About Hieu Nguyen:

Education

  • Ph.D., Telecommunications, INRS, University of Quebec, 2017

  • M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University, 2012

  • B.Sc., Control Automation, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2010

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2021 - present


Professional Experience

  • Postdoc Research Associate, Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA (2019-2020)

Topics: Modeling strategic regulators in networked infrastructures.

  • Postdoc Research Associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Utah, USA (2018-2019)

Topics: Resilience enhancement for power systems against cyber-physical attacks

  • Postdoc Research Associate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA (2017-2018)

Topics: Development of testbed for evaluating transactive energy designs in integrated transmission and distribution systems.


Services

  • Technical Program Committee: VTC'Fall 2018, SmartGift 2016/2017/2018, ICSET 2016.

  • Journal Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE PES Engineering Letter, Applied Energy, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, IEEE Power and Energy Technology Systems Journal.


Honors and Awards

  • Best Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2018

  • Excellent Ph.D. dissertation, the highest-ranked Ph.D. dissertation at INRS, Canada, 2017

  • IEEE ICSET'16 Best Paper Award, 2016

  • PERSWADE Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2015-2017

  • Ph.D. Fellowship, INRS, University of Quebec, Canada, 2013-2017

  • Masters scholarship, Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2010-2012

  • Excellent Graduation Award, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2010

  • Multiple awards during my undergraduate studies.