Apr 16 2020, new research proposal approved: Hongcai Zhang (PI) and Dongdong Zhang (Co-PI), “Strategic operation and optimization of integrated energy systems in smart city,” the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macao, China, MOP$1,165,000, 2020-2022.

Jan 18 2020, new publication: T. Ahmad, H. Zhang, B. Yan, “A review on renewable energy and electricity requirement forecasting models for smart grid and buildings,” to appear in Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020.

Jan 14 2020, new publication: H. Zhang, Z. Hu, and Y. Song, “Power and Transport Nexus: Routing PEVs to Promote Renewable Generation Integration,” to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020.

Jan 01 2020, congratulations to our postdoctoral scholar, Dr. Dongdong ZHANG, for taking the assistant professor position of the College of Electrical Engineering at Guangxi University, Guangxi, China.

Dec 19 2019, new publication: H. Zhang, C. J. R. Sheppard, T. E. Lipman, T. Zeng, and S. J. Moura, “Charging Infrastructure Demands of Shared-Use Autonomous Electric Vehicles in Urban Areas.” to appear in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2019.

Nov 22 2019, new publication: T. Zeng, H. Zhang, and S. J. Moura, “Solving Overstay and Stochasticity in PEV Charging Station Planning with Real Data,” to appear in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2019.

Nov 04 2019, Dr. Xiaohe YAN has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. YAN obtained his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Bath, UK, in 2019. Dr. YAN is a receipt of the “UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class B).”

Oct 15 2019, Dr. Chao HUANG has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. HUANG obtained his PhD degree in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from the City University of Hong Kong, in 2017. Dr. HUANG is a receipt of the “UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class A).” He is also an Associate Professor with the University of Science and Technology Beijing (since 2018).

Oct 03 2019, new publication: H. Zhang, C. J. R. Sheppard, T. E. Lipman, and S. J. Moura, “Joint Fleet Sizing and Charging System Planning for Autonomous Electric Vehicles,” to appear in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2019.

Sep 27 2020, new research proposal approved: Hongcai Zhang (PI), “Strategic operation and optimization of autonomous electric fleet,” the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation, China, RMB100,000, 2020-2022.

Sep 23 2019, Dr. Tanveer Ahmad has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. Ahmad obtained his PhD degree in Thermal Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2019. Dr. Ahmad is a receipt of the “UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class A).”

Sep 18 2019, Prof. Hongcai Zhang and Dr. Dongdong Zhang are recognized as the “Global Top 1% Reviewers in Engineering” by Clarivate Analytics Publons.

Sep 02 2019, Dr. Biao YAN has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. Yan obtained his PhD degree in civil engineering from Sichuan University. Before joining UM, he was a lecturer at Guangdong University of Technology.

Aug 28 2019, I’m appointed as an Associate Editor for journal “IET Electrical Systems in Transportation.”

Aug 09 2019, our postdoc Dr. Dongdong ZHANG has received the “UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class A).”

Aug 05 2019, Dr. Dongdong ZHANG graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar.

July 12 2019, Prof. Yonghua SONG has been elected member of Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe). Check the news.

April 01 2019, I joined the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City at University of Macau as an assistant professor.