Research Interests

• Complex System Operations and Planning

  • Power Systems, Electricity Markets, Renewable Energy Systems, 

  • Networks Resource Allocation

• Optimization and Learning Algorithms

  • Risk-Averse Optimization, Mixed-Integer Linear/nonlinear Programming

• Quantum Computing

  • Quantum Optimization Algorithm,  Quantum Machine Learning

Seminar

1. Quantum Hamiltonian Descent Algorithm for Nonlinear Optimization and Applications in Energy Systems, LANS Seminar (Joint Speaker: Jiaqi Leng),  Argonne National Lab, Feb/20/2025

2. Hybrid Quantum Classical Computing for Energy Systems Management,  webinar, UH ETI, NOV/19/2024

Publications

• Here are the selected publications from LORE Lab

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JOURNALS

1. Fan, Lei, Jianhui Wang, Ruiwei Jiang, and Yongpei Guan. "Min-max regret bidding strategy for thermal generator considering price uncertainty." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 29, no. 5 (2014): 2169-2179.

2. Fan, Lei, and Yongpei Guan. "An edge-based formulation for combined-cycle units." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 31, no. 3 (2015), pp. 1809–1819.

3. Fan, Lei, Kai Pan, and Yongpei Guan. "A strengthened mixed-integer linear programming formulation for combined-cycle units." European Journal of Operational Research 275, no. 3 (2019): 865-881.

4. Babaei, Sadra, Chaoyue Zhao, and Lei Fan. "A data-driven model of virtual power plants in day-ahead unit commitment." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, no. 6 (2019), pp. 5125–5135.

5. Fan, Lei, Chaoyue Zhao, Guangyuan Zhang, and Qiuhua Huang. "Flexibility Management in Economic Dispatch With Dynamic Automatic Generation Control." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 2 (2021): 876–886.

6. Zhang, Song, Amritanshu Pandey, Xiaochuan Luo, Maggy Powell, Ranjan Banerji, Lei Fan, Abhineet Parchure, and Edgardo Luzcando. "Practical Adoption of Cloud Computing in Power Systems—Drivers, Challenges, Guidance, and Real-World Use Cases." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 13, no. 3 (2022): 2390–2411.

7. Siyuan Wang*, Chaoyue Zhao, Lei Fan, and Rui Bo. "Distributionally Robust Unit Commitment with Flexible Generation Resources Considering Renewable Energy Uncertainty." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (2022). 

8. Fan, Lei, and Zhu Han. "Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing for Future Network Optimization", IEEE Network Magazine, 2022, SEP/OCT

9. Zhao, Zhongqi*,  Lei Fan, Zhu Han. "Optimal Data Center Energy Management with Hybrid Quantum-Classical Multi-Cuts Benders' Decomposition Method", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, August 2023.

10. Xinliang Wei, Lei Fan, Yuanxiong Guo, Zhu Gong, Yanmin Han, Yu Wang, "Hybrid Quantum-Classical Benders’ Decomposition for Federated Learning Scheduling in Distributed Networks", IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, Accepted, 2024

11. Samuel Kushnir ,  Jiaqi Leng ,  Yuxiang Peng , and Lei Fan, Xiaodi Wu "QHDOPT: A software for nonlinear optimization with quantum Hamiltonian decent", INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2024.   Arxiv Link

12. Mingze Li*, Siyuan Wang, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han.  "Quantum Assisted Combinatorial Benders' Algorithm for the Synergy of Hydrogen and Power Distribution Systems with Mobile Storage."  IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. (2025)

13. Jiaqi Leng, Yufan Zheng, Zhiyuan Jia, Lei Fan, Chaoyue Zhao, Yuxiang Peng, Xiaodi Wu, "Quantum Hamiltonian Descent for Non-smooth Optimization ", arXiv:2503.15878

1* Students Supervised

conferences

1. Dong, Feng, and Lei Fan. "Power system reliability assessment with full topology model." In 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2017.

2. Zhan, Junpeng, Meng Yue, and Lei Fan. "Reliability-Based Stochastic Transmission Expansion Planning Considering Uncertainties of Dynamic Thermal Rating and Wind Power." In: 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2019

3. Zhao, Zhongqi*, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "Hybrid Quantum Benders’ Decomposition For Mixed-integer Linear Programming." In 2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 2536–2540. IEEE, 2022.

4. Xuan, Wenlu*, Zhongqi Zhao, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "Minimizing delay in network function visualization with quantum computing." In 2021 IEEE 18th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS), pp. 108-116. IEEE, 2021. Invited Paper

5. Li, Mingze*, Hongliang Zhang, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "A Quantum Feature Selection Method for Network Intrusion Detection", In 2022 IEEE 19th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS), 2022. Invited Paper

6. Li, Ang*, Jiming Peng, Lei Fan. "Decentralized Optimal Operations of Power Distribution System with Networked Microgrids",  In 2023 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference, 2023.

7. Li, Mingze*, Siyuan Wang, Lei  Fan, and Zhu Han. "Coordinated Operations of Hydrogen and Power Distribution Systems" , In 2023 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT) NA, 2023. 

8. Simon Abongmbo*, Driss Benhaddou, Harish Krishnamoorthy, Lei Fan, Jian Shi. "Optimal Sizing of Islanded Microgrid using the Backtracking Search Optimization Algorithm with Standard Brownian Walk", In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2022.

9. Xinliang Wei*, Lei Fan, Yuanxiong Guo, Yanmin Gong, Zhu Han, Yu Wang. "Quantum Assisted Scheduling Algorithm for Federated Learning in Distributed Networks", In 2023 32nd International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2023, Invited Paper.

10. Li, Ang*, Jiming Peng, Lei Fan, and Pengwei Du. "Nonlinear Energy Arbitrage Models and Algorithms for Battery Energy Storage Systems in Electricity Market", In 2023 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 01-06. IEEE, 2023.

11. Li, Ang*, Jiming Peng, and Lei Fan. "Decentralized Optimal Operations of Power Distribution System with Networked Microgrids", In 2023 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2023.

12. Zhongqi Zhao*, Lei Fan, and Zhu Han. "Optimal Energy and IT Service Emergency Schedule for Internet Data Center", In 2024 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2024.

13. Mingze Li*, Lei Fan, Aaron Cummings, Xinyue Zhang, Miao Pan, Zhu Han. "Hybrid Quantum Classical Machine Learning with Knowledge Distillation", IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2024

14. Li, Mingze*, Siyuan Wang, Lei Fan, Jian Shi, and Zhu Han. "A Generic Mixed-Integer Linear Model for Optimal Planning of Multi-Energy Hub." In 2023 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2023.

15.  Zhongqi Zhao*, Lei Fan, Yuanxiong Guo, Yu Wang, Zhu Han, Hanzo Lajos. "QAOA-Assisted Benders’ Decomposition for Mixed-integer Linear Programming", IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2024

16. Xinyi Zhao*, Lei Fan, Fei Ding, Weijia Liu, Chaoyue Zhao."A Distributionally Robust Optimization Framework for Stochastic Assessment of Power System Flexibility in Economic Dispatch", IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting, 2024

17. Zhongqi Zhao*, Yiyun Yao, Lei Fan, Fei Ding, "Spatial-Temporal PV Hosting Capacity Estimation and Evaluation", IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting, 2024

18. Xinliang Wei, Lei Fan, Yuanxiong Guo, Zhu Han, Yu Wang, "Optimizing Satellite-based Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Networks via Quantum-Assisted Approaches", IEEE International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing, 2024

1* Students Supervised

Thanks for research funds

1. NSF

2. DOE ARPA-E, AMO

3. Breakthrough Energy

4. Broadreach Power