Research Associates


Alsaeed, Fahad

Doctoral Student

falsaeed3@gatech.edu

Fahad Alsaeed received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Prince Sattam University (Saudi Arabia) in 2017 and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the North Carolina State University in 2021. Previously, he worked for Honeywell as an electrical engineering from 2017 to 2018. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include renewable energy integration, mathematical optimization, energy management, and cyber-physical systems security.





Cai, Siyao

Doctoral Student

scai37@gatech.edu

Siyao Cai received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2016 and 2018, respectively. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include grid integration of distributed energy resources, protection of photovoltaic integrated distribution systems, and modeling of inverters.




Chen, Zhengrong

Doctoral Student

zrchen@gatech.edu

Zhengrong Chen received his B.E. in Automation and his M.S. in Control Theory and Control Engineering from the North China Electric Power University (China) in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering (as part of the dual-degree program) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2019. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include microgrid control, renewable energy integration, power system modeling and simulation, and machine learning applications to power systems.




Lau, Matthew

Doctoral Student

mlau40@gatech.edu

Matthew Lau received his B.S. in Mathematics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2022. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Computer Science in collaboration with both the Georgia Tech Information Security Centre and the PSCAL research group. His research interests include use of data-driven methods to detect and diagnose attacks in cyber-physical systems, statistical machine learning, and deep learning applications for anomaly detection.




Lu, Dayou

Affiliate Research Collaborator

dlu315@gatech.edu

Dayou Lu is an affiliate and long-term research collaborator with the PSCAL research group.




Ntwoku, Stephane

Doctoral Student

sntwoku3@gatech.edu

Stephane Ntwoku received his Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece) in 2007 and his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012. Previously, he worked in various industry roles for nearly a decade. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include grid integration of distributed energy resources and renewable energy. He also is a licensed professional Electrical Engineer for Black & Veatch. Additionally, he hopes to obtain three degrees across three different decades.




Obadolagbonyi, Osamuyi

Doctoral Student

osamuyi@gatech.edu

Osamuyi Obadolagbonyi received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Benin City (Nigeria) in 2014 and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Tuskegee University in 2018. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include time domain simulation of power systems, renewable energy integration, and machine learning.




Qwbaiban, Abdulaziz

Doctoral Student

qwbaiban@gatech.edu

Abdulaziz Qwbaiban received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2018. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include optimization of induction and permanent-magnet motors, centralized protection for electrical substations, and concentrated solar power plants.




Syed Afroz, Syed Sohail Feroz

Doctoral Student

safroz7@gatech.edu

Syed Sohail Feroz Syed Afros received his B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2022 from the Vellore Institute of Technology in India, and his M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2024 .

Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include grid integration of renewable energy sources, VSC-HVDC technology, and the impact of power converters on grid operation.




Thames, Kayla

Doctoral Student

kthames3@gatech.edu

Kayla Thames received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Morgan State University in 2021. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. Her research interests include power system protection, renewable energy integration, and machine learning.




Yang, Zan

Doctoral Student

zyang494@gatech.edu

Zan Yang received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Tianjin University (China) in 2017 and 2020, respectively. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering as part of the PSCAL research group. His research interests include distribution service restoration optimization, feeder reconfiguration optimization, and optimal power flow algorithms.