His expertise lies at the intersection of power systems, optimization, and real-time control systems and focus on developing scalable technologies that improve responsiveness and resilience of power systems. He was awarded the Outstanding Junior Faculty award by his college in 2016. Prior to joining the University of Vermont, he was lead systems engineer at another energy startup company Root3 Technologies. Before that, he received his PhD from the University of Michigan in Electrical Engineering (EE): Systems in 2013 and a dual major in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio in 2008. When he is not working on energy problems, he is spending his time with his amazing wife and their three small kids.