Lab Members

Presented below, is an overview of each GrID Lab member along with their respective research interests. Feel free to click on ‘more info‘ or their picture to gain further insight into their backgrounds, access their LinkedIn profiles, or explore their publications on Google Scholar.


Postdoctoral Scholars and Project Scientists

Adil Khurram

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akhurram [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Research: Optimization and control of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), statistical electrical load modeling, and forecasting of renewable energy resources.

Kohei Murakami

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k1murakami [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Research: Optimization, cybersecurity, and control of power systems and inverter resource-based microgrids.

Muhammad Mansoor

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mumansoor [at] ucsd [dot] edu

Research: Model Predictive Control based supervisory microgrid controller for optimization of multi-energy systems.


Doctoral Candidates and Doctoral Students

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ccortesa [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Solar resource assessment, solar forecasting, and distributed optimization and control of DERs

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m1murali [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Distributed control, optimization, power grids with a high share of renewable and DERs, and optimal control for battery energy storage systems.

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rgreenou [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Applications of decentralized/distributed optimal power flow (OPF) to extreme weather events.

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yic002 [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Optimal Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) dispatch for demand charge management and energy market participation, Electric Vehicles (EV) flexibility, and optimal EV scheduling for load shedding and marginal CO2 emission reduction.

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avghosh [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Application of control, probability theory, and convex optimization for smart charging/discharging of EVs and batteries.

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gmcclone [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Forecasting and control of DERs, and implementation and control of microgrids.

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mbenayed [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Convex optimization, reinforcement learning (RL), renewable energy integration, and environmental justice.

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chz056 [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Optimization, controls, machine learning, and energy systems.

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bepierce [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Renewable energy and data-driven methods.

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yig031 [at] ucsd [dot] edu


Research: Energy optimization, EV charging, machine learning, solar forecasting, and control of DERs.

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