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, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Engineering 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 (102)
prediction-model10
python10
windows10
energy10
cmake10
forge10
visual-studio10
excel10
cython10
cpp10
linux10
numpy10
cross-platform10
appveyor10
vcpkg10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
TonyXiang8787/pybuild-header-dependency
Jun 2022 - Jan 2024
Helper package to resolve C/C++ header-only libraries for Python build with native extensions
Contributions:1 review, 4 PRs, 41 pushes in 1 year 6 months
resolvepythoncppheadernative-extensions
PowerGridModel/power-grid-model-benchmark
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
Benchmark example of power grid model
Contributions:7 reviews, 45 commits, 7 PRs in 11 months
benchmarkingesximodel-gridbenchmarkpower
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