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Journal Articles

Resilience of the electric grid through trustable IoT-coordinated assets
Authors: Vineet J Nair, Priyank Srivastava, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Partha S Sarker, Anurag Srivastava, Laurentiu D Marinovici, Jun Zha, Christopher Irwin, Prateek Mittal, John Williams, Anuradha M Annaswamy
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025
Link | Main Paper PDF | Paper PDF with Appendix | Press coverage: MIT News, Grist | Data

Optimal Transmission Switching and Grid Reconfiguration for Transmission Systems via Convex Relaxations
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
Electricity, 2025
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Voltage regulation in distribution grids: A survey
Authors: Priyank Srivastava, Rabab Haider, Vineet J Nair, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Anuradha M Annaswamy, Anurag K Srivastava
Annual Reviews in Control, 2023
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A hierarchical local electricity market for a DER-rich grid edge
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Rabab Haider, Anuradha M Annaswamy
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2022
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Peer-reviewed Conference & Workshop Papers

Enhanced physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) for high-order power grid dynamics
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
NeurIPS 2024 Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning Workshop, 2024
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Enhancing power grid resilience to cyber-physical attacks using distributed retail electricity markets
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Priyank Srivastava, Anuradha Annaswamy
2024 ACM/IEEE 15th International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS), 2024
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Federated learning forecasting for strengthening grid reliability and enabling markets for resilience
Authors: Lucas Pereira, Vineet Nair, Bruno Dias, Hugo Morais, Anuradha Annaswamy
IET Conference Proceedings: : International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED) Europe Workshop, 2024
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Accurate federated learning with uncertainty quantification for distributed energy resource forecasting applied to smart grids planning and operation: the ALAMO vision
Authors: Lucas Pereira, Vineet Nair, Anuradha Annaswamy, Bruno Dias, Hugo Morais
IET Conference Proceedings: International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED) USA Workshop, 2024
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A game-theoretic, market-based approach to extract flexibility from distributed energy resources
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha Annaswamy
5th IFAC Workshop on Cyber-Physical Human Systems (CPHS), 2024
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Circuit-Aware Distributed Optimal Voltage Control for Distribution Grids Authors: Luca M. Hartmann, Vineet J Nair, Anuradha Annaswamy, Florian Dorfler MIT A+B Applied Energy Symposium, 2024
Slides | Extended abstract

Local retail electricity markets and pricing for distribution grid services
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha Annaswamy
2023 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 2023
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Improving accuracy and convergence of federated learning edge computing methods for generalized DER forecasting applications in power grids
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Lucas Pereira
NeurIPS 2022 Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning Workshop, 2022
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Impacts of dynamic line ratings on the ERCOT transmission system
Authors: Thomas Lee, Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Andy Sun
2022 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2022
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Book Chapters

Human behavioral models using utility theory and prospect theory
Authors: Anuradha M Annaswamy, Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
Cyber-Physical-Human Systems: Fundamentals and Applications, 2023, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Theses

Coordination of distributed energy resources for a reliable, resilient, and affordable decarbonized grid
Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
PhD Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025
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Estimation of cumulative prospect theory-based passenger behavioral models for dynamic pricing & transactive control of shared mobility on demand
Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
Master’s Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021
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Optimal Design & Energy Management of Islanded, Hybrid Microgrids For Remote, Isolated Off-Grid Communities with No External Power Exchange
Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
Master’s Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2019
Thesis PDF | Slides | Code

Preprints & Technical Reports

EUREICA: Efficient UltRa Endpoint IoT-enabled Coordinated Architecture
Authors: Anuradha Annaswamy, Vineet Jagadeesan Nair
Technical Report, National Energy Technology Laboratory (US Department of Energy), 2025
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Sensitivity Analysis of Passenger Behavioral Model for Dynamic Pricing of Shared Mobility on Demand
Authors: Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Yue Guan, Anuradha M Annaswamy, H Eric Tseng, Baljeet Singh
arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.08985, 2021
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Electric vehicle charge scheduling on highway networks from an aggregate cost perspective
Authors: Sean Anderson, Vineet J Nair
arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.03017, 2019
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BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS) case study papers

Energy Storage Frameworks in California Authors: Sushant Barave, Vineet Nair, Anna Park, Daniel Shaffer, Marianne Sleiman
Case study for Amazon Web Services | Paper

Prospects for Hydrogen-based Energy Innovation in the Iron and Steel Industries Authors: Shreyas Patankar, Carrol Xia, Vineet J Nair, Mushri Alsahli
Case study for Electric Power Research Institute | Paper

Submitted papers (under review)

  • Vineet Nair, Morteza Vahid Ghavidel, & Anuradha Annaswamy. “Dynamic resource coordination can significantly increase power grid hosting capacity to accommodate more renewables, storage, and load growth.” (2026).
  • Vineet Nair. “Enhanced physics-informed neural networks and neural operators for transient simulations of high-order power grid dynamics” (2026).
  • Vineet Nair. “Multiobjective optimization-based design & dispatch of islanded, hybrid microgrids for remote, off-grid communities in sub-Saharan Africa.” Revise & resubmit to Energy Conversion and Management (2025).

Working papers (in progress)

  • Layla Araiinejad*, Vineet Nair, “The potential for nuclear fusion to sustainably & reliably power AI data centers.”
  • Vineet Nair, Jesús Rodríguez-Molina, Juan Garbajosa, & Anuradha Annaswamy, “Blockchain-enabled energy price formation in local electricity market via energy traceability with Smart Contracts.” In preparation for IEEE Internet of Things.
  • Peer Brigger, Vineet Nair, & Anuradha Annaswamy. “Optimization, valuation, and pricing of battery storage in renewables-rich distribution grids under uncertainty & different market paradigms.”
  • Danielle Knutson, Vineet Nair, & Anuradha Annaswamy. “Understanding technical & socioeconomic drivers behind the spatial distribution & heterogeneity of distributed energy resources in California.”
  • Luca Hartmann, Vineet Nair, & Anuradha Annaswamy, “Circuit-aware distributed model predictive voltage control for distribution grids.”
  • Vineet Nair. “Techno-economic analysis of low-carbon data centers in the Middle East & North Africa.”
  • Vineet Nair, Michael Hetherington, & Stephen Brown. “Data-driven approaches to reduce the emissions impacts of global LNG shipping.”