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Lina He

Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact

Building & Room:

1117 SEO, MC 154

Address:

851 S. Morgan St, MC 154, Chicago, IL 60607

Office Phone:

312.996.3085

Email:

lhe@uic.edu

About

Research and work experience

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago (2018-present)
Senior Consultant, Siemens PTI, MN, USA  (2017-2018)
Project Manager and Consultant, Siemens headquarters, Erlangen, Germany  (2014-2017)
Research Scholar, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (2013-2013)

Education

PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland (2014)
MSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Huazhong University Sci & Tech, China (2009)
BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Huazhong University Sci & Tech, China (2007)

Awards and Honors
Best Paper Award at 2024 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2024)
Distinguished Senior R&D Award (IEEE Chicago Section – 2022)
Outstanding Engineer Award (Category: 15+ years of experience, IEEE PES Chicago Chapter – 2022)
Best Paper Award at 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society - 2016)
Outstanding Reviewer of IEEE Trans. on Power Systems (IEEE Power & Energy Society - 2014)
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (University College Dublin, School of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering – 2012/2013)
Outstanding Master Thesis (Huazhong University of Sci & Tech, Department of Power Systems and Automation – 2009)
Top Academic Award (Huazhong University of Sci & Tech, Department of Power Systems and Automation - 2007, 2008)
NARI ELECTRIC Endowed Academic Award (Huazhong University of Sci & Tech, 2008)

Service to Community

IEEE Society Services
1. TCPC and Vice-Chair, IEEE PES Distribution System Operation, Planning and Economics (DSOPE) Subcommittee, 2022 – present
2. Secretary, IEEE PES Distribution System Operation, Planning and Economics (DSOPE) Subcommittee, 2019 – 2022
3. Founding Chair, IEEE PES Taskforce - Impact of IBR and DER integration on Bulk Power System Operation, 2021 – present
4. Founding Chair, IEEE PES Taskforce - Control and Operation of DERs, 2022 – present
5. Representative of Region 4, IEEE Women in Power Committee, 2022 - present

Editor
1. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2020 – 2023
2. Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 2019 – present
3. Associate Editor, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, 2020 – 2023
4. Associate Editor, Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, 2020 – present