People

Dr. Xiaofan Cui is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to that, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University from 2022-2023. Dr. Cui earned the B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and B.S. degree in Economics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2016. He obtained the M.S. degree in Mathematics and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA in 2022, respectively. From 2021-2022, he was with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Telsa Inc.

Dr. Cui's research interests include high-performance power electronics and advanced feedback control for energy storage systems, power systems, renewable energy resources, mobility, sensing, automotive, and consumer applications. He serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification and holds the Chapter Chair of the Coastal Los Angeles Section of Power Electronics Society (PELS). Dr. Cui's research has received several recognitions from universities, governments, and industries, such as: IEEE PELS TC-1 Best Paper Award, Hellman Fellow Award, UCLA Innovation Faculty Fellowship, the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Award, and the Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement. 

PhD Students