Graduate Students

The Wisconsin Power Systems (WISPO) research group is comprised of faculty, graduate researchers and undergraduate students doing research on electric power systems modeling, optimization and control. We are housed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our team has landed in Madison from all over the world, and we love it.

SOGOL BABAEINEJADSAROOKOLAEE

Sogol Babaeinejadsarookolaee

Ph.D. Student

babaeinejads@wisc.edu

she/her/hers

Power systems; optimization; synthetic grids; optimal switching

Ashley Hou

Ashley Hou

Ph.D. Student

amhou@wisc.edu

she/her/hers

Renewable energy; stochastic optimization; machine learning

Jiaqi Chen

Ph.D. Student

jiaqi.chen@wisc.edu

she/her/hers

Renewable energy; stochastic optimization;  distribution systems

Julia Lindberg

Ph.D. Student

jrlindberg@wisc.edu

she/her/hers

Algebraic geometry; electric power flow; optimization; numeric methods

Joe Gorka

Ph.D. Student

jgorka@wisc.edu

he/him/his

Machine learning; optimization; renewable energy

Carmen Haseltine

Carmen Haseltine

Ph.D. Student

hasetine@wisc.edu

she/her/hers

Grid operations; restoration time; transmission and distribution; resiliency

Noah Rhodes

Ph.D. Student

nrhodes@wisc.edu

he/him/his

Grid restoration; convex relaxations; grid – wildfire interaction; policy

Sofia Taylor

Sofia Taylor

Ph.D. Student

smtaylor8@wisc.edu

she/her/hers

Grid – wildfire interaction; power systems; climate change

Research Opportunities

We welcome post docs, graduate students and current undergraduate students who want research experience. If you would like to join our group, please reach out to one of our faculty for opportunities.

To apply to UW–Madison’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, check out the departmental academic page.