Team

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Principal Investigators

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Dr. Sumit Paudyal [CREPES Director and Lead PI, FIU]
Eminent Scholar Chaired Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Florida International University

Email: spaudyal@fiu.edu

Phone: 305-348-8017

Power System Computational Laboratory

Area of Expertise: Smart Grid, Optimization, Power System Dynamics and Control, Power System Protection. 

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Dr. Paras Mandal [PI, UTEP]

Director, Power & Renewable Energy Systems Lab
Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Texas at El Paso

Email: pmandal@utep.edu

Phone: 915-747-8653

PRES Laboratory

Area of Expertise: Smart Grid, Cyber-physical Systems, Machine Learning,  Energy Market, Forecasting

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Dr.  Mebougna Drabo [PI,  AAMU]
Professor

Mechanical, Civil, and Construction Management 

Alabama A&M University

Email: mebougna.drabo@aamu.edu

Phone: 256-372-4136

Area of Expertise: Biofuels, Energy Conversions, Nuclear Radiation 

NNSA Laboratory Partners

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Dr. Brian J. Pierre [PI, SNL]
Manager, Electric Power System Research Department

Sandia National Laboratory

Email: bjpierr@sandia.edu

Phone: 505-284-7955

Area of Expertise: Power System Dynamics, Grid Stability, Optimization  

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Dr. Jhi-Yong Joo [PI, LLNL]
Engineer, Distribution Automation Lead

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Email: joo3@llnl.edu

Phone: 925-422-0074

Area of Expertise: Distributed Energy Resources, Demand Response, Optimization and Contolu

Team Members
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Dr. Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman [CO-PI, FIU]
Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Florida International University

Email: marahman@fiu.edu

Phone: 305-348-3724

Analytics for Cyber Defense (ACyD) Laboratory

Area of Expertise: Security of Smart Grids, Cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things

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 Dr. Sandra L Oviedo Ramirez

Senior Program Evaluator
Office of Research and Sponsored Research

University of Texas at El Paso

Email: sloviedoramirez@utep.edu

Phone: 915-747-8454