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Overview
Fangxing 'Fran' Li is the John W. Fisher Professor in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), and Director of the NSF-funded Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electrical Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT). He holds IEEE and IET Fellowships and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy. His research focuses on power systems resilience, renewable integration, and computational methods.
Education
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech (2001)
- MSEE, Southeast University, China (1997)
- BSEE, Southeast University, China (1994)
Research Interests
Dr. Li’s work emphasizes microgrid control, energy markets, machine learning applications, and grid resilience. He leads the ENLITEN Lab, advancing smart grid technologies and large-scale testbeds like CURENT LTB, which earned an R&D 100 Award in 2020.
Awards & Recognition
Recipient of the R&D 100 Award, UTK Chancellor’s Research Award, and numerous IEEE paper awards. His students have won top accolades at IEEE conferences and CURENT events.
Labs & Teams
Directs CURENT and oversees the ENLITEN Lab, collaborating with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (adjunct role). His team maintains a large-scale testbed and explores cutting-edge solutions for grid challenges.
