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Yang Weng

Associate Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Weng's research interests include power systems, machine learning, demand response, data analytics, cyber-physical systems and convex optimization.

Recent stories

attendees at the Israel-U.S. Initiative on Cybersecurity Research and Development for Energy

The Israel-U.S. Initiative on Cybersecurity Research and Development for Energy, whose U.S. work is led by ASU’s Yang Weng, held its fifth workshop in Tempe.

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ASU electrical engineering researcher Yang Weng leads a partnership between the U.S. and Israel to bolster cybersecurity for both nations’ energy grids.

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ASU electrical engineering researchers used a type of machine learning known as deep-Q learning to investigate how to enhance power grid cybersecurity.

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ASU engineering experts are leading major new collaborations to expand the provision of affordable, reliable, clean energy in the developing world.

Additional stories

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Nine ASU Engineering faculty continue record of excellence earning NSF CAREER Awards

Nine faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have received NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Awards in 2021.
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Artificial intelligence applications for a more resilient power grid

With support from a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Yang Weng will use machine learning and artificial intelligence applications to improve power distribution grids.
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Harnessing the power of solar to enhance the electric grid

Professor Raja Ayyanar will lead a $3.6 million project from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to enhance power system resilience.