১.Two fully funded PhD positions are available in my group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston (UH). The expected start time is January 2019 or August 2019. I am seeking for self-motivated and enthusiastic candidates who are interested in academic research in the power area. If interested, please send your full CV and transcripts to xli83@central.uh.edu; please also send me your GRE/TOEFL scores if available.

Preferred Qualifications:

• background in power system operations, reliability and optimization, and/or background in microgrid optimal sizing and energy management

• programming skills, including Java, Python/Pyomo, Matlab, AMPL

• experience with power system software such as PSS/E, Matpower, or OpenDSS

• experience with optimization tools such as Cplex, Gurobi, glpk

The University of Houston is classified as “R1 (Tier 1) – research universities (highest research activity)” in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In the 2019 U.S. News and World Report, the UH Cullen College of Engineering ranked #69 and the electrical engineering ranked #59. The University of Houston is an international university that has over 45,000 students and 2,600 faculties who speak over 100 languages at home.

Best,

Xingpeng Li

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Xingpeng Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ECE Department, University of Houston

Cullen College of Engineering Building 1

4726 Calhoun Road, Room N317, Houston, TX 77204-4005

Email: xli83@central.uh.edu

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Your CV should include your academic background, research experience, recent publications and three references.

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