Group

Enrolled in Fall 2025. 

B.S. from Jilin University of Agriculture and Science, China, 2018; 

M.S. from Jilin University, China, 2024

Research Focus: machine learning applications in power systems.

Highlights: National Scholarship of China

Enrolled in Fall 2025 (Part-time PhD student). 

Current Position: Power Distribution Substation Maintenance & Construction Career Engineer, Ameren

B.S. from Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla Missouri, 2009; 

MSEE from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Illinois, 2012

M.S. Applied Financial Economics from Saint Louis University, Saint Louis MO, 2018

Research Focus: machine learning applications in power systems.

Highlights: over 12 years of power industry experience

Enrolled in Spring 2023. 

B.S. from Beirut Arab University – Beirut, Lebanon, 2018; 

M.S. from University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2020

Research Focus: load modeling and disaggregation.

Highlights: Fulbright Scholar; Kummer Fellow; Bonnot Scholarship

Enrolled in Spring 2023. 

B.S. from Shiraz University, Iran, 2009; 

M.S. from Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran, 2011

Research Focus: power system optimization with hydro resources.

Highlights: Kummer Fellow.

Enrolled in Spring 2022. 

B.S. from Hamdard University Islamabad, Pakistan, 2016; 

M.S. from Donghua University, Shanghai China, 2021

Research Focus: cyber physical system security; computer vision and machine learning.

Internship: Eaton, Denver CO, May-August 2024

Awards: Dean's Graduate Educator Award

Co-advisee (Major advisor: Prof. Jonathan Kimball). 

Enrolled in Spring 2020. 

B.S. from Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India, 2015; 

M.S. from Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2019

Research Focus: power system state estimation and vulnerability to cyber attacks.

Co-advisee (Major advisor: Prof. Donald Wunsch). 

Enrolled Fall 2018. 

B.S. from Truman State University, 2018

Research Focus: time-series energy forecast using machine learning methods

Enrolled Fall 2018. 

B.S. Physical Science from University of Science and Technology of China, 2013; 

M.S. Computer Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology, 2016

Research Focus: machine learning (reinforcement learning, generative adversarial network, convolutional neural network) with application to merchant offering strategy development in electricity markets, energy storage management, transmission planning.

Internship: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden CO, May 2024-Dec 2024

Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

Research Area: weather data processing; robotics

Co-advisee (Major advisor: Prof. Jonathan Kimball).

Enrolled in Fall 2019. Defended in June 2024.

B.S. EE from Madonna University, Nigeria, 2016; 

MS from Missouri S&T, 2019

Research Focus: microgrid control using deep reinforcement learning

Dissertation: DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING BASED STRATEGIES FOR INVERTER

DOMINATED MICROGRIDS

Highlights: Dean's Graduate Educator Award winner.

Current Position: Lead Power and Utility Analyst, 1898 & Co. (Burns and McDonnell)

2019/01-2023/12. 

B.S. EE from University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan, 2012; 

M.S. Nuclear Engineering from Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, 2015;

M.S. EE from University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan, 2017

Research Focus: power control and management for extreme charging station and energy storage.

Internship: Commercial Energy Design Intern, Tesla

Dissertation: Control and Optimization of Energy Storage System in Power Distribution System

Highlights: IEEE GM best conference paper winner, student poster contest winner, Missouri S&T CEC Dean's PhD Scholar, etc.

Current Position: Lead Engineer, Eaton (Former Position: Sr Algorithms Engineer, Lucid Motors)

2018/10 - 2022/12. 

B.S. EE from Khaje Nasiroddin Toosi University, 2010; 

M.S. EE from Iran University and Science Technology University, 2013

Research Focus: optimization-based merchant offering strategy development in electricity markets, transmission planning.

Dissertation: MULTI-STAGE MULTI-MARKET OPTIMAL BIDDING STRATEGY IN ELECTRICITY MARKETS

Highlights: IEEE GM best conference paper winner.

Current Position: Senior Congestion Analyst, American Electric Power (AEP)

2019/08 - 2022/12. 

B.S. from Linyi University, China, 2005; 

MS from Xiamen University, China, 2009

Research Focus: Energy storage management, policy evaluation in electricity markets.

Dissertation: OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SCHEDULING IN ELECTRICITY MARKETS

Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Former Position: Post-doc fellow, Business School, University of Houston)

2023/8 - 2024/5

B.S. EE from Missouri University of Science and Technology (2023) 

Research Area: Market power evaluation in electricity markets

Thesis: Evaluating Market Power of Energy Storage in Wholesale Electricity Markets

Current Position: Substation Designer, Gannett Fleming

Post-doc research fellow, 2022/11 - 2024/2

Ph.D. from Zhejiang University, China, 2022. 

Research Focus: microgrid control; machine learning; extreme fast charging stations

Current Position: Post-doc, St. Thomas Center for Microgrid Research

Post-doc research fellow, 2019-2022

Ph.D. from Zhejiang University, China, 2019. 

Research Focus: Pumped storage hydro modeling and optimization; multi-stage stochastic optimization

Current Position:  Energy Systems Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory (Former Position: Post-doc Fellow, Johns Hopkins University)

Post-doc Research Fellow from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2019. 

Ph.D. EE from University of Technology Sydney, Australia. 

Research Area: Dynamic State Estimation; IoT

Visiting scholar December 2021-December 2022

Ph.D. student from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, 2022

Research Area: transactive energy; electricity market design; power system optimization

Visiting Assistant Research Professor from National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, 2022

Ph.D. from University of L'Aquila, Italy (with joint program with University of Waterloo, Canada), 2016. 

Research Area: Modeling, simulations, and control for power extraction from photovoltaic systems

Visiting Scholar from the University of Zambia, 2018. 

Ph.D. from University of Pretoria, South Africa. 

Research Area: Renewable Energy Integration