Student research opportunities

Improving Tomorrow's Smart Grid

Project Code: CECS_903

This project is available at the following levels:
Honours, Summer Scholar, Masters

Keywords:

Energy Systems, Smart Grid, Disaster Management, Power Flow, Power Restoration, Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming, Robust Optimisation

Supervisor:

Dr Hassan Hijazi

Outline:

The world we live in is continuously changing and natural disasters are unfortunately increasing. The way we handle energy, its generation and consumption will affect the world we will leave behind for future generations.
The aim of this project is to develop efficient algorithms for a range of critical energy related problems for tomorrow's smart grid. The subject includes robust smart grid design and power restoration in disaster management.

Goals of this project

Develop reliable and scalable methods for solving complex energy related problems featuring nonlinear constraints, discrete decisions, and uncertainty.

Requirements/Prerequisites

Linear Programming

Student Gain

Real impact on real world problems.
Expertise in Mathematical Optimisation.
Direct contact with industry.

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