Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS., Dec., 2014
Academic Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Sep, 2024 – Present
Assistant Professor (joint appointment), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, May, 2023 – Aug, 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Aug, 2018 - Aug, 2024
Assistant Research Professor, Distributed Analytics and Security Inst/Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, June, 2015 - July 2018
Postdoctoral Associate, Distributed Analytics and Security Institute, Mississippi State University, Jan., 2015 - May, 2015
Classes
ELET 4317: Computer-Based Electrical System Protection
ELET 4305/4105: Senior Design/Senior Design Lab
ELET 4397: Smart Grid
Research Interests
Energy systems decarbonization
Low-/zero-carbon multi-energy hubs and microgrids
Maritime transportation electrification
Human-centric energy transition
Smart grid cyber and physical security
Awards & Honors
President’s Circle Award, University of Houston, 2025.
Faculty Explorer Award, EnergyTech University Prize, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 2025.
Best Paper Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2025.
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2024.
Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Gulf Research Program (NASEM-GRP), 2024.
Emerging Leader Class of 2024, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), 2024.
Protégé (Cohort of 2025) of Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST).
Faculty Research Excellence Award, Technology Division of Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2022.
Young Editorial Board Member, Applied Energy (IF 11.446), Elsevier, 2022-2024
A full list of publications can be found on my Google Scholar.
