جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

Larry Pileggiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Secure Integrated Circuit Hardware
• Integrated Circuits Design Methodologies
• Power Systems Simulation and Optimization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Larry Pileggi is the Coraluppi Head and Tanoto Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He is also the Department Head of CMU’s ECE Department and has held prior roles at Westinghouse Research and Development and the University of Texas at Austin. His work bridges academic research and industry innovation, with co-founding ventures like Fabbrix Inc., Extreme DA, and Pearl Street Technologies. Dr. Pileggi earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from CMU (1989), following an M.S. (1984) and B.S. (1983) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on three core areas: secure integrated circuit hardware (mitigating supply-chain threats), integrated circuits design methodologies (supporting sub-20nm CMOS and heterogeneous technologies), and power systems simulation (developing robust grid analysis tools like SUGAR). He has been recognized with numerous awards, including the prestigious 2023 Phil Kaufman Award for contributions to electronic system design, and is an IEEE Fellow. His academic leadership includes fostering maker initiatives and interdisciplinary research programs to address future challenges in energy and computing systems. Pileggi’s advising record includes over 47 Ph.D. students, many of whom collaborate with him in industry ventures. Current and past grants support his work on resilient power grids and novel memory technologies, reflecting a commitment to both theoretical and applied research. His lab, the Pileggi Lab, develops cutting-edge solutions for energy and integrated systems, emphasizing scalable simulation, secure hardware design, and next-generation memory architectures. Collaborations span institutions like ETH Zurich and industry partners in EDA and semiconductor sectors.

Henrik Sandbergمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cyber-Physical Systems Security
• Power Systems
• Model Reduction
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Henrik Sandberg is a Professor at the Division of Decision and Control Systems , KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm, Sweden. He holds the title of Deputy Head of Division and is affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science . Education: MSc in Engineering Physics (1999) PhD in Automatic Control (2004) from Lund University Postdoctoral position at Caltech (pre-2007) Research Interests: Focus on cyber-physical systems security , power systems , model reduction , and fundamental limitations of control systems . Key sub-areas include attack detection , networked control , privacy-preserving estimation , and resilient control architectures . Publications: Over 150 papers across IEEE Transactions and Automatica , covering topics like stealthy attacks , distributed control , LQG optimization , and thermodynamic costs in filtering . Recent work includes LWE-based encrypted control and Bayesian deception mechanisms . Scientific Awards: Best Student Paper Award Finalist at IEEE CASE 2014; Best Student-Paper Award at IEEE CDC 2004. Grants & Projects: Leads the DYNACON project (WASP Cybersec cluster) and collaborates on CERCES (critical infrastructure resilience). Serves as examiner for multiple advanced courses in cybersecurity and control systems. Contact: Email: hsan@kth.se Phone: +46 (0)8 790 7294 Room: A:607, Malvinas Väg 10, Stockholm

Malcolm McCullochمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Renewable Energy Integration
• Electric Vehicle Powertrains
• Demand Side Management
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Malcolm McCulloch serves as Professor of Energy Systems and Group Leader of the Energy and Power Group within the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. He also holds the position of Co-Director for the Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy and maintains affiliation with Christ Church college. His research spans four primary domains: domestic energy systems, electric vehicle technology, renewable generation, and energy solutions for developing regions. McCulloch's research focuses on practical energy transition challenges. His domestic energy work develops user-centric demand side management technologies and behavior change interventions, leading to the spin-out Intelligent Sustainable Energy (now Navetas Energy Management). In transportation, he pioneered the Morgan LifeCar hydrogen sports car project, resulting in high-efficiency motors and the Oxford Yasa Motors spin-out. His renewable generation research includes lightweight tidal turbines through Kepler Energy, while his Energy for Development work creates nano/micro grid solutions for distributed electrification. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on integrating variable renewables through innovative market mechanisms, grid flexibility solutions, and electric vehicle integration. His work consistently addresses the technical and economic barriers to decarbonization, with increasing focus on peer-to-peer energy trading, thermal storage, and climate-resilient cooling solutions since 2020. McCulloch previously served as Co-Director of the Institute for Carbon and Energy Reduction in Transport (2008-2013) under the Oxford Martin School. His leadership extends to creating the Integrated Transport Network for Oxford and developing practical applications through multiple successful spin-out companies that bridge academic research and commercial implementation.

Ben Livnehمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Hydrology
• Climate Change Impact on Water Resources
• Land Surface Modeling
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ben Livneh is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder , affiliated with both the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) . As Director of the Western Water Assessment , he bridges academic research with regional climate resilience initiatives. Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Hydrology), University of Washington (2012) MESc in Civil Engineering, University of Western Ontario (2006) His research explores hydrologic responses to climate and land-cover changes , focusing on snowpack dynamics, wildfire impacts on water quality, sediment transport, and drought predictability. Key projects include simulations of montane snowpack for wolverine habitat preservation and post-fire landslide susceptibility analysis . Recent publications highlight continental-scale hydraulic geometry datasets , climate-energy nexus challenges , and global lake level reconstructions using satellite data. His work has been recognized by the AGU Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award (2022) and NASA New Investigator Program (2018) . Scientific Awards AGU Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award (2022) NASA New Investigator Award (2018) Symposium Scholar, DISCCRS VIII (2013) CIRES Visiting Fellowship (2012) Ben leads interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions like the University of Alaska Southeast and NOAA , addressing climate-water-energy-food nexus challenges through advanced modeling and remote sensing techniques.

Mohsen Ghafouriمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Smart Grid Security
• Cyber-Physical Systems Security
• Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS)
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Mohsen Ghafouri is an Associate Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (Concordia University). His research focuses on cybersecurity, smart grids, and cyber-physical systems with emphasis on securing energy infrastructure against cyber-attacks. Key areas include detection and mitigation of false data injection attacks, grid resilience against load-altering threats, and secure transactive energy markets. Research interests include wide-area monitoring systems (WAMS), microgrid control, and integration of renewable energy sources. He has developed frameworks for real-time anomaly detection in power systems, blockchain-based security solutions, and machine learning approaches for cyber threat identification. His work addresses vulnerabilities in smart grid components like IEC 61850 substations and EV ecosystems. Recent publications (2024-2025) highlight advancements in securing FACTS controllers, EV charging systems, and distributed energy resources. He has proposed novel mitigation strategies using reinforcement learning, graph neural networks, and federated learning. No scientific awards or grant details are provided in the source text. No advising relationships or lab affiliations are explicitly stated.

Amr Youssefمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Applied Cryptography
• Network Security
• Cyber-Physical Systems Security
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Amr Youssef is a Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University. His research focuses on applied cryptography, network security, cyber-physical systems security, blockchain, and privacy. He has contributed extensively to securing smart grids, IoT devices, and web applications through cryptographic protocols and machine learning-driven solutions. His work addresses critical challenges in cybersecurity, including e-voting systems, fault-tolerant differential protection, and privacy-preserving communication protocols. He explores vulnerabilities in modern systems such as SSO permissions, JavaScript exploits, and stalkerware tools, while developing frameworks like MEGR-APT for APT detection and TEE-Receipt for non-repudiation. Youssef’s research integrates interdisciplinary approaches, combining cryptography with AI (e.g., vision transformers for power quality analysis) and leveraging trusted execution environments (TEE) for secure computing. His projects often involve collaboration with industrial standards (e.g., IEC 61850), emphasizing practical implementations in real-world systems.

Junjian Qiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Electric power systems
• Cascading failure
• Microgrid control
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Junjian Qi serves as the Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South Dakota State University's College of Engineering, holding this position since 2023. His academic journey includes prior appointments as Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology (2020-2023) and University of Central Florida (2017-2020), along with research roles at Argonne National Laboratory and University of Tennessee. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2013) B.E. in electrical engineering from Shandong University, Jinan, China (2008) Dr. Qi's research centers on electric power systems resilience, with particular expertise in cascading failure mechanisms, microgrid control architectures, cyber-physical security vulnerabilities, and synchrophasor applications. His work integrates advanced data analytics and machine learning techniques to enhance grid stability against extreme weather events and cyber threats. Current investigations focus on developing distributed control strategies for inverter-dominated grids and modeling system interdependencies during failure propagation. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2021-2024) reveals a strong methodological shift toward data-driven approaches for power system challenges. Key trends include machine learning applications for cascading failure prediction, novel distributed control frameworks for AC/DC microgrids, and cybersecurity enhancements for inverter-based resources. His work consistently bridges theoretical models with real-world utility data, particularly evident in multiple Best Paper Award-winning publications analyzing actual outage sequences. Dr. Qi's scientific recognition includes: NSF CAREER Award (2020) Three consecutive Best Paper Awards at IEEE PES General Meetings (2022-2024) World's Top 2% Scientist designation in energy (2020-2023) IEEE PES Outstanding Working Group Award (2023) Multiple journal Best Paper Awards (IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Journal of Modern Power Systems) He currently leads significant research initiatives including an NSF CAREER project ($500k) on cascading failure analysis and an NSF collaborative grant ($219k) for grid stability, alongside previous DOE funding ($1.8M) for cybersecurity of distributed energy resources. His service includes editorial roles for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Power Engineering Letters, plus leadership in IEEE PES technical committees focused on voltage control and smart grid security.

Wei Sunمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Power System Restoration
• Self-healing Smart Grid
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Wei Sun is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida, where he also serves as the Director of the Siemens Digital Grid Lab. His research focuses on power system restoration, self-healing smart grids, cyber-physical security, and renewable energy integration. Dr. Sun received his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 2011, and his M.S. and B.S. from Tianjin University in 2007 and 2004, respectively. Prior to joining UCF, he was an Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University (2013-2015), a power system engineer at Alstom Grid (2011-2012), a visiting scholar at the University of Hong Kong (2011), and an intern at California Independent System Operator (2010). His research interests include: Power System Restoration and Self-healing Smart Grid Resilient and Secure Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Physical Systems Renewable Energy and Microgrid Distributed Energy Resources Integration Dr. Sun's recent publications demonstrate strong focus on cyber-physical security in power systems, distributed energy resource integration, and resilient grid operations. His work shows increasing emphasis on AI and machine learning applications for grid security and resilience, particularly in the context of high renewable penetration. His notable scientific awards include: Microsoft Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award (2014) Best Paper Award, 2019 IEEE PES ISGT Asia Mentor of the Year, UCF Graduate Student Association (2019) Dr. Sun has successfully secured multiple research grants totaling millions of dollars from agencies including the US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Florida Center for Cybersecurity, and Microsoft. He currently serves as PI or Co-PI on several major projects including "Secure and Resilient Operations Using Open-Source Distributed Systems Platform (OpenDSP)" funded by the Department of Energy. He leads the Siemens Digital Grid Laboratory at UCF, which is equipped with utility-grade software and hardware including Spectrum Power Microgrid Management System, Power System Simulator for Engineering, and Siemens Distribution Feeder Automation. The lab provides capabilities for both software modeling and hardware-in-the-loop testing of power systems.

Magdy M. A. Salamaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Energy Systems
• Power Quality Analysis
• Smart Grid Analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Magdy M. A. Salama is a Professor and University Research Chair at the University of Waterloo's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. He holds a P.Eng. license and is a Fellow of the IEEE. His research spans Energy Systems (Power Quality, Smart Grids, Renewable Energy) and Biomedical Engineering (Medical Imaging, Sleep Analysis). He has authored/co-authored over 460 publications and supervised numerous graduate students. Education: PhD (University of Waterloo), M.Sc. and B.Sc. (Cairo University). Awards include the IEEE Fellow distinction, University Research Chair, and multiple teaching/research awards from the University of Waterloo. Research trends in his articles focus on Smart Grid resiliency, renewable integration, cyber-physical security, and biomedical applications of AI. Notable projects include voltage sag mitigation, EV fleet electrification, and blockchain-based energy trading platforms. Scientific Awards: IEEE Fellow, University Research Chair, Teaching Excellence Award (2000) Grants/Consultation: Extensive industry and institutional collaborations on power systems and biomedical tech. Labs/Teams: Active in High Voltage Lab, Smart Grids Research Group, and Medical Image Processing Lab.

Yang Wengمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Power Systems
• Machine Learning
• Smart Grid
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Yang Weng is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University. He leads the U.S.-Israel International Consortium on Energy Cyber Initiative on Cybersecurity R&D and directs a research lab focused on smart grid resilience and machine learning applications. Previously, he was a TomKat Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University. Education: Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University M.S. in Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University Research: His interdisciplinary work bridges power systems, machine learning, and cybersecurity, emphasizing renewable integration, grid optimization, and cyber-physical resilience. Key themes include physics-informed AI, adversarial robustness in energy infrastructure, and real-time control algorithms for dynamic grids. Publications: Recent articles (2024–2025) demonstrate strong trends in AI-driven grid security, adaptive control under uncertainty, and climate-impact modeling. Dominant domains include neural network applications for stability guarantees, cyber-attack mitigation, and data-efficient renewable integration. Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2021), Amazon Research Award (2023) Best Paper Awards at IEEE SmartGridComm (2012, 2013), PES GM (2014), PMAPS (2016) IEEE Senior Member, Sun Award (ASU), Centennial Award (ASU) Grants & Leadership: Secured DOE, NSF, and AFOSR funding for projects on AI-enhanced grid resilience. Advises PhD/postdoc candidates and chairs the U.S.-Israel Energy Center consortium. Organized international workshops (e.g., ICRDE 2023) and validated research via hardware-in-the-loop experiments. Lab & Team: Directs a research group developing deployable ML solutions for utilities (e.g., OPAL-RT collaborations). Focus areas: cybersecurity toolchains, reinforcement learning for grid control, and anomaly detection architectures.

• Electric Power Systems
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Power System Stability and Control
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Xiaozhe Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University, holding the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Resilient and Stable Zero-Emission Electric Power Grids and the Rubin & So Foundation Faculty Scholar. He joined McGill in 2016 after a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT under Prof. Konstantin Turitsyn. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University (2015), with a minor in Applied Mathematics, and holds degrees from Zhejiang University (B.S., 2010) and Cornell (M.Eng., 2011). His research focuses on resilient power grids, data-driven methodologies, and cybersecurity in energy systems. Key areas include electric vehicle integration, stability assessment, and control strategies for renewable energy systems. He develops advanced techniques for uncertainty quantification, wide-area monitoring, and adversarial attack detection. Notable achievements include pioneering work on polynomial chaos expansion for probabilistic assessment and sparse identification for nonlinear dynamics. His articles explore topics like microgrid control, false data injection attacks, and decentralized energy trading. Awards: Canada Research Chair (Tier II), Rubin & So Foundation Scholar Grants/Projects: Focus on resilience, cybersecurity, and renewable integration funded via NSERC, Mitacs, and industry partnerships. He advises students through fellowships like Mitacs Elevate and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. His lab emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to modern grid challenges, including lab experiments and field trials.

Madhav Manjrekarمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Power Electronics
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Electric Power Systems
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Madhav Manjrekar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1999. His research focuses on power electronics applications in utility systems, renewable energy interfaces, and cybersecurity of electricity infrastructure. Key areas include power quality improvement in microgrids, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, and advanced electrical machine design for electric vehicles and wind energy systems. His work emphasizes innovative solutions for energy storage integration, grid resiliency, and fault-tolerant power systems. Recent publications highlight advancements in DSTATCOM for microgrids, solid-state circuit breakers, and doubly salient electrical machines. He has contributed to projects like the US-Caribbean Super Grid and HVDC interconnectors for offshore renewable energy. Dr. Manjrekar’s research also addresses cybersecurity vulnerabilities in power infrastructure and explores next-gen semiconductor technologies like SiC MOSFETs. His interdisciplinary approach bridges power electronics, machine design, and grid stability, with applications in both academic and industry settings.

Yan Sunمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cybersecurity
• Cyber-Physical Systems Security
• Power Grid Security
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Yan (Lindsay) Sun is a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island in the College of Engineering under the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering . She is the founding director of the Center for Cyber-Physical Intelligence and Security (CYPHER) and an IEEE Fellow . Her research focuses on cyber-physical systems security , power grid security , network security , and trustworthy social computing , with a particular emphasis on trust modeling and management in complex systems. Her publications span smart grid security , microgrid control , machine learning applications in power systems, and blockchain-based security mechanisms . The work often explores adversarial threats , resilient control strategies , and data augmentation techniques for improved grid monitoring. NSF CAREER Award (2007) IET Wireless Sensor Systems Premium Award (2018) EURASIP Best Paper Award (2015) IEEE Fellow (2019) URI College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award (2022) She actively leads interdisciplinary CYPHER Lab initiatives involving cyber-physical system resilience , network security , and smart grid analysis , collaborating with government and industry partners.

• intelligent systems
• high performance distributed computing
• resource management
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Professor Omer Rana serves as Professor of Performance Engineering and International Dean for the Middle East at Cardiff University's School of Computer Science and Informatics. He also holds the prestigious position of Cross-Council Research Director for the UK National Edge AI Hub, demonstrating his leadership in national research initiatives. Previously, he led the Complex Systems research group and served as Dean of International for the Physical Sciences and Engineering College at Cardiff University. Professor Rana is a Fellow of both the Learned Society of Wales and the Higher Education Academy, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Welsh Ethnic Minority Professors Initiative (WEMPI). His research expertise centers on the intersection of intelligent systems and high performance distributed computing, with particular focus on applying intelligent techniques to resource management in distributed systems. His scholarly contributions span edge computing, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, federated learning, privacy-preserving systems, and sustainable computing. Professor Rana has published extensively in top-tier journals and conferences, with recent work emphasizing practical applications in industrial automation, smart buildings, and sustainable computing solutions. Professor Rana's publication record demonstrates consistent leadership in edge computing and distributed systems research, with a growing emphasis on practical implementations across diverse application domains. His work bridges theoretical computer science with real-world technological challenges, particularly in industrial automation, smart environments, and sustainable infrastructure. Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Professor Rana actively supervises postgraduate students and has secured significant research funding for projects related to edge computing, IoT, and distributed systems. His international collaborations span Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, reflecting his global influence in the field. He serves as a sought-after keynote speaker, workshop chair, and panel moderator at major international conferences including IEEE/ACM Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC) and IEEE Edge Computing. He leads multiple research initiatives, most notably as Cross-Council Research Director for the UK National Edge AI Hub, where he shapes national research directions in edge computing and AI. His work has practical applications across industrial automation, smart building management, electric vehicle infrastructure, and sustainable computing solutions.

• Energy Systems
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainable Development
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sanna Syri is a Professor at Aalto University's School of Engineering , specifically within the Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering . Her research focuses on large-scale energy systems, emphasizing climate change mitigation through innovative electricity market strategies and sustainable district heating solutions. Research Interests : Climate-resilient energy systems Electrification of district heating Data center waste heat utilization Renewable energy integration Green hydrogen production Recent Work examines Nordic electricity market dynamics, cold climate energy challenges in Finland and Japan, and the economic implications of electrified district heating systems. Her publications address critical energy transition issues through experimental and modeling approaches. Contact : sanna.syri@aalto.fi