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Qian Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical EngineeringHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Publications

30 entries

Grouped and numbered as in the CV.

Publications, grouped and numbered as in the CV of 23 October 2026
No.TitleAuthorsYear
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Preprints and Working Papers6 entries

W6 Duration-Aware Ramp Adequacy ScreeningarXiv:2609.40013  ·  Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation Q. Zhang, A. Looney†, C. Tian, X. A. Sun, L. Xie 2026
W5 Locational Marginal Pricing for Adaptive Robust Look-Ahead Dispatch with Causal Affine RecoursearXiv:2609.05156  ·  Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Power Systems A. Looney†, Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2026
W4 RestoreBench: Can AI Agents Restore Power Flow Convergence?arXiv:2609.00384 R. Mansutti, A. Pomarico, R. Jakob, Q. Zhang, A. Berizzi, K. O’Sullivan 2026
W3 Voting Patterns in RTOsWorking paper S. Ansolabehere, L. Stein, L. Xie, Q. Zhang 2026
W2 A Framework of Engineering-Public Consent Co-design of Data Center Development: What, Why, and HowWorking paper S. Ansolabehere, Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2026
W1 A Gronwall Inequality Based Approach to Transient Stability Assessment for Power GridsarXiv:2311.02231 Q. Zhang, D. Gan 2023
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Journal and Magazine Articles13 entries

J13 A Gradient-Based Capacity Accreditation Framework in Resource Adequacy: Formulation, Computation, and Practical ImplicationsIEEE Transactions on Power Systems  ·  Accepted for publication  ·  arXiv:2601.22087 Q. Zhang, F. Zhao, G. Stephen, C. Singh, L. Xie 2026
J12 Large-Scale Data Center Integration in Power Systems: Uncertainty and Multi-Scale VariationProceedings of the IEEE  ·  Accepted for publication L. Xie, D. Kim, Q. Zhang, G. Ruan, P. L. Joskow 2026
J11 Reformulating Energy Storage Capacity Accreditation Problem with Marginal Reliability ImpactIEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation  ·  Early access  ·  arXiv:2601.22096 Q. Zhang, F. Zhao, T. Zheng, L. Xie 2026
J10 Modeling Coincident Peak Pricing in Electricity Markets: Challenges and Peak Shaving EffectivenessIEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation  ·  vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 449–460  ·  Sep. 2026  ·  arXiv:2605.16794 Q. Zhang, S. Zhao, L. Diao, C. Byers, Y. Chen, D. Cansever, L. Xie 2026
J9 From Crypto Mining to Artificial Intelligence Training: Economic Drivers and Grid Impacts of the Data Center TransitionIEEE Energy Sustainability Magazine  ·  vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 56–64  ·  Aug. 2026 Q. Zhang, S. Chung†, L. Xie 2026
J8 Crucial Role of Foundation Models in Enhancing the Interaction of AI and Power Systems: Achieving Integrated FrameworksIEEE Energy Sustainability Magazine  ·  vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 22–28  ·  Feb. 2026 L. Xie, Q. Zhang, M. Yu, P. L. Joskow, C. Singh 2026
J7 On the Input–Output Monotonicity of Voltage Dynamics of Power Systems with Grid-Forming ConvertersInternational Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems  ·  vol. 172, p. 111196  ·  Nov. 2025  ·  arXiv:2505.13838 Z. Li, S. Liao, Q. Zhang, X. Zhang, D. Gan 2025
J6 PowerAgent: A Road Map Toward Agentic Intelligence in Power Systems: Foundation Model, Model Context Protocol, and WorkflowIEEE Power and Energy Magazine  ·  vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 93–101  ·  Sep. 2025  ·  Selected as a Most Popular Article Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2025
J5 Boosting Grid Throughput for a Sustainable Energy Future: The Role of AI and Advanced MaterialsIEEE Energy Sustainability Magazine  ·  vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 8–16  ·  Aug. 2025 L. Xie, Q. Zhang, L. Tong, J. Vlassak, M. Yu 2025
J4 An Average Power-Based Planning Framework of Transmission Expansion: A New Role for Energy StorageIEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy  ·  vol. 12, pp. 122–134  ·  Mar. 2025  ·  arXiv:2407.09428 Q. Zhang, P. R. Kumar, L. Xie 2025
J3 Accelerating Chance-Constrained SCED via Scenario CompressionIEEE Transactions on Power Systems  ·  vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 1880–1890  ·  Mar. 2025  ·  arXiv:2408.09245 Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2025
J2 The Role of Electric Grid Research in Addressing Climate ChangeNature Climate Change  ·  vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 909–915  ·  Sep. 2024  ·  arXiv:2406.17976 L. Xie, S. Majumder, T. Huang, Q. Zhang, P. Chang, D. J. Hill, M. Shahidehpour 2024
J1 Efficient Scenario Generation for Chance-Constrained Economic Dispatch Considering Ambient Wind ConditionsIEEE Transactions on Power Systems  ·  vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 5969–5980  ·  Jul. 2024  ·  arXiv:2311.02250 Q. Zhang, A. Shukla, L. Xie 2024
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Refereed Conference Papers11 entries

C11 Interactive Power Flow in the BrowserACM Conference on Digital Transformation (DXConf 2026) S. Talkington, F. Geth, Q. Zhang, L. Xie, S. Liu† 2026
C10 Comparative Assessment of Look-Ahead Economic Dispatch and Ramp Products for Grid FlexibilityProc. 24th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC)  ·  Limassol, Cyprus, Jun. 2026  ·  published in Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 262, art. 113530, Jan. 2027  ·  arXiv:2601.22120 Q. Zhang, L. Xie, L. Zhao, C. Wang 2026
C9 Lost Opportunity Costs Under Ramp Stress: A Comparison of Ramp-Product Dispatch and Look-Ahead Economic DispatchProc. 58th North American Power Symposium (NAPS)  ·  Houghton, MI, USA, Oct. 2026  ·  arXiv:2608.07739 A. Looney†, Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2026
C8 PowerAgentBench-Dyn: A Benchmark for Agentic AI in Power System Dynamic StudiesProc. 58th North American Power Symposium (NAPS)  ·  Houghton, MI, USA, Oct. 2026  ·  arXiv:2606.20401 Q. Zhang, A. Pomarico, C. Mylonas, M. Foti, A. Berizzi, L. Xie 2026
C7 PowerAgentBench-SS: A Benchmark for Agentic AI in Power System Steady-State StudiesProc. 58th North American Power Symposium (NAPS)  ·  Houghton, MI, USA, Oct. 2026  ·  arXiv:2606.18789 C. Mylonas, M. Foti, A. Pomarico, M. Duarte, Q. Zhang, E. Varvarigos 2026
C6 Sample Complexity of Chance Constrained Optimization in Dynamic EnvironmentProc. American Control Conference (ACC)  ·  Toronto, ON, Canada, Jul. 2024  ·  arXiv:2404.00608 A. Shukla, Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2024
C5 Prediction of Cryptocurrency Mining Load Tripping Through Learning-Based Fault ClassificationProc. IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC)  ·  College Station, TX, USA, Feb. 2024 A. Samanta†, Q. Zhang, L. Xie 2024
C4 Analysis on Dynamic Voltage of Renewable Energy Generators During Post-Fault Recovery Based on Monotone Control TheoryProc. International Conference on Power System Technology (POWERCON)  ·  Dec. 2021, pp. 1155–1160 Q. Zhang, M. Chen, W. Hao, Z. Li, D. Gan 2021
C3 Network-Based Spectral Analysis of Power Systems with Renewable Energy PenetrationProc. International Conference on Power System Technology (POWERCON)  ·  Dec. 2021, pp. 1652–1658 W. Hao, Q. Zhang, X. Wang, D. Gan 2021
C2 Voltage Estimation of Distribution Network Based on Mean Impedance MethodProc. IEEE Sustainable Power and Energy Conference (iSPEC)  ·  Nov. 2020, pp. 1921–1926 Q. Zhang, W. Hao, D. Gan, M. Chen 2020
C1 Voltage Stability Analysis Method of Distributed Photovoltaic Integration Based on Improved V-Q SensitivityProc. IEEE Sustainable Power and Energy Conference (iSPEC)  ·  Nov. 2020, pp. 1907–1913 W. Hao, Q. Zhang, D. Gan, M. Chen 2020

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