Conducted research into black-box model-free optimization algorithms and applied time series analysis and machine learning techniques to analyze electric power distribution system phasor data.
Research Experience
July 2017 – Present: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), Research Scientist. Leads several projects at the intersection of control systems/optimization/machine learning and the electric power system.
January 2018 - Present: University of California Berkeley, Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Teaches data science fundamentals and programming techniques to graduate and upper division students.
January 2016 – July 2017: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), ITRI-Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellow. Researched model-free optimal control strategies for managing solar photovoltaic systems.
September 2008 – August 2009: Marine Renewable Energy Engineer, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NAVFAC-ESC), U.S. Navy. Researched ocean-based renewable energy technologies.
December 2006 – September 2008: Research and Development Engineer, Space and Naval Warfare Center (SPAWAR), U.S. Navy. Developed and tested control algorithms for unmanned underwater vehicles.
Background
A research scientist with a background in control systems, optimization, and machine learning, passionate about applied research. In addition to studying and applying algorithms from these fields to solve practical real-world problems, he greatly enjoys teaching both fundamental and advanced concepts in these areas.
Miscellany
Interests include teaching and conducting applied research in the fields of control systems, optimization, and machine learning.