Visualization of a connected energy network

Research

Resilient, efficient and socially aware energy systems.

We develop decision methods that connect grid physics, uncertainty, data and human behavior.

Research approach

Decisions grounded in both models and evidence.

Modern energy systems are increasingly renewable, distributed and interactive. Their operation depends not only on electrical constraints, but also on markets, uncertainty and the choices people make.

Our group combines optimization, simulation, machine learning and empirical studies to build methods that remain useful when those dimensions meet.

Operations Research

Optimization under uncertainty.

We formulate planning and operating decisions as rigorous optimization problems, balancing physical feasibility, reliability, cost and uncertainty.

Distributionally robust and stochastic optimization
Maintenance and reserve scheduling
Electricity-market clearing and pricing

Frequency response and reserve allocation chart

Power System Operation & Control

Keeping low-carbon grids secure.

Our power-system work focuses on dynamic security as renewable generation and demand-side resources reshape conventional operating assumptions.

Frequency-resilient unit commitment
Primary response and operating reserves
Resilient AC optimal power flow

Data-enabled energy network visualization

Machine Learning

Learning that respects the system.

We use data to improve forecasting, planning and operational decisions while retaining the physical and reliability constraints that define power systems.

Data-enabled operational models
Risk and uncertainty representation
Decision-focused prediction

University of Macau campus connected by smart-city technology

Socio-technical Systems

Energy systems shaped by people.

Technical policies work only when they account for social acceptance, fairness and behavior. We study those factors directly and bring the evidence back into system design.

Community microgrid operation
Residential demand and negative pricing
Fairness and essential-service priorities

Research outputs

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