People

Meet the minds driving innovation and excellence at our center. Our team of dedicated researchers, engineers, and industry experts collaborate to advance the development of a secure, carbon-neutral power grid. Learn more about the individuals whose expertise and passion are shaping the future of energy and cybersecurity.


Dr. Meera  Sridhar
Principle Investigator, Director, CESAR
Associate Professor
Software and Information Systems

College of Computing and Informatics – UNC Charlotte

DR. WEICHAO  WANG
Professor
Software and Information Systems
Dr. Chenglong Fu
Assistant Professor
Software and Information Systems
Woodward Hall 333C
Dr. Isaac  Cho 
Assistant Professor at Utah State University
Computer Science
DR. WILLIAM  J. TOLONE
Professor
College of Computing and Informatics

Energy Production & Infrastructure Centre – UNC Charlotte

DR. BADRUL CHOWDHURY
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
DR. ROBERT COX
Associate Professor & EPIC Associate Director
Electrical and Computer Engineering
DR. MICHAEL MAZZOLA
Duke Energy Distinguished Professor and EPIC Director
Electrical and Computer Engineering
DR. EHAB SHOUBAKI
Adjunct Faculty
Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Carolina State University

Dr. Mesut  Baran
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC STATE UNIVERSITY
Keystone Science Center – KS1 (759A) 1791 Varsity Dr., Raleigh, NC 27606
Dr. Ning  Lu
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State University
Keystone Science Center – KS1 (759A) 1791 Varsity Dr., Raleigh, NC 27606

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Dr. Marwan Bikdash
Professor
Computational Science & Engineering , NC A&T State University
Fort IRC 310
DR. BALAKRISHNA GOKARAJU
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Computational Science & Engineering, NC A&T State University

RICK  HUDSON
Senior Project Manager
College of Computing and Informatics
NC Research Center Suite 3304

Ph.D Students

Jesse  Tanko Zarmai
Research Assistant
Danial  Abshari
Research Assistant
Saad  Alamri
Research Assistant
Aditya  Bijoor
KIT Research Scholar
Huan Bui
Research Assistant

MS Students

Sai Teja Reddy Adapala
Research Assistant
Software and Information Systems
Rahul  Banerjee
Research Assistant
Software and Information Systems
Shanta  Cole
Early Entry Student
Sushma Indrani Dangeti
Research Assistant
Software and Information Systems
Armin  Hesabizadeh
Research Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sai Charan Muvva
Research Assistant
Software and Information Systems

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Zachary Palko
UG Researcher
College of Computing & Informatics