ZHAO Changhong

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


Research Interest
  • Optimization and control
  • Networked systems
  • Cyber-physical 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 [@] ie.cuhk.edu.hk

 

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

His research aims to make networked systems (e.g., power grid) more reliable, economical, and sustainable, by discovering and applying cutting-edge theory and algorithms in optimization and control. He was a recipient of the Demetriades Prize for best thesis in renewable energy, the Charles Wilts Prize for outstanding research in EE at Caltech, the Hong Kong RGC Early Career Award, and the IEEE PES Prize Paper Award.

 

Recent / Selected Publications
  • Y. Chen and C. Zhao. Improved approximation of dispatchable region in radial distribution networks via dual SOCP. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2022.3226894.
  • 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, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2023.3244959.
  • H. Liang, X. Zhou, and C. Zhao. Hierarchical optimal power flow with improved gradient evaluation. American Control Conference, 2022, pp. 4547-4552.
  • T. Wu, C. Zhao, and Y. J. A. Zhang. Privacy-preserving distributed optimal power flow with partially homomorphic encryption. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 12(5):4506-4521, 2021.
  • 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; IEEE Transactions on Power Systems Best Paper.
  • 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
  • Cyber-physical systems
Courses Taught

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