Education, Experience, and Awards

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland                                                                                   2014
Advisor: Professor Chen-Ching Liu
Thesis title: System security and protection coordination of AC grids with wind power integration

Master in Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China                                   2009
Thesis title: A novel VSC-based excitation system

Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China                               2007
Thesis title:WAMS-based rotor angle stability detection

Assistant Professor                                 University of Illinois at Chicago  (2018-present)
Senior Consultant                                    Siemens PTI, MN, USA  (2017-2018)
Project Manager and Consultant    Siemens PTI headquarters, Erlangen, Germany  (2014-2017)
Research Scholar                                    Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (2013-2013)

• Best Paper at 2024 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2024)
• Distinguished Senior R&D Award (IEEE Chicago Section – 2022)
• Outstanding Engineer Award (Category: 15+ years of experience, IEEE PES Chicago Chapter – 2022)
• Best Paper at 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2016)
• Outstanding Reviewer of IEEE Trans. on Power Systems (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2014)
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (University College Dublin, School of EECE – 2012/2013)
• Outstanding Master/Bachelor Thesis (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, College of EE – 2009/2007)
• Top Academic Award (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, College of EE – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• NARI ELECTRIC Endowed Academic Award (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2008)