Research Area:Power System Operations, Power System Economics, Electricity Market, Optimization Research Honors:Outstanding Graduate Awards from Southeast University in 2009College Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis of Southeast University in 2009Outstanding Student Awards in 2010College Innovation Awards in 2010College Outstanding Master Thesis of Southeast University in 2012National Scholarship Awards in 2014College Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of Tsinghua University in 2015Outstanding Graduate Awards from Tsinghua University in 2015Outstanding Graduate Awards from Beijing City in 2015 Publication List:[1]     Tao Ding, Linquan Bai, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “An Adjustable Robust Optimal Power Flow with the Price of Robustness for Large-scale Power Systems” IET Generation, Transmission&Distribution, 2016, in-press.[2]     Tao Ding, Jiajun Lv, Rui Bo, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “Lift-and-Project MVEE Based Convex Hull for Robust SCED with Wind Power Integration Using Historical Data-Driven Modeling,” Renewable Energy, 2016, in-press.[3]     Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Can Huang, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “Mixed Integer Linear Programming-based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation Considering Network Connectivity”, IEEE Systems Journal, 2016, in-press.[4]     Can Huang, Fangxing Li, Tao Ding, Yumin Jiang, Jiahui Guo, Yilu Liu, “A Bounded Model of the Communication Delay for System Integrity Protection Schemes,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016, in-press.[5]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Optimal Power Flow with the Consideration of Flexible Transmission Line Impedance”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2016, in-press.[6]     Hu Yuan, Bie Zhaohong, Ding Tao, Yanling Lin, “An NSGA-II based multi-objective optimization for combined gas and electricity network expansion planning”, Applied Energ, in-press, 2016.[7]     Tao Ding, Shiyu Liu, Wei Yuan, Zhaohong Bie, Bo Zeng, “A Two-Stage Robust Reactive Power Optimization Considering Uncertain Wind Power Integration in Active Distribution Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2016, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 301-311, 2016.[8]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, “A robust two-level coordinated static voltage condition for centralized wind power integration”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 1 pp. 460-470, 2016.[9]     Tao Ding, Xue Li, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Interval radial power flow using extended distflow formulation and Krawczyk iteration method with sparse approximate inverse preconditioner”, IET Generation, Transmission&Distribution, vol. 9., no. 14, pp.1998-2006, 2015.[10]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, “Closure to Discussion on ‘Interval Power Flow Analysis Using Linear Relaxation and Optimality-Based Bounds Tightening (OBBT) Methods’”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30., no. 4, pp. 2203-2203, 2015.[11]     Can Huang, Fangxing Li, Tao Ding, Zhiqiang Jin, “Second-order Cone Programming Based Optimal Control for Wind Energy Conversion Systems over Complete Operating Regions”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 6., no. 1, pp.263-271, 2015.[12]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “A bi-level branch and bound method for economic dispatch with disjoint prohibited zones considering network losses”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30 No.6. pp.2841-2855, 2015.[13]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Wei Gu,Gan  Zhou,“Interval power flow analysis using linear relaxation and optimality-based bounds tightening (OBBT) methods,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 177-188, 2015.[14]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Yang Gu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun. “Exact penalty function based constraint relaxation method for optimal power flow considering wind generation uncertainty,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 1546-1547, 2015.[15]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Hongbin Sun. “Big-M based MIQP method for economic dispatch with disjoint prohibited zones,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 976-977, March 2014.[16]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, “Absolute value constraint based method for interval optimization to SCED model,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 980-981, March 2014.[17]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, and Boming Zhang, “A Static Voltage Security Region for Centralized Wind Power Integration − Part I: Concept and Method,” Energies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 420-443, 2014.[18]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, and Boming Zhang, “A Static Voltage Security Region for Centralized Wind Power Integration − Part II: Applications,” Energies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 444-461, 2014.[19]     Wei Gu, Lizi Luo, Tao Ding, Xiaoli Meng; Wanxing Sheng, “An affine arithmetic-based algorithm for radial distribution system power flow with uncertainties,” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 58, pp. 242-245, 2014.[20]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, Can Huang, Fangxing Li, “Robust Mean-Variance Optimization for Self-scheduling of Thermal Producer and Its Price of Robustness,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 319-326, 2015. (in Chinese)[21]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Zhengyi Yao, Hongbin Sun, “Real-time Economic Dispatch Model With Prohibited Zones Considering Maximum Wind Power Injection,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 759-765, 2015. (in Chinese)[22]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Can Huang, Fangxing Li, “Identification of Inactive Constraints for SCED Model Considering Uncertain Power Injection,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34, no. 34, pp. 6050-6057, 2014. (in Chinese)[23]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, “Solving of Interval DC Power Flow Using Interval Hull Algorithm with Preconditioning,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 130-136, 2014. (in Chinese)[24]     Fengda Xu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, Bin Wang, Zhengsuo Li, Tao Ding, “Analysisand Simulation Research on Cascading Trips of Multiple Wind Farms,” Power System Technology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1426-1431, 2014. (in Chinese)[25]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Fengda Xu, “A Voltage Control Strategy for Preventing Cascading Trips of Large-scale Wind Power in Centralized Area,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 7-12, 2014. (in Chinese)[26]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Liping Zhang, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, “Interval Economic Dispatch Model with Uncertain Wind Power Injection and Spatial Branch and Bound Method,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34, no. 22, pp. 3707-3714, 2014. (in Chinese)[27]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, Zhengyi Yao, “Two-stage Heuristic-correction for Dynamic Reactive Power Optimization Based on Relaxation-MPEC and MIQP,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34,no. 13, pp. 2100-2107, 2014. (in Chinese)[28]     Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Disturbances Identification Based on Minimum Volume Enclosing Ellipsoid Theory and Wide Area Measurement System,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 38-42, 2014. (in Chinese)[29]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Rui Bo, Zhengyi Yao, “Power System Economic Dispatch with Prohibited Zones,” Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 447-452, 2013. (in Chinese)[30]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, “A Non-iterative Affine Arithmetic Methodology for Interval Power Flow Analysis of Transmission Network,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 33, no. 19, pp. 76-83, 2013. (in Chinese)[31]     Tao Ding, Bofeng Dong, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Optimization of a load shedding scheme using dynamic voltage stability linearized index based on PMU,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 27-33, 2013. (in Chinese)[32]     Ziqun Yang, Tao Ding, “Unscented Kalman Filter algorithm for on-line identification of parameters of induction motor model,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 40, no. 24, pp. 84-88, 2012. (in Chinese)[33]     Tao Ding, Hantao Cui, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “An Uncertainty Power Flow Algorithm Based on Interval and Affine Arithmetic,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 36, no. 13, pp. 51-55, 2012. (in Chinese)[34]     Tao Ding, Yu Wang, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Characteristic attribute selection based on feature score criterion and application in voltage stability analysis,” Electric Power Automation Equipment, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 132-137, 2012. (in Chinese)[35]     Qiulan Wan, Tao Ding, Ying Wang, Zhaoxing Ma,“An Algorithm for Online Identification of Nodes with Weak Voltage Stability,” Power System Technology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 156-161, 2012. (in Chinese)[36]     Zhaoxing Ma, Qiulan Wan, Hongmei Li, Tao Ding, “A voltage stability control method of SVC based on neural network,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 39, no. 18, pp. 67-71, 2011. (in Chinese)[37]     Zhaoxing Ma, Qiulan Wan, Tao Ding, Hongmei Li, “Voltage Stability Analysis Based on Limit Induced Bifurcation,” Power System Technology, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 94-98, 2011. (in Chinese)[38]     Wei Gu, Tao Ding, Ziqun Yang, Qiulan Wan, “Online Voltage Security Assessment Using Multiple Dynamic Decision Tree,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 31, no. 31, pp. 142-148, 2011. (in Chinese)[39]     Mei Li, Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Synchronous phasor correction under frequency offset,”Journal of Southeast University(Natural Science Edition), vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 744-749, 2011. (in Chinese)[40]     Shanke Mou, Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “An improved algorithm for on-line tracking Thevenin equivalent parameters based on deviation correction,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 23-28, 2011. (in Chinese)[41]     Xian Xu, Tao Ding, Qiulan Wan, “220 kV Power Grid District-dividing Optimization for Limiting Fault Current,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 22, pp. 98-101, 2009. (in Chinese)[42]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Fengda Xu, “A quadratic robust optimization model for automatic voltage control of wind farm,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Canada, 21-25 July, 2013.[43]     Tao Ding, Hongbin Sun, Forrest Harley, et al, “Bi-level linear programming based interval optimization for SCEDin the presence of wind power uncertainty,” IEEE PES General Meeting, July, Washington DC, 2014.[44]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Interval arithmetic based optimal curtailment for infeasibility of SCED in the presence of wind power uncertainty,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.[45]     Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Xiubin Zhang, Fangxing Li, Honbing Sun, “Theory Based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.[46]     Linquan Bai, Tao Ding, Qinran Hu, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Robust Mean-Variance Optimization Model for Grid-Connected Microgrids,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.

“Power System Operation with Large Scale Stochastic Wind Power Integration … is very interesting for scientists, researchers (namely in applied mathematics), policy-makers, managers and entrepreneurs owing to the scientifically rigorous and very well sustained way the renewal energies uncertainty problem is approached.” (Manuel Alberto M. Ferreira, Acta Scientiae et Intellectus, Vol. 4 (3), 2018)

• Introduction.- Mathematics for Interval Algebra and Optimization.- The Research and Application of Interval Power Flow.- Interval Economic Dispatch and The Tackling of Infeasible Model.- Robust Interval Economic Dispatch and The Price of Robustness.- Acceleration Strategies for Large-scale Economic Dispatch Models.- Conclusions and Prospects.

Research Area:Power System Operations, Power System Economics, Electricity Market, Optimization Research Honors:Outstanding Graduate Awards from Southeast University in 2009College Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis of Southeast University in 2009Outstanding Student Awards in 2010College Innovation Awards in 2010College Outstanding Master Thesis of Southeast University in 2012National Scholarship Awards in 2014College Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of Tsinghua University in 2015Outstanding Graduate Awards from Tsinghua University in 2015Outstanding Graduate Awards from Beijing City in 2015 Publication List:[1]     Tao Ding, Linquan Bai, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “An Adjustable Robust Optimal Power Flow with the Price of Robustness for Large-scale Power Systems” IET Generation, Transmission&Distribution, 2016, in-press.[2]     Tao Ding, Jiajun Lv, Rui Bo, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “Lift-and-Project MVEE Based Convex Hull for Robust SCED with Wind Power Integration Using Historical Data-Driven Modeling,” Renewable Energy, 2016, in-press.[3]     Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Can Huang, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “Mixed Integer Linear Programming-based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation Considering Network Connectivity”, IEEE Systems Journal, 2016, in-press.[4]     Can Huang, Fangxing Li, Tao Ding, Yumin Jiang, Jiahui Guo, Yilu Liu, “A Bounded Model of the Communication Delay for System Integrity Protection Schemes,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016, in-press.[5]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Optimal Power Flow with the Consideration of Flexible Transmission Line Impedance”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2016, in-press.[6]     Hu Yuan, Bie Zhaohong, Ding Tao, Yanling Lin, “An NSGA-II based multi-objective optimization for combined gas and electricity network expansion planning”, Applied Energ, in-press, 2016.[7]     Tao Ding, Shiyu Liu, Wei Yuan, Zhaohong Bie, Bo Zeng, “A Two-Stage Robust Reactive Power Optimization Considering Uncertain Wind Power Integration in Active Distribution Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2016, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 301-311, 2016.[8]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, “A robust two-level coordinated static voltage condition for centralized wind power integration”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 1 pp. 460-470, 2016.[9]     Tao Ding, Xue Li, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Interval radial power flow using extended distflow formulation and Krawczyk iteration method with sparse approximate inverse preconditioner”, IET Generation, Transmission&Distribution, vol. 9., no. 14, pp.1998-2006, 2015.[10]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, “Closure to Discussion on ‘Interval Power Flow Analysis Using Linear Relaxation and Optimality-Based Bounds Tightening (OBBT) Methods’”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30., no. 4, pp. 2203-2203, 2015.[11]     Can Huang, Fangxing Li, Tao Ding, Zhiqiang Jin, “Second-order Cone Programming Based Optimal Control for Wind Energy Conversion Systems over Complete Operating Regions”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 6., no. 1, pp.263-271, 2015.[12]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “A bi-level branch and bound method for economic dispatch with disjoint prohibited zones considering network losses”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30 No.6. pp.2841-2855, 2015.[13]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Wei Gu,Gan  Zhou,“Interval power flow analysis using linear relaxation and optimality-based bounds tightening (OBBT) methods,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 177-188, 2015.[14]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Yang Gu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun. “Exact penalty function based constraint relaxation method for optimal power flow considering wind generation uncertainty,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 1546-1547, 2015.[15]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Hongbin Sun. “Big-M based MIQP method for economic dispatch with disjoint prohibited zones,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 976-977, March 2014.[16]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, “Absolute value constraint based method for interval optimization to SCED model,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 980-981, March 2014.[17]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, and Boming Zhang, “A Static Voltage Security Region for Centralized Wind Power Integration − Part I: Concept and Method,” Energies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 420-443, 2014.[18]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, and Boming Zhang, “A Static Voltage Security Region for Centralized Wind Power Integration − Part II: Applications,” Energies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 444-461, 2014.[19]     Wei Gu, Lizi Luo, Tao Ding, Xiaoli Meng; Wanxing Sheng, “An affine arithmetic-based algorithm for radial distribution system power flow with uncertainties,” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 58, pp. 242-245, 2014.[20]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, Can Huang, Fangxing Li, “Robust Mean-Variance Optimization for Self-scheduling of Thermal Producer and Its Price of Robustness,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 319-326, 2015. (in Chinese)[21]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Zhengyi Yao, Hongbin Sun, “Real-time Economic Dispatch Model With Prohibited Zones Considering Maximum Wind Power Injection,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 759-765, 2015. (in Chinese)[22]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Can Huang, Fangxing Li, “Identification of Inactive Constraints for SCED Model Considering Uncertain Power Injection,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34, no. 34, pp. 6050-6057, 2014. (in Chinese)[23]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, “Solving of Interval DC Power Flow Using Interval Hull Algorithm with Preconditioning,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 130-136, 2014. (in Chinese)[24]     Fengda Xu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, Bin Wang, Zhengsuo Li, Tao Ding, “Analysisand Simulation Research on Cascading Trips of Multiple Wind Farms,” Power System Technology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1426-1431, 2014. (in Chinese)[25]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Fengda Xu, “A Voltage Control Strategy for Preventing Cascading Trips of Large-scale Wind Power in Centralized Area,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 7-12, 2014. (in Chinese)[26]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Liping Zhang, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, “Interval Economic Dispatch Model with Uncertain Wind Power Injection and Spatial Branch and Bound Method,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34, no. 22, pp. 3707-3714, 2014. (in Chinese)[27]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, Zhengyi Yao, “Two-stage Heuristic-correction for Dynamic Reactive Power Optimization Based on Relaxation-MPEC and MIQP,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34,no. 13, pp. 2100-2107, 2014. (in Chinese)[28]     Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Disturbances Identification Based on Minimum Volume Enclosing Ellipsoid Theory and Wide Area Measurement System,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 38-42, 2014. (in Chinese)[29]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Rui Bo, Zhengyi Yao, “Power System Economic Dispatch with Prohibited Zones,” Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 447-452, 2013. (in Chinese)[30]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, “A Non-iterative Affine Arithmetic Methodology for Interval Power Flow Analysis of Transmission Network,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 33, no. 19, pp. 76-83, 2013. (in Chinese)[31]     Tao Ding, Bofeng Dong, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Optimization of a load shedding scheme using dynamic voltage stability linearized index based on PMU,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 27-33, 2013. (in Chinese)[32]     Ziqun Yang, Tao Ding, “Unscented Kalman Filter algorithm for on-line identification of parameters of induction motor model,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 40, no. 24, pp. 84-88, 2012. (in Chinese)[33]     Tao Ding, Hantao Cui, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “An Uncertainty Power Flow Algorithm Based on Interval and Affine Arithmetic,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 36, no. 13, pp. 51-55, 2012. (in Chinese)[34]     Tao Ding, Yu Wang, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Characteristic attribute selection based on feature score criterion and application in voltage stability analysis,” Electric Power Automation Equipment, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 132-137, 2012. (in Chinese)[35]     Qiulan Wan, Tao Ding, Ying Wang, Zhaoxing Ma,“An Algorithm for Online Identification of Nodes with Weak Voltage Stability,” Power System Technology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 156-161, 2012. (in Chinese)[36]     Zhaoxing Ma, Qiulan Wan, Hongmei Li, Tao Ding, “A voltage stability control method of SVC based on neural network,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 39, no. 18, pp. 67-71, 2011. (in Chinese)[37]     Zhaoxing Ma, Qiulan Wan, Tao Ding, Hongmei Li, “Voltage Stability Analysis Based on Limit Induced Bifurcation,” Power System Technology, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 94-98, 2011. (in Chinese)[38]     Wei Gu, Tao Ding, Ziqun Yang, Qiulan Wan, “Online Voltage Security Assessment Using Multiple Dynamic Decision Tree,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 31, no. 31, pp. 142-148, 2011. (in Chinese)[39]     Mei Li, Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Synchronous phasor correction under frequency offset,”Journal of Southeast University(Natural Science Edition), vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 744-749, 2011. (in Chinese)[40]     Shanke Mou, Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “An improved algorithm for on-line tracking Thevenin equivalent parameters based on deviation correction,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 23-28, 2011. (in Chinese)[41]     Xian Xu, Tao Ding, Qiulan Wan, “220 kV Power Grid District-dividing Optimization for Limiting Fault Current,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 22, pp. 98-101, 2009. (in Chinese)[42]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Fengda Xu, “A quadratic robust optimization model for automatic voltage control of wind farm,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Canada, 21-25 July, 2013.[43]     Tao Ding, Hongbin Sun, Forrest Harley, et al, “Bi-level linear programming based interval optimization for SCEDin the presence of wind power uncertainty,” IEEE PES General Meeting, July, Washington DC, 2014.[44]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Interval arithmetic based optimal curtailment for infeasibility of SCED in the presence of wind power uncertainty,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.[45]     Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Xiubin Zhang, Fangxing Li, Honbing Sun, “Theory Based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.[46]     Linquan Bai, Tao Ding, Qinran Hu, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Robust Mean-Variance Optimization Model for Grid-Connected Microgrids,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.

“Power System Operation with Large Scale Stochastic Wind Power Integration … is very interesting for scientists, researchers (namely in applied mathematics), policy-makers, managers and entrepreneurs owing to the scientifically rigorous and very well sustained way the renewal energies uncertainty problem is approached.” (Manuel Alberto M. Ferreira, Acta Scientiae et Intellectus, Vol. 4 (3), 2018)

• Introduction.- Mathematics for Interval Algebra and Optimization.- The Research and Application of Interval Power Flow.- Interval Economic Dispatch and The Tackling of Infeasible Model.- Robust Interval Economic Dispatch and The Price of Robustness.- Acceleration Strategies for Large-scale Economic Dispatch Models.- Conclusions and Prospects.

Research Area:Power System Operations, Power System Economics, Electricity Market, Optimization Research Honors:Outstanding Graduate Awards from Southeast University in 2009College Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis of Southeast University in 2009Outstanding Student Awards in 2010College Innovation Awards in 2010College Outstanding Master Thesis of Southeast University in 2012National Scholarship Awards in 2014College Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of Tsinghua University in 2015Outstanding Graduate Awards from Tsinghua University in 2015Outstanding Graduate Awards from Beijing City in 2015 Publication List:[1]     Tao Ding, Linquan Bai, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “An Adjustable Robust Optimal Power Flow with the Price of Robustness for Large-scale Power Systems” IET Generation, Transmission&Distribution, 2016, in-press.[2]     Tao Ding, Jiajun Lv, Rui Bo, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “Lift-and-Project MVEE Based Convex Hull for Robust SCED with Wind Power Integration Using Historical Data-Driven Modeling,” Renewable Energy, 2016, in-press.[3]     Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Can Huang, Zhaohong Bie, Fangxing Li, “Mixed Integer Linear Programming-based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation Considering Network Connectivity”, IEEE Systems Journal, 2016, in-press.[4]     Can Huang, Fangxing Li, Tao Ding, Yumin Jiang, Jiahui Guo, Yilu Liu, “A Bounded Model of the Communication Delay for System Integrity Protection Schemes,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016, in-press.[5]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Optimal Power Flow with the Consideration of Flexible Transmission Line Impedance”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2016, in-press.[6]     Hu Yuan, Bie Zhaohong, Ding Tao, Yanling Lin, “An NSGA-II based multi-objective optimization for combined gas and electricity network expansion planning”, Applied Energ, in-press, 2016.[7]     Tao Ding, Shiyu Liu, Wei Yuan, Zhaohong Bie, Bo Zeng, “A Two-Stage Robust Reactive Power Optimization Considering Uncertain Wind Power Integration in Active Distribution Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2016, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 301-311, 2016.[8]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, “A robust two-level coordinated static voltage condition for centralized wind power integration”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 1 pp. 460-470, 2016.[9]     Tao Ding, Xue Li, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Interval radial power flow using extended distflow formulation and Krawczyk iteration method with sparse approximate inverse preconditioner”, IET Generation, Transmission&Distribution, vol. 9., no. 14, pp.1998-2006, 2015.[10]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, “Closure to Discussion on ‘Interval Power Flow Analysis Using Linear Relaxation and Optimality-Based Bounds Tightening (OBBT) Methods’”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30., no. 4, pp. 2203-2203, 2015.[11]     Can Huang, Fangxing Li, Tao Ding, Zhiqiang Jin, “Second-order Cone Programming Based Optimal Control for Wind Energy Conversion Systems over Complete Operating Regions”, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 6., no. 1, pp.263-271, 2015.[12]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “A bi-level branch and bound method for economic dispatch with disjoint prohibited zones considering network losses”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30 No.6. pp.2841-2855, 2015.[13]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Wei Gu,Gan  Zhou,“Interval power flow analysis using linear relaxation and optimality-based bounds tightening (OBBT) methods,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 177-188, 2015.[14]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Yang Gu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun. “Exact penalty function based constraint relaxation method for optimal power flow considering wind generation uncertainty,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 1546-1547, 2015.[15]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Hongbin Sun. “Big-M based MIQP method for economic dispatch with disjoint prohibited zones,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 976-977, March 2014.[16]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, “Absolute value constraint based method for interval optimization to SCED model,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 980-981, March 2014.[17]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, and Boming Zhang, “A Static Voltage Security Region for Centralized Wind Power Integration − Part I: Concept and Method,” Energies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 420-443, 2014.[18]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, and Boming Zhang, “A Static Voltage Security Region for Centralized Wind Power Integration − Part II: Applications,” Energies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 444-461, 2014.[19]     Wei Gu, Lizi Luo, Tao Ding, Xiaoli Meng; Wanxing Sheng, “An affine arithmetic-based algorithm for radial distribution system power flow with uncertainties,” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 58, pp. 242-245, 2014.[20]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, Can Huang, Fangxing Li, “Robust Mean-Variance Optimization for Self-scheduling of Thermal Producer and Its Price of Robustness,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 319-326, 2015. (in Chinese)[21]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Zhengyi Yao, Hongbin Sun, “Real-time Economic Dispatch Model With Prohibited Zones Considering Maximum Wind Power Injection,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 759-765, 2015. (in Chinese)[22]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Can Huang, Fangxing Li, “Identification of Inactive Constraints for SCED Model Considering Uncertain Power Injection,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34, no. 34, pp. 6050-6057, 2014. (in Chinese)[23]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Wei Gu, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, “Solving of Interval DC Power Flow Using Interval Hull Algorithm with Preconditioning,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 130-136, 2014. (in Chinese)[24]     Fengda Xu, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Boming Zhang, Bin Wang, Zhengsuo Li, Tao Ding, “Analysisand Simulation Research on Cascading Trips of Multiple Wind Farms,” Power System Technology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1426-1431, 2014. (in Chinese)[25]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Fengda Xu, “A Voltage Control Strategy for Preventing Cascading Trips of Large-scale Wind Power in Centralized Area,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 7-12, 2014. (in Chinese)[26]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Liping Zhang, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, “Interval Economic Dispatch Model with Uncertain Wind Power Injection and Spatial Branch and Bound Method,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34, no. 22, pp. 3707-3714, 2014. (in Chinese)[27]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Rui Bo, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, Zhengyi Yao, “Two-stage Heuristic-correction for Dynamic Reactive Power Optimization Based on Relaxation-MPEC and MIQP,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 34,no. 13, pp. 2100-2107, 2014. (in Chinese)[28]     Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Disturbances Identification Based on Minimum Volume Enclosing Ellipsoid Theory and Wide Area Measurement System,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 38-42, 2014. (in Chinese)[29]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Rui Bo, Zhengyi Yao, “Power System Economic Dispatch with Prohibited Zones,” Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 447-452, 2013. (in Chinese)[30]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, “A Non-iterative Affine Arithmetic Methodology for Interval Power Flow Analysis of Transmission Network,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 33, no. 19, pp. 76-83, 2013. (in Chinese)[31]     Tao Ding, Bofeng Dong, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Optimization of a load shedding scheme using dynamic voltage stability linearized index based on PMU,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 27-33, 2013. (in Chinese)[32]     Ziqun Yang, Tao Ding, “Unscented Kalman Filter algorithm for on-line identification of parameters of induction motor model,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 40, no. 24, pp. 84-88, 2012. (in Chinese)[33]     Tao Ding, Hantao Cui, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “An Uncertainty Power Flow Algorithm Based on Interval and Affine Arithmetic,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 36, no. 13, pp. 51-55, 2012. (in Chinese)[34]     Tao Ding, Yu Wang, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Characteristic attribute selection based on feature score criterion and application in voltage stability analysis,” Electric Power Automation Equipment, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 132-137, 2012. (in Chinese)[35]     Qiulan Wan, Tao Ding, Ying Wang, Zhaoxing Ma,“An Algorithm for Online Identification of Nodes with Weak Voltage Stability,” Power System Technology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 156-161, 2012. (in Chinese)[36]     Zhaoxing Ma, Qiulan Wan, Hongmei Li, Tao Ding, “A voltage stability control method of SVC based on neural network,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 39, no. 18, pp. 67-71, 2011. (in Chinese)[37]     Zhaoxing Ma, Qiulan Wan, Tao Ding, Hongmei Li, “Voltage Stability Analysis Based on Limit Induced Bifurcation,” Power System Technology, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 94-98, 2011. (in Chinese)[38]     Wei Gu, Tao Ding, Ziqun Yang, Qiulan Wan, “Online Voltage Security Assessment Using Multiple Dynamic Decision Tree,” Proceedings of the CSEE, vol. 31, no. 31, pp. 142-148, 2011. (in Chinese)[39]     Mei Li, Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “Synchronous phasor correction under frequency offset,”Journal of Southeast University(Natural Science Edition), vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 744-749, 2011. (in Chinese)[40]     Shanke Mou, Tao Ding, Wei Gu, Qiulan Wan, “An improved algorithm for on-line tracking Thevenin equivalent parameters based on deviation correction,” Power System Protection and Control, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 23-28, 2011. (in Chinese)[41]     Xian Xu, Tao Ding, Qiulan Wan, “220 kV Power Grid District-dividing Optimization for Limiting Fault Current,” Automation of Electric Power Systems, vol. 33, no. 22, pp. 98-101, 2009. (in Chinese)[42]     Tao Ding, Qinglai Guo, Hongbin Sun, Fengda Xu, “A quadratic robust optimization model for automatic voltage control of wind farm,” IEEE PES General Meeting, Canada, 21-25 July, 2013.[43]     Tao Ding, Hongbin Sun, Forrest Harley, et al, “Bi-level linear programming based interval optimization for SCEDin the presence of wind power uncertainty,” IEEE PES General Meeting, July, Washington DC, 2014.[44]     Tao Ding, Rui Bo, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Interval arithmetic based optimal curtailment for infeasibility of SCED in the presence of wind power uncertainty,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.[45]     Tao Ding, Kai Sun, Xiubin Zhang, Fangxing Li, Honbing Sun, “Theory Based Splitting Strategies for Power System Islanding Operation,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.[46]     Linquan Bai, Tao Ding, Qinran Hu, Fangxing Li, Hongbin Sun, “Robust Mean-Variance Optimization Model for Grid-Connected Microgrids,”, IEEE PES General Meeting, 2015.

“Power System Operation with Large Scale Stochastic Wind Power Integration … is very interesting for scientists, researchers (namely in applied mathematics), policy-makers, managers and entrepreneurs owing to the scientifically rigorous and very well sustained way the renewal energies uncertainty problem is approached.” (Manuel Alberto M. Ferreira, Acta Scientiae et Intellectus, Vol. 4 (3), 2018)

• Introduction.- Mathematics for Interval Algebra and Optimization.- The Research and Application of Interval Power Flow.- Interval Economic Dispatch and The Tackling of Infeasible Model.- Robust Interval Economic Dispatch and The Price of Robustness.- Acceleration Strategies for Large-scale Economic Dispatch Models.- Conclusions and Prospects.