EVs & Power Systems Research / Applications EVs & Power Systems — where we apply it As electric vehicles transform transportation, they reshape the power grid. INSPIRE Lab develops integrated frameworks for charging infrastructure planning, vehicle-to-grid integration, and demand flexibility through pricing — treating EVs not just as loads, but as distributed grid assets that can support sustainability and reliability. Problems We Tackle — three core challenges Problem 01 Charging Infrastructure Planning and deploying public charging networks under competitive markets and emerging mobility needs. Problem 02 Grid Integration & V2G Managing EV charging impacts on power systems through V2G, topology reconfiguration, and stochastic optimization. Problem 03 Demand Flexibility & Pricing Using EV charging as virtual grid assets through spatiotemporal pricing and load smoothing. Featured Publications — recent highlights IEEE TTE · 2021 A Stochastic Multi-Agent Optimization Framework for Interdependent Transportation and Power System Analyses Guo, Afifah, Qi & Baghali SEGN · 2025 Electric Vehicles’ Potential for Smoothing Daily Load Profile Considering Mobility Needs and Solar Output Shishvan, Qin & Guo Cell Reports · 2025 Quantifying Spatiotemporal Charging Flexibility of Electric Vehicles as Virtual Grid Assets to Accelerate Sustainable Energy Transition Chen, Shishvan, Guo & Qin Full Publication List → Highlighted Projects PI NSF CAREER A Decentralized Optimization Framework for Next-Gen Transportation and Power Systems with Large-scale Transportation Electrification PI NSF · Collaboration with Purdue EV Charging Flexibility as Virtual Grid Assets for Sustainable Energy Transition
