Education, Experience, and Awards

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

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

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

Precourt Scholar                                                  Stanford University   (2025-2026)
Associate Professor                                            University of Illinois Chicago  (2025-present)
Assistant Professor                                               University of Illinois Chicago  (2018-2025)
Senior Consultant and Technical Lead        Siemens USA, MN, USA  (2017-2017)
Project Manager and Consultant                    Siemens Global Headquarters, Erlangen, Germany  (2014-2017)
Research Scholar                                                   Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (2013-2013)

• Best Paper Award, 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2025)
• Best Paper Award, IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy (One of the two best papers selected from publications between Oct 2021 and Sep 2024)
• Best Paper Award 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 Award 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 Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering (2012-2013)
• Outstanding Master Thesis Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Power Systems and Automation (2009)
• Top Academic Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Power Systems and Automation (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• NARI ELECTRIC Endowed Academic Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2008)
• Outstanding Bachelor Thesis Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, College of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (2007)