معرفی
Hantao Cui is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University (2021–2024) and earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2018). His research focuses on applying mathematical and computational methods to model, simulate, and analyze modern power systems, particularly those dominated by renewable energy sources and inverter-based technologies. He is the author of the ANDES simulation tool and a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2024) and the 2020 R&D 100 Award for his work on the CURENT Large-Scale Testbed. His expertise spans power electronics, grid stability, and cyber-physical system integration.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2018)
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, China (2013)
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, China (2011)
Research Interests:
- Large-scale power system simulation and modeling
- Inverter-based resource control and grid stability
- Renewable energy integration and optimization
- Cyber-physical system testbed development
- Open-source software tools for power systems analysis
Key Contributions:
- Developed ANDES, an open-source framework for power systems modeling
- Advanced virtual inertia scheduling (VIS) techniques for microgrids
- Pioneered data-driven adaptive control strategies for grid-forming inverters
Awards & Honors:
- NSF CAREER Award (2024)
- R&D 100 Award (2020)
- Best Paper Award at IEEE PES General Meeting (2022)
- Senior Member of IEEE (2020)
Grants & Labs:
- Principal Investigator for NSF-funded research on inverter-based grid stability
- Core contributor to the CURENT Large-Scale Testbed project
