Jie Li, Ph.D., SMIEEE
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rowan University
Jie Li, Ph.D., SMIEEE
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rowan University
[February 2026] Our paper "A Robust and Heterogeneity-Aware Federated Learning Framework with Knowledge Distillation for Cross-Regional Load Forecasting" is accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
[January 2026] Congratulate Sammir on his paper "A Multi-Frequency Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for Subsurface Soil Characterization," accepted for presentation at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, and transferred to Review by the Transportation Research Editorial Board for Journal Publication.
[December 2025] Congratulate Ethan on his paper "Data-Driven Forward-Looking Risk Assessment for Energy Security Planning," accpted for publication and presentation in the The 2026 1st IEEE Power & Energy Society International Meeting, Hongkong, China.
[December 2025] Congratulate Ethan on receiving the best poster award in the 2025 New Jersey Future Energy Transmission Conference for his work on "Capacity Accreditation of Renewable Generations in Future Energy Systems with Deep Uncertainties."
[November 2025] Congratulate Elias on his paper "Maximizing Green Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Without Energy Storage ," accpted for publication and presentation in the The 2025 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, Guangzhou, China.
[September 2025] Congratulate Gus on his paper "ML-Assisted Multi-Temporal Weather Normalization for Commercial Building Energy Audit ," accpted for publication and presentation in the The 57th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Hartford, CT, October 2025.
[August 2025] We started a new NSF IUCRC Planning project for the Center for Grid Enhancing Technologies for Offshore Wind Transmission and Integration (GOWIND).
[December 2024] Our paper "Cascading Failure in Cyber–Physical Systems: A Review on Failure Modeling and Vulnerability Analysis " is accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.
[October 2024] Congratulate Patrick on his paper "Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Smart Community Energy Management," accepted for publication in Energies.
[July 2024] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "Revolution in Renewables: Integration of Green Hydrogen for a Sustainable Future," accepted for publication in Energies.
[March 2024] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "Hybrid Deloading Control Strategy in MMC-Based Wind Energy Conversion Systems for Enhanced Frequency Regulation," accepted for publication in Energies.
[September 2023] Congratulate Ethan on his paper "Adaptive Building Electric Load Profiling," accepted for publication and presentation in the The 55th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Asheville, NC.
[August 2023] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "Data-Driven Transient Stability Evaluation of Electric Distribution Networks Dominated by EV Supercharging Stations," accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
[July 2023] Congratulate Patrick on his paper "Net-Zero Emission for Multi-Energy Campus System ," accepted for publication and presentation in The 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Orlando, FL.
[June 2023] We started the State Energy Security Plan Development with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
[June 2023] Our paper "Developing Power Engineering Education and Learning for Next-generation Smart Grid Workforce " is accepted for publication and presentation in The 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD, USA.
[October 2022] We started a new NSF project "IUSE: Power Engineering Education and Learning for Next-generation Smart Grid Workforce ".
[June 2022] Congratulate Patrick on his paper "A Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Energy Management for Behind-the-Meter Resources," accepted for publication in The Electricity Journal.
[November 2021] Congratulate Patrick on his paper "Coordinated Steam, Power & Emission Economic Dispatch of Multi-energy Campus Microgrids," accepted for publication and presentation in the 53rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS), College Station, TX.
[November 2021] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "Decentralized Control Coordination of PV-BSS Systems in Islanded DC Nanogrids," accepted for publication and presentation in the 53rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS), College Station, TX.
[October 2021] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "An Enhanced Predictive Hierarchical Power Management Framework for Islanded Microgrids ," accepted for publication in IET Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.
[August 2021] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "Modeling and Control of an Islanded Campus Microgrid with Coordinated CHP and PV Systems," accepted for publication and presentation in the 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM).
[January 2021] Our paper "Distributed Machine Learning for Energy Trading in Electric Distribution System of the Future " is accepted for publication in The Electricity Journal.
[March 2020] Our paper "Low-latency Communications for Community Resilience Microgrids: A Reinforcement Learning Approach " is accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
[August 2019] Congratulate Jimiao on his paper "Hierarchical Optimal Control of the Resilient Community Microgrid in Islanded Mode," accepted for publication and presentation in the 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Atlanta, GA.
[August 2019] Congratulate Yikui on his paper "Enhanced Combined-Cycle Unit Modeling: A Study on Operation Cost and Time-Dependent Startup Cost," accepted for publication and presentation in the 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Atlanta, GA.