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=What I'm Working On=
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=What I'm working on=
  
This page is my attempt to keep track of all the things I'm working on...
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This page is my (not always current) attempt to keep track of all the things I'm working on...
  
==Blockchain Research==
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#Energy systems
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## Policy recommendations to exploit the synergy of residential PV, bi-directional TVs, and working from home (with Anais Berkes and David Reiner)
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#Extreme weather impact and mitigation
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##Studying the impact of extreme weather on the transmission grid (with Enming Liang and Minghua Chen (both CityU HK))
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#Environment and conservation
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##Carbon estimation and credits
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###[https://4c.cst.cam.ac.uk Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits]
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###Studying the impact of forest degradation on pan-tropical carbon stock and structure (with Amelia Holcombe and David Coomes)
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###Estimating forest structure parameters using UAV-based monocular vision (with Yihang She, David Coomes, and Andrew Blake)
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###Studying the impact of wildfires on forest carbon stock (with Jovana Knezevic, David Coomes, and Adam Pellegrini)
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###Quantifying carbon sequestration in regrowing forests in the Brazilian Atlantic (with Felipe Begliomini and David Coomes)
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###Ex-ante quantification of carbon credits from avoided deforestation (with E-Ping Rau, Tom Swinfield, and Abby Williams)
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##Monitoring and remote sensing
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###Estimating the impact of small field size on Barlow Twin land use representations (with Madeleine Lisaius, Clement Atzberger (Mantle Labs) and Andrew Blake (Mantle Labs))
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###Low-cost sensing of soil moisture (with Ju Wang (Northwest U., China))
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###Developing algorithms for trunk diameter estimation in complex environments using game engine-based training (with Frank Feng and Yihang She)
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##Barlow Twin project (with Frank Feng, Madeleine Lisaius, Sadiq Jaffer, Clement Atzberger, David Coomes, and Anil Madhavapeddy)
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###Improving Barlow-Twin representations derived from Sentinel 2 observations
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###Creating a system for rapid creation of the model
  
* Improving the performance of Hyperledger Fabric. We've already got it to [20,000 tps (see [https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.00910 FastFabric]), and our goal is to get to 100,000 tps by and further parallelizing the committer peer (with Christian Gorenflo and Lukasz Golab)
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[[Completed work]]
  
* Implementing [https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.09300 RCanopus] and further parallelizing the committer peer (with Christian Gorenflo, Ashwin Sekhari, Qingnan Duan, Linguan Wang, Lukasz Golab, Bernard Wong, and (at UMass) Stephen Lee and Prashant Shenoy)
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Last updated September 2024
* Designing a trusted smart meter to ensure that data that enters a blockchain can be relied upon. (with Dimcho Karakashev)
 
 
 
* Using Fabric to provide an audit trail for electric vehicle charging (with Christian Gorenflo, Lukasz Golab, and SWTCH EV Inc.)
 
 
 
* [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.11229 Conflict resolution] for hot keys in Fabric (with Christian Gorenflo and Lukasz Golab)
 
 
 
* Enhancing Fabric with quantum-safe cryptographic algorithms (with Bhargav Das, Geovandro Pereira, and Michele Mosca)
 
 
 
==Energy systems==
 
 
 
* Using deep neural networks to compute optimal (MPC-computed) storage operation strategies (with Fiodar Kazhamiaka and Catherine Rosenberg)
 
 
 
* Using cloud cover and solar panel images to detect panel soiling and shadowing (with Yingjie Chen)
 
 
 
* Instrumenting UW campus buildings to measure electricity, chilled water, and steam heat consumption
 
 
 
 
 
* Creating a website for homeowners and businesses to determine how many solar panels and how big a storage battery to buy to achieve a certain level of grid independence (with Fiodar Kazhamiaka)
 
 
 
==RFID==
 
 
 
* Using RFID-based sensors for determining soil moisture level (with Ju Wang and Omid Abari)
 
 
 
==Misc.==
 
 
 
* Designing an index to measure researcher influence and also identify potential research fraud (with Ankai Jie)
 
 
 
 
 
=Upcoming=
 
 
 
* Comparing permissioned blockchains to distributed databases (with Lukaz Golab and (at UCSB) Divy Agarwal)
 
 
 
* Using blockchains for energy systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=Completed=
 
===Spring 2019===
 
 
 
* Using IoT to reduce energy costs of lighting (with Yerbol Aussat)
 
 
 
* Managing data consent on Fabric (with Rishav Agarwal, Dhruv Kumar, Pedro Velmovitsky, Plinio Morita, and Lukasz Golab)
 
 
 
* Reducing the cost of personal thermal comfort systems (with Costin Ograda-Bratu)
 
 
 
===Winter 2019===
 
 
 
* Using computer vision algorithms to estimate the degree of snow cover on solar panels (with Jia Ying Lin)
 
 
 
* Improving the accuracy of RFID-based sensors (with Ju Wang and Omid Abari)
 
 
 
* Designing and building an off-grid system to capture e-scooter activity and accidents (with Tingyun Liu and Lime Inc.)
 
 
 
* Improving the description of research outcomes from my energy systems research (with Shela Qiu)
 
 
 
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Last updated June 4, 2019
 

Latest revision as of 14:47, 15 November 2024

What I'm working on

This page is my (not always current) attempt to keep track of all the things I'm working on...

  1. Energy systems
    1. Policy recommendations to exploit the synergy of residential PV, bi-directional TVs, and working from home (with Anais Berkes and David Reiner)
  2. Extreme weather impact and mitigation
    1. Studying the impact of extreme weather on the transmission grid (with Enming Liang and Minghua Chen (both CityU HK))
  3. Environment and conservation
    1. Carbon estimation and credits
      1. Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits
      2. Studying the impact of forest degradation on pan-tropical carbon stock and structure (with Amelia Holcombe and David Coomes)
      3. Estimating forest structure parameters using UAV-based monocular vision (with Yihang She, David Coomes, and Andrew Blake)
      4. Studying the impact of wildfires on forest carbon stock (with Jovana Knezevic, David Coomes, and Adam Pellegrini)
      5. Quantifying carbon sequestration in regrowing forests in the Brazilian Atlantic (with Felipe Begliomini and David Coomes)
      6. Ex-ante quantification of carbon credits from avoided deforestation (with E-Ping Rau, Tom Swinfield, and Abby Williams)
    2. Monitoring and remote sensing
      1. Estimating the impact of small field size on Barlow Twin land use representations (with Madeleine Lisaius, Clement Atzberger (Mantle Labs) and Andrew Blake (Mantle Labs))
      2. Low-cost sensing of soil moisture (with Ju Wang (Northwest U., China))
      3. Developing algorithms for trunk diameter estimation in complex environments using game engine-based training (with Frank Feng and Yihang She)
    3. Barlow Twin project (with Frank Feng, Madeleine Lisaius, Sadiq Jaffer, Clement Atzberger, David Coomes, and Anil Madhavapeddy)
      1. Improving Barlow-Twin representations derived from Sentinel 2 observations
      2. Creating a system for rapid creation of the model

Completed work


Last updated September 2024