Experiences
Research and teaching, academic activity, professional service, internships, leadership, licenses, and awards.
Research & Teaching
Graduate Research Assistant, CURENT, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Developed and maintained real-time simulation models for bulk power system validation as a developer of the CURENT Large-scale Testbed (LTB).
- Implemented contingency and dynamic disturbance scenarios for operational reliability studies.
- Supported hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) demonstrations of inverter-based resources and frequency stability performance.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Courses supported: Power System Analysis, Electric Energy System Components, Circuits II.
Academic Activity
Academic Journals
- Reviewed 3 manuscripts submitted to IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
- Reviewed 1 manuscript submitted to IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.
- Reviewed 2 manuscripts submitted to IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy.
- Reviewed 65 manuscripts submitted to IEEE Access (IEEE Access Exceptional Reviewer 2025).
- Reviewer for IEEE Data Description, Springer Discover Artificial Intelligence, and Springer Scientific Reports.
- Reviewer for IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2026) and IEEE SmartGridComm 2026.
- Assisted my advisor in reviewing several journals.
- The related record can be found on Web of Science.
International Conferences
- IEEE 5th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC 2022), Nanjing, May 2022.
- The 5th IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2 2021), Taiyuan, Oct. 2021.
- 2021 Joint Annual Conference of the Power System Committee – New Energy Committee of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering, Nanjing, May 2021.
- International Conference on Smart Grid and Energy Engineering (SGEE 2020), Guilin, Nov. 2020.
- 2019 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE Annual 2019), Beijing, Nov. 2019.
Professional Service
IEEE PES AI for Power Systems Coordinating Committee (AIPSCC)
- Support the Chair in launching and operating the IEEE PES AIPSCC website and communications.
- Coordinate development of the IEEE course “AI for Power and Energy Systems.”
- Lead AI-for-power survey initiatives to engage academia, utilities, and industry stakeholders.
IEEE PES Working Group on Machine Learning for Power Systems (MLPS)
- Supported working-group operations, including the website and technical resources.
- Managed member communications and coordinated mailing lists across academia and industry.
- Assisted in planning and logistics for general meetings and technical sessions.
- Facilitated knowledge exchange on AI applications in power system reliability and forecasting.
Community Volunteering — ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
- Support the animal-welfare initiatives of the ASPCA.
Internship
- Summer research intern working on AI/ML for electricity-infrastructure planning.
Frontiers Journals, Higher Education Press
- Promoted public awareness of the Frontiers Journals, an English academic journal series launched by Higher Education Press (HEP), through posters, online forums, and meetings with scholars.
Yangzhou Electric Power Co., Ltd., State Grid
- Analyzed load-overcapacity issues for commercial and industrial customers by evaluating peak demand patterns and contractual capacity limits.
- Conducted a cost-benefit analysis of mitigation strategies, including capacity upgrades, penalty payments, and shared energy-storage deployment.
- Developed an optimization-based scheduling strategy for shared energy storage to reduce peak demand and minimize total operating costs.
Huizhou Electric Power Co., Ltd., China Southern Power Grid
- Observed real-time dispatch-center operations and substation workflows to understand system monitoring, load balancing, and outage coordination.
- Completed electrical-safety training and field-safety assessments, gaining hands-on awareness of operational safety standards and compliance procedures.
- Facilitated communication between university representatives and utility personnel to support technical exchange and collaboration.
Leadership
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, North China Electric Power University
- Received and dispatched messages and materials, and allocated tasks in detail.
- Assisted teachers with daily management to better serve students.
Student Committee, North China Electric Power University
- Responsible for elections, proposals, candidate reviews, and the annual Congress.
- Served three terms as a member of the Student Committee.
Licenses & Certifications
| Jun. 2026 | Fundamentals of Engineering (FE), Electrical and Computer | NCEES [Credential] |
| Mar. 2026 | Research Security Training | CITI Program |
| Mar. 2026 | Physical Science Responsible Conduct of Research | CITI Program |
| Jul. 2024 | Conflict of Interest | CITI Program |
Awards & Honors
| May 2026 | Associate Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society | Sigma Xi |
| May 2026 | IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Member, Beta Phi Chapter | IEEE-HKN |
| May 2026 | IEEE Access Exceptional Reviewer | IEEE Access |
| Jul. 2025 | IEEE PES PCCC Best Oral Presentation Award | IEEE Power & Energy Society |
| Oct. 2022 | Graduate Scholarship of SEU | Southeast University, Nanjing |
| Nov. 2021 | Graduate Scholarship of NR Electric Co., Ltd. | NR Electric Co., Ltd., Nanjing |
| Oct. 2021 | Graduate Scholarship of SEU | Southeast University, Nanjing |
| Nov. 2020 | Second Prize of China, National Post-Graduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling | Ministry of Education & East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai |
| Oct. 2020 | Graduate Scholarship of SEU | Southeast University, Nanjing |
| Jun. 2020 | “Excellent Graduate of Beijing” Honorary Title (Top 5%) | Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Beijing |
| Nov. 2019 | First Prize of Beijing, Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling | Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Beijing |
| Oct. 2019 | Undergraduate Scholarship of NCEPU | North China Electric Power University, Beijing |
| Sept. 2019 | Student of Merit of NCEPU | North China Electric Power University, Beijing |
| May 2019 | “National Excellent” Degree, National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program | Ministry of Education, Beijing |
| Oct. 2018 | Undergraduate Scholarship of NCEPU | North China Electric Power University, Beijing |
| Oct. 2018 | Scholarship of CPCEP Co., Ltd. | CPCEP Co., Ltd., Beijing |
| Sept. 2018 | Outstanding Student Leader (one recipient per school) | North China Electric Power University, Beijing |
| Oct. 2017 | Undergraduate Scholarship of NCEPU | North China Electric Power University, Beijing |
| Oct. 2017 | Scholarship of Beijing Banner Electric Co., Ltd. | Beijing Banner Electric Co., Ltd., Beijing |
| Sept. 2017 | Outstanding Student Leader (one recipient per school) | North China Electric Power University, Beijing |