In today’s increasingly energy deficient world, there are a number of initiatives to reduce energy consumption. One of these is the Smart Grid, designed to decrease the amount of energy used by the electrical power generation sector. The Smart Grid has two important features: demand side control at the consumer level and integration of distributed energy systems (renewable energy power generation) into the power grid.

The goal of this project is to develop control laws designed to: stabilize supply-demand curves in the Smart Grid; optimize several metrics related to unnecessary power generation, financial costs, and quality-of-service; and effectively balance power generation between power plants and distributed energy systems. Of particular interest will be to investigate the effects of time delays and network structures on the stability and performance of the Smart Grid.

Education

MS in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, MA         2011 – ongoing

Thesis: Control Laws for Power Generation in the Smart Grid

Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Rifat Sipahi

BS in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, MA    2005 - 2009 

Senior Project: Pressure Control of Fiber Optic Probes Used in Optical Biopsy

Senior Advisor: Prof. Irving Bigio

Hobbies

Music (Playing keyboard and saxophone), Running, Pick-up Football/Soccer, Trivia, Movies