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Dr. Rabab Haider is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on addressing the climate change crisis with a strong emphasis on achieving affordable clean energy access globally, which aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 7. She engages in the operations, planning, and control of decarbonized electric power systems, integrating distributed energy resources and smart grid technology. Dr. Haider utilizes optimization, machine learning, control theory, and energy economics in her work, while also advocating for energy justice by focusing on energy access and affordability. She actively collaborates with system operators, utilities, communities, policymakers, and national laboratories to facilitate the energy transition. Her involvement in professional organizations includes the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Power and Energy Society. She has received several accolades, including the Aarav Amar Bajpayee Memorial Prize from MIT in 2023, and has served as a fellow in various esteemed programs.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science