LDRD-DR FY10-12:
Optimization and Control Theory for Smart Grids
PI: Michael Chertkov (T-4) [Statistical Physics, Graphical Algorithms] co-PI: Russell Bent (D-4) [Optimization, Control Theory, Infrastructure Software] Investigators: Marian Anghel (CCS-3) [Network Analysis] Alan P. Berscheid (D-4) [Power Engineering] Scott Backhaus (MPA-10) [Experiment and Energy Hardware] Eli Ben-Naim (T-4) [Statistical Physics, Rare Events] Rajan Gupta (T-2) [Energy Policy, Modeling and Simulations] Mark C. Hinrichs (D-4) [Power Engineering] David Izraelevitz (D-6) [Multi-Objective Optimization] Feng Pan (D-6) [Operation Research] Nandakishore Santhi (CCS-3) [Information Theory, Software Engineering] Nikolai Sinitsyn (T-4) [Complex Networks] Gasper L. Toole (D-4) [Electrical Engineering] Fellows and PostDocs: Jason Johnson (CNLS & T-4, DFPD) [Graphical Models, Machine-Learning] Shrinivas Kudekar (NMC & CNLS) [Information Theory] Konstantin Turitsyn (CNLS & T-4, Oppenheimer Fellow) [Statistical Physics] -> Ass. Prof. at ME/MIT since Jan 2011 Lenka Zdeborova (CNLS & T-4, DFPD) [Combinatorial Optimization, Algorithms] -> CNRS researcher at Saclay (France) since Oct 2010 Graduate Students: Rene Pfitzner (NMC & CNLS, 07/2010-04/2011) [Statistical Physics] -> Graduate Student at ITH (Zurich) Petr Sulc (NMC & CNLS, 09/2009-08/2010) [Statistical Physics] -> Graduate Student at Oxford (UK) Institutional Collaborators/Advisers: LANL Utility and Infrastructure Division : A. Erickson [Data, Application] External Collaborators/Advisers: Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM): W. Ranken, S. Willard [Data, Application] Los Alamos Utility : J.E. Arrowsmith, R. De La Torre [Data, Application] Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): M. Daleh, D. Gamarnik, S. Mitter [Optimization, Control & Queuing Theory] UC Berkeley: P. Varaiya, K. Poola [Control Theory, Cyber Security & Power Grid] UC Santa Barbara: F. Bullo [Control Theory & Synchronization] U of Texas, Austin: R. Baldick [Power Engineering, Renewables] U of Michigan, Ann Arbor: I. Hiskens [Power Engineering, Load Control] U of Wisconsin Madison: I. Dobson [Grid Outages] U of Vermont: P. Hines [Grid Control] Pennsylvania State University: S. Blumsack [Grid Regulation] U of Arizona, Tucson: M. Stepanov [Rare Events, Optimization] University of Castilla-LaMancha: F. Milano [Power Solvers, Grid Control and Optimization] |
Submitted Proposal
Submitted Pre-Proposal Incomplete List of Relevant (Power Grid) Research Papers [bib] Some relevant Bookmarks Upcoming Conferences of Interest
Smart Grid Seminar Series
we run at LANL
mini-workshop:
Optimization and Control Theory for Smart Grids '2010
scheduled at CNLS/LANL for August 10-11, 2010
Our (this project already!) Recent Results:
Papers, Progress Reports and
Presentations
Our Old Publications Related to the Project: Optimization, Control & Inference [bib] Power, Energy [bib] Infrustructure and Power Networks [bib] |