• Performed research in control theory, optimization, and reinforcement learning while collaborating with various faculty members, international researchers, and US national labs.• Authored one monograph and 18 research papers – nine accepted conference, four accepted journal, five under review. • Completed thesis titled “Capacity Estimation and Coordination of Flexible Loads for Grid Support.”• Presented technical research at more than 10 conferences and department… Show more • Performed research in control theory, optimization, and reinforcement learning while collaborating with various faculty members, international researchers, and US national labs.• Authored one monograph and 18 research papers – nine accepted conference, four accepted journal, five under review. • Completed thesis titled “Capacity Estimation and Coordination of Flexible Loads for Grid Support.”• Presented technical research at more than 10 conferences and department seminars.• Mentored numerous graduate and undergraduate students as well as 1 PhD student.• Developed Markov chain model for large collection of thermostatically controlled loads through Partial Differential Equations that lead to distributed control framework through convex optimization. • Used data to fit model for collection of thermostatically controlled loads for use in model predictive control architecture.• Wrote load scheduling algorithm through real time and time varying distributed optimization and verified for thermostatically controlled loads through testing on the openDSS software.• Built model for capacity of grid resources that goes beyond simple watt/watt-hour characterization through convex optimization. Show less

Summer Internship program.