware for sustainable data

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ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University 2014-now• Developed fundamental artificial intelligence and machine learning

algorithms motivated by engineering and scientific applications

• State-of-the-art AI and ML based computational tools and software• Multiple GPU servers capable of performing deep learning over


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Fundamental and applied research in AI and Machine Learning• AI for data-driven modeling and optimization of smart grid• Robust decision-making under uncertainty for integration of renewable energy• AI and machine learning algorithms for resilient and sustainable grid including

anomaly detection and dynamic resource management under uncertainty


Dr. Anamika DubeyAssistant Professor, Electrical [email protected]

Ph.D. 2015 The University of Texas at Austin


• Distributed Microgrid Controllers for Equitable Power Sharing, supported by SEL

• Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) and Volt-VAR Optimization (VVO) applications on GridAPPS-D platform, supported by PNNL

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington state University 2016-now• Control and Optimization of Active Power Distribution Systems

with Grid-Edge Technologies

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Commercial and educational software such as OpenDSS, GridLAB-D, GridAPPS-D, HELICS • Hardware - None


RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Grid Resilience Planning and Operations in response to High-Impact Low-Probability Events

• Control and Optimization of Active Power Distribution Systems to Integrate Variable and Uncertain Distributed Energy Resources

• Proactive Control of Grid-Edge Resources under uncertainty including Physics-informed Machine Learning Concepts

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Dr. Hang GaoAssistant Professor, Electrical [email protected]

Ph.D. 2018 Ryerson University, Toronto

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Current-source converter-fed medium-voltage

motor drives for rolling metal mills and marine propulsion

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University, Vancouver Joining from Jan. 2021• Ryerson University from Aug. 2018 to May. 2020• Developed different control and modulation schemes for medium-

voltage motor drives

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Software such as Matlab/Simulink, PSIM, Altium Designer, CCS 7, Quartus II• Hardware such as TI DSP, Altera FPGA, different DC and AC power supplies

RESEARCH INTERESTS• Advanced control schemes for medium-voltage motor drives• Topologies and control methods of high power current-source converter • Multilevel converter• Grid-connected photovoltaic current-source inverter




Dr. Assefaw GebremedhinAssociate Professor, Computer [email protected]

Ph.D. 2003, University of Bergen, Norway

RESEARCH INTERESTS• High Performance Computing• Data Science• Graph/network Algorithms• Bioinformatics• Cybersecurity• Energy Systems

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University, 2014—now• Director, Scalable Algorithms for Data Science Lab (SCADS), 2014—now• Purdue University, 2010—2014 (Research Faculty, CSCAPES Institute)

RESEARCH SPONSORS

Select software tools @ SCADS: ColPack: C++ package for graph coloring and various scientific computing routines in support of algorithmic differentiation. RepeatAnalyzer: Python tool for analysis of short-sequence repeats. SuperGAN: Python tool for generation of synthetic time-series data using GANs.


EXAMPLES OF RECENT PROJECTS

NSF CAREER Project (2016—2021)Fast and Scalable Combinatorial Algorithms for Data Analytics

Generative Adversarial Networks for synthetic data generation


Dr. Javier GuerreroClinical Assistant Professor, EECS [email protected]

Ph.D. 2014 Washington State University


• Hierarchical two-level voltage controller, sponsored by WSU and Southern California Edison

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University 2016-now• Worked as consultant for power system utilities.

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Software tools: PSSE/E, PSLF, Power world.• Hardware: FESTO Educational Equipment for Power Systems, RTDS, Substation Equipment such as protective relays.


RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Power Systems control and stability.• Renewable Energy Grid interconnection.• Power system equipment maintenance and operation.


Su HaProfessor, Chemical [email protected]

Ph.D. 2005 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

RESEARCH SPONSORS


ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Professor, Washington state University, 2018-Present• Associate Professor, Washington state University, 2011-2018• Assistant Professor, Washington state University, 2005-2011• Director of the O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for Oil and Gas Processing Research,

Washington state University, 2005-Present

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Process intensification that combines both the fuel

reformation and CO2 separation processes into one unit operation for high purity compressed H2

production (Sponsored by GTI)• Coking resistance nanoparticle catalyst design for

logistic fuel reformations to produce synthesis gas (Sponsored by Boeing)

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RESEARCH INTERESTS• Catalyst developments for hydrogen gas generation from bio-fuels and

abundant natural gases.• Electrochemical reactor designs and their catalyst developments for CO2

capture and CO2 conversions to energy carriers.• Fuel cell technology developments for direct conversion of chemical energy of

fuels into electrical energy (Enabling “More Electric Platforms”).• Enzymatic electrode developments via novel enzyme immobilizations using

various nanomaterials for producing electrical power from sugars. • Electric-field-assisted fuel reforming reactor developments.

• O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for Oil and Gas Processing Research • High-pressure and high-temperature electrochemical systems (both batch & flow modes)• ASPEN-based techno-economic analysis for the chemical unit operations


Christine HorneProfessor, [email protected]

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University, 2004-present• Brigham Young University, 2000-2004• Louisiana State University, 1998-2000

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Experimental and survey researchLABORATORY FACILITIES &CAPABILITIES

RESEARCH INTERESTS

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Zhenyu (Henry) HuangLaboratory Fellow, PNNL, [email protected] Professor, WSU, [email protected]

Ph.D., 1999, Tsinghua University

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Model validation and calibration, GE• GridPACK high performance computing library,

GE/Powertech Labs/V&R Energy • Real-Time Path Rating,

PeakRC/BPA/CAISO/PW/Quanta Technology• Graphical Contingency Analysis, IncSys

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2003-Present• Washington State University 2006-Present

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Commercial and open-source software such as PSLF, PSS/E, Opal-RT, Electranix, GridPACK, GOSS, and HELICS. • PNNL’s Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center (EIOC), Research Computing facilities, and Grid Storage

Launchpad (GSL).


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Modeling, simulation, optimization and control of

dynamical systems• System impact of power electronics• System integration of renewable energy • High performance computing and data analytics

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RESEARCH INTEREST Scalable algorithms for data-driven problems:Algorithms and parallel implementations for accelerated structural discover


Ananth KalyanaramanTitle, Professor, School of [email protected]://eecs.wsu.edu/~ananth/

SELECTED APPLICATIONS

• Genome assembly and sequencing

• Infectious disease spread modeling and vaccine distribution

• Digital agriculture applications

• Antimicrobial stewardship

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCEProfessor and Boeing Centennial Chair in Computer ScienceAssociate Director for the School of Electrical Engineering and CSJoint Appointment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)Affiliate faculty positions at the Molecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program and the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health

RESEARCH SPONSORS


• Open source software for scalable graph analytics, genome sequence discovery and analysis, and topological modeling for digital agriculture and other spatiotemporal trajectories


https://eecs.wsu.edu/~ananth/


Dr. Jacob LeachmanAssociate Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials [email protected]; @hydrogenprof

Ph.D. 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS1. Co-founded the Protium Company to produce

3D printed liquid hydrogen tanks and containerized hydrogen liquefaction systems.

2. Developed vapor cooled shielding technique for reducing boil-off from liquid hydrogen storage systems.

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Developed leading models for hydrogen property estimation in 2007.• Started the Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research (HYPER)

laboratory at WSU in 2010.• Runs the only cryogenic hydrogen laboratory in US academia.

CURRENTRESEARCH SPONSORS

Full specs at : https://hydrogen.wsu.edu• Outdoor Liquid Hydrogen Production & Testing Facility• Cryocatalysis Hydrogen Experiment Facility (CHEF)• Cryogenic Accelerated Fatigue Tester (CRAFT)


RESEARCH INTERESTSThe HYPER lab mission is to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of cryogenic hydrogen systems for the betterment of humanity; specifically:1. Developing high efficiency, low cost, hydrogen liquefaction & cooling systems.2. Developing next gen cryogenic hydrogen storage & distribution systems including origami fuel bladders and 3D printed fuel tanks.3. Developing safety standards, property models, and testing facilities to enable wide-scale adoption of hydrogen.

• TITAN cryostat for thermophysical properties• CCC cryostat for diffusion & thin film studies• 5,000 sq ft high bay facility


https://hydrogen.wsu.edu/


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Dr. Saeed LotfifardAssociate Professor, Electrical [email protected]

Ph.D. 2011 Texas A&M University

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Automated Fault location and outage

management of smart distribution systems, sponsored by ABB

• High Impedance Fault detection, sponsored by SEL

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington state University 2014-now• Developed different automation and protection methods

• Commercial and educational software such as PSSE/E, CAPE, ASPEN, Power world• Hardware such as real time digital simulator and protective relays


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Protection and control of inverter-based power grids• Monitoring and modeling of fault response behavior of inverter dominated

power systems• Operational security and stability of inverter-based power systems• Application of mathematical optimization, control theory, machine learning

and big data analytics for fault resilience reinforcement of cyber-physical power systems


H. Alan LoveProfessor, School of Economic [email protected]

Ph.D. 1988 University of California, Berkeley


• Disaggregating minute by minute smart meter household electricity consumption into HVAC and other appliance use using machine-learning approaches

• Estimating individual household electricity demand response based on smart meter data

• Design of optimal opt-in residential time-of-use contract based on principal-agent theory

• Measuring environmental regulation cost effects on industry structure

• Modeling adoption of emerging technologies under uncertainty

• Estimating market power exertion in vertically related markets

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Professor & Director, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State

University 2011-2019• Professor, Department of Information and Operations Management,

Texas A&M University 2004-2011• Professor (Assistant, Associate, Full), Department of Agricultural

Economics, Texas A&M University 1992-2011

RESEARCH SPONSORS

WSU Center for Institutional Research ComputingLABORATORY FACILITIES &CAPABILITIES

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Applied microeconomic analysis and modeling• Demand modeling and analysis• Supply and cost modeling and analysis

• Econometrics and empirical modeling• Machine learning • Industrial organization

• Contract design • Market intermediation• Market power estimation• Anti-trust issues

• Supply chain analysis• Government regulation and policy analysis


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Dr. Dustin McLartyAssistant Professor, Mechanical [email protected]

Ph.D. 2013 University of California, Irvine

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Optimal equipment scheduling with energy

storage – microgrids + buildings or grid + hydro• High temperature, high pressure reversible solid

oxide cells for fuel synthesis and grid scale energy storage

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University 2015-present• Developed EAGERS, STRIDES, and DG-BEAT software tools

• Python based dynamic building modeling compatible with EnergyPlus• High pressure furnaces for solid oxide cell and stack testing of hydrogen, ammonia, and methane synthesis


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Maximizing resilience and cost benefits of energy storage at different sizes and

time scales (physical, chemical, electrical and thermal) • Identifying transactive energy schemes which maximize community resilience

and efficiently distribute benefits to different entities large and small• Food-Energy-Water nexus through integrated modeling of the energy and

water infrastructure


Dr. Robert G. Olsen, Prof. EmeritusSchool of EECS, Washington State [email protected]

Ph.D. 1974 Univ. of Colorado

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Proper Testing Conditions for high voltage

hardware• Microwave propagation on power lines for

wideband communication• Electromagnetic environment of high voltage

transmission lines• High Frequency Grounding

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCEWSU since 1973GTE Labs 1980ABB Corporate Research 1984-85EPRI 1998-99

RESEARCH SPONSORS


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Maximizing power transfer capability for high voltage transmission lines• Effect of the high altitude electromagnetic pulse on power lines• Non-contact transmission line monitoring

Cooperate with Bonneville Power Administration High Voltage Lab



Dr. Patrick PedrowAssociate Professor, School of EECSElectrical [email protected]

Ph.D. 1985 Cornell University


ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• McGraw-Edison (now Cooper Industries) High Power Test Lab, 1976-1981.• Washington Stat University 1985-now.• High Voltage Corona.• Cold Plasma Reactor Research.

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Commercial and open-source software including FEMM, MATLAB, and COMSOL• Hardware includes corona-based cold plasma reactors


RESEARCH INTERESTS• High Voltage Corona Discharge• Corona-based Cold Plasma Reactors• Corona Streamer Behavior• Corona in Gas Admixtures (Air, Argon, Nitrogen, Helium)• Cold Plasma Processing of Wood Substrate• Cold Plasma Processing of Biochar• Cold Plasma Inactivation of Bacteria and Viruses


RESEARCH SPONSORS


Dr. Kevin Schneider, P.E.Chief Engineer/Research [email protected]/[email protected]

Ph.D. 2005 University of Washington

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Resilient and low carbon electric ports, DOE• Citadels project on networked microgrids, DOE

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 2006-Present• Washington State University 2007-Present

• Commercial and open-source software such as CYME, OpenDSS, GridAPPS-D, and GridLAB-D• PNNL’s Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center (EIOC)


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Resilient distribution systems and microgrids• Modeling and simulation of power system operations• Dynamic microgrid simulations• Distributed controls for resilient operations• Advanced distribution management systems

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Dr. Noel SchulzSchweitzer Chair, Electrical [email protected]

Ph.D. 1995 University of Minnesota

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Using smart meters for operational awareness

during outages and restoration• Integration of distributed energy resources for

advanced distribution systems and microgrid applications

• Integration of vehicle to grid services for electric vehicles

• AC and DC microgrids for rural electrification in Africa and India

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Faculty experience for 26 years at six US universities• Washington State University Pullman, 2016 - Present

Commercial and educational software, such as PSSE/E, ETAP, GridLabD, and GE ADMSLABORATORY FACILITIES &CAPABILITIES

RESEARCH INTERESTS• Intelligent system applications in power system design, control and operations• Advanced Distribution systems and microgrids• Integration of distributed energy resources including solar, wind, storage and

electric vehicles• Outage and storm management including smart metering and resilience• Rural electrification and energy poverty• Shipboard power systems• International collaborations related to electric grid R&D• Advancing diverse power engineering workforce


Dr. Anurag SrivastavaAssoc. Professor of Power [email protected]

Ph.D. 2005, Illinois Institute of Technology


ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Director: Smart Grid Demonstration and Research Investigation Lab; WSU, 2015-now• Senior Scientist: Pacific Northwest National Lab; 2019-now• Visiting Position: MIT, Aachen University, RTE-France, GE, INL, PJM, SEL; 2016-2017

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Software tools: PSSE/E, PSLF, Power world, PSCAD, RSCAD, HYPERSIM, MATLAB• Hardware: Real time digital simulator (RTDS), OPAL-RT, protective relays


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Power System Operation and Control for Enhanced Resiliency • Data-driven computational algorithms to enable security,

resiliency and voltage stability (transmission systems with microgrid and active distribution systems)

• Real-time modeling and analysis of cyber-power systems for quality-aware synchrophasor applications

• Keywords: Cyber-Power, Resiliency, PMUs, Industrial Tools

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SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Oscillation monitoring system• Voltage and angle stability monitoring and control • Dynamic model identification and validation• Large-scale simulation and computing methods


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Dr. Mani V. VenkatasubramanianBoeing Distinguished Professor of Electrical [email protected]

D.Sc., Washington University, St.Louis, MO

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Director, Energy Systems Innovation Center, 2019-present• Washington state University, 1992-present• Contractor for North American Electric Reliability Corporation for wide-

area oscillation analysis, 2017-present

• Synchrophasor Applications and Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)• Commercial synchrophasor analysis applications developed in our lab have been implemented all over the world


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Online stability monitoring and wide-area control using synchrophasors• Nonlinear system theory and analysis• Modeling and stability analysis of inverter-based generation resources• Signal processing methods for data-based analysis of dynamical systems• High-performance computing for large-scale system applications


Dr. Xinghui ZhaoDirector, School of Engineering and Computer ScienceWSU [email protected]

Ph.D. 2012 University of Saskatchewan

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS• Multidimensional learning on PMU data for event

detection, sponsored by BPA• Rapid detection of malicious data injections,

sponsored by BPA• Power usage estimation and their impacts on

environmental footprint (CO2), sponsored by Northwest Power and Conservation Council

• RF transistors behavior prediction, sponsored by Cree

ACADEMIC/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE• Washington State University Vancouver, 2012-present• Dalhousie University, 2010-2012• Worked with Bonneville Power Administration and collaborators at

WSU/PSU/OSU to develop machine learning tools to protect power systems

RESEARCH SPONSORS

• Commercial and educational software for data analytics, machine learning, and high performance computing• High performance cluster, private cloud at WSU Vancouver, and storage servers for big data research• Inter-university PMU network among WSU, PSU, and OSU


RESEARCH INTERESTS• Big data computing and high performance computing• Machine learning and its applications on power systems• Cyber-physical systems and cybersecurity• Internet of Things and cloud/edge computing

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