People

Principal Investigator

Dr. Jiankang Wang is a principal investigator in the power and energy area in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at The Ohio State University (OSU), where she leads the Power System Analysis Research Group. Her research interest include modeling and analyzing cyber-enabled electric power systems and electricity markets. Her recent research focuses on developing analytic and algorithmic tools for practical power system operation and planning, which significantly improves power grid cyber-security, operation reliability, and end-user experience. Dr. Wang received her B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2007, and S.M. and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in 2009 and 2013, respectively. She also minored in Management, with a focus on electricity markets and venture capitalism, during the graduate study at MIT. In 2014, she joined the ECE department at OSU as an assistant professor. She also has a joint appointment from the department of Integrated Systems Engineering (ISE) at OSU. She is affiliated with the Consortium of High Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE) and Center of Automotive Research (CAR) at OSU.

Experience

  • Grid Study (Energy Initiative, MIT)
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) (MIT-Portugal)
  • Solar power prediction (HRL, Japan)
  • Step Voltage Regulation (SVR) (HRL, Japan)
  • Fast optimizing configuration of distributed generation in distribution system (MIT)
  • Asset management in reconfigurable distribution systems (MIT)
  • Flexible bidding mechanism in demand responsive wholesale energy market (MIT)
  • Revising design principle of forward energy market integrated with renewable energy (MIT)


Ph.D. Candidates/Students

Christian Moya received his M.Sc. degree from The Ohio State University in August 2014. From June to August 2014, he was an intern at The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate and his research interests include: security and control of cyber-physical systems, stability of modern power grids. Chris was awarded the Fullbright Scholarship from 2012 to 2014, and the NSF grant for Great Minds in STEM Engineering Faculty Career Symposium in 2016 and 2017.

Daijiafan (Jack) Mao received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from North China Electric Power University, Beijing, in June 2013. He then joined The Ohio State University in Autumn 2013, and received his M.S. degree in Spring 2015. His research interests are related to power distribution system operation and planning, transportation electrification and smart grid.

Ziran Gao received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, in June 2016. He then joined OSU in Autumn 2016, started working toward the M.S. degree. His current research projects are related to the impact of electric vehicles on the supporting electric infrastructures, integrating renewable energy in smart grid and the stability of distribution networks.

Gonzalo Constante received the electrical engineering degree from Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito, Ecuador, in 2014 and the M.Sc. degree from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, in 2018, where he is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2013 to 2016, he was with the Department of Electrical Energy at EPN. His research interests lie in the large-scale and distributed optimization and control of power systems, cyber-physical security, electricity markets, and integration of renewable energy and electric vehicles into electric power systems.

Undergraduate Researcher

Peimeng (PG) Guan is a rising junior at the Ohio State University where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Computer Information Science. Her research interest include power systems and semiconductors. Currently, her research is mainly focusing on cyber-physical security and the integration of electric vehicles in the electric power system.

Zach O'Toole is a Senior at The Ohio State University studying Computer Engineering. He is greatly interested in topics such as cyber security, networking, signal processing and embedded systems. Currently, he is developing a test-bed to simulate a power grid system in order to understand the potential consequences of cyber attacks.

Former Students

  • Master students: Kelly Semple, Danielle Meyer, Richard Alexander, Yangzhou Liu, Carl Staiger
  • Undergraduate Thesis: Emily Reed, graduate student at USC
  • Undergraduate Capstone Project: Sarah Bork, Mary Scherer, Kelly Semple, and Nicolas Smith
  • Undergraduate Researcher (Sponsored by NSF REU): Connor Rubin, Alec B. Schnabel
  • Undergraduate Independent study: Mohamed Alshawa, Hemza Azzam