Staff
Mohamed Sadok Massaoudi
- Senior Research Engineer I
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2024
- Ph.D. in Electronics, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT), University of Carthage, 2021
- M.Eng. in Energy Engineering, National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), University of Monastir, 2018
- Undergraduate degree in Science, Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies of Nabeul (IPEIN), University of Carthage, 2015
- Power System and R&D Engineer, several companies, Tunisia (2018-2019)
- Research interests: Cyber-physical systems modeling, power systems stability and optimization, machine learning and deep learning in smart grids, grid cybersecurity, renewable energy integration, distributed systems, and microgrids.
- Google Scholar: [Scholar Page Link]
- Personal Website: [Personal Page Link]
Xiang Huo
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Utah, 2024
- M.S. in Control Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2019
- B.S. in Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2017
- Research interests include scalability, privacy, and security in optimizing and learning the operation of multi-agent systems, with a focus on their applications in cyber-physical power systems.
- Personal Website: https://xianghuoweb.com
Monique Glover
- Program Specialist II, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
- Administrative support staff for Dr. Kate Davis (January 2025 – present)
- 14 year Tenure as Texas A&M University administrative staff
- Personal interests include yoga, jogging, hiking, spending time with family
Students
Rhett Guthrie
- Ph. D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics (Double Major) at Texas A&M University in 2021
- Research interests include applied mathematics on power systems, and geomagnetic disturbances.
Khandaker Akramul Haque
- Ph. D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- M.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), 2020
- B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), 2015
- Research interests include power system cyber-physical resilience with machine learning
- Personal website: https://akramwired.com
Leen Al Homoud
- Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2021
- Research interests include power system modeling and analysis, cyber-physical power systems, distributed energy resources, smart grids, and power electronics.
Shining Sun
- Ph. D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
- M.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
- B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2016
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, 2013
- Research interests include power system cyber-physical resilience, situational awareness and system remediation solutions using intelligent techniques.
Andrew Maehl
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering form Montana State University, 2021
- Research Interests: Power systems, and Cyber-Physical reliance
Puneesh Kapoor
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2027
- Research interests include grid cybersecurity, cyber-physical power systems, and renewable energy
Madeline Kate Hugas
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B.S. on Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University 2028
- Research Interests: Cyber-physical power systems, smart grids, cyber-physical resilience
- Personal Interests: Digital art, sewing, and reading
Sai Srinivas Veeranadham
- M.Eng. in Cybersecurity at Texas A&M University, Class of 2026
- B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering at Amrita School of Computing, Class of 2022
- Research Interests: Cloud security, DevSecOps, automation, and the use of AI in cybersecurity
Morgan Roberts
- M.Eng. in Cybersecurity at Texas A&M University, Class of 2026
- B.S. in Computer Science at Texas A&M Univeristy, Class of 2023
- Research Interests: Cyber-physical power systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security and Protocols
Research Group Alumni
Mary Sue Bitar
- M.S. student in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2024
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2022
- Research interests include power system modeling and analysis, power system cyber-physical resilience, distributed energy resources, and smart grids
- Thesis: Common Operating Picture Enhancement for Cyber-Physical Data and Under Contingencies
Ethan Cope
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2023
- Research interests include testbed automation and orchestration
- Personal Website: https://ethan-cope.github.io/
- Research interests include power system cyber-physical resilience, situational awareness and security using intelligent techniques
- Undergraduate Thesis: A Common Automation Framework for Cyber-Physical Power System Studies
Abdulrahman Takiddin
- Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2023
- M.Sc. in Data Analytics, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (2020)
- B.Sc. in Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University (2014)
- Research areas: artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber-physical systems, smart grid, cybersecurity, and medical informatics
- Thesis: Machine Learning-Based Approaches for Detection of Cyberattacks in Smart Power Grids
Amarachi Umunnakwe
- Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2023
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, 2020
- B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 2016
- Research interests include power system cyber-physical resilience, situational awareness and security using intelligent techniques.
- Thesis: Resilience-Oriented Risk Reduction in the Cyber-Physical Power Grid for Next Generation Energy Management
Abhijeet Sahu
- Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2022
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
- B.Tech in Electronics and Communications, National Institue of Technology, India, 2011
- Research interests include network security, power grid critical infrastructures, cyber-physical model building for intrusion detection and response
- Thesis: Addressing Uncertainty in Cyber-Physical Power Systems – Modeling to Integration in Cyber-Physical Energy Management Systems
Hao Huang
- Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2022
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Electric Power), University of Southern California, 2016
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2014
- Research interests include power system resilience, power system situational awareness, cyber-physical security
- Thesis: A Resilience-Oriented Approach for Power Network Design and Operation
Osman Boyaci
- Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2022
- M.S. in Computer Engineering in Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2017
- B.S. in Computer Engineering (Double Major) in Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering in Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013
- Research interests include machine learning and cybersecurity
- Thesis: Graph Neural Network-Based Cybersecurity of Smart Grids
Shashwat Tripathi
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- M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Power System) at Texas A&M University, 2022
- B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, India, 2019
- Research interests include power system resilience, cyber-physical modeling, and security of Distributed Energy Resources
- Thesis: A Study of Cyber-Attack Resilience in a DER-Integrated Synthetic Grid Based on Industry Standards and Practices
Zeyu Mao
- Ph. D. at Texas A&M University working on interactive simulation development and cyber-physical system modeling, 2022
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Chongqing University, China in 2015
- Personal website
- Thesis: Improving Power System Resilience Against High-Impact-Low-Frequency Events
Arnav Kundu
- M.S in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2019
- Thesis: Deep Learning Techniques for Detection of False Data Injection Attacks on Electric Power Grid
Ghandhali Prakash Juvekar
- M.S in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2019
- Thesis:The Need and Formulation of a Modified State Estimator for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events
Cihat Kececi
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2024
- Thesis: New contributions and applications in federated learning
Deepanjali Chowdhury
- Undergraduate Research Scholars Program at Texas A&M University, 2024
- Thesis: Predicting and Optimizing the Power Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Using Machine Learning Techniques
Vinicius Bobato, Hunter James, Jose Velasco, Britt Beadle, Benjamin Allread
- ESET 420 Capstone at Texas A&M University, 2023
- Project: ScaSol ICS Lab Bench
Kolten Knesek
- M.S in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2021
- Thesis: Using the IEEE C37.118 Protocol to Add Hardware in the Loop to the CYPRES Testbed
Patrick Wlazlo
- M.S in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2021
- Thesis: Recreating wide area industrial control system network within an emulated environment
Tasha Gaudet
- M.S in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2020
- Thesis: Firewall Configuration and Path Analysis for Smart Grid Networks
Megan Culler
- Undergraduate Research Scholars Program at Texas A&M University, 2019
- Thesis: Sensor Verification for Cyber-Physical Models of Power Systems
Kaushik Raghunath
- M.S in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2019
- Thesis: Analysis of Power Systems with Select Cyber and Physical Contingencies