Peer-reviewed Journal Papers (published)
L. Gong, Y. Peng, C. Zhang, and Y. Fu, “Fully Parallel Optimization of Coordinated Operation of Electricity and Natural Gas Systems on High-Performance Computing,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 3499-3511, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2023.3235247.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10012064
C. Zhang, Y. Fu, and L. Gong, “Short-Term Electricity Price Forecast using Frequency Analysis and Price Spikes Oversampling,” in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 4739-4751, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3218712.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9937193
L. Gong, Y. Fu, M. Shahidehpour, and Z. Li, “A Parallel Solution for the Resilient Operation of Power Systems in Geomagnetic Storms,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 3483-3495, Jul. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2019.2962669.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8944306
L. Gong, C. Wang, C. Zhang, and Y. Fu, “High-Performance Computing based Fully Parallel Security-Constrained Unit Commitment with Dispatchable Transmission Network,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 931-941, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2876025.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8491393
M. Khanabadi, Y. Fu, and L. Gong, “A Fully Parallel Stochastic Multiarea Power System Operation Considering Large-Scale Wind Power Integration,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 138-147, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TSTE.2017.2719659.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7959067
L. Gong, Y. Fu, and Z. Li, “Integrated Planning of BEV Public Fast-Charging Stations,” The Electricity Journal, vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 62-77, Dec 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.tej.2016.11.010.
[Online]. Available: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040619016302184
Peer-reviewed Conference Papers (published)
P. C. Ekezie, C. Maduka, L. Gong, T. Lei, and Y. Xu, "Wave-to-Wire Modeling and Optimization for Grid-Integrated Wave Energy Conversion," accepted by 2026 Texas Power and Energy Conference, College Station, TX, USA, February 2026.
S. Steen, T. Lei, C. Luo, S. Shao, and L. Gong, "A Moss Growth Optimization Approach to Robot Path Planning," the 2025 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Hangzhou, China, 2025, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/CEC65147.2025.11043085.
C. Maduka, L. Gong, T. Field, J. Yousif, A. A. Eldek and T. Lei, "An Engineering Solution to Measure and Simulate Induced Voltage and Current on De-energized Transmission Lines," 2025 57th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Storrs, CT, USA, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NAPS66256.2025.11272417.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11272417
T. Lei, T. Sellers, C. Luo, L. Gong, Z. Bi, and J. Wang, “TOP-CK: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Adaptive Feedback Integrated Robot Path Planning,” accepted by the 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), July 2025.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11043085
C. Zhang, L. Gong, and Y. Fu, "Price Spike Classification and Regression Using A Hybrid Oversampling Method," 2022 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NAPS56150.2022.10012270.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10012270
C. Wang, L. Gong, and Y. Fu, "Parallel Co-Optimization of Unit Commitment and Transmission Switching," 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 2017, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273951.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8273951
M. Khanabadi, Y. Fu and L. Gong, "Market-to-Market Day-Ahead Scheduling Considering Information Privacy," 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 2017, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274508.
[Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8274508
Peer-reviewed Conference Papers (under review)
J. London, T. Lei, L. Gong, G. Li, and C. Luo, "A System-Level Multi-Objective Framework for Solar Tracking with Chaotic ABC MPPT", under review, 2026.
A. Gautam, L. Gong, and S. Cui, "Uncertainty-aware Energy Management of Data Centers Using Deterministic and Stochastic Optimization," under review, 2026.
P. Debnath, J. Osuorah, S. Ahmed, L. Gong, X. Li, A. Annamalai, and L. Qian, “The PVAMU Microgrid Testbed: Design and Engineering of Edge-enabled Smart Energy System,” under review, 2026.
Posters
P. Debnath, L. Gong, X. Li, and L. Qian, “PVAMU Campus Microgrid: Edge-Computing Assisted Operations,” 2026 Texas Power and Energy Conference, College Station, TX, USA, February 2026.
P. Debnath, L. Gong, and L. Qian, “Mobile Edge Computing for Big Data Analytics in PVAMU Smart Grid,” 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting, Austin, TX, USA, July 2025.
P. Ekezie, U. Akabueze, J. Li, K. Wen, L. Gong, and A. Abu-El Humos, "The U.S. DOE Solar Decathlon – Energy Performance Improvement for Engineering Building at Jackson State University," Jackson State University Engineering Week (EWeek) Symposium, Jackson, MS, USA, Feb. 2022.
C. Wang, L. Gong, and Y. Fu, "Parallel co-optimization of unit commitment and transmission switching," IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 2017.
Invited Talks and Presentations
L. Gong, “High-Performance Parallel Computing for Power System Optimization,” Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, March 2025.
L. Gong, “Design of Microgrid,” East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA, March 2024.
L. Gong, “Artificial Intelligence Driven Transmission System Protection Enhancements,” (slides sharing) Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Jackson, MS, USA, Oct. 2023.
Technical Reports (contributed to)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) Project Report: “Impacts of Geomagnetic Disturbances on the Pacific Gas & Electric Infra-structure - Assessment of the System Vulnerability and Resulting Mitigation Solutions”, Dec. 2018.
Southern Company, Energy Storage Project Report: “Utility Storage Integration Program: Prioritization of Energy Storage Needs in Southeastern U.S. - Resiliency of Energy Grids to Natural and Manmade Hazards and Extreme Events”, 2017.
Dissertation and Thesis
L. Gong, “Parallel Optimization Based Operational Planning to Enhance the Resilience of Large-Scale Power Systems,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA, May 2020.
L. Gong, “Integrated Planning of BEV Public Fast-Charging Stations,” Master Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, Dec. 2015.