Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2016
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering from China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing, China, in 2012
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, in 2009

Honors

Dr. Fang serves as the vice chair of the Bulk Power System Planning subcommittee in the IEEE Power System Operation, Planning, and Economic Committee

Background

Dr. Xin Fang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. His research focuses on cyber-physical dynamic modeling and the integration of inverter-based renewable resources, supported by multiple U.S. Department of Energy-funded projects. Prior to joining USC, he was a faculty member at Mississippi State University and a senior researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Dr. Fang has published over 60 journal articles in top-tier journals and serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, and the Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has been recognized with several Outstanding Reviewer and Associate Editor awards.

Awards

1. IEEE PES Power System Operation, Planning and Economics Technical Committee Prize Paper Award, 2024
2. Outstanding Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2023
3. Outstanding Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2022
4. Best Journal Paper Award of Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, 2019
5. Best Conference Paper, IEEE PES General Meeting 2018.
6. Outstanding Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2022, 2023
7. Outstanding Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2017, 2019, 2021
8. Outstanding Reviewer for Applied Energy, 2018
9. Outstanding Reviewer for International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2018
10. Outstanding Reviewer for Electric Power Systems Research, 2016/2018
11. Excellent Reviewer for Journal of Modern Power and Clean Energy, 2016/2017/2018/2019
12. University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Citation Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise, 2016
13. Department Fellowship, EECS Department, University of Tennessee, 2012/2013

Research Overview

Dr. Xin Fang’s research centers on modeling, operation, and planning of future power systems with high penetrations of inverter-based and distributed renewable energy resources. His work addresses emerging challenges in stability, system resilience, and grid flexibility by integrating cyber-physical dynamic modeling, data-driven methods, and optimization techniques. He leads and contributes to multiple U.S. Department of Energy-funded projects focused on advanced control strategies, fast frequency response, and co-simulation frameworks for transmission and distribution systems. His research aims to enable reliable and efficient grid operations under increasing variability and complexity introduced by renewable energy integration.