Qianwen Xu

Qianwen Xu is an Assistant Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and a Digital Futures Faculty member. She specializes in power systems, renewable energy integration, and control systems, with a focus on smart grids, hydrogen energy, and machine learning applications in energy infrastructure. Her work addresses challenges in sustainable energy systems, grid stability, and decentralized control mechanisms.

Active research projects include the C3.ai DTI-funded initiative on data-driven control of smart converters using deep reinforcement learning, and the 'Autonomous coordination and control of smart converters' project. She explores topics like electric mobility systems, climate-resilient building designs, and cyber-physical system security.

Her research spans technical areas such as reinforcement learning for power converter control, hybrid energy storage systems, and resilience of distribution networks against climate change. She collaborates with Digital Futures, a center focused on advancing digital technologies for societal impact, established jointly with Stockholm University and RISE Research Institutes.