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Rahul Gupta

Assistant Professor, EECS, Washington State University (WSU).

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About

I currently hold the position of an Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Washinton State University. Prior to this role, I was a postdoctoral researcher (supervisor: Prof. Daniel Molzahn) within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology – EPFL, Switzerland (Jan 2023) Thesis link (Supervisors: Prof. Mario Paolone, Prof. Fabrizio Sossan)
  • M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology – EPFL, Switzerland (July 2018)
  • B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India (July 2014)

My research revolves around the domain of “Control and Optimization of Active Distribution Networks in the Presence of Uncertainties.” My primary objective is to devise methodologies that enable distribution grids to operate safely in the face of stochastic renewable energy sources. The key research themes can be found here

Current Openings

My group has opening of two Ph.D. students starting this Fall (August, 2025). If you are interested in joining my group, please send me your CV, Transcript and a short pargraph stating your motivation.

News

  • January 2025: Gave a talk on Dispatching Active Distribution Networks by Using Distributed Energy Resources at AGI SP25 Power Seminar Series Recording.
  • January 2025: Began teaching EE-485: Electric Energy Distribution Systems at Washington State University (WSU).
  • January 2025: Joined the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department at WSU as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor.
  • December 2024: Published the paper “Grid-aware Scheduling and Control of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for Dispatching Active Distribution Networks: Theory and Experimental Validation” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
  • October 2024: Delivered an invited seminar at INFORMS 2024, Seattle.
  • May 2024: Participated in an invited panel session at the SGSMA Conference 2024, Washington.

Honors and Awards

  • Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc Mobility Grant for postdoctoral stay at Georgia Tech Link.
  • EPFL PhD thesis Distinction in Electrical Engineering 2023 (awarded to the 8% best PhD theses of each EPFL Doctoral Programme).
  • Finalist in the Grid Edge Technologies Dissertation Prize Challenge 2023 and nominated for the ABB Thesis Award 2024, EPFL for my Ph.D. thesis.
  • Zanelli: technologie et développement durable prize 2018 for the best master project in the field of sustainable development: environment, economy or society, EPFL, Switzerland.
  • J.N. Tata Endowment Award and K. C. Mahindra Scholarship for financing master studies at EPFL.
  • Ashim Choudhury Memorial Gold Medal for overall academic topper among all the undergraduate Electrical Engineering Students of 2014 batch, NIT Rourkela.
  • Institute Silver Medal for academic topper among Students of 2014 batch, NIT Rourkela, India.
  • Sugat Kishore Mall Memorial Award for the best graduate in the electrical engineering batch of 2014, NIT Rourkela, India.
  • DAAD WISE-2013 Scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst), (German Academic Exchange Service) for an internship at the University of Bremen, Germany.