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Research interests
- Power and energy systems
- Microgrid
- Inverter-based resources
- Safety-critical control
- Load modeling
Biography
Zixiao Ma received his BS degree in automation and MS degree in control theory and control engineering from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He earned his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in 2023.
Following that, he was a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Clean Energy Institute and in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
His research focuses on control theory and machine learning, with applications in inverter-based resources, microgrids and load modeling.
Resources
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Northeastern University
Master, Northeastern University
PhD, Iowa State University
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Researcher Selected Keywords
- Power and energy systems
- Microgrid
- Inverter-based resources
- Safety-critical control
- Load modeling
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Grants & Projects
- 1 Active
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Clean Energy Workforce Pipeline at Binghamton University Project
Zhang, Z. (PI), Ma, Z. (CoPI) & Bhattacharya, I. (CoPI)
03/2/26 → 05/30/27
Project: Research
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Cyber Resilience of Battery Energy Storage System Scheduling under Adversarial Attack on Load Forecasting
Chao, C., Ma, Z. & Zhang, Z., 2026, 2026 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies Conference, EESAT 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2026 IEEE Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies Conference, EESAT 2026).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle-Based Cyberattacks on Microgrids
Zhao, A. P., Li, S., Li, Z., Ma, Z., Huo, D., Hernando-Gil, I. & Alhazmi, M., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 62, 2, p. 3212-3225 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analytical Large-Signal Modeling of Inverter-Based Microgrids With Koopman Operator Theory for Autonomous Control
Ma, Z., Wang, Z. & Cheng, R., Mar 1 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 15, 2, p. 1376-1387 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Scopus citations -
Controlling Grid-Connected Inverters under Time-Varying Voltage Constraints
Ma, Z. & Zhang, B., 2024, 2024 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2024. IEEE Computer Society, (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Singular Perturbation-Based Large-Signal Order Reduction of Microgrids for Stability and Accuracy Synthesis with Control
Ma, Z., Wang, Z., Yuan, Y. & Hong, T., Jul 1 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 15, 4, p. 3361-3374 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Scopus citations