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Journal Publications
37. S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “Dynamic distribution network reconfiguration with generation and load uncertainty,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, accepted. [pdf]
36. J. Xi, A. Garcia, Y. C. Chen, and R. Khatami, “Multi-agent reinforcement learning for multi-area power exchange,” Electric Power Systems Research, accepted. (Presented at Power Systems Computation Conference, June 2024.) [pdf]
35. R. Khatami, S. Nowak, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based locational marginal pricing for real-time markets in distribution systems,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, accepted. [pdf]
34. B. Chen, R. Khatami, and Y. C. Chen, “Incorporating system frequency dynamics into real-time locational marginal pricing of electricity,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 4638-4649, March 2024. [pdf]
33. R. Khatami, B. Chen, and Y. C. Chen, “Underwater radiated noise-constrained optimal voyage scheduling of all-electric ships,” Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 148, pp. 104024, March 2023. [pdf]
32. R. Khatami, A. Al-Digs, and Y. C. Chen, “Frequency dynamics-aware real-time marginal pricing of electricity,” Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 212, pp. 108429, November 2022. (Presented at Power Systems Computation Conference, June 2022.) [pdf]
31. S. Nowak, Y. C. Chen, and L. Wang, “Distributed measurement-based optimal DER dispatch with estimated sensitivity models,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 2197-2208, May 2022. [pdf]
30. R. Nagi, X. Huan, and Y. C. Chen, “Bayesian inference of parameters in power system dynamic models using trajectory sensitivities,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 1253-1263, March 2022. [pdf]
29. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, “Analysis of feasible synchronverter pole-placement region to facilitate parameter tuning,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 2782-2793, December 2021. [pdf]
28. S. Baros, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Examining the economic optimality of automatic generation control,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 4611-4620, September 2021. [pdf]
27. S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “Deep reinforcement learning for demand response in distribution networks,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1496-1506, March 2021. [pdf]
26. S. Nowak, Y. C. Chen, and L. Wang, “Measurement-based optimal DER dispatch with a recursively estimated sensitivity model,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 4792-4802, November 2020. [pdf]
25. S. V. Dhople, Y. C. Chen, A. Al-Digs, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Reexamining the distributed slack bus,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 4870-4879, November 2020. [pdf]
24. A. Al-Digs and Y. C. Chen, “Power system loss divider,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 3286-3289, July 2020. [pdf]
23. S. Dong, J. Jiang, and Y. C. Chen, “Analysis of synchronverter self-synchronization dynamics to facilitate parameter tuning,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 11-23, March 2020. [pdf]
22. Y. C. Chen and S. V. Dhople, “Tracing power with circuit theory,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 138-147, January 2020. [pdf]
21. A. Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Dynamic distribution factors,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 4974-4983, November 2019. [pdf]
20. A. Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based sparsity-promoting optimal control of line flows,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 5628-5638, September 2018. [pdf]
19. S. S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Optimizing DER participation in inertial and primary-frequency response,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 5194-5205, September 2018. IEEE PES Prize Paper Award, TPWRS Best Paper Award. [pdf]
18. M. Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, W. G. Dunford, and F. Rahmatian, “Incorporating goodness-of-fit metrics to improve synchrophasor-based fault location,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 1944-1953, August 2018. [pdf]
17. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, "A method to directly compute synchronverter parameters for desired dynamic response," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 814-825, June 2018. [pdf]
16. S. S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Optimizing power-frequency droop characteristics of distributed energy resources,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 3076-3086, May 2018. [pdf]
15. E. Dall’Anese, S. S. Guggilam, A. Simonetto, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Optimal regulation of virtual power plants,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 1868-1881, March 2018. [pdf]
14. Y. C. Chen, S. V. Dhople, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Generalized injection shift factors,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 8 no. 5, pp. 2071-2080, September 2017. [pdf]
13. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, "Adjusting synchronverter dynamic response speed via damping correction loop," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 608-619, June 2017. TEC Best Paper Award. [pdf]
12. M. Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, A. Palizban, A. Moshref, and W. G. Dunford, "Transient stability assessment via decision trees and multivariate adaptive regression splines," Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 142, pp. 320-328, January 2017. [pdf]
11. Y. C. Chen and S. V. Dhople, "Power divider," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 5135-5143, November 2016. [pdf]
10. Y. C. Chen, J. Wang, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Measurement-based estimation of the power flow Jacobian,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2507-2515, September 2016. [pdf]
9. S. S. Guggilam, E. Dall'Anese, Y. C. Chen, S. V. Dhople, and G. B. Giannakis, “Scalable optimization methods for distribution networks with high PV integration,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 2061-2070, July 2016. [pdf]
8. Y. C. Chen, T. Banerjee, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and V. V. Veeravalli, “Quickest line outage detection and identification,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 749-758, January 2016. [pdf]
7. Y. C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “A sparse representation approach to online estimation of power system distribution factors,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1727-1738, July 2015. [pdf]
6. Y. C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Measurement-based estimation of linear sensitivity distribution factors and applications,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 1372-1382, May 2014. [pdf]
5. S. V. Dhople, Y. C. Chen, L. DeVille, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Analysis of power system dynamics subject to stochastic power injections,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 3341-3353, December 2013. [pdf]
4. S. V. Dhople, Y. C. Chen,  and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “A set-theoretic method for parametric uncertainty analysis in Markov reliability and reward models,” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 658-669, September 2013. [pdf]
3. X. Jiang, Y. C. Chen, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “A set-theoretic framework to assess the impact of variable generation on the power flow,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 855-867, May 2013. [pdf]
2. Y. C. Chen and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “A method to study the effect of renewable resource variability on power system dynamics,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 1978-1989, November 2012. [pdf]
1. Y. Zhao, C.-H.F. Fung, B. Qi, C. Chen, and H.-K. Lo, “Quantum hacking: experimental demonstration of time-shift attack against practical quantum key distribution systems,” Physical Review A, 78: 042333, 2008. [pdf]

Conference Publications
46. D. Seguin, X. Huan, and Y. C. Chen, “A Bayesian method to infer parameters in power flow models using linear sensitivities,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Seattle, WA, July 2024. [pdf]
45. A. Musgrave and Y. C. Chen, “Load coincidence factors for robust optimal power flow in radial distribution networks,” in Proc. of IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2024. Best Student Presentation Award Finalist. [pdf]
44. B. Chen, R. Khatami, and Y. C. Chen, “Frequency dynamics-aware real-time marginal pricing of electricity under uncertainty,” in Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, Washington, DC, February 2024. Best Paper Award Finalist. [pdf]
43. A. Musgrave, R. Khatami, and Y. C. Chen, “Enabling peer-to-peer transactions in measurement-based distribution system markets,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Asheville, NC, October 2023. [pdf]
42. B. Lamichhane, Y. C. Chen, and R. Khatami, “Distributed continuous-time optimal power flow,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Asheville, NC, October 2023. [pdf]
41. S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “A neural combinatorial optimization algorithm for unit commitment in AC power systems,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, Singapore, October 2022. [pdf]
40. R. Khatami, S. Nowak, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based locational marginal pricing in active distribution systems,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2022. "Best-of-the-Best" Conference Paper, Best Conference Papers Session. [pdf]
39. R. Khatami, B. Chen, and Y. C. Chen, “Dynamics-aware optimal operation of microgrids in islanded mode,” in Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2022. [pdf]
38. B. Chen and Y. C. Chen, “Impact of EV charging load uncertainty as Gaussian mixtures model on system performance,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, College Station, TX, November 2021. [pdf]
37. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, “Dynamic modelling requirements for tuning of cascaded voltage and current loops in VSMs,” in Proc. of Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, online, October 2021. [pdf]
36. S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “Deep reinforcement learning for direct load control in distribution networks,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, online, August 2020. [pdf]
35. P. Chakraborty, S. V. Dhople, Y. C. Chen, and M. Parvania, “Dynamics-aware continuous-time economic dispatch and optimal automatic generation control,” in Proc. of American Control Conference, online, July 2020. [pdf]
34. S. Nowak, Y. C. Chen, and L. Wang, “A measurement-based gradient-descent method to optimally dispatch DER reactive power,” in Proc. of Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, online, June 2020. Best Student Presentation Award. [pdf]
33. R. Khatami, M. Parvania, Y. C. Chen, S. Guggilam, and S. V. Dhople, "Dynamics-aware continuous-time economic dispatch: A solution for optimal frequency regulation,” in Proc. of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, January 2020. [pdf]
32. A. Al-Digs, B. Chen, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “A data-driven convex-optimization method for estimating load changes,” in Proc. of IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, Ottawa, Canada, November 2019. [pdf]
31. S. Nowak, L. Wang, and Y. C. Chen, “Measurement-based optimal power flow with linear power-flow constraint for DER dispatch,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Wichita, KS, October 2019. [pdf]
30. A. Kothyari, S. Tordoff, C. David, R. Nagamune, and Y. C. Chen, “Optimal operation of sanitary pump stations with energy storage during power outages,” in Proc. of Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, September 2019. Invited. [pdf]
29. A. Al-Digs, V. Purba, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Tracking aggregate active- and reactive-power setpoints for a collection of dispatchable inverters,” in Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, Toronto, Canada, June 2019. [pdf]
28. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, “Improving active-power transfer capacity of virtual synchronous generator in weak grid,” in Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, Toronto, Canada, June 2019. [pdf]
27. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, “Reducing transient output active- and reactive-power coupling in virtual synchronous generators,” in Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, June 2019. [pdf]
26. S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “An online algorithm for data center demand response,” in Proc. of Conference on Information Systems & Sciences, Baltimore, MD, March 2019. Invited. [pdf]
25. S. Bahrami, Y. C. Chen, and V. W. S. Wong, “An autonomous demand response algorithm based on online convex optimization,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, Aalborg, Denmark, October 2018. [pdf]
24. M. Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, W. G. Dunford, and F. Rahmatian, “Assessing confidence level in synchrophasor-based fault location results using goodness of fit metrics,” in Proc. of CIGRE Canada Conference, Calgary, Canada, October 2018. [pdf]
23. B. Chen, A. Al-Digs, and Y. C. Chen, “A network-cognizant aggregate-frequency reduced-order power system dynamical model,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Fargo, ND, September 2018. [pdf]
22. S. Dong and Y. C. Chen, “A fast self-synchronizing synchronverter design with easily tuneable parameters,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Portland, OR, August 2018. Best Conference Papers Session. [pdf]
21. S. S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Engineering inertial and primary-frequency response for distributed energy resources,” in Proc. of IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Melbourne, Australia, December 2017. [pdf]
20. A. Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Time-varying injection shift factors to predict post-contingency dynamic line flows,” in Proc. of Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, October 2017. Invited. [pdf]
19. X. Jiang, Y. C. Chen, V. V. Veeravalli, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Quickest Line Outage Detection and Identification: Measurement Placement and System Partitioning,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Morgantown, WV, September 2017. [pdf]
18. M. Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, W. G. Dunford, and F. Rahmatian, “Synchrophasor data qualification measures for reliable fault location,” in Proc. of PAC World North America Conference, Raleigh, NC, August 2017. [pdf]
17. A. Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Linear-quadratic-Gaussian control of line active-power flow,” in Proc. of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 2017. [pdf]
16. A. Elguindy, Y. C. Chen, M. Althoff, “Compositional transient stability analysis of power systems via the computation of reachable sets,” in Proc. of American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 2017. [pdf]
15. S. S. Guggilam, C. Zhao, E. Dall’Anese, Y. C. Chen, and S. V. Dhople, “Primary frequency response with aggregated DERs,” in Proc. of American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May 2017. [pdf]
14. M. Rahmatian, Y. C. Chen, W. G. Dunford, and A. Moshref, “Transient stability assessment of BC Hydro power system using decision trees,” in Proc. of CIGRE Canada Conference, Vancouver, Canada, October 2016. [pdf]
13. A. Al-Digs and Y. C. Chen, “Generation and load balance using linear quadratic Gaussian control,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Denver, CO, September 2016. [pdf]
12. A. Al-Digs, S. V. Dhople, and Y. C. Chen, “Estimating feasible nodal power injections in distribution networks,” in Proc. of IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 2016. [pdf]
11. K. Leong, C. Leung, C. Miao, and Y. C. Chen, “Detetection of anomalies in activity patterns of lone occupants from electricity usage data,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Vancouver, Canada, July 2016. [pdf]
10. Y. C. Chen, A. Al-Digs, and S. V. Dhople, “Mapping nodal power injections to branch flows in connected LTI electrical networks,” in Proc. of International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Montreal, Canada, May 2016. [pdf]
9. S. V. Dhople, S. S. Guggilam, and Y. C. Chen, “Linear approximations to AC power flow in rectangular coordinates,” in Proc. of Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, October 2015. Invited. [pdf]
8. V. Purba, Y. C. Chen, S. V. Dhople, “Power-flow sensitivities in DC distribution systems,” in Proc. of Sixteenth IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, Vancouver, Canada, July 2015. [pdf]
7. Y. C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Generalized injection shift factors and application to estimation of power flow transients,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Pullman, WA, September 2014. [pdf]
6. Y. C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, V. V. Veeravalli, "Power system line outage detection and identification---a quickest change detection approach,'' in Proc. of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Florence, Italy, May 2014. [pdf]
5. Y. C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Online estimation of power system distribution factors---a sparse representation approach,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Manhattan, KS, September 2013. [pdf]
4. Y. C. Chen, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Online computation of power system linear sensitivity distribution factors,” in Proc. of IREP Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control Symposium, Crete, Greece, August 2013. [pdf]
3. Y. C. Chen, J. Zhang, A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, and P. W. Sauer, “Effects of various uncertainty sources on automatic generation control systems,” in Proc. of IREP Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control Symposium, Crete, Greece, August 2013. [pdf]
2. Y. C. Chen, X. Jiang, and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Impact of power generation uncertainty on power system static performance,” in Proc. of North American Power Symposium, Boston, MA, August 2011. Best Student Paper Award. [pdf]
1. Y. C. Chen and A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, “Assessing the impact of wind variability on power system small-signal reachability,” in Proc. of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Kuaui, HI, January 2011. [pdf]

Theses
2. Y. C. Chen, "Measurement-based tools for power system monitoring and operations," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, December 2014. [link]
1. Y. C. Chen, "Assessing renewable resource penetration on power system small-signal reachability," M.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, May 2011. [link]