Robert Milligan, Ph.D., has a strong foundation in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and is an experienced data scientist, engineer, and passionate solar energy supporter. Having worked in the power generation sector for more than 20 years, he has designed and implemented utility management systems and power production facilities all over the world.
His experience includes using data science to extract insightful information from massive databases, providing companies with workable plans and answers. Through complex system modeling and the creation of novel outage detection, prediction, and fraud detection approaches, Robert's efforts have greatly enhanced utilities and smart grid operations. Additionally, he is actively working to advance machine learning-based solutions since he thinks they have a lot of promise to optimize the energy transition. He is committed to influencing the direction of energy technology, as seen by his vast publications on transactive energy, solar, wind, hydropower, grid decentralization, and data-driven decision-making.