He was a postdoctoral researcher from 2006 to 2008, sponsored by China’s Postdoctoral Science Foundation in the Department of Control Science & Engineering at HUST. From 2008 to 2009, he was a visiting research associate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan State University. In 2008, he joined HUST. His research interests include power system operations and control and power conditioning and grid connection of alternative energy sources. He received B.S., M.S. and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from HUST in 1999, 2002 and 2006, respectively.