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Ali Hassan

Ph.D. candidate

Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Michigan, USA

Bio: I’m an energy systems researcher with 12+ years of experience in power systems and energy research. Currently, I’m pursuing my Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, USA, under the guidance of Prof. Wencong Su. My research focuses on Energy Storage Systems integration in the power grid, repurposing second-life EV batteries for grid energy storage/Data centers, and energy storage bidding in electricity markets across ISOs/RTOs.

I serve as a reviewer for leading journals and conferences in power systems and energy engineering.

Research Interests:

Second-life batteries for grid-scale energy storage and data centers
AI and optimization in power and energy markets
Electricity Markets (PJM,MISO,CAISO,ERCOT)
Electrification planning for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets
Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) testing and integration
Stochastic Optimization, Robust Optimization, Mixed Integer Linear Programming(MILP), Stochastic Dynamic Programming(SDP), Reinforcement Learning (RL), Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO)

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My work was highlighted on University of Michigan website.
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I was a runner up in 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition held on 27th Feb 2025 at University of Michigan

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[May 2026] I have started internship in Distribution Operation Performance Center at DTE Energy, Detroit (Largest Power & Gas utility in MI
[Mar 2026] My paper "Grid Integration of AI Data Centers: A Critical Review of Energy Storage Solutions" is now available on arXiv
[June 2025] Selected for the prestigious Deep Learning for Science (DL4Sci) summer school at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (June 23–27).
[May 2025] Selected for the McKinsey & Co. Detroit PhD Immersion Program, organized by Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.
[April 2025] Awarded accommodation grant support from IEEE Power and Energy Society for the PES General Meeting 2025 in Austin, TX. (Thanks to IEEE)
[March 2025] Received the CECS Doctoral Student Conference Travel Grant to attend PESGM 2025 in Austin, TX. (Thanks to University of Michigan)
[March 2025] Poster titled “Distribution System Analysis: The Impact of Medium & Heavy-Duty Truck Charging” accepted at ITEC+EATS 2025, Anaheim, CA.
[February 2025] Runner-up (among 12 contestants) in the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at University of Michigan. (Watch Video Below ↓)
[February 2025] Paper accepted for presentation at the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting 2025 (PESGM) in Austin, TX.
[November 2024] Received EXP+ travel grant to attend the 50th IECON Conference in Chicago, IL. (Thanks to the University of Michigan–Dearborn)
[September 2024] Took on a volunteer leadership role as Student Chair, IEEE Student Branch – University of Michigan.
[August 2024] Paper selected for presentation at the 50th Annual IECON Conference (2024), Chicago, IL (Nov 3–6).
[April 2024] Participated in the Doctoral Research Poster Competition at the University of Michigan–Dearborn.
[March 2024] Passed Ph.D. Qualifying Exam and received the official Ph.D. Candidacy Pin.
[January 2024] Featured in a University of Michigan news article for research on second-life batteries.
[October 2023] Paper accepted and selected as Editor’s Choice in a special issue of the Energies journal.
[August 2023] Won the Global CO₂ Reduction Contest at the RT23 OPAL-RT Real-Time HIL Conference in Lisbon, Portugal (Nov 13–16, 2023).

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