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The Enliten (Electric Network Laboratory for Intelligent Transactive ENergy) Lab is a research group led by Professor Fangxing “Fran” Li at the University of Tennessee. Our goal is to enhance the secure and economic operation of electric power systems using cutting-edge machine learning, optimization, and control techniques.

Our lab develops mathematical optimization models for generation scheduling and flexible load management. We apply state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms for power flow calculation, contingency screening, voltage stability analysis, and cyber security vulnerability mitigation. We also develop large-scale power system testbeds for research verification and demonstration (see Projects).

We are with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), UTK, which is located within driving distances to Nashville, Atlanta, and the Great Smoky Mountains. We are part of CURENT, an Education Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Energy (DOE).

We have openings for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students! (details)

We are grateful for funding from NSF, DOE, ORNL, EPRI, ISO-NE, GEIRI-NA, ESTCP, NREL, AR, RTX, RevV and multiple funding sources. See the list of funded projects here.