ZHAO Changhong

*SHB = Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Research Interest
  • Optimization and control
  • Networked systems
  • Smart grid
Courses Taught

  • Signals and Systems
  • Networks: Technology, Economics, and Social Interactions

ZHAO Changhong 趙常宏教授

Assistant Professor
SMIEEE
BEng (Tsinghua), MS, PhD (Caltech)
(852) 3943-5157
Room 806, SHB*
chzhao [@] ie.cuhk.edu.hk
Website

Changhong Zhao received BE in automation from Tsinghua University in 2010, and PhD in electrical engineering from Caltech in 2016. He joined CUHK in 2019 after spending years on R&D with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

His research aims to make networked systems (e.g., power grid) more reliable, cost-effective, intelligent, and sustainable, by developing and applying theory and algorithms in optimization and control. He was a recipient of best PhD thesis prizes at Caltech, the Hong Kong RGC Early Career Award, and the IEEE PES Prize Paper Award.

Recent / Selected Publications
  • W. Huang and C. Zhao. Deep-learning-aided voltage-stability-enhancing stochastic distribution network reconfiguration. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2023.3286406.
  • W. Lin, Y. Chen, Q. Li, and C. Zhao. An AC-feasible linear model in distribution networks with energy storage. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 39(1):1224-1239, 2024.
  • Z. Sun, Z. Yuan, C. Zhao, and J. Cortes. Learning decentralized frequency controllers for energy storage systems. IEEE Control Systems Letters, 7:3459-3464, 2023.
  • Y. Chen and C. Zhao. Improved approximation of dispatchable region in radial distribution networks via dual SOCP. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 38(6):5585-5597, 2023.
  • S. S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople. Optimizing DER participation in inertial and primary-frequency response. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33(5):5194-5205, 2018. IEEE PES Prize Paper Award.
  • C. Zhao, U. Topcu, N. Li, and S. H. Low. Design and stability of load-side primary frequency control in power systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 59(5):1177-1189, 2014.
Research Interest

  • Optimization and control
  • Networked systems
  • Smart grid
Courses Taught

  • Signals and Systems
  • Networks: Technology, Economics, and Social Interactions