Projects & Demos
SPP Capacity Expansion Planning
Interactive dashboards for the 96,000-bus Eastern Interconnection reduced to 1,010 buses. Three demand scenarios with generation & transmission optimization.
Live DemoHVDC Macrogrid Design
High-capacity HVDC macrogrid transmission for the continental US. Benefit-to-cost ratios up to 2.5 under high-renewable scenarios.
IEEE Trans. Power SystemsInterconnections Seam Study
Value of increased HVDC capacity between Eastern & Western US grids. Results presented to U.S. Congress. Cited by Economic Report of the President (2025).
NREL · IEEE Trans.Offshore HVDC Grid Design
Designing offshore HVDC grid for the U.S. East Coast for offshore wind integration. DOE-funded collaboration.
Active ProjectDemand Response & 100% Renewables
Models to assess the role of demand response in reserve procurement in a 100% renewable future.
Active ProjectAI-Powered Planning Platform
Power system analysis platform incorporating AI solutions for major U.S. ISOs, in collaboration with Washington State University. DOE-funded.
Active ProjectResearch Interests
Research Grants
Total funded: $4.4 million since 2021
- PI $2.7M DOE funding (3 years) — Developing a US nation-wide ISO planning framework
- Co-PI $250K industry funding (2 years) — Novel network reduction approach for planning
- Sr. Personnel $1.5M DOE funding (3 years) — AI-powered power system analysis platform for major U.S. ISOs
Selected Publications
- The value of increased HVDC capacity between Eastern and Western U.S. grids: The Interconnections Seam Study. IEEE Trans. Power Systems, 2022. Cited by Economic Report of the President 2025
- Design and valuation of high-capacity HVDC macrogrid transmission for the continental US. IEEE Trans. Power Systems, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2020.
- Acceleration of umbrella constraint discovery in generation scheduling problems. IEEE Trans. Power Systems, Vol. 30, No. 4, 2015.
- Identification of umbrella constraints in DC-based security-constrained optimal power flow. IEEE Trans. Power Systems, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2013. IEEE PES Prize Paper Award
- Occupant-driven end-use load models for demand response and flexibility service participation of residential grid-interactive buildings. Journal of Building Engineering, 2024.
- Optimal sizing of battery energy storage systems in off-grid micro grids using convex optimization. Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 23, 2019.
Teaching
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Power System Planning · Iowa State UniversityFall 2024
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Economic Systems for Electric Power Planning · Iowa State UniversityFall 2018
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Introduction to Wind Energy: System Design & Delivery · Iowa State UniversityFall 2016
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Introduction to AC Circuit & Motor · Iowa State UniversityWinter 2017
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Power System Analysis · Iowa State UniversityFall 2015
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Power Engineering · McGill University Outstanding TA Award2011 – 2014
Honors & Awards
- FRQNT Postdoc Scholarship, ranked 3rd in Québec ($35K for 2 years) 2017
- IEEE PES Technical Committee Prize Paper Award, PES General Meeting, Washington, DC 2014
- Best Paper Award, 3rd place, North American Power Symposium 2016
- Ph.D. Thesis nominated for Prix d'excellence de l'ADESAQ 2015
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University 2013
- McGill International Doctoral Award ($27K for 3 years) 2008 – 2011