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Dr. Santiago Carlos Grijalva is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, holding the Georgia Power Distinguished Professorship. A pioneer in decentralized power system architectures, he leads research in renewable energy integration and grid cyber-security with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, ARPA-E, NSF, National Laboratories, and industry sponsors. His work spans transmission/distribution optimization, electricity markets, and AI applications to power systems.
His educational background includes an Electrical Engineer degree from EPN-Ecuador (1994), an MSc in Information Systems from ESPE-Ecuador (1997), and MS (1999) and PhD (2002) degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also completed a post-doctoral program in Energy Systems.
Dr. Grijalva's research focuses on cyber-physical security, decentralized prosumer-based control architectures, and grid integration of renewables, storage, and electric vehicles. His work addresses critical challenges in grid resilience during extreme events, supply chain security, and equitable energy access through advanced algorithms and market designs.
Recent publications reveal dominant trends in supply chain cyber-security for grid infrastructure, distribution system hosting capacity analysis, and AI-driven grid optimization. Key subfields include voltage sensitivity modeling, inverter-based resource integration impacts, and decentralized energy management frameworks that balance technical constraints with market dynamics.
His scientific achievements have been recognized with:
- Georgia Tech ECE Outstanding Faculty Award
- Great Minds in STEM National Achievement Award
- ARPA-E More Than Smart Grid Disruptor Award
- IBM Faculty Award
As Principal Investigator for major grants from DOE, ARPA-E, and NSF, Dr. Grijalva has published 250+ peer-reviewed papers and serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. He co-founded ProsumerGrid, Inc. and previously directed research at NREL while serving on the NIST Federal Smart Grid Advisory Committee.
His Advanced Computational Electricity Systems (ACES) research group develops next-generation grid architectures that integrate cyber-security, decentralized control, and renewable resources to create resilient, sustainable electricity infrastructure for regenerative communities.
