Stefi Mitova, CEDaR doctoral student affiliate, delivers PhD defense
Doctoral student ٱھѾٴDZ successfully defended herdissertation, “Integrating Electric Vehicles and Solar Photovoltaics into Smart Cities with Smart Charging and Storage: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Impact Analysis Using Systems Engineering Methods.”
Mitova’s research investigates chargingindividuallyowned and shared electric vehicles with smart charging, solar energy, storageand the grid. Herresearch methodologically bridges environmental science, systems engineering, economicsand machine learning. She was advised by Brian Muller, CEDaR director.
"These are dynamic models that simulate complex electricity systems under various optimization objectives," she says. "The resultsshow that smart charging can be successfully implemented to build networks of interconnected electric vehicles, solar panels, smart home devices and charging stations. These systems can save a significant amount of money, emissions, and energy."
Mitova says that she hasbeen in the field of sustainability for 13 years and hasalways been fascinated by smart energy systems, AI, and technology. Sheis looking towards being employed in the energy sector.