Principal Investigators Dr. Sumit Paudyal [CREPES Director and Lead PI, FIU]Eminent Scholar Chaired Associate ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringFlorida International UniversityEmail: spaudyal@fiu.eduPhone: 305-348-8017Power System Computational LaboratoryArea of Expertise: Smart Grid, Optimization, Power System Dynamics and Control, Power System Protection. Dr. Paras Mandal [PI, UTEP]Director, Power & Renewable Energy Systems LabAssociate ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Texas at El PasoEmail: pmandal@utep.eduPhone: 915-747-8653PRES LaboratoryArea of Expertise: Smart Grid, Cyber-physical Systems, Machine Learning, Energy Market, Forecasting Dr. Stephen U. Egarievwe [PI, AAMU]ProfessorElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceAlabama A&M UniversityEmail: stephen.egarievwe@aamu.eduPhone: 256-372-8952Area of Expertise: Nuclear Engineering, Quantum Optics, Data Analytics NNSA Laboratory Partners Dr. Felipe Wilches-Bernal [PI, SNL]Senior ResearcherSandia National LaboratoryEmail: fwilche@sandia.eduPhone: 505-845-8292Area of Expertise: Renewable Energy Systems, Resilient Control Dr. Jhi-Yong Joo [PI, LLNL]Engineer, Distribution Automation LeadLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryEmail: joo3@llnl.eduPhone: 925-422-0074Area of Expertise: Distributed Energy Resources, Demand Response, Optimization and Contol Team Members Dr. Osama A. Mohammed, FIEEE [CO-PI, FIU]Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of ResearchFlorida International UniversityEmail: mohammed@fiu.eduPhone: 305-348-3040Energy System Research LaboratoryArea of Expertise: Smart Grid, Power and Energy, Electric Machines and Drives, Power Electronics Dr. Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman [CO-PI, FIU]Assistant ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringFlorida International UniversityEmail: marahman@fiu.eduPhone: 305-348-3724Analytics for Cyber Defense (ACyD) LaboratoryArea of Expertise: Security of Smart Grids, Cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things Dr. Trina Fletcher [CO-PI, FIU]Assistant Professor of Engineering EducationSUCCEEDFlorida International UniversityFletcher Research GroupEmail: trfletch@fiu.eduPhone: 305-348-0196Area of Expertise: Diversity, equaity, and inclusion in STEM Dr. David Roelant Associate Director of ResearchApplied Research Center (ARC)Florida International UniversityEmail: roelantd@utep.eduPhone: 305-348-6625 Dr. Chris Ford Applied Research Center (ARC)Florida International University Email: jaford@utep.edu Phone: 305-348-1817 Dr. Sai Mounika Errapotu [CO-PI, UTEP]Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Texas at El PasoEmail: serrapotu@utep.eduPhone: 915-747-6964Cyber Physical Systems Privacy and Security Enhanced Computing (CyPSEC) LaboratoryArea of Expertise: Cyber-security, Information Security and Privacy, Hardware Security Dr. Sandra L Oviedo RamirezSenior Program EvaluatorOffice of Research and Sponsored ResearchUniversity of Texas at El PasoEmail: sloviedoramirez@utep.eduPhone: 915-747-8454