Yu Xiang
Principal Scientist at Eindhoven University of Technology
Arnhem-Nijmegen Region Netherlands
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Top SchoolYu Xiang is a Principal Scientist and distribution power systems expert with nine years of experience translating state-of-the-art research into production-ready, cross-platform software for real-time grid operations. Holding a PhD in Electrical Engineering and a part-time assistant professorship at TU/e, he blends rigorous numerical methods, machine learning and big-data analytics to tackle congestion and capacity challenges in Dutch distribution networks. He leads multi-disciplinary teams at Alliander to design, implement and deploy scalable C++/Python solutions with CI/CD and cloud integration, while maintaining and steering the high-performance open-source Power Grid Model library. Comfortable bridging academia, industry and community, he cultivates collaborations that accelerate research-to-production pipelines and commercial opportunities. Less obvious: he pairs deep power-system theory (state estimation, fault location, voltage control) with hands-on simulation engine development and cross-platform serialization expertise, enabling practical real-time decision tools for DSOs.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Eindhoven University of TechnologyExchange Study, Electrical Engineering, Exchange Study, Electrical Engineering at Technical University of MunichBachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering at Zhejiang University
Chinese, English, Dutch, German
Github Skills (66)
python10
windows10
energy10
cmake10
visual-studio10
excel10
azure-pipelines10
cpp10
linux10
numpy10
appveyor10
vcpkg10
macos10
pypi10
gaia10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
tue-ees-5xwg0/power-system-simulation-template
Mar 2024 - Jan 2026
Template of a Python project
Contributions:5 PRs, 34 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 9 months
PowerGridModel/power-grid-model
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Python/C++ library for distribution power system analysis
Contributions:2 releases, 1214 reviews, 790 commits in 1 year
cpppythonpowersystempowerflowstateestimation
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