Our Team
The MC2 project is jointly run by two large international teams based in the UK and China. The project has two Principal investigators and multiple co-directors.
Principal Investigator
Professor Jianzhong Wu
Role in the project
Directing and managing the consortium
Leading WP1
Expertise
Smart Grids and Energy Infrastructure
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Principal Investigator
Professor Hongjie Jia
Role in the project
Directing and managing the consortium
Leading WP1
Expertise
Power system stability assessment, integrated energy systems, smart grid
Affiliation
Tianjin University
Co-Investigator
Professor Nick Jenkins
Role in the project
Co-directing
Expertise
Renewable energy
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Co-Investigator
Dr Carlos Ugalde-Loo
Role in the project
Co-directing
Expertise
Power system stability and control, grid integration and control of renewables, modelling of dynamic systems, multivariable and classical control and DC transmission.
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Co-Investigator
Professor Vladimir Terzija
Role in the project
Leading WP2
Expertise
ICT and supercomputing technologies for advanced distribution automation,
Affiliation
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Co-Investigator
Dr Wenlong Ming
Role in the project
Co-directing and leading WP3
Expertise
power electronics, especially compound semiconductors, new power electronic devices and SOP control
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Co-Investigator
Dr Muditha Abeysekera
Role in the project
Supporting WP 1
Expertise
Multi-energy systems modelling, analysis and control and the applications of digital twin technology
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Co-Investigator
Dr Xue Li
Role in the project
Leading WP4
Expertise
Computational methods for power systems, power grid stability and security, and urban integrated energy systems with renewable integration
Affiliation
Northeast Electric Power University
Co-Investigator
Dr Tao Jiang
Role in the project
Supporting WP4
Expertise
Computational methods for power systems, power grid stability and security, and urban integrated energy systems with renewable integration
Affiliation
Northeast Electric Power University
Co-Investigator
Professor Phil Taylor
Role in the project
Leading WP4
Expertise
Energy systems and networks
Affiliation
University of Bristol
Co-Investigator
Dr Haris Patsios
Role in the project
Supporting WP5
Expertise
Design, modelling and control of power systems including renewables.
Affiliation
Newcastle University
Co-Investigator
Professor Janusz Bialek
Role in the project
Leading WP5
Expertise
Power & Energy Systems, Application of advanced mathematical methods to address techno-economic problems connected with the transformation of the power supply industry to a low-carbon economy
Affiliation
Newcastle University
Co-Investigator
Dr Qinglai Guo
Role in the project
Leading WP2
Expertise
Energy management system, voltage stability and control, cyber-physical systems,
renewable energy integration, and electric vehicles.
Affiliation
Tsinghua University
Co-Investigator
Dr Zhaoguang Pan
Role in the project
Supporting WP1
Expertise
Integrated energy systems
Affiliation
Tsinghua University
Co-Investigator
Dr Tao Xu
Role in the project
Leading WP5
Expertise
Active distribution network management
Affiliation
Tianjin University
Co-Investigator
Dr Kai Hou
Role in the project
Leading WP3
Expertise
Reliability assessment of power system and integrated energy system.
Affiliation
Tianjin University
Co-investigator
Dr Yue Zhou
Role in the project
Assisting Prof Wu in project delivery
Expertise
Cyber-physical systems
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Project manager
Karolina Rucinska
Role in the project
Assisting Prof Wu in project delivery
Expertise
Project management
Affiliation
Cardiff University
Co-Investigator
Dr Allesandra Parisio
Role in the project
Leading WP2
Expertise
Large-scale energy management systems under uncertainty, model predictive control and distributed optimisation for power systems
Affiliation
University of Manchester