Members

Current

Post-docs

• Xiaolin Chen (joined PIC Lab in 2024.02). Research topic: ML-enhanced power system resilience assessment and operation under extreme weather and climate change

PhD students

• Patrick Salter (joined PIC Lab in 2023.01, co-advised with Prof. Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco). Thesis topic: Data-driven modeling and control of grid-interactive buildings and communities
• Celina Wilkerson (joined PIC Lab in 2023.01). Thesis topic: Modeling, simulation and mitigation of DER cybersecurity (in collaboration with PNNL)
• Asmaa Romia (joined PIC Lab in 2023.01). Thesis topic: Data-driven forecasting and control of DERs for emission-aware community-scale energy management
• Emily Royal (joined PIC Lab in 2023.09, co-advised with Prof. Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco). Thesis topic: District energy system long-term hourly-resolution forecasting and planning
• Yi Liu (joined PIC Lab in 2023.09). Thesis topic: TBD

Master students

• Owen Cornmesser (started his master thesis research in PIC Lab in 2024.01). Thesis topic: Adaptive distribution system dynamic modeling for transmission system dynamic contingency analysis

Undergraduate students

• Maverick Savage (joined PIC Lab in 2023.08). Research topic: DER energy management system

Alumni