Rabab Haider
Assistant Professor,
University of Michigan
Hello! I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
My research explores the design and operation of energy systems under deep decarbonization. I develop tools in the domains of physics-informed machine learning, distributed intelligence for grid-edge devices, and the design of future electricity markets.
I was previously a MIT Energy Fellow (2022), MathWorks-MIT Mechanical Engineering Fellow (2021), and received the Hansen Fellowship (2018). In recognition of my research and community contributions to sustainability, I have been awarded the Raj V Tahil Fellowship Fund Award (2021) and Aarav Amar Bajpayee Memorial Prize (2023).
Multiple PhD positions available -- see more in the "Our Team" tab, and apply to U-Mich CEE.
Latest news and announcements!
12/2024 Join me and UM's Sustainable LSA for a workshop on "Greening the Cloud: Sustainability in AI and Technology". During my presentation, I'll discuss sustainability and how AI+tech can both help and hurt sustainability goals. After, engage with us during our interactive workshops with critical conversations in a cross-disciplinary group
10/2024 Amanda and I attended INFORMS 2024 in Seattle to share our work exploring the energy equity implications of the power grid
10/2024 Join HerWILL and AI4OPT for a workshop series and datathon on AI for Equality! I'll be giving the first workshop of the series "Python Essentials Unleashed". The program is open to all -- wherever in the world you are, you can participate in the series and datathon. Looking forward to meeting our participants on October 11th!
Read more about the workshop here, with the registration link in the post.
Looking forward to U-M CEE:
I sat down with U-M CEE for the Connections & Directions podcast series to discuss my research, teaching, and diversity work. Looking forward to joining in January 2025!
You can also read more in my interview with Mason Hinawi, from U-M CEE, an excerpt of which is below:
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Haider’s research centers around energy and power systems and their design and operation in a decarbonized future; her work has involved developing tools in physics-informed machine learning, distributing intelligence for grid-edge devices, and designing future electricity markets. When dealing with energy and power systems, Professor Haider emphasizes the human-centric nature of her work and research — an emphasis that closely aligns with Michigan Engineering’s “People First” strategic vision.
“Energy is an infrastructure system,” Haider explained. “It shares a lot of the properties that we think about when we think of other built infrastructure, like roads, water networks, or city buildings. And when you’re thinking about civil infrastructure, you’re also thinking about the users of that system.”
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09/2024 Publication Alert! Our paper on physics-informed machine learning for power systems reconfiguration is now available on Transactions on Smart Grids!
08/2024 Publication Alert! Congarts Richard on our new paper at NAPS 2024! In this work we investigate the impact of data on voltage predictions using a simple ML model. We find that different data generation methods will impact prediction performance, and as should be expected, a richer dataset generated from multiple methods outperforms more homogenous datasets.
07/2024 Thanks Epistimi and the Henry Luce Foundation for inviting me to teach at the Epistimi Leadership Workshop for Women in Energy, at the American College of Greece!
06/2024 It was a busy month with presentations from our group at two key conferences: Sam and Amanda presented at the ACM e-Energy conference in Singapore (paper), while Jules and I presented at the Power Systems Computation Conference in Paris (paper). Wonderful to see many colleagues and meet new collaborators!
04/2024 Thanks Women's Energy Network for the invitation to speak on an Education Panel: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Industry
03/2024 Publication Alert! Congrats Sam and Amanda on our new paper at the ACM e-Energy conference! In this work we quantify the equity of optimal power flow solutions through the Locational Marginal Burden.
03/2024 As we approach World Water Day (March 22) I was interviewed by GeorgiaTech ISyE to discuss my research on sustainable energy systems.
"Haider’s work underlines the critical importance of collaborative efforts and systemic thinking in shaping a sustainable future, emphasizing that progress and environmental responsibility must advance hand in hand for the benefit of all."03/2024 I was pleased to give a seminar at the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) at Johns Hopkins University
02/2024 I was pleased to give a seminar at the University of British Columbia
02/2024 I was pleased to give a seminar at the Energy Systems Innovation Center (ESIC) at Washington State University
02/2024 I was pleased to give a seminar at the University of Michigan
10/2023 Publication Alert! Checkout our new work on graph neural networks for power system reconfiguration! We're continuing to push in the direction of physics-informed machine learning for mixed integer problems applied to power systems. This work was done in collaboration with Jules Authier, and is a key result of his masters thesis. It has been accepted to the Power Systems Computational Conference 2024. Come see us in Paris! Physics-Informed graph neural network for dynamic reconfiguration of power systems.
We are featured in the July edition of Microsoft Research's Research Focus Blog, on Twitter and LinkedIn!
Read more about our Nationwide Distributed Energy Resource Modeling modeling project and reach out to get involved in our data consortium
06/2023 Publication Alert! Join me at the ACM e-Energy workshop on Energy Data and Analytics where I'm presenting our paper on a project-driven DER dataset for the US grid. This work is a result of my internship with Microsoft Research and in collaboration with Breakthrough Energy.
06/2023 Our new Technical Report on the Behind-The-Meter Distributed Energy Resources is now available on the IEEE PES Resource Center! Our contributions on emerging market and business models, and future needs via interactions with policymakers can be found in Chapters 6 and 7.
05/2023 I was awarded the Aarav Amar Bajpayee Memorial Prize in recognition of my research contributions to sustainability.