Staff
Ikponmwosa Idehen, Ph.D.
- Research Engineer and Smart Grid Control Room Lab Manager
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Power and Energy Systems, Texas A&M University, 2019
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Alabama, 2014
- B.Eng. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Benin, Nigeria, 2008
- Research interests include power systems energy management platforms and synthetic PMU data creation, analytics and visualization.
Komal Shetye
- Associate Research Engineer – Elig.
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power & Energy Systems, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2011
- B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, VJTI (University of Mumbai), 2009
- Research and industry projects focusing on power system geomagnetic disturbance modeling,
dynamics and stability, grid studies and model validation, and synthetic networks - Check out Komal’s Google Scholar page: [Scholar Page Link]
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Farnaz Safdarian
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Power, Louisiana State University, USA, 2020
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power and Energy Management, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran, 2014
- B. Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Power, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, 2011
- Research interests include distributed and decentralized optimization, power systems operation and planning, machine learning and data science, energy management, electricity markets, smart grids, and microgrids.
- Google Scholar page: [Scholar Page Link]
- Personal website [Personal Page Link]
Students
Brandon Allison
- Pursuing M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
- B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
- Research Interests include synthetic electric grid modeling and power system visualization.
Diana Wallison
- Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, current
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Power Systems
- B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2017
- Research Interests focusing on power system geomagnetic disturbance analysis and mitigation, power system stability.
Hanyue Li
- Ph. D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- M.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2017
- B.E in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2016
- Research interests include synthetic electric grid modeling and power system dynamic and stability.
Jessica Wert
- M.S. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- B.S. in Engineering Sciences, Smith College, 2018
- Research interests include synthetic electric grid modeling and visualization.
Juhee Yeo
- Ph. D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- B.E. in Energy Grid, Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea, 2017
- Research interests include synthetic electric grid modeling and visualization and power flow complexity assessment and cybersecurity.
Pooria Dehghanian
- Ph. D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas State University, 2017
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran, 2010
- Research interest: power system resilience, geomagnetic disturbance,
power system stability assessment, and smart electricity grid applications - Check out Pooria’s Google Scholar page: [Scholar Page Link]
Yijing Liu
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University
- B.S. from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, P.R.C., 2017
- Current research: power system transient stability analysis
Zeyu Mao
- Ph. D. student at Texas A&M University working on interactive simulation development
and cyber-physical system modeling - M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2017
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, China, 2015
Alumni
Ph.D. Thesis Students
Order |
Name |
Year Graduated |
Thesis Title |
| 24 | Cecilia Klauber | 2020 | Improving Power Grid Situational Awareness during Geomagnetic Disturbances Using Estimation and Visualization |
| 23 | Iyke Idehen | 2019 | Data Analytics and Wide-Area Visualization Associated with Power Systems Using Phasor Measurement Units |
| 22 | Tamara Becejac | 2018 | Synchrophasors: Multilevel Assessment and Data Quality Improvement for Enhanced System Reliability |
| 21 | Adam Birchfield | 2018 | Creation, Validation and Application of Synthetic Power Grids |
| 20 | Desiree Philips | 2018 | Towards Joint Water-Power Electric Grid Modeling |
| 19 | Shamina Hossaain | 2017 | Protecting the Power Grid: Strategies Against Distributed Controller Compromise |
| 18 | Xu Ti | 2017 | Valuing of Inertia and Fast-Acting Storage Devices in Interconnected Power Grids |
| 17 | Siming Guo | 2017 | Improvements to Power System Dynamic Load Model Parameter Estimation |
| 16 | Wonhyeok Jang | 2017 | Line-Limit Preserving Power System Equivalents |
| 15 | Maryam Kazerooni | 2016 | Enhanced Power System Resiliency to High Impact, Low Frequency Events |
| 14 | Trevor Hutchins | 2015 | Modling, Simulation and Mitigation of the Impacts of the Late Time (E3) High-Altitude Electrocmagnetic Pulse on Power Systems |
| 13 | Saurav Mohapatra | 2015 | Techniques for Determining Hidden Properties of Large-Scale Power Systems |
| 12 | Rajesh Bhana | 2015 | Methods to Ensure the Adequate Primary Frequency Response of Low Inertia Power Systems |
| 11 | Soobae Kim | 2014 | Power System Analysis Criteria-Based Computational Efficiency Enhancement for Power Flow and Transient Stability |
| 10 | Sudipta Dutta | 2012 | Data Mining and Graph Theory Focused Solutions to Smart Grid Challenges |
| 9 | Kate Rogers | 2011 | Data-Enhanced Applications for Power Systems Analysis |
| 8 | Aquino, Angel | 2010 | Distributed and Decentralized Control of the Power Grid |
| 7 | Davis, Charles 2007 | 2009 | Multiple Element Contingency Screening |
| 6 | Tate, Zeb | 2008 | Event Detection and Visualization Based on Phasor Measurement Units for Improved Situational Awareness |
| 5 | Cheng, Xu | 2006 | Electricity Market Pricing, Risk Hedging and Modeling |
| 4 | Sun, Yan | 2004 | |
| 3 | Correia, Pedro | 2002 | |
| 2 | Klump, Raymond | 2000 | |
| 1 | Weber, Jamie | 1999 |
M.S. Thesis Students
Order |
Name |
Year Graduated |
Thesis Title |
| 44 | Brandon Thayer | 2020 | Automating Voltage Control of the Electric Transmission Grid with PowerWorld and Deep Reinforcement Learning |
| 43 | Matthew Gaskamp | 2020 | Single User Real-Time Dynamic Geomagnetic Disturbance Simulations of Power Systems |
| 42 | Yiqiu Zhang | 2019 | Evaluating Static and Dynamic Impacts of Geomagnetic Disturbances on Interconnected Power Grids |
| 41 | Raymund Lee | 2018 | Evaluating a Power Grid’s Vulnerability to High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulses Using Detailed Earth Conductivity Models |
| 40 | Zeyu Mao | 2017 | A Power System and Synchrophasor Communications Network Co-Simulation Testbed with a Real-Time Cyber Security Application |
| 39 | Kathleen Gegner | 2017 | Phasor Measurement Units, Analytics, and the Future Electric Grid |
| 38 | Bui Uyen | 2017 | Geomagnetically Induced Current Sensitivity to Assumed Substation Grounding Resistance in the Power System |
| 39 | Kathleen Gegner | 2017 | Phasor Measurement Units, Analytics, and the Future Electric Grid |
| 38 | Bui Uyen | 2017 | Geomagnetically Induced Current Sensitivity to Assumed Substation Grounding Resistance in the Power System |
| 37 | Adam Birchfield | 2016 | The Creation of Synthetic Power Grids |
| 36 | Beverly Raposa | 2016 | Automation tools for the verification and validation of transient stability models |
| 35 | Oladipupo Ogunnbi | 2015 | An Economic Validation of Solar Energy Potential in Nigeria |
| 34 | Yuchen Hughes | 2014 | Real-Time Validation of Power System Transient Stability Simulation Results |
| 33 | Shamina Hossain | 2014 | Intelligent Distribution Fault Location Using Voltage Magnitude Measurements |
| 32 | Desiree Philips | 2014 | Distribution System Analysis Using Local-Area Voltage Measurements |
| 31 | Joseph Silvers | 2013 | Transient Verification of Generic Wind Turbine Models |
| 30 | Hao Liu | 2013 | Smart-Grid Enabled Distributed Reactive Power Support with Conservation of Voltage Reduction |
| 29 | Trevor Hutchins | 2012 | Geomagnetically Induced Currents and Their Effect on Power Systems |
| 28 | Chris Recio | 2012 | The Utilization of Power Converters in Consumer Products for Distributed Reactive Power Support |
| 27 | Saurav Mohapatra | 2012 | Drivers of Change in the North American Electric Grid |
| 26 | Siming Guo | 2012 | Parameter Estimation of a Composite Load Model Using a Hybrid Approach |
| 25 | Komal Shetye | 2011 | Validation of Power System Transient Stability REsults |
| 24 | Thomas Nicol | 2011 | Privacy Protection Through Limited Load Signal Distortion |
| 23 | Alex Westendorf | 2011 | Power System Transient Stability Analysis of Stiff Systems Using the Multirate Method |
| 22 | Chris Reeg | 2011 | Nonintrusive Load Monitoring for Verification and Diagnostics |
| 21 | Prosper Panumpabi | 2010 | Wind Turbine Low Voltage Ride Through Analysis |
| 20 | Héctor Beltrán Mora | 2009 | Modern Portfolio Theory Applied to Electricity Generation Planning |
| 19 | Leilei Xiong | 2009 | Visualizing Market Power in Real-time Electric Power Systems |
| 18 | Renata Revelo | 2009 | Impact Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Power System Regulation and Control |
| 17 | Kate Rogers | 2009 | Power System Control with Distributed Flexible AC Transmission System Devices |
| 16 | Steve Judd | 2008 | Electric Grid Aspects of Pluggable Hybrid Vehicles |
| 15 | David Maggio | 2006 | Transmission Corridor Analysis using Power Transfer Distribution Factors |
| 14 | David Savageau | 2006 | Adaptive Influence Distance Algorithm for Contouring Bus-Based Power System Data |
| 13 | Charles Davis | 2005 | |
| 12 | Zeb Tate | 2005 | |
| 11 | Phil Chorazy | 2002 | |
| 10 | Oscar Munoz | 2002 | |
| 9 | Craig Martini | 2000 | |
| 8 | Yiqing Zhu | 1999 | |
| 7 | Kollin Patten | 1998 | |
| 6 | Jamie Weber | 1997 | |
| 5 | Caroline Marzinzik | 1996 | |
| 4 | Raymond P. Klump | 1995 | |
| 3 | David K. Cullum | 1994 | |
| 2 | Doug Brown | 1993 | |
| 1 | Rezwan A. Lateef | 1992 |