Student Awards

Best Graduate Presentation Award

Presenter: Mohamad Fares El Hajj Chehade
Paper title: Should we use model-free or model-based control? A case study of battery management systems

Runner-Up Graduate Presentation Awards

Presenter: Richard Asiamah
Paper title: Performance Assessment of Data Sampling Strategies for Neural Network-based Voltage Approximations

Presenter: Sebastian Martinez Lizana
Paper title: Application of Orthogonal Projectors in Power System Dynamics

Honorable Mention Graduate Presentations

Presenter: Shreepooja Singh
Paper title: Flicker Suppression in Distributed Wind Turbines with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology: Implementation and Feasibility Analysis

Presenter: Xavier Farrell
Paper title: Evaluating Probabilistic Load Forecasting in Predicting Long-Term Household Savings from Electricity Rate Plan Recommendations

Presenter: Sarangan Rajendran
Paper title: Diversifying Transmission Planning of Wind-Heavy Systems by Incorporating Dynamic Line Rating Sarangan Rajendran

Best Undergraduate Presentation Award

Presenter: Luis Garza
Paper title: Cyber-Attacks in Inverter-Based Islanded Microgrids Considering DER Dynamics

Runner-Up Undergraduate Presentation Awards

Presenter: Nicolas Martins
Paper title: Optimal Battery Locations for Shiftable Loads in Distribution Systems

Presenter: Eric Lu
Paper title: Electricity Price Forecasting Enhancement Using Combined Model

Honorable Mention Undergraduate Presentations

Presenter: Benjamin Nguyen
Paper title: Data Cleaning in Large Customer-Owned Electricity Meter Systems

Presenter: Andrew Warner
Paper title: Enhancing Multivariate Cost Optimization in Nuclear Regional Grids: Evaluating Control Rod Motion Versus Steam-Bypass Strategies

Presenter: Franco Garrido
Paper title: Inertia distribution and location of damping controllers in the Chilean Interconnected System