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Jianhua Zhang is an Assistant Professor at Clarkson University's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and affiliated with the Coulter School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Her research bridges power systems with data information and communication networks through distributed optimization, control theory, and data-driven methods.
- BS in Industrial Automation (2002), Jimei University, China
- MS in Systems Engineering (2005), Xiamen University, China
- MS in Electrical Engineering (2010), New Mexico Tech
- PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2016), North Carolina State University
Her research focuses on cyber-physical systems for modern power grids, including:
- Smart grid cyber-physical algorithms
- Grid integration of renewable energy resources
- Large-scale cyber-physical co-simulations
- Real-time Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) simulations
- Monitoring and control of renewable energy systems
- Smart grid communication networks
Recent publications demonstrate expertise in hybrid communication architectures, AI-driven energy systems, and distributed optimization algorithms, particularly for handling large-scale renewable energy integration and grid resilience.
- Best Internet Application in Energy Award, US Ignite, 2014
As leader of the Energy AI Lab, she investigates modernization and automation techniques for power systems accommodating utility-level renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs) through:
- Machine learning for system planning
- EMT simulation
- Renewable energy monitoring
- Cyber-physical testbed development
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