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Peter B. Luh SNET Professor of Communications & Information Technologies & Department Head University of Connecticut Electrical & Computer Engineering 371 Fairfield Way Unit 2157 Storrs, CT 06269-2157 USA

Office: ITE Building 348
Phone: (860) 486-4821
Fax: (860) 486-5585
E-Mail: luh@engr.uconn.edu
Laboratory : Manufacturing Systems Laboratory

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

ECE332: INFORMATION, CONTROL AND GAMES Supported in part by National Science Foundation under grant ECS-0323685 " EPNES: Robustness, Efficiency, and Security of Electric Power Grids in a Market Environment. "

Education:
B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1973
M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1980

Research Interests:
Planning, scheduling, and coordination of design, manufacturing and service activities, schedule and bid optimization and load/price forecasting for power systems, decisionmaking under uncertain, fuzzy, or distributed environments, mathematical optimization for large-scale systems, engineering and socio-economic applications.

Over the past decade, we have been working on manufacturing systems research. Collaborating extensively with industry, our Laboratory developed a near-optimal and computationally efficient approach for the planning, scheduling, and coordination of design, manufacturing, and service activities to improve on-time delivery performance and inventory measures. Our Manufacturing Systems Laboratory extends to the facilities of Cannondale bicycles, Toshiba gas-insulate switchgears, Sikorsky helicopters, Pratt & Whitney engines, Delta engine/generator components, J. M. Products, etc., for developing advanced planning and scheduling methodologies. Current efforts include condition-based maintenance, inventory management, 6-sigma delivery, and supply chain coordination.

We have also been working on power systems related research. Collaborating with Northeast Utilities, our Laboratory designed and implemented a near-optimal approach for unit commitment, economic dispatch, hydro-thermal coordination, and purchase and sale of power to minimize the total electricity generation cost. Working with Select Energy (a division of Northeast Utilities) and Southern California Edison, current efforts extend to the prediction of electricity load and prices, developing optimization-based auction methods and bidding strategies, and portfolio management.

Memberships:
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE)
Senior Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Member,Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Member, Sigma Xi

Council Member, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (2000-2005)
Member, Administrative Committee for IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (1992-1997)

• IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Technical/Associate Editor (1990-1994), Editor (1995-1999), Editor-in-Chief (1999-2003);
• IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Founding Editor-in-Chief (2003-2008);
• Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Associate Editor (1999-present);
• IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing, Associate Editor (1997-present);
• International Journal of Intelligent Control and Systems, Associate Editor (1995- 2000);
• IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Editor (1996-1999);
• IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Associate Editor (1989-1991);

Recent Publications
Active Research Projects
Professional Activities

Recent Publications (Manufacturing Systems Laboratory):  
Archival Technical Journal Publications(Manufacturing Systems Laboratory)::

L. Tang, P. B. Luh, J. Liu, and L. Fang, "Steelmaking Process Scheduling using Lagrangian Relaxation," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2002, pp. 55-70.

X. Zhao, P. B. Luh, and J. Wang, " New Bundle Methods for Solving Lagrangian Relaxation Dual Problems," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 113, No. 2, May 2002, pp. 373-397.

L. Zhang, P. B. Luh, and K. Kasiviswanathan, "Energy Clearing Price Prediction and Confidence Interval Estimation with Cascaded Neural Networks," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 2003, pp. 99-105.

P. B. Luh, M. Ni, H. Chen, and L. S. Thakur, "A Price-Based Approach for Activity Coordination in a Supply Network," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 19, No. 2, April 2003, pp. 335-346.

J. J. Guo and P. B. Luh, "Selecting Input Factors for Clusters of Gaussian Radial Basis Function Networks to Improve Market Clearing Price Prediction," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 18, No. 2, May 2003, pp. 665-672.

E. Santos, Jr., F. Zhang, and P. B. Luh, "Intra-Organizational Logistics Management through Multi-Agent Systems," Electronic Commerce Research, Vol. 3, O. 3-4, 2003, pp. 337-364.

H. Chen and P. B. Luh, "An Alternative Framework to Lagrangian Relaxation Approach for Job Shop Scheduling," European Journal of Operations Research, Volume 149, Issue 3, September 2003, pp. 499-512.

D. Chen, P. B. Luh, L. S. Thakur, and J. Moreno, Jr., "Optimization Based Manufacturing Scheduling with Multiple Resources, Setup Requirements, and Transfer Lots," IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 35, No. 10, October 2003, pp. 973-985.

P. B. Luh and W. Feng, "From Manufacturing Scheduling to Supply Chain Coordination: The Control of Complexity and Uncertainty," Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 3, September 2003, pp. 279-297.

E. Ni, P. B. Luh, "Optimal Integrated Generation Bidding and Scheduling with Risk Management under a Deregulated Power Market," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 19, No. 1, February 2004, pp. 600-609.

L. Zhang and P. B. Luh, "Neural Network Based Market Clearing Price Prediction and Confidence Interval Estimation with an Improved Extended Kalman Filter Method," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

K. H. Chen_, S. C. Chang_, T. D. Chiueh_, P. B. Luh_, and X. Zhao, "A 1600-MIPS Parallel Processor IC for Job Shop Scheduling," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

J. J. Guo and P. B. Luh, "Market Clearing Price Prediction Using a Committee Machine of Neural Networks," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 19, No. 4, November 2004.

Books, Book Chapters, Book Sections & Edited Volumes:

1. W. P. Wang, D. L. Kleinman, and P. B. Luh, "Modeling Team Coordination and Decisions in a Distributed Dynamic Environment," Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology, ed. G. M. Olson, T. W. Malone, J. B. Smith, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2001, pp. 673-710.
2. P. B. Luh and W. Feng, "Advanced Planning and Scheduling," Manufacturing Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
3. Y. C. Ho, X. Guan, X-R Cao, W Gong, P. B. Luh, and H. Yan, Useful Information for Scholars New to the World Science, Tsinghua University Press and Springer, May 2004, ISBN: 7-302-08359-2.
4. G. Liu and P. B. Luh, "Scheduling Job Shops with Transfer Lots," Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems in Robotics and Automation, ed. T. Sobh, Nova Science Publishers, 2005.

Conference Proceedings & Other Publications:

1. P. B. Luh, S. Soorapanth, D. Yu, and A. I. Khibnik, "Scheduling Asset Overhaul and Repair Services," Proceedings of the 2003 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Birmingham, AL, January 2003, pp. 3109-3118.
2. P. B. Luh and W. Feng, "From Manufacturing Scheduling to Supply Chain Coordination: The Control of Complexity and Uncertainty," Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Control and Automation, Montreal, Canada, June 2003 pp. 854-862.
3. F. Zhang, E. Santos Jr., and P.B. Luh, "Mobile Multi-Agent-Based Scheduling and Coordination of Maintenance Networks," Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, Las Vegas, NV, June 2003, pp. 279-285.
4. Y. Tu, P. B. Luh, W. Feng, and K. Narimatsu, "Supply Chain Performance Evaluation: A Simulation Study," Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003, pp. 1749-1755.
5. M. Ni, P. B. Luh, and B. Moser, "An Optimization-Based Approach for Distributed Project Design," Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003, pp. 1756-1761.
6. D. Yu, P. B. Luh, and S. Soorapanth, "A New Lagrangian Relaxation Based Method To Improve Schedule Quality," Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Las Vegas, October 2003, pp. 2303-2308.
7. G. Tu, Q. Zhao, P. B. Luh, and J. Wang, "Model Reduction for Fork/join Overhaul & Repair Systems with Rotable Inventory," Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Las Vegas, October 2003, pp. 2309-2314.
8. M. Ni, P. B. Luh, and B. Xiong, "An Inventory Control Policy for Maintenance Networks with Advanced Demand Information," Proceedings of 2003 International Workshop on IT-Enabled Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Bangalore, India, December 2003, pp. 9-17.
9. M. Ni, P. B. Luh, B. Xiong, S. C. Chang, W. Feng, "An Inventory Control Approach with Advanced Demand Information," Proceedings of 2004 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Dallas, Texas, January 2004, 9 pages.
10. D. Yu and P. B. Luh, "Achieve Reliable Delivery in Supply Chains," Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, New Orleans, April 2004, pp. 2693-2698.
11. J. Xu, P. B. Luh, Y. Ma, E. Ni, K. Kasiviswanathan, "Power Portfolio Optimization in Deregulated Electricity Markets with Risk Management," Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, June 2004, Hangzhou, P. R. China, pp. 401-406.
12. Y. Ma, P. B. Luh, K. Kasiviswanathan, and E. Ni, "A Neural Network-Based Method for Forecasting Zonal Locational Marginal Prices," IEEE Power Engineering Society 2004 General Meeting, Denver, Colorado, June 2004.
13. T. Sun, Q. Zhao, P. B. Luh, and R. N. Tomastik, "Joint Replacement Optimization for Multi-Part Maintenance Problems," Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Sendai, Japan, September 2004, pp. 1232-1237.
14. M. Ni, P. B. Luh, B. Xiong, S. C. Chang, "An Inventory Control Policy for Maintenance Networks," Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Sendai, Japan, September 2004, pp. 1238-1244.
15. F. Zhang, P. B. Luh, and E. Santos Jr., "Performance Study of Multi-Agent Scheduling and Coordination Framework for Maintenance Networks," Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Sendai, Japan, September 2004, pp. 2390-2395.
16. P. B. Luh, W. E. Blankson, Y. Chen, J. H. Yan, G. A. Stern, S. C. Chang, F. Zhao, "Optimal Auction for the Deregulated Electricity Market Using Augmented Lagrangian and Surrogate Optimization," IEEE 2004 Power Systems Conference and Exposition, New York, New York, October 2004, CD.
17. G. Tu, P. B. Luh, and Q. Zhao, "A Decomposition Method for Joint Replacement Decision Optimization" Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Dec. 2004, pp. 3674-3679.
18. B. Xiong, P. B. Luh, and S. C. Chang, "Group Elevator Scheduling with Advanced Traffic Information for Normal Operations and Coordinated Emergency Evacuation," to appear in Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, Spain, April 2005.
19. Y. Chen, P. B. Luh, J. H. Yan, G. A. Stern, W. E. Blankson, and F. Zhao, "Payment Minimization Auction with Demand Bids and Partial Compensation of Startup Costs for Deregulated Electricity Markets," to appear in Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society 2005 General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 2005.
20. D. Yu, P. B. Luh, and S, C, Chang, "Achieving Six Sigma Delivery in Supply Chains," to appear in Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2005.

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Active Research Projects:

1. "ESS: Scheduling, Inventory Optimization, and Coordination of Maintenance Networks," National Science Foundation DMI-0223443, $149,453, 8/02/-1/05, with E. Santos as the Co-PI, FRS# 523127.
2. "Forecasting Market Clearing Prices in the Deregulated Power Market," Northeast Utilities, 12/98-3/05, $463,175, FRS# 633019.
3. "Simultaneous Optimal Auction and Unit Commitment for Deregulated Electricity Markets," Southern California Edison, $157,399, 5/03 - 12/05, FRS# 631423.
4. "EPNES: Robustness, Efficiency, and Security of Electric Power Grids in a Market Environment," National Science Foundation ECS-0323685, $470,000, 9/03/-8/06, with D. Pepyne as the co-PI, FRS# 523440.
5. "Achieving Quality and Coherent Configuration and Operations," National Science Foundation DMI-0423607, $335,000, 9/1/04 - 8/30/07, with Peter Luh as the PI and L. Michel and E. Santos as Co-PIs, FRS# 523716.
6. "Optimized Resource Dispatching with Advanced Information," United Technologies Research Center, $27,528, 9/1/04-12/31/04, FRS# 631737.

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Professional Activities:

1. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Founding Editor-in-Chief (2003-2008);
2. IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Technical/Associate Editor (1990-1994), Editor (1995-1999), Editor-in-Chief (1999-2003);
3. Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Associate Editor (1999-present);
4. IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing, Associate Editor (1997-present);
5. Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Council Member (2000-2004);
6. Visiting Examiner, Department of Automation and Computer Aided Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong (2001-2004);
7. Kayamori Best Automation Paper Award, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation;
8. Distinguished Service Award, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, September 2003;
9. IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award Committee (2003-2005);
10. 2003 International Conference on Control and Automation, Plenary Speaker, Montreal, Canada, June 2003;
11. 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Program Committee, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2003;
12. 2003 Chinese Intelligent Automation Conference, Program Committee, Hong Kong;
13. 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Program Committee, Video Committee, Best Automation Paper Committee, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003;
14. The Third Annual Conference on Information and Automation Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academic of Science, Plenary Speaker, Beijing, China, October 2003;
15. 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Program Committee, Las Vegas, October 2003;
16. 2003 International Workshop: IT-Enabled Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Chair of the Advisory Committee, Bangalore, India, December 2003;
17. 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, International Program Committee, New Orleans, April 2004;
18. The Fifth World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, International Program Committee and Best Paper Prize Selection Committee, Hangzhou, China, June 2004;
19. The Fourth International Symposium on Robotics and Automation, International Program Committee, Queretaro, Mexico, August 2004;
20. The 7th Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, International Program Committee, Reims, France, September 2004;
21. 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Program Committee, Sendai, Japan, Sept/Oct 2004;
22. 2004 IEEE International Exhibition Based Conference on Robots and Automation (TExCRA), Program Committee, Tokyo, Japan, November 2004;
23. The Eighth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, International Advisory Committee, Kunming, China, Dec. 2004;
24. International Conference on Control and Automation, International Program Committee, Budapest, Hungary, June 2005;
25. IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Honorary Chair, Edmonton Canada, August 2005;
26. 2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Program Committee, Edmonton Canada, August 2005;
27. International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Program Committee, Barcelona, Spain, August 2005;

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SIGMA XI, Member.

Presentations

2003 International Conference on Control and Automation, Plenary Speaker, June 2003.

The Third Annual Conference on Information and Automation Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academic of Science, Plenary Speaker, Beijing, China, October 2003;

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