Wu’s research is to address the emerging technical challenges in electric power systems with systems engineering approaches that integrate technologies from a wide range of fields including, but not limited to, computer and network systems, communication engineering, cyber physical systems, control science, and mathematical optimization. His research interests focus on:
- Control, operation and planning of power systems (include smart grid and microgrid)
- Modeling, optimization and simulation of power systems
- Grid integration of renewable energy (wind and solar)
- Demand side management
- Electric vehicles to grid
- Electricity market analysis and risk management
- Home/building energy management systems
- Stochastic modeling and optimization
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Cybersecurity in Power Systems.