Ph.D. (The University of Hong Kong)

B.Eng. (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Dr. Shunbo Lei received his B.Eng. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2013, and his Ph.D. degree from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2017. He was a Visiting Scholar at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago from 2015 to 2017, a Postdoctoral Researcher at HKU from 2017 to 2019, and a Research Fellow at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor from 2019 to 2021. He is currently an Assistant Professor and a Presidential Young Scholar at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

Dr. Lei’s research interests broadly encompass power and energy systems, optimization, and AI. He serves as an Associate Editor for several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, Energy Reports, and Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems. He is also the Vice-Chair of the IEEE PES Loads Subcommittee, the Chair of the IEEE PES Task Force on FlexGEB to Enhance Electric Service Resilience, and an Expert for the China Huadian Corporation.

He has received several awards, including IEEE PES Technical Council Young Professional Award (2024), IEEE PCCC Outstanding Young Engineer Award (2023), IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Top 5 Outstanding Papers Award (2019-2021), IEEE PES General Meeting Best Conference Paper Award (2022 and 2024), and IEEE PES Technical Committee Working Group Recognition Award for Outstanding Technical Report (2024). He has also been a World’s Top 2% Scientist since 2022.

For the full list of Dr. Lei’s publications, please visit his Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.be/citations?user=ltUvPPkAAAAJ&hl=en

Selected Publications:

1. (Book/Monograph) Shunbo Lei, Chong Wang, Yunhe Hou. Power Grid Resilience against Natural Disasters: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. John Wiley & Sons, 2023. (Recommended by the IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine)
2. Cheng Ma, Shunbo Lei*, Dong Chen, Chong Wang, Nikos D. Hatziargyriou, Ziyou Song, “Sequential service restoration with grid-interactive flexibility from building AC systems for resilient microgrids under endogenous and exogenous uncertainties,” Applied Energy, 377 (B): 124351, 2025. (*Corresponding author)
3. Hanyu Bai, Shunbo Lei*, Sijia Geng, Xiaosong Hu, Zhaojian Li, Ziyou Song, “Techno-economic assessment of isolated micro-grids with second-life batteries: A reliability-oriented iterative design framework,” Applied Energy, 364: 123068, 2024. (*Corresponding author)
4. Liangcai Xu, Shunbo Lei*, Dipti Srinivasan, Ziyou Song, “Can retired lithium-ion batteries be a game changer in fast charging stations?” eTransportation, 18: 100297, 2023. (*Corresponding author)
5. Shunbo Lei, David Pozo, Ming-Hao Wang, Qifeng Li, Yupeng Li, and Chaoyi Peng, "Power Economic Dispatch against Extreme Weather Conditions: The Price of Resilience," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 157: 111994, Apr. 2022.
6. Aditya Keskar, Shunbo Lei*, Taylor Webb, Sarah Nagy, Ian A. Hiskens, Johanna L. Mathieu, and Jeremiah X. Johnson, "Assessing the Performance of Global Thermostat Adjustment in Commercial Buildings for Load Shifting Demand Response," Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2: 015003, Mar. 2022. (*Co-first and corresponding author)
7. Shunbo Lei, Johanna L. Mathieu, and Rishee K. Jain, "Performance of Existing Models in Baselining Demand Response from Commercial Building HVAC Fans," ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 2(2): 021002, May 2021.
8. Rong-Peng Liu, Shunbo Lei*, Chaoyi Peng, Wei Sun, and Yunhe Hou, "Data-based Resilience Enhancement Strategies for Electric-Gas Systems against Sequential Extreme Weather Events," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(6): 5383-5395, Nov 2020. (*Corresponding author)
9. Shunbo Lei, Chen Chen, Yue Song, and Yunhe Hou, "Radiality Constraints for Resilient Reconfiguration of Distribution Systems: Formulation and Application to Microgrid Formation," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(5): 3944-3956, Sep 2020.
10. Shunbo Lei, Chen Chen, Yupeng Li, and Yunhe Hou, "Resilient Disaster Recovery Logistics of Distribution Systems: Co-Optimize Service Restoration with Repair Crew and Mobile Power Source Dispatch," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10(6): 6187-6202, Nov 2019. (2019-2021 IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Top 5 Outstanding Papers Award; ESI Top 1% Highly Cited Paper)
11. Shunbo Lei, Chen Chen, Hui Zhou, and Yunhe Hou, "Routing and Scheduling of Mobile Power Sources for Distribution System Resilience Enhancement," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10(5): 5650-5662, Sep 2019. (ESI Top 1% Highly Cited Paper)
12. Yang Liu, Shunbo Lei*, and Yunhe Hou, "Restoration of Power Distribution Systems with Multiple Data Centers as Critical Loads," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10(5): 5294-5307, Sep 2019. (*Corresponding author)
13. Shunbo Lei, Jianhui Wang, Chen Chen, and Yunhe Hou, "Mobile Emergency Generator Pre-Positioning and Real-Time Allocation for Resilient Response to Natural Disasters," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 9(3): 2030-2041, May 2018. (ESI Top 1% Highly Cited Paper)
14. Shunbo Lei, Jianhui Wang, and Yunhe Hou, "Remote-Controlled Switch Allocation Enabling Prompt Restoration of Distribution Systems," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33(3): 3129-3142, May 2018.
15. Shunbo Lei, Yunhe Hou, Feng Qiu, and Jie Yan, "Identification of Critical Switches for Integrating Renewable Distributed Generation by Dynamic Network Reconfiguration," IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 9(1): 420-432, Jan 2018.