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Eilyan Bitar is an Associate Professor and the David D. Croll Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. He has expertise in robust stochastic optimization, control, and game theory, with a focus on applications in sustainable transportation and electric power systems. Bitar earned his BS and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2006 and 2011, respectively, where he was advised by Kameshwar Poolla. Prior to joining Cornell in 2012, he spent a year as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley. Bitar has received numerous accolades, including the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) and the Einhorn Community-Engaged Practice Innovation Award. His research has been recognized in various talks and publications, emphasizing the role of electric vehicles in the power grid and their implications for sustainable energy.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Faculty in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, focusing on research interests in optimization and control.
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