About Me
About Me
Education:
Ph.D., Electrical engineering, McGill University, 2006
B.Eng. (Hons.) Electrical engineering, McGill University, 2000
Appointments:
Assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 2010-present
Honorary Visiting Lecturer, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, UK, 2011-present
Lecturer, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, UK, 2006-2010
Faculty lecturer, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 2004-2006
Languages:
French, English, Spanish
Memberships:
Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, ingénieur stagiaire
IEEE, member
Community involvement:
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
Chair, IEEE Power & Energy Society System Economics Subcommittee
Member, IEEE Power & Energy Society Computer & Analytical Methods Subcommittee
Member, IEEE Power & Energy Society Power System Analysis, Computation and Economics Committee
Latest research projects:
Fast and robust identification of umbrella contingencies in large electricity networks, funded by the FQRNT, 2011-2013
ADDRESS, funded by the European Community’s 7th Framework Programme, 2008-2012
Supergen FlexNet, funded by the EPSRC, 2007-2011
Computational Identification of Umbrella Contingencies in Electricity Networks, funded by the Joule Centre, 2009-2010
Modelling Flexibility in the Generation-Load Balance, funded by EDF SA, 2007-2008
Teaching:
Fall 2011
ECSE 361 Power Engineering
Winter 2012
ECSE 563 Power System Operation & Planning
François Bouffard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
3480 University Street
Room 535
Montreal QC
H3A 0E9
T +1 514 398 2761
F +1 514 398 4470
Email: francois dot bouffard at mcgill dot ca
Keywords
Power system operation & planning
Renewable energy
Flexibility
Economics
Unit commitment
Demand-side integration
Operations research
Stochastic optimization
Mixed-integer linear programming
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