Societies & Activites

Professional Services

Associate Editor

• IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution (Impact Factor: 2.995)        Jul. 2019 – present

IEEE PES Committee Member

• IEEE PES University Contents and Acquisition Committee (CAC)         Aug. 2021 – present

Reviewed several proposals for an NSF panel (2023)

Reviewed 130+ papers for 17 Journals: 

• IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Applied Energy, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Power Engineering Letters,  IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, IET Smart Grid,  Electric Power Components and Systems, IEEE Access, Energies, IEEE Systems Journal, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Engineering Science and Technology, Algorithms.

Reviewed for Conferences: 

• IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC) 2017, The 4th European Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting papers.

Talks/Presentations

1. “Expressibility-Enhancing Strategies for Quantum Neural Networks”, presented at the Graduate Seminar at the University of Houston, TX, Jan. 25, 2023 (Thanks to Dr. Xingpeng Li’s invitation!)

2. “Introduction to Quantum Computing”, presented, together with two undergraduate and two graduate students from Alfred University, to Pre-Engineering class (high school senior students) at BOCES Belmont  Center, Belmont, NY (Thanks to Mr. Barber for holding us!)

3. “Expressibility-Enhancing Strategies for Quantum Neural Networks”, presented at the Undergraduate Seminar for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Nov. 18, 2022 (Thanks to Dr. Bing Yan’s invitation!)

4. “Stochastic Reconfiguration of Active Distribution System Based on Switch Opening and Exchange Method”, presented at a Penal Section (online) of iSPEC, Nov. 25, 2020.

5. “An Accurate Bilinear Cavern Model for Compressed Air Energy Storage”, presented at the NY-BEST 2020, Nov. 13, 2020.

6. “Real-time Thermal Rating: Monitoring and Application in Power Systems”, presented to Engineering graduate students at Alfred University, Sep. 3, 2020.

7.  “Machine Learning in Smart Grid – Scenario Reduction and Coherent Generator Grouping”, presented to Engineering undergraduate students at Alfred University, Sep. 3, 2020.

8. “Power System Optimization – Economic Dispatch and Transmission Expansion Planning”, presented to Prof. Hsiao-Dong Chiang’s group, Cornell University, Ithaca, Aug. 6, 2020.

9. “A PSS/E Based Python Tool for Probabilistic Contingency Analysis of Electric Power Systems With Variable Renewables”, Oral presentation, Brookhaven National Laboratory Early Career Researcher Symposium, Upton, NY, USA, Nov. 14, 2019.

10. “Reliability-Based Stochastic Transmission Expansion Planning Considering Uncertainties of Dynamic Thermal Rating and Wind Power,” Oral and poster presentations, 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES GM 2019), Atlanta, GA, USA, Aug. 7, 2019.

11. “An Accurate Bilinear Cavern Model for Compressed Air Energy Storage”, Oral presentation, Applied Energy Symposium: MIT A+B (AEAB2019), MIT, Boston, USA, May 22-24, 2019. (Youtube link of my presentation)

12. “Develop Risk-Informed Decision-Making Capability Using Electric Power Industry Standard Planning Tools as Platform”, Poster presentation, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, U.S.A., July 18-20, 2019.

13. “Stochastic Sizing and Operation of Grid-Level Energy Storage Systems under Intermittent Renewable Generation and Increasing Load Forecasting Uncertainties”, Poster presentation, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, U.S.A., July 18-20, 2019.

14. “Real-time Thermal Rating: Monitoring and Application in Power Systems”, Oral presentation, the Energy Systems Division Webinar Series of Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), Jan. 17, 2019.

15. “Time Series Modeling for Dynamic Thermal Rating of Overhead Lines”, Oral presentation, Brookhaven National Laboratory Early Career Researcher Symposium, Upton, NY, USA, October 11, 2018.

16. “Time Series Modeling for Dynamic Thermal Rating of Overhead Lines”, Oral presentation, IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES GM 2017), Chicago, USA, Jul. 16-21, 2017.

17. “Real-time Thermal Rating of Overhead Lines”, Short presentation to CEOs of SaskPower and SaskEnergy, Engineering Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, Mar. 24, 2017.

18. “Integrate Dynamic Thermal Rating and Compressed Air Energy Storage into Power Systems”, Oral presentation, 1-day annual group meeting, Agriculture Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, Mar. 13, 2017.

19. “Integrate Real-time Thermal Rating of Overhead Line in Power System Transmission Expansion Planning”, Oral presentation, A symposium on the smart grid and the evolution of the power system, University of Regina, Regina, Canada, Sep. 23, 2016.

20. “Integrate Dynamic Thermal Rating of Overhead Line in Power System Planning Considering Wind Uncertainty”, Oral presentation, Meeting with funding partners, SaskPower, Regina, Canada, Mar. 9, 2016.

21. “Integrated Maintenance Scheduling of Generators and Transmission Lines Based on Fast Group Searching Optimizer”, Poster presentation, IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES GM 2011), at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Jul. 24-28, 2011.

22. “Multi-kernel Support Vector Classifier for Fault Diagnosis of Transformers”, Oral presentation, IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (IEEE PES GM 2011), at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Jul. 24-28, 2011.