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Robin Roe
Associate Professor
Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM)
90010 Belfort cedex – France
+33 (0)3 84 58 34 79 | robin.roche@utbm.fr | robinroche.com
Last update: June 24, 2015
1 Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
2009 – 2012
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, Belfort, France
Advisor: Dr. Abdellatif Miraoui.
Co-advisors: Dr. Benjamin Blunier, Dr. Lhassane Idoumghar, Dr. Siddharth Suryanarayanan.
Dissertation: Agent-based architectures and algorithms for energy management in smart grids.
B.S. + M.S. (Diplôme d’Ingénieur) in Electrical Engineering
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, Belfort, France
Double minor in Innovation strategies and International careers.
Exchange student at KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea, in spring 2008.
2004 – 2009
2 Employment History
Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences)
Energy Department
IRTES laboratory, CCE Team
University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, Belfort, France
CNU section 61 – alified in CNU sections 61 and 63 (2013)
09/2013 – present
Post-Doctoral Researer, IRTES-SET/CCE, FCLAB, UTBM, Belfort, France
Teaing Assistant (vacataire), EE Department, UTBM, Belfort, France
Resear Assistant, IRTES-SET/CCE, FCLAB, UTBM, Belfort, France
R&D Intern, Audi AG, Ingolstadt, Germany
R&D Intern, TRUMPF Maschinen AG, Baar, Switzerland
Part-Time and Summer Worker, PSA, Clemessy, Cora, etc., France
01/2013 – 08/2013
03/2010 – 08/2013
11/2009 – 12/2012
02/2009 – 08/2009
09/2007 – 02/2008
07/2001 – 08/2008
3 Visiting Positions
Visiting Solar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
Visiting Solar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
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07/2013
02/2012 – 05/2012
4 Teaing
Courses
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ER57: Power system analysis and control
ER59: Electricity economics and markets
ER63: Energy storage – guest lecturer
MA77: Energies – Ph.D.-level lecture on smart grids
Since fall 2014
Since fall 2013
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Past teaching activities
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ER62: World energy policy
AT71: Digital control systems
EV02: Energy, environment and sustainable development – guest lecturer
AT54: Modeling and system identification – tutorials (TD)
EN50: Electromagnetic compatibility – labs (TP)
ER54/ER70: Renewable energy sources – tutorials (TD) and labs (TP)
Spring 2013, 2014
Spring 2014
Spring 2010, 2011
Spring 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2010 – fall 2012
Other responsibilities and activities
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Elected member of the Energy dpt. bureau
Head of international mobility for the Energy dpt.
Supervisor for student projects (TW54/TO54)
Supervisor for student internships (ST40/ST50)
Supervisor for apprentice students
Interviewer for apprentice recruitment
2014 – 2018
Fall 2013 – present
Spring 2010 – present
Spring 2010 – present
Fall 2013 – present
Spring 2013 – present
5 Resear Interests
My research is in the field of smart electric systems, ranging from smart homes to microgrids and smart
distribution systems. I work on designing efficient and resilient energy management algorithms and communication/control architectures for cyber-physical-social energy systems (CPSES). Basically, I am trying
to improve the operation of CPSES using “intelligent” algorithms (typically based on multi-agent systems)
and tools that take into account technical, economic, environmental and behavioral constraints. My other
research interests include energy storage technologies and applications, as well as real-time simulation
applications.
6 Ph.D. Students
• Berk Celik (2014–), co-advised with Dr. Miraoui and Dr. Bouquain
• Feng Yang (2014–), co-advised with Dr. Koukam and Dr. Gechter
7 Publications
Accepted papers
1. F. Yang, A. Koukam, F. Gechter, F. Gao and R. Roe, An Agent-Based Approach for Baery Management Systems. Accepted for presentation at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
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(ECCE 2015).
2. R. Roe, B. Celik, D. Bouquain, and A. Miraoui, A Framework for Grid-Edge Resilience Improvement
Using Homes and Microgrids Coordination. Accepted for presentation at IEEE PowerTech (PowerTech
2015).
3. R. Roe, S. Suryanarayanan, T. Hansen, S. Kiliccote, and A. Miraoui, A Multi-Agent Model and Strategy for Residential Demand Response Coordination. Accepted for presentation at IEEE PowerTech
(PowerTech 2015).
International Journals
1. T. Hansen, R. Roe, S. Suryanarayanan, A.A. Maciejewski, and H.J. Siegel, Heuristic Optimization
for an Aggregator-based Resource Allocation in the Smart Grid. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid,
vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 1785–1794, June 2015.
2. P. Massonat, F. Gao, R. Roe, D. Paire, D. Bouquain, and A. Miraoui, Multiphysical, Multidimensional
Real-Time PEM Fuel Cell Modeling for Embedded Applications. Energy Conversion and Management
(Elsevier), vol. 88, pp. 554–564, December 2014.
3. A. Zipperer, P. Aloise-Young, S. Suryanarayanan, R. Roe, L. Earle, D. Christensen, P. Bauleo, and
D. Zimmerle, Electrical Energy Management in the Smart Home: Perspectives on Enabling Technologies
and Consumer Behavior. Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 101, no. 11, pp. 2397–2408, November 2013.
4. L. Idoumghar, N. Chérin, P. Siarry, R. Roe, and A. Miraoui, Hybrid ICA-PSO algorithm for continuous optimization. Applied Mathematics and Computation (Elsevier), vol. 219, no. 24, pp. 11149–11170,
August 2013.
5. R. Roe, L. Idoumghar, S. Suryanarayanan, M. Daggag, C.-A. Solacolu, and A. Miraoui, A Flexible and Efficient Multi-Agent Gas Power Plant Operation System With Economic and Environmental
Constraints. Applied Energy (Elsevier), vol. 101, pp. 644–654, January 2013.
6. N. Watrin, R. Roe, H. Ostermann, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Multi-physical lithium-based baery
model for use in state-of-charge determination. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61,
no. 8, pp. 3420–3429, October 2012.
7. M.G. Simões, R. Roe, E. Kyriakides, S. Suryanarayanan, B. Blunier, K. McBee, P. Nguyen, P. Ribeiro,
and A. Miraoui, A Comparison of Smart Grid Technologies and Progresses in Europe and the U.S. IEEE
Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 48, no. 4., pp. 1154–1162, July-August 2012.
Books
1. [Under contract] S. Suryanarayanan, R. Roe, T. Hansen (eds.), Cyber-Physical-Social systems and
constructs in electric power engineering, e Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Press,
June 2016.
Book Chapters
1. M.G. Simões, R. Roe, E. Kyriakides, S. Suryanarayanan, B. Blunier, K. McBee, P. Nguyen, P. Ribeiro,
and A. Miraoui, A Comparison of Smart Grid Technologies and Progresses in Europe and the U.S.,
in D. Mah, P. Hills, V. Li, R. Balme (eds.), Smart Grids Applications and Developments, Part IV, pp.
221–238, Springer, July 2014. ISBN 978-1-4471-6280-3.
2. R. Roe, F. Lauri, B. Blunier, A. Miraoui, and A. Koukam, Multi-Agent Technology in Power Systems,
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in S. Chakraborty, M.G. Simões, W.E. Kramer (eds.), Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed
Energy Systems, Chapter 15, pp. 567–609, Springer, April 2013. ISBN 978-1-4471-5103-6.
Patent
1. M. Daggag, R. Roe, L. Idoumghar, B. Blunier, A. Miraoui, and A. Koukam, System and method
for controlling an electrical energy production installation. Patent no. WO/2012/143424 (international) / FR1153369 (France).
International Conference Proceedings
1. R. Roe, F. Berthold, F. Gao, F. Wang, A. Ravey, and S. Williamson, A Model and Strategy to Improve
Smart Home Energy Resilience During Outages Using Vehicle-to-Home. IEEE International Electric
Vehicle Conference (IEVC 2014), pp. 1–6. December 2014.
2. D. Chrenko, A. Ravey, R. Roe, and D. Bouquain, Autonomy Estimation for EV based on Road Planning Soware. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC 2014), pp. 1–4. June
2014.
3. B. Couraud, and R. Roe, A Distribution Loads Forecast Methodology Based on Transmission Grid
Substations SCADA Data. IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Asia (ISGT Asia),
pp. 35–40. May 2014.
4. F. Lauri, G. Basso, J. Zhu, R. Roe, V. Hilaire, and A. Koukam, Managing Power Flows in Microgrids Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. International Workshop on Agent Technologies
for Energy Systems (ATES 2013) at the Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS)
Conference. May 2013.
5. J. Giràldez, R. Roe, S. Suryanarayanan, and D. Zimmerle, A Linear Programming Methodology to
antify the Impact of PHEVs with V2G Capabilities on Distribution Systems. IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech 2013), pp. 8–15. April 2013.
6. R. Roe, L. Idoumghar, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm for Dynamic
Optimization of Economic Dispatch in Power Systems, in Hao J.-K. et al. (Eds.): Artificial Evolution,
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), vol. 7401, pp. 217–228. Springer, Heidelberg. 2012.
7. T. Hansen, R. Roe, S. Suryanarayanan, H.J. Siegel, D. Zimmerle, P.M. Young, and A.A. Maciejewski,
A Proposed Framework for Heuristic Approaches to Resource Allocation in the Emerging Smart Grid.
IEEE PES International Conference on Power Systems Technology (POWERCON 2012), pp. 1–6.
October 2012.
8. R. Roe, S. Natarajan, A. Bhaacharyya, and S. Suryanarayanan, A Framework for Co-simulation
of AI Tools with a Power Systems Analysis Soware. 1st International Workshop on Intelligent Agent
Technology, Power Systems and Energy Markets (IATEM 2012) at the International Conference on
Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA), pp. 350–354. September 2012.
9. A. Ravey, R. Roe, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Combined Optimal Sizing and Energy Management of
Hybrid Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC 2012), pp.
1–6. June 2012.
10. G. Basso, V. Hilaire, F. Lauri, R. Roe, and M. Cossentino, A MAS-based simulator for the prototyping
of Smart Grids. 9th European Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems (EUMAS 2011). November 2011.
11. R. Roe, L. Idoumghar, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm for Dynamic
Optimization of Economic Dispatch in Power Systems. International Conference on Artificial Evolution (EA 2011), pp. 375–386. October 2011.
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12. R. Roe, L. Idoumghar, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Optimized Fuel Cell Array Energy Management
Using Multi-Agent Systems. 46th IEEE Industry Applications Annual Meeting (IAS 2011), pp. 1–8.
October 2011.
13. M.G. Simões, R. Roe, E. Kyriakides, A. Miraoui, B. Blunier, K. McBee, S. Suryanarayanan, P. Nguyen,
and P. Ribeiro, Smart-Grid Technologies and Progress in Europe and the USA. IEEE Energy Conversion
Congress & Exposition (ECCE 2011), pp. 383–390. September 2011.
14. R. Roe, B. Blunier, A. Miraoui, V. Hilaire and A. Koukam, Multi-Agent Systems For Grid Energy
Management: A Short Review. 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
(IECON 2010), pp. 3341–3346. November 2010.
National Conference Proceedings
1. R. Roe, L. Idoumghar, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Algorithmes hybrides pour la gestion intelligente
de l’énergie dans les smart grids. 7èmes Journées Francophones Planification, Décision, et Apprentissage pour la conduite de systèmes (JFPDA 2012). May 2012.
2. N. Chérin, L. Idoumghar, P. Siarry, R. Roe, and B. Blunier, Métaheuristique hybride pour les problèmes d’optimisation continue. 13e congrès annuel de la Société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d’Aide à la Décision (ROADEF 2012). April 2012.
3. R. Roe, Application de métaheuristiques pour la gestion optimale de l’énergie dans les réseaux électriques intelligents. Conférence des Jeunes Chercheurs en Génie Electrique (JCGE 2011). December
2011.
4. R. Roe, B. Blunier, and A. Miraoui, Gestion intelligente de l’énergie dans les smart grids : combiner
flexibilité et efficacité. IngéDoc seminar for young researchers, UTBM, Belfort, France. December
2011.
Posters
1. T. Hansen, R. Roe, S. Suryanarayanan, H.J. Siegel, and A.A. Maciejewski, A Heuristic Approach to
Resource Allocation in the Emerging Smart Grid, IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meetings
Student Poster Contest, Vancouver, Canada, July 2013.
2. R. Roe, A Framework for a Multi-Agent Distribution Management System, Clean Energy Supercluster & Cenergy Expo 2012. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA, April 2012.
Citation Indices
From Google Scholar:
• Citations: 216
• h-index: 8
8 Conference Activities
1. Program Commiee member, ACM 1st International Conference on Embedded Systems for EnergyEfficient Buildings (BuildSys 2014), Memphis, USA, November 2014.
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2. General Secretary and Webmaster, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Series, European Prospect on Transportation Electrification – Infrastructure and Powertrain Seminar, UTBM, Belfort, France, October
2014.
3. Chairman, Sustainable mobility in modern cities, Workshop on sustainable cities, Alliance Française
de Shanghai / UTSEUS, Shanghai, China, January 2014.
4. Invited speaker, An agent-based approach to pervasive integration of energy efficient buildings to the
grid, Panel session titled “Grid integration of energy efficient buildings”, IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2013.
5. Co-founder and chair of the organization commiee of the IngéDoc days, a seminar for Ph.D. students at UTBM (2011).
6. Member of the organization commiee of the energy symposium at UTBM, entitled:
• Toward post-carbon cities (2011)
• Energy sobriety and efficiency (2013)
9 Invited Talks and Seminars
1. R. Roe, DC Microgrid Control. International Short Course on Smart Grid and Green Energy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia, April 2015.
2. R. Roe, Energy Management at the Grid Edge. International Short Course on Smart Grid and Green
Energy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia, April 2015.
3. R. Roe, Transition énergétique, économie et emploi, Wa Else: le mois des métiers de l’Énergie –
“Le monde de l’énergie en mouvement : comment s’adapter ?”, Belfort, France, September 2014.
4. R. Roe, Situation et perspectives de la filière énergie : réseaux, efficacité énergétique, RI&D, Rendezvous des acteurs de l’énergie, Belfort, France, June 2014.
5. R. Roe, Mobilité durable dans la ville moderne : enjeux, solutions et perspectives, “Ville intelligente,
une ville durable ?” conference, Alliance Française de Shanghai / UTSEUS, Shanghai, China, January
2014.
6. R. Roe, An aggregator-based architecture and simulator for residential demand response. UTBM,
Belfort, France, July 2012.
7. R. Roe, Design and Development of an Intelligent, Flexible and Integrated Energy Management System for Smart Microgrids. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA, February 2012.
8. R. Roe, B. Blunier, A. Miraoui, Smart grids et smart meters. Plan Climat Energie Territorial (PCET)
du Grand Besançon, Besançon, France, February 2011.
9. R. Roe, B. Blunier, A. Miraoui, Smart grids et smart meters : Vers des réseaux électriques décentralisés
et intelligents. “Vers une ville post-carbone” symposium, with the French Academy of Technology,
UTBM, Belfort, France, April 2010.
10 In the Press
1. Colloque IEEE sur l’électrification des transports : conférence internationale à Belfort, Détours, October
2014.
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2. M. Kazmierkowski, Power Electronics for Renewable and Distributed Energy Systems [Book News],
IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, June 2014.
3. ComplexCity : Et si des chercheurs imaginaient la ville de demain ? En passant par la case Shanghai…,
Détours, May 2014.
4. Près de 70 participants au premier café SHS de 2014 !, Ambassade de France en Chine, January 2014.
5. Brevets et logiciels : innovations à saisir ! Le concept multi-agents appliqué à la production énergétique,
En Direct, no. 247, March–April 2013.
6. IngéDoc – Journées des jeunes chercheurs de l’UTBM, En Direct, no. 239, November–December 2011.
7. Gérer intelligemment l’énergie dans les smart grids, une thèse de Robin Roche, Détours no. 102, September 2011.
11 Reviewing Activities
Reviewer for international journals
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IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (since 2015)
Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier) (since 2014)
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (since 2014)
Sustainable Computing, Informatics and Systems (Elsevier) (since 2014)
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (since 2013)
Simulation Modelling Practice and eory (Elsevier) (since 2013)
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (since 2013)
Energy Science & Engineering (Wiley) (since 2013)
International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Elsevier) (since 2013)
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (since 2012)
Reviewer for international conference proceedings
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International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI) (2015)
IEEE PowerTech (2015)
IEEE PES General Meeting (PES GM) (2014 – 2015)
IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC) (2014)
ACM BuildSys (2014)
IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech) (2013)
IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC) (2012 – 2013)
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (2012 – 2015)
IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS) (2011 – 2012)
Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) (2010 – 2015)
IEEE INDUSCON (2010)
Reviewer for proposals
• Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) / Science and Technology Development Fund
(STDF) (2011)
12 Contracts, Grants and Solarships
Research projects
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• Development of a real-time model of a complex powertrain – Confidential industrial partner – Coprincipal investigator with Dr. Paire and Dr. Gao
• Gestion auto-adaptative et anticipative de l’énergie : applications au couple bâtiments intelligents –
véhicules électriques [Smart energy management: application to smart home–EV coupling] – Ph.D.
scholarship funded by UTBM (approx. €100,000, 2014) – Co-adviser with Prof. Miraoui
• Smart buildings for cleaner cities (2014) – Co-principal investigator – is project is part of the
ComplexCity program, in partnership with Shanghai University, China
• Banc de test pour réseaux intelligents [Smart power system test bench], funded by UTBM (BQR,
€2,131, 2013) – Principal investigator
• Simulateur temps-réel pour micro-réseaux électriques [Real-time microgrid simulation and control
test bench], funded by multiple local public entities (€60,000, 2011) – Main co-author of the proposal
• GE Energy, Belfort, France (2010 – 2011) – Scientific coordinator for the development of an agentbased energy management system for gas turbine power plants
Scholarships
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Ph.D. fellowship from Fondation UTBM (2011 – 2012)
Ph.D. fellowship from PERSEE/UTBM (2009 – 2010)
International mobility funding from UTBM (BQR, €3,000, 2012)
Acquisis scholarship from the Franche-Comté region (€750, 2008)
Dynastage scholarship from the Franche-Comté region (€1,568, 2007)
13 Awards and Honors
• Finalist of the GE Energy Innovation Awards (2011)
• Obtained the highest honors (mention Très Bien, top 4 % nationwide) at the French high school
diploma (2003)
14 Professional Memberships
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2009 – present)
IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) (2010 – present)
Club EEA (2014 – present)
GDR SEEDS (2015 – present)
GDR MACS (2015 – present)
Member of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Technical Commiee on Smart Grids (2011
– present)
15 Other Professional Activities
Academic service
• ality management referent for IRTES-SET (2013)
• Elected member of the Scientific Board of UTBM (2010 – 2012)
Outreach activities
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• Participant in the Wa Else days at UTBM, an outreach event to help teenagers discover energyrelated careers (since 2011)
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