Dr Yuchen Zhang

PhD in Electrical Engineering (University of New South Wales)

Dr Yuchen Zhang joined QUT as a Lecturer in School of Electricial Engineering and Robotics in 2024. He is also an ARC DECRA Fellow started in 2022.

He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree, Bachelor of Commerce degree, and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia in 2013, 2013 and 2018, respectively. He was a research associate at UNSW from 2018 to 2021, taking key roles in ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions. He was also a teaching-focused lecturer at Macquarie University, Australia in 2019.

He has worked collaboratively with researchers and research institutes in US, Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong. He has secured industry grants and worked in several industry-funded projects related to renewable energy, power systems, and maritime services in Australia. He is a key member in drafting IEEE P2781 Standard “Guide for Load Modelling and Simulations for Power Systems”.

He has conducted research in interdisciplinary areas across power engineering and artificial intelligence. His research interests include:

• Power system stability assessment and control
• Grid integration of renewable energy resources
• Wind farm planning, operation, and maintenance
• Data-driven system development
• Smart campus and smart city
• AI applications in power engineering

Projects (Chief investigator)

• Data-driven Wide-area System Strength Monitoring under Weak Grid Conditions

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