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Welcome
I'm currently an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering with the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City at University of Macau.
Before joining University of Macau, I worked as a postdoctoral scholar at University of California, Berkeley and a research affiliate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA, from 2018 to 2019. I received the B.S. and Ph.D. degree both in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2013 and 2018, respectively. From Jan. 2016 to Jan. 2017, I was an exchange student researcher at University of California, Berkeley.Our group's research interests span the areas of operational research, electrical, thermal and transportation engineering. Our vision is to develop cutting-edge theories and technologies (majorly based on optimization, data analytics and machine learning) to help policy makers, practitioners and energy proconsumers to make "smart decisions" in building and managing their energy systems. Currently, we've been focusing on power and transportation nexus, distributed energy resources, integrated energy system, and internet of things for smart energy.
Find me on: Google Scholar, Research Gate, WOS Publons, UM Faculty Profile.Address: 1005c, Research Building N21, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Phone: (+853)8822-9958; E-mail: hczhang[at]um.edu.mo
Openings
Postdoc, PhD, & Research Assistant at University of Macau
We regularly have several positions for Postdoc, Phd, and Research Assistant (visiting scholar) each year. If you are interested in our research and want to join our group, please don't hesitate to drop me an email with your CV, representative publication, and your research statement.
Click link to learn more about the UM Postdoctoral Fellowship/Associateship. Click link to learn more about the UM Phd Scholarship and Assistantship.Notice 1: Phd scholarships for 2020/2021 academic year are now open for application (DDL: February 28, 2020), check the flier in Chinese or English.
Notice 2 (2nd batch of 2020): We now have multiple openings for postdoctoral researchers. All successful applicants will be funded by the UM Postdoctoral Fellowship/Associateship. The official application will be opened in June 2020 and the estimated report duty date is Jan. 2021. If you are interested, please don't hesitate to drop me an email.
Call for papers
IET Smart Grid Special Issue
We are organizing a special issue on "Achieving an Integrated Smart Power Grid and Intelligent Intelligent Transportation System" for IET Smart Grid. It would be great if you can contribute to it by submitting one relevant paper! Check the Call for Papers for detailed information.
Recent News
Apr 16 2020, new research proposal approved: Hongcai Zhang (PI) and Dongdong Zhang (Co-PI), "Strategic operation and optimization of integrated energy systems in smart city," the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macao, China, MOP$1,165,000, 2020-2022.
Jan 18 2020, new publication: T. Ahmad, H. Zhang, B. Yan, "A review on renewable energy and electricity requirement forecasting models for smart grid and buildings," to appear in Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020.
Jan 14 2020, new publication: H. Zhang, Z. Hu, and Y. Song, "Power and Transport Nexus: Routing PEVs to Promote Renewable Generation Integration," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2020.
Jan 01 2020, congratulations to our postdoctoral scholar, Dr. Dongdong ZHANG, for taking the assistant professor position of the College of Electrical Engineering at Guangxi University, Guangxi, China.
Dec 19 2019, new publication: H. Zhang, C. J. R. Sheppard, T. E. Lipman, T. Zeng, and S. J. Moura, "Charging Infrastructure Demands of Shared-Use Autonomous Electric Vehicles in Urban Areas." to appear in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2019.
Nov 22 2019, new publication: T. Zeng, H. Zhang, and S. J. Moura, "Solving Overstay and Stochasticity in PEV Charging Station Planning with Real Data," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2019.
Nov 04 2019, Dr. Xiaohe YAN has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. YAN obtained his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Bath, UK, in 2019. Dr. YAN is a receipt of the "UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class B)."
Oct 15 2019, Dr. Chao HUANG has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. HUANG obtained his PhD degree in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from the City University of Hong Kong, in 2017. Dr. HUANG is a receipt of the "UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class A)." He is also an Associate Professor with the University of Science and Technology Beijing (since 2018).
Oct 03 2019, new publication: H. Zhang, C. J. R. Sheppard, T. E. Lipman, and S. J. Moura, "Joint Fleet Sizing and Charging System Planning for Autonomous Electric Vehicles," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2019.
Sep 27 2020, new research proposal approved: Hongcai Zhang (PI), "Strategic operation and optimization of autonomous electric fleet," the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation, China, RMB100,000, 2020-2022.
Sep 23 2019, Dr. Tanveer Ahmad has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. Ahmad obtained his PhD degree in Thermal Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2019. Dr. Ahmad is a receipt of the "UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class A)."
Sep 18 2019, Prof. Hongcai Zhang and Dr. Dongdong Zhang are recognized as the "Global Top 1% Reviewers in Engineering" by Clarivate Analytics Publons.
Sep 02 2019, Dr. Biao YAN has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. Yan obtained his PhD degree in civil engineering from Sichuan University. Before joining UM, he was a lecturer at Guangdong University of Technology.
Aug 28 2019, I'm appointed as an Associate Editor for journal "IET Electrical Systems in Transportation."
Aug 09 2019, our postdoc Dr. Dongdong ZHANG has received the "UM Macao Postdoctoral Fellowship (Class A)."
Aug 05 2019, Dr. Dongdong ZHANG graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University has joined our group as a postdoctoral scholar.
July 12 2019, Prof. Yonghua Song has been elected member of Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe). Check the news.
April 2019, I will join the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City at University of Macau as an assistant professor (tenure track) in April 2019.