Hantao Cui
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
Hantao Cui is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Prior to joining NC State, he was an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University from 2021 to 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2018), following his M.S. (2013) and B.S. (2011) in the same field from Southeast University, China. He is the author of ANDES for power systems modeling and analysis, and a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. Previously, he served as the Chief Technologist of the CURENT Large-Scale Testbed (LTB), a winner of the 2020 R&D 100 Awards. He is the Chair of the IEEE PES Computer and Analytical Methods Subcommittee (CAMS) and has been an Associate Editor of the Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy since 2019. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Dr. Cui leads the Grid CyberInfrastructure (GridCI) Lab at NC State with a vision of a secure, resilient, and sustainable future power grid through advanced computational methods and cyber-physical system integration. The lab distinguishes itself through open science, developing next-generation computational infrastructure and analytical tools for power systems. This commitment is demonstrated through widely-used open-source tools like ANDES and training materials like PowerCyber Training to serve the broader power systems community.
The GridCI Lab welcomes students and researchers who are passionate about power systems and computational methods, particularly those interested in both theoretical foundations and practical implementations. To learn more about who we are, what we do, and how to join our lab, please visit our group page.
Dr. Cui actively seeks industry partnerships with utility companies, renewable energy developers, and technology firms for grid modernization. His lab brings comprehensive expertise in industry-standard power system software (PSS/E, PowerWorld, PSCAD, EMTP, OPAL-RT, OpenDSS) and programming languages (Python, C++, Julia), and data analytics tools. The lab specializes in developing and deploying computational solutions that address real-world grid challenges.
news
| May 07, 2025 | Zaid Ibn Mahmood receives 2025 Graduate Research Excellence Award at OSU |
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| Mar 25, 2025 | Dr. Cui gave a presentation on Pathway Towards an Open-Source Ecosystem for Power Engineering at the 2025 FREEDM Symposium. The slides can be found here. |
| Mar 06, 2025 | Zaid’s paper titled “A Virtual Admittance-Based Fault Current Limiting Method for Grid-Forming Inverters” has been accepted for publication at the 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting. |
| Mar 06, 2025 | Ahmad’s paper titled “Improving Numerical Stability and Accuracy in Partitioned Methods with Algebraic Prediction” has been accepted for publication at the 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting. See arXiv. |
| Mar 06, 2025 | Jinning's paper on a new open-source co-simulation tool is published in IEEE Trans. on Sustainable Energy. |
| Feb 04, 2025 | 2024 IEEE OAJPE Best Paper Award |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Our paper titled “Evaluating the Equivalent Inertia of Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Inverter-Based Resources” accepted by the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. View the paper on IEEE Xplore. |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dr. Cui's Team Wins Runner-Up in DOE's 3D Solar Visibility Competition! |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Dr. Cui gave a talk to the IEEE YP Phoenix Chapter titled "The Pursuit for a Generalized Simulation Framework for Power System Transients and Stability" |
| Oct 17, 2024 | NC State University will host the 2027 North American Power Symposium (NAPS). |
latest posts
selected publications
- Bus Admittance Matrix Revisited: Performance Challenges on Modern ComputersIEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, 2024
