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Aranya Chakrabortty

Professor
University Faculty Scholar 2019
Electrical and Computer Engineering
FREEDM Systems Center
100-26 Keystone Bldg.
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695.      
Tel: 919-513-3529
Email: aranya.chakrabortty@ncsu.edu

Brief Biography

My CV can be found here.

New Papers & Results

  • Distributed reinforcement learning and control – TCNS21LCSS21
  • Co-designs of communication and control in CPS – Automatica 2022Automatica 2020Video link
  • Control of power systems with distributed energy resources – CSM
  • Model reduction based model-free wide-area control – TSG21
  • Clustering and model-reduction-based wide-area control   – IET20TCNS 2019
  • Graph Theory in power systems – IEEE Proc
  • Distributed wide-area control of power systems using sparsity promoting methods–ACC1ACC2
  • Distributed optimization for wide-area oscillation monitoring –  TSG CPS 1TSG CPS 2
  • Experiments on wide-area monitoring and control using our Exo-GENI WAMS network testbed – paper
  • Microgrid Control using Solid-state transformers – TPWRS

What’s Relatively New

  • June 2022 – Workshop on Control for Climate Change Solutions at KTH Stockholm
  • Feb. 2022 – New ARPA-E grant on microgrid controls lead by Lukic
  • Jan. 2021 – Best paper prize for IEEE Control System Magazine 2020
  • April 2020 – ARPA-E grant on power system risk analysis (PERFORM)
  • September 2019 – Two new NSF grants on CPS and Reinforcement Learning – linklink
  • March 2019 – Selected as University Faculty Scholar – link
  • Sep 2018 – NYPA Fellowship project on machine learning with PMU data
  • Apr. 2018 – EPRI project on hierarchical frequency control
  • Feb. 2018 – Co-organizing two workshops on Machine Learning & Control – NSFACC 2018

Teaching

NC State University:

1. ECE 451: Power Systems Analysis – Fall 2012, 2013
2. ECE 736: Power Systems Stability and Control – Spring 2013 – present
3. ECE 726: Advanced Feedback Control (Optimal Control) – Fall 2014 – present (odd years)
4. ECE 792: Adaptive Control & Reinforcement Learning – Fall 2018 – present (even years) – Course flyer
5. ECE 436: Digital Control Systems – Spring 2019

Texas Tech University:

1. Power Systems Dynamics and Stability – Fall 2009
2. Wind Power System Modeling and Simulation – Spring 2010

Links

IEEE ExploreSciencedirectNASPIFNETIEEE PESSAMSINSFPhase-plane diagrams for nonlinear systems