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Biography
Hantao Cui earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2018), following his M.S. (2013) and B.S. (2011) in the same field from Southeast University, China. Prior to joining NC State, he was an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University from 2021 to 2024. He was the Chief Technologist of the CURENT Large-Scale Testbed (LTB), a winner of the 2020 R&D 100 Awards. He is the author of ANDES for power systems modeling and analysis and an NSF CAREER Award recipient.
Dr. Cui's research focuses on the application of mathematical and computer methods for renewable power system modeling, simulation and analysis. He specializes in large-scale simulation of converter-dominated and communication-integrated power systems by building open-source software.
Education
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Ph.D.
2018
Electrical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -
Master's
2013
Electrical Engineering
Southeast University, Nanjing, China -
Bachelor's
2011
Electrical Engineering
Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Research Focus
Awards & Honors
- 2024 - NSF CAREER Award
- 2022 - Best Paper Award (top 4%) at IEEE PES General Meeting
- 2020 - R&D 100 Award
- 2020 - Senior Member of IEEE
- 2019 - Outstanding Reviewer for IEEE Trans. on Power Systems
- 2017 - UTK Chancellor's Citation on Professional Promise