Funding

Federal

  • CAREER: Optimal Interdependent Operation of Electricity Distribution Grids and Water Distribution Systems in Smart Cities
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • SRS RN: Sustainable Transportation Electrification for an Equitable and Resilient Society
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation/Subcontract through Texas A&M University
    Role: Senior Personnel (PI: T. Overbye/TAMU, C. Lima/UTSA)
  • Integrated Framework for Detection and Mitigation of GPS Spoofing Attacks in Smart Grids
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
    Role: Principal Investigator (Co-PIs: A. Taha, D. Akopian)
  • Collaborative Research: Cherry-Picking Sensors and Actuators for Topologically Evolving Networked Dynamical Systems: Battling Contamination in Water Networks
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: A. Taha)
  • CIF: Small: Collaborative Research: From Communication to Power Networks: Adaptive Energy Management for Power Systems with Renewables
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • EAGER: Collaborative Research: Empowering Smart Energy Communities: Connecting Buildings, People, and Power Grids
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: B. Dong)
  • Collaborative Research: EAGER-DynamicData: Machine Intelligence for Dynamic Data-Driven Morphing of Nodal Demand in Smart Energy Systems
    Funding Agency: National Science Foundation/Air Force Office of Scientific Research
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • Acquisition of Real-Time Simulator for Intelligent Power Networks in Operational Energy Applications
    Funding Agency: US Department of Defense
    Role: Co-Investigator (PI: H. Krishnaswami)

State/Local

  • Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles (MHDVs) Electrification and their Charging Impact on Distribution Systems
    Sponsor: CPS Energy
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: S. Ahmed)
  • Self-adaptive protection of inverter-based power systems using explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Sponsor: CPS Energy
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: S. Ahmed)

UTSA

  • Dynamic Cyber-Attack Detection and Mitigation for Secure Smart Grids
    Funded by the UTSA Office of the Vice President for Research
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: A. Taha)
  • Enabling Robust Indoor Localization for Security and Emergency Applications
    Funded by the UTSA Office of Commercialization and Innovation
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI: D. Akopian)