ZHAO Changhong

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


Research Interest
  • Control, optimization
  • Networked systems
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 [at] ie.cuhk.edu.hk

Dr. Zhao worked at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory before joining CUHK. He received Caltech PhD thesis prizes, RGC Early Career Award, and IEEE PES Prize Paper Award. His research is in the control and optimization of networked systems, such as power systems.

Recent / Selected Publications
  • K. Qu,** Y. Chen, and C. Zhao. Approximately adaptive distributionally robust optimization for energy and reserve dispatch. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2025. (**postdoc)
  • B. Fang,* C. Zhao, and S. Low. Convergence of backward/forward sweep for power flow solution in radial networks. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 2025. (*student)
  • H. Liang,* X. Zhou, and C. Zhao. A hierarchical OPF algorithm with improved gradient evaluation in three-phase networks. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 2024.
  • W. Huang** and C. Zhao. Deep-learning-aided voltage-stability-enhancing stochastic distribution network reconfiguration. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 39(2):2827-2836, 2024.
  • 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.
Research Interest

  • Control, optimization
  • Networked systems
Courses Taught

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