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 [at] 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 is in control and optimization for reliable and sustainable networked systems, such as power grid. He received Caltech PhD thesis prizes, Hong Kong RGC Early Career Award, and IEEE PES Prize Paper Award.

Recent / Selected Publications
  • 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.
  • 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 Power & Energy Society 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