Nan Chen, Ph.D.

Dr. Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tennessee Tech University. She joined Tennessee Tech University in Spring, 2021. Previously, she worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo.

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Electric vehicle integration in smart grid
Mobile energy storage scheduling
Resource allocation in vehicular networks
Machine learning applications in EVs and vehicular networks

EDUCATION

- Ph.D., 2019

Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Waterloo, Canada

- Bachelor of Engineering, 2014

Electrical Engineering

NUAA, China

Meet the Team

PhD Student

Mamunur Rashid

Research interests: machine learning application in electric vehicle and smart grid.

Master Student

Ebrahim Khalil

Research interest: power system, secondary-life batteries

Undergraduate Researcher

Jonah Burke

Jonah will conduct research through ECE 4933 in Summer 2023 on generative AI application in power grid

Undergraduate Researcher

Allan Watson

Allen has been conducted research in the EVNL lab in Spring and Summer 2024 on secondary life batteries

Alumni

Yang Zheng (Master student): Fall 2022 - Summer 2024
Bruce Cahilly III (NSF REU Mentee): Summer 2024
Aaron Wilhite (Undergraduate researcher): Fall 2023
Alexa Garrison (NSF REU Mentee): Summer 2022