Graduate Students

Di Wu's Research Assistant
Nof Yasir
Nof Yasir is a Graduate Research Assistant in Electrical and Computer Engineering at NDSU, assisting Dr. Di Wu on an Energy Resilience Project. She is developing AI-Based Tools for Predicting Cascading Failures in Integrated Power and Gas Systems, aimed at strengthening critical energy infrastructure.

James Caton's Research Assistant
Abiodun Idowu
Abiodun is a doctoral student in Applied Economics at NDSU. He is currently researching the topic of supply and aggregate demand shocks on capital structure.

Research Assistant
Ahmadreza Khatamgooya
Ahmadreza is a doctoral student at UNLV who is currently assisting with our research projects.

Harun Pirim's Research Assistant
Ayman Sajjad Akash
Ayman is a doctoral student in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU who is currently assisting Harun with his research.

Research Assistant
Bright Awuko
Bright is a doctoral student at NDSU who is currently assisting with our research projects.

Xintao Wu's Research Assistant
Karuna Bhaila
Karuna is a doctoral student in Computer Science/Engineering at UARK. She is currently working on a project called Graph Convolutional Networks for Multi-Layer Networks.

Chau Le's Research Assistant
Lemlem Asaye
Lemlem is a doctoral student in Civil Engineering at NDSU who is currently assisting with Chau Le's research.

Research Assistant
Miao Tan
Miao is a doctoral student at UARK who is currently assisting with our research projects.

Roy McCann's Research Assistant
Mireille Tankoua Sandjong
Mireille is a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering at UARK who is currently assisting Roy with his research.

Roy McCann's Research Assistant
Mojtaba Ahanch
Mojtaba is a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering at UARK. He is currently working on a project called Hybrid AC Transmission with Multi-Terminal DC Operation.

Eakalak Khan's Research Assistant
Morteza Nazaripour
Morteza is a doctoral student at UNLV who is currently assisting Eakalak with his research.

Chau Le's Research Assistant
Muhammad Ali Moriyani
Muhammad is a doctoral student in Civil Engineering at NDSU. He is currently working on a project called Data Driven Model to Capture Interdependencies of Critical Infrastructure Systems.
Harun Pirim's Research Assistant
Muhammad Kazim
Muhammad is a doctoral student at NDSU who is currently assisting Harun Pirim with his research.

Di Wu's Research Assistant
Olabode Amusan
Olabode is a doctoral student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at NDSU who is currently helping Di Wu with his research.

Ying Huang & Saeed Salem's Research Assistant
Riyad Hakim
Riyad is a doctoral student at NDSU who is currently assisting Ying Huang and Saeed Salem with their research.

Roy McCann's Research Assistant
Sandra Canas Rivera
Sandra is a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UARK. Sandra is assisting Roy with his research, and is currently working on a project called Power System Modeling Using PMU Data.

Haitao Liao's Research Assistant
Seyyed Farid Hashemian
Seyyed is a doctoral student at UARK. He is currently working on a project called AI for Resilience Improvement of Critical Infrastructure.

Eakalak Khan's Research Assistant
Shams Rothee
Shams is a doctoral student at UNLV. Shams is currently assisting Eakalak with his research.

Research Assistant
Talha Ahmed
Talha is a doctoral student at NDSU who is currently assisting with our research projects.

Research Assistant
Tongxin Shi
Tongxin is a doctoral student at NDSU who is currently assisting with our research projects.

Jun Kong's Research Assistant
Wei Wang
Wei is a doctoral student at NDSU who is currently assisting Jun with his research.

Ying Huang's Research Assistant
Yasir Mahmood
Yasir is a doctoral student in Civil Engineering at NDSU. He is currently working on a project called Dynamic Risk Assessment and Intelligent Corrosion Decision-Supporting System.
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Ying Huang's Research Assistant
Anh Lee
Lee is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at the NDSU and currently assisting Ying Huang with her research.

Undergraduate Students

Ying Huang and Eakalak Khan's Research Assistant
Nour Hakim
Nour is an undergraduate student at UNLV. Nour has previously helped Ying with the project called Post Fire Analysis of Thermally Sprayed Coatings, and Eakalak with the project called Public on Power Failure. Nour continued to assist with their research.

Graduates

Di Wu's Research Assistant
Almir Ekic
Almir was a doctoral student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at NDSU, he graduated with hid Ph.D in the summer of 2022. He was assisting with a project called Cascading Failure Analysis of Integrated Power and Gas Systems.

Saeed Salem's Research Assistant
Dylan James Zapzalka
Dylan was a Computer Science student at NDSU, who graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in the Spring of 2022

Nita Yoda's Research Assistantt
Tanzina Afrin
Tanzina was a doctoral student in Industrial Engineering at NDSU. She helped Nita Yoda with a project called Condition-based Monitoring for Resilient Energy Infrastructure

Allison Hedtke
Allison was a Computer Science student at NDSU, who graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Ying Huang's Research Assistant
Kian Ansarinejad
Kian was pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at NDSU. He worked as a research assistant focusing on smart transportation, management information systems (MIS), and web development.
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Ying Huang's Research Assistant
Melika Ansarinejad
Melika was pursuing her master’s degree in Civil Engineering at NDSU. She worked as a research assistant . Her research focused on smart cities, autonomous vehicles, and the intersection of transportation and architecture.

Trung (Tim) Le's Research Assistant
Phat Kim Huynh
Phat is a graduate student in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Southern Florida who is assisted Tim with his research.

Ying Huang's Research Assistant
Ratna Divya Yasoda
Ratna was pursing her master's degree in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NDSU. She was assisting Ying with her research.

Roy McCann's Research Assistant
Kadesh Hepburn
Kadesh was pursuing his master's degree in Electrical Engineering at UARK. He is currently investigating the protection and impact of grid forming and grid following inverters under system fault conditions.
