Liheng Lyv
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
Ibrahim Guissounou
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
Mohammed Sleiman
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
Ahmad Heidari (Website)
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.
Ehab Ur Rahman (Website)
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
Arnold Fernandes
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.
Ronit Das
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
Haotian Chen
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
Rupak Kannan
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
Research Area: weather data processing; robotics
Oroghene (Snapps) Oboreh-Snapps, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
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)
Waqas ur Rehman, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Website)
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)
Hossein MehdipourPicha, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
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)
Jian Liu, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Website)
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)
Nicholas Mattli
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
Dr. Shah Fahad (Website)
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
Dr. Siyuan Wang (Website)
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)
Dr. Masud Rana
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
Yang Chen
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
Dr. Azhar ul Haq
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
Dr. Sam M. Sichilalu
Visiting Scholar from the University of Zambia, 2018.
Ph.D. from University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Research Area: Renewable Energy Integration
Ahmad Milad Dehghanzadehsoraki (Spring 2023-Spring 2024 as a PhD student. B.S. and M.S. from K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran in 2010 and 2012)
Yue Zhang (Missouri University of Science and Technology. Research Area: Data mining)
Daniel Napierkowski (Undergraduate researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2019. Research Area: Grid simulation)
Rui Mi (Missouri University of Science and Technology. Research Area: Overhead power line sag modeling), 2018-2019
Ali Parsa-Sirat (Enrolled in Fall 2019 as PhD student. Transferred to University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Spring 2020. B.S. from Sharif University of Technology, 2014)
Yinghua Lu (graduate intern from Hunan University, September-December 2019. Research Area: Charging station and grid modeling)
Xing Wan (graduate intern from Hunan University, September-December 2019. Research Area: Charging station and grid modeling)
Shuhong Wu (graduate intern from Hunan University, September-December 2019. Research Area: Battery optimization)
Bencheng Zhang (graduate intern from Hunan University, September-December 2019. Research Area: Event detection using PMU data)
Yuxing Liu (PhD intern from Hunan University, September-December 2019. Research Area: High-Voltage Power Supply)
Ting Wu (graduate intern from Hunan University, September-December 2019. Research Area: High-Voltage Power Supply)
Xincheng Xie (summer intern from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, July-October 2019. Research Area: Distributed Control)
Gabe Sheffield (Undergraduate researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2019. Research Area: Grid simulation)
Tristan Lindeman (Undergraduate researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2018. Research Area: Grid simulation)
Xiuzhen Zhang (Summer intern from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2018. Research Area: GPU computing)
Nian Peng (Summer intern from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2018. Research Area: State Estimation)
Deshpande Kaustubh (Post-graduate researcher 2017-2018. M.S. from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Research Area: Transformer fault diagnostics using machine learning)
Buxin She (PhD student of University of Tennessee Knoxville; advisor: Dr. Fangxing Li (UTK); Dissertation title: Enhancing Microgrid Flexibility, Stability, and Economy with Inverter-based Resources)
Saeed Habibi (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi; Dissertation title: NEW TOPOLOGIES FOR HIGH VOLTAGE GAIN DC-DC POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS – THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION)
Wassana Naku (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Jie Huang; Dissertation title: FIBER OPTIC SENSORS FOR LIQUID IDENTIFICATIONS)
Angshuman Sharma (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Jonathan Kimball; Dissertation title: INTRODUCTION OF A VARIABLE INDUCTANCE TRANSFORMER FOR THE DESIGN OF RESONANT POWER CONVERTERS)
Jing Guo (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Jie Huang; Dissertation title: Novel Sensor Platforms Based on Fabry-Perot Resonators for Applications in Environmental Geophysics)
Ramin Rahimi (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi; Dissertation title: Advanced Topologies of High Step-Up DC-DC Converters for Renewable Energy Applications)
Sepehr Saadatmand (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Pourya Shamsi; Dissertation title: ADVANCED CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN INERTIA BASED INVERTERS)
Yiyang Zhuang (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Jie Huang; Dissertation title: FIBER OPTIC SENSORS FOR INDUSTRY AND MILITARY APPLICATIONS)
Mohamad Saleh Sanjari Nia (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Pourya Shamsi; Dissertation title: Modeling and Analyzing Parasitic Parameters in High Frequency Converters)
Fahd Hariri (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Mariesa Crow; Dissertation title: PROTECTION OF MODERN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS)
Sai Hemanth Kankanala (MS; advisor: Dr. Jonathan Kimball; Thesis title: Modeling And Control Of Cascaded Bridgeless Multilevel Rectifier Under Unbalanced Load Conditions)
Mohammad Altimania (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi; Dissertation title: Operation And Analysis Of High-Voltage-Gain Dc–Dc Converters With Voltage Multipliers)
Md. Monirul Islam (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Zeyi Sun; Dissertation title: Microgrid Design, Control, And Performance Evaluation For Sustainable Energy Management In Manufacturing)
Vikram Roy Chowdhury (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Jonathan Kimball; Dissertation title: Smart Control Architectures for Micro-Grid Applications)
Julia Morgan (PhD student; advisor: Dr. Ruwen Qin; Dissertation title: System of Systems Approach to Integrating Energy Sharing into Existing Electricity Distribution Infrastructure )
Group photo taken at EECH Academy Room on 1/25/2022
Group photo taken at Colton's Steakhouse on 2/26/2024
Group photo taken at Mandarin Garden on 8/23/2024
Group photo taken at Colton's Steakhouse on 1/4/2025
Group photo taken at Mandarine Garden on 8/15/2025