Lina He
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact
Building & Room:
1117 SEO, MC 154
Address:
851 S. Morgan St, MC 154, Chicago, IL 60607
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Email:
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About
Research and work experience
Precourt Scholar, Stanford University (2025-present)
Associate Professor, University of Illinois Chicago (2025-present)
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago (2018-2025)
Senior Consultant, Siemens USA, MN, USA (2017-2018)
Project Manager and Consultant, Siemens Global 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) Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Chen-Ching Liu
MSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2009)
BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2007)
Awards and Honors
Best Paper Award, 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society - 2025)
Best Paper Award, IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy (One of the two best papers selected from publications between Oct 2021 and Sep 2024)
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, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University College Dublin (2012-2013)
Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, College of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2009)
Top Academic Award, College of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
NARI ELECTRIC Endowed Academic Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2008)
Outstanding Bachelor Thesis Award, College of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2007)
Service to Community
IEEE Society Services
1. TCPC and Vice-Chair, IEEE PES Distribution System Operation and Planning (DSOP) Subcommittee, 2022 – present
2. Secretary, IEEE PES Distribution System Operation and Planning (DSOPE) Subcommittee, 2019 – 2022
4. Founding Chair, IEEE PES Taskforce - Control and Operation of DERs, 2022 – present
5. Regional Representative, IEEE Women in Power Committee, 2022 - present
Editor
1. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2025 – present
2. Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, 2019 – 2025
3. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2020 – 2023
4. Associate Editor, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, 2020 – present
5. Associate Editor, Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, 2020 – 2025