Ph.D.  Students

  • Tianyi Xu, Ph.D., Pre-Candidate (2023-present)
  • Chenfei Li, Ph.D., Candidate, (2022-present)
  • Jaeshin Park, Ph.D., Candidate, (2021-present)
  • Cheoljoon Jeong, Ph.D. Candidate, (2020-present)
    • Best Student Paper Finalist in the 2024 INFORMS QSR Section
    • University of Michigan Energy Solutions (IES) Graduate Fellows (2024-2025)
    • IOE Wilson Prize Winner (2023)
    • IOE Bonder Fellowship recipient (2021-2022)
    • Best Paper Finalist in the 2021 IISE Data Analytics & Information Systems subdivision (with Ziang Xu)
    • Best Student Paper Winner in the 2020 IISE Quality and Reliability Engineering subdivision
  • Youngchan Jang, Ph.D., 2021
    • Thesis title: “Data science in energy and environmental systems using multiple data sources”
    • First Position: Korea Army Research Center for Future & Innovation (KARFI)
  • Bingjie Liu, Ph.D., 2020
    • Thesis title: “Simulation Parameter Calibration with Field Operational Data: Methods and Applications”
    • Best Student Paper Finalist in the 2021 IISE Data Analytics & Information Systems subdivision.
    • Best Paper Finalist in the 2021 IISE Data Analytics & Information Systems subdivision.
    • First Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Zhejiang University
  • Qiyun Pan, Ph.D., 2019 
    • Thesis title: “Extreme Quantile Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification with Stochastic Simulation Models”
    • Best Student Paper Finalist in the 2017 INFORMS Quality, Statistics and Reliability (QSR) section
    • First position: Data Scientist at Precima
  • Mingdi You, Ph.D., 2017
    • Thesis title: “Statistical Models for Characterizing Heterogeneous Wake Effects in a Wind Farm”
    • Best Student Paper award winner in 2015 INFORMS Data Mining Section 
    • First position: Quantitative Analyst at Ford Motor Company
  • Youngjun Choe, Ph.D., 2016
    • Thesis title: “Reliability Evaluation and Uncertainty Quantification with Stochastic Simulation Models”
    • Best Paper Award in Energy Systems Track in the 2016 ISERC Conference
    • Mary G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarship Award Recipient
    • Best Paper Finalist in 2015 INFORMS Quality, Reliability and Statistics (QSR) Section  
    • First position: Assistant Professor at the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department of the University of Washington

2024 Informs conference group photo

At the 2024 INFORMS conference (Cheoljoon, Chenfei, me and Jaeshin)

Postdoc Researcher

  • Yossi Cohen (Jan. 2023-Dec. 2024)
    • First position: Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Rutgers University

Master graduates

  • Tianyi Zu, “Online change point detection for adaptive learning and monitoring”: 2022-present
  • Lanxi Xu, “Functional calibration with big data”; 2021-2022
  • Ziang Xu, “Parameter Calibration in Building Energy Simulation Models”; 2020-2021
    • Best Paper Finalist in the 2021 IISE Data Analytics & Information Systems subdivision (with Cheoljoon Jeong).
  • Shouran Li, “Nonparametric Importance Sampling Density with Stochastic Computer Models”; 2019-2020
  • Ziqi Wang (Summer 2020), Industrial and Operations Engineering, “Bayesian optimization for simulation parameter calibration”; 2020
  • Yanyi Song, “Characterization of Spatial Variations in Wind Farm”; 2015
  • Xuan Wang, “Smart Binning in Stochastic Simulation”; 2014
  • Youngchan Jang, “Online Learning for Electric Power Demand Prediction”; 2013

 Undergraduate major projects directed:  

  • Alex Schwendeman, “Structural load characterization and reliability assessment of offshore wind turbines”; (2024)
  • Gongyu Chen, “Functional clustering of building energy use patterns”; 2020
  • Garrett Schaub, “Understanding Building Energy Simulation”; 2019
  • Sejin Park and Steve Woo, “Spatial wind modeling and analysis”; 2019
  • Kan Ito, “Reliability Analysis of Offshore Turbines”; 2015
  • Chao Qin, “Wind Farm Design Optimization”; 2013
  • Sean Locke, “Investigation of Wind Turbine Performance with Different Designs”; 2013
  • Shijun Ma, “Nonlinear Control Optimization for Improvement of Wind Turbine Performance”; 2012
  • David Kalinowski, “Investigation of the Effects of Airfoil on Wind Turbine Reliability”; 2011
  • Carolina Rivera, “Understanding and Modeling Wind Turbine Operations; 2009- 2010