PENSA: POWER & ENERGY NETWORK SYSTEM ANALYSIS

Team Member

Team Member

Principal Investigator

Dr. Sijia Geng

Assistant Professor (ECE)

Dr. Sijia Geng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Johns Hopkins University. Before joining JHU in January 2023, she was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems (LIDS) at MIT in 2022. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she also received the M.S. in Mathematics and M.S. in ECE.

Her research integrates methodologies from system and control theory, analysis, and optimization to address pressing and fundamental challenges in complex and networked energy systems. She aims at driving the widespread utilization of renewable energy resources while enhancing the resiliency and efficiency of energy systems through developing rigorous theory and scalable computational tools. She is the recipient of a Best Paper Award at the MIT/Harvard Applied Energy Symposium in 2022 and was named a Barbour Scholar in 2021.

Postdocs

Dr. Bhathiya  Mudiyanselage 

ROSEI Postdoctoral Scholar

Dr. Mudiyanselage received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego in 2025, and a Master’s degree in Computer & Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2022. In 2025, he was selected as one of the prestigious ROSEI Postdoctoral Scholars and joined the PENSA Lab at Johns Hopkins University, under the supervision of Prof. Sijia Geng.

His current work focuses on developing intelligent, safe, and resilient control frameworks for future inverter-dominated power systems. By combining theoretical advances with real-world impact, he looks forward to contributing to ROSEI’s mission of accelerating the transition to sustainable energy.

Ph.D. Students

Sushobhan Chatterjee

Ph.D. Student in ECE

(Fall23-present)

Sushobhan Chatterjee is a PhD student in the Power and Energy Network System Analysis (PENSA) Lab at the Johns Hopkins University, under the supervision of Prof. Sijia Geng. Prior to PhD, he received a master’s degree in Control and Optimization theory from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur. Prior to pursuing his master’s, he worked briefly as an Operations and Maintenance Engineer (Electrical) in the Linde plc. During his bachelor’s, he interned at the CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.

His research interests lie at the intersection of Nonlinear Analysis, Control, and Optimization theory in Modern Power Systems, where he focuses on developing theoretical tools to advance the complex world of inverter-based resources. In particular, his current research is centered on nonlinear understanding of the erratic behavior in renewable power grids, as well as their application in control and optimization theory.

Shigeng Wang

Ph.D. Student in ECE

(Fall25-present)

Shigeng Wang is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) with the Power and Energy Network System Analysis (PENSA) Lab at Johns Hopkins University. Before his Ph.D. journey, he received the B.Eng. degree in Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2022, and the M.Eng. degree in Control Engineering from the same institution in 2025. 

His research mainly focuses on Control Theory, Machine Learning, and Networks. He aims to integrate learning and control within a unified framework that is both intelligent and trustworthy for cyber-physical systems, such as modern power systems. His long-term goal is to bridge the gap between theoretical research and applications.

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Barton Hall, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore,MD 21218