Please welcome Drs. Roy, Hammad, and Chen to the Smart Grid Center!
Sandip Roy, Ph.D. is a Professor and Director of the Global Cyber Research Institute in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He recieved his BS degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include Cyber-physical systems, Security and resilience, Monitoring/control of infrastructure networks, and Network dynamics and control. Research Website
Eman Hammad, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. She recieved her BS in electrical engineering from the University of Jordan, MS from Texas A&M University, and PhD from the University of Toronto. Her research interest include Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience of Future Networks, Hybrid Complex Systems, Critical Infrastructure Systems, Digital Trustworthiness and Reliable Integration of Emerging Technologies (5G/6G, IIoT, AI/ML), Autonomous and Human-in-The-Loop Cyber-Physical Operations, Cybersecurity Testing and Evaluation, and Cybersecurity Education.
Xin Chen, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining TAMU, he was a Postdoctoral Associate affiliated with MIT Energy Initiative at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Harvard University, the master’s degree in electrical engineering and two bachelor’s degrees in engineering and economics from Tsinghua University. Dr. Chen is a recipient of the IEEE PES Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, the Best Research Award at the 2023 IEEE PES Grid Edge Conference, the Outstanding Student Paper Award at the 2021 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, the Best Student Paper Award Finalist at the 2018 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, and the Best Conference Paper Award at the 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting. His research interests include Scalable Learning-Assisted Control and Optimization, Autonomous Coordination of Massive DERs, Carbon-Electricity Nexus and Grid Decarbonization, and High-Renewable-Penetration System Planning, Operation, and Control. Research Website