Trustworthy AI
Decision-focused learning, non-intrusive learning and explainable learning.
Optimization under Uncertainty
Chance-constrained optimization, distributionally robust optimization, stochastic optimization and online optimization.
Market Design
Market power detection and regulation, capacity market design, peer-to-peer and sharing market design, and storage bidding.
About
Background
Ning Qi is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University, working with Prof. Bolun Xu. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2023, advised by Prof. Lin Cheng, and his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2018, advised by Prof. Yanxia Zhang and Prof. Yunfei Mu. Before joining Columbia, he was a research fellow at the Digital Power System Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, working with Prof. Feng Liu. He was a visiting scholar at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2022, hosted by Prof. Pierre Pinson and Prof. Mads R. Almassalkhi.
Positions
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University (Advisor: Prof. Bolun Xu) 2024.03–Present
- Research Fellow, Digital Power System Lab, Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University (Advisor: Prof. Feng Liu) 2023.07–2024.02
- Visiting Scholar, Management, Technical University of Denmark (Advisors: Prof. Pierre Pinson & Prof. Mads R. Almassalkhi) 2021.11–2022.11
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University (Advisor: Prof. Lin Cheng) 2018.09–2023.06
- B.E., Electrical Engineering, Tianjin University (Advisors: Prof. Yanxia Zhang & Prof. Yunfei Mu) 2014.09–2018.07
Featured
Research Highlights
Reliability-Aware Probabilistic Reserve Procurement under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty
Long-term Energy Management for Microgrid with Hybrid Hydrogen–Battery Energy Storage
Chance-Constrained Generic Energy Storage Operations under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty
Problem-Driven Scenario Reduction Framework for Power System Stochastic Operation
Locational Energy Storage Bid Bounds for Facilitating Social Welfare Convergence
Privacy-Preserving Opportunity Cost Bounds for Efficient Energy Storage Market Coordination
Recent
News
- 2026.09Paper accepted by Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems: “Dynamic Socioeconomic Event-Aware Load Forecasting: An LLM-Empowered Architecture.”
- 2026.09Paper accepted by IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy: “Periodic-SOC-Constraint-Free Full-Timescale HESS Management in Industrial Microgrids via Hierarchical MPC and Micro Trajectory Inverse Projection.”
- 2026.09Appointed Associate Editor of Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems and Secretary of the IEEE PES Task Force on Network-Aware Trustworthy AI for Multi-Energy Systems with DERs.
- 2026.07Serving as Section Chair (Best Paper & Paper Forum), “Analytic Methods for Power Systems,” IEEE PES General Meeting 2026.
- 2026.04Invited seminar at San Diego State University: “Powering the Energy Transition with Intelligent Energy Storage: From Data to Decisions.”
- 2026.03Paper accepted by IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics: “Privacy-Preserving Opportunity Cost Bounds for Efficient Energy Storage Market Coordination.”
- 2026.02Paper accepted by IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid: “Exact Analytical Solution for Self-Scheduling of Energy Storage with Piecewise Objective and Energy Loss Functions.”
- 2026.02“Online Dispatch of Multi-duration Energy Storage with Explainable Reference Learning” is published in Applied Energy.
- 2026.01Our paper “Grid-Aware Real-Time Dispatch of Microgrid with Generalized Energy Storage” appears in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 17.
- 2026.01Our Applied Energy paper on hybrid hydrogen–battery storage is recognized as an ESI Highly Cited & Hot Paper.
- 2025.07Panel Co-Chair on energy storage market integration at IEEE PES General Meeting 2025; invited talk on strategic battery behaviors.
- 2025.06“Locational Energy Storage Bid Bounds” is published in IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation.
- 2025.04“Problem-Driven Scenario Reduction Framework” is published in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 40.
- 2025.03Named Outstanding Reviewer (Top 5) of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, and Outstanding Reviewer & Youth Editorial Board Member of Energy Conversion and Economics.
- 2025.01Recognized as Highly Cited Scholar (Top 5%) by CNKI.
- 2024.10Two U.S. patent applications on power system unit commitment and day-ahead scheduling are published.
- 2024.07Best Conference Paper Award at IEEE PES General Meeting 2024 for “Reliability-Aware Probabilistic Reserve Procurement under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty.”
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Publications & Activities
Funding
Research Grants
Carrizo Pumped Storage Hydropower: Seasonal Storage for Fully Decarbonized Grids
Low-Temperature Membraneless Carbon Dioxide Electrolyzers for Low-Cost Production of Ethanol under Dynamic Conditions
Advanced ISO Models for Storage and Hybrid Resources Operation
Data-Driven Thermostat Dynamic Behavior Modeling
Trustworthy Response of Virtual Power Plant with Scalable Flexible Resources
Operational Reliability Evaluation and Improvement Technology of Large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems
Key Technologies of Large-Scale Second-Life Battery Energy Storage Systems
Multi-Agent and Multi-Energy Virtual Power Plant under the Energy Internet Environment
Active Distribution System Planning Based on Data Mining, Risk Hedging and Economic Incentives
Generation–Network–Load–Storage Coordinated Development and Power System Reliability Assessment
Three National College Students’ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Projects (smart buildings, FPGA energy simulator, PV cleaning robot)