Dr. Rui Zhang received a B.E. degree from The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, in 2009 and PhD degree from The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, in 2014, both in Electrical Engineering. She is currently a Scientia Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at UNSW Sydney and a recipient of the prestigious Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC DECRA) in 2022. She leads a research team focusing on power system stability assessment, planning, and control, with particular emphasis on renewable energy integration and energy storage systems. Her research develops novel data-driven and AI-based methodologies to enable the reliable, resilient, and intelligent operation of future power grids.

*****We are seeking highly motivated, talented students to join our research team at the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at UNSW Sydney. Our research focuses on power system operation, stability, and optimisation; energy storage and renewable integration; and grid planning for future energy systems.**********

Competitive scholarships are available for PhD students who achieved High Distinction (H1) in their undergraduate program and/or have completed a Master’s degree by Research.

Current undergraduate students or master's by course students at UNSW are also encouraged to contact me if you are interested in research degrees, Master's by research(or PhD) or a research assistant position in the Power System research area.