Dr. Yu Zhang

Dr. Yu Zhang received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2015. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Prior to joining UCSC, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research focuses on smart power grids, optimization theory, and artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on advancing the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of modern energy systems. Dr. Zhang is a recipient of the Hellman Fellowship (2019) and a co-recipient of the Early Career Best Paper Award from the Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment (ENRE) Section of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) (2021).