Overview
Personal Profile
Emin Ucer primarily supports the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging control and monitoring software and hardware platforms across various projects. He designs and operates both low- and high-power EV charging infrastructure testbeds, along with their communication architectures. Additionally, he works on site energy management systems and develops smart EV charging control algorithms to ensure successful grid integration and operation. He also leads the development and maintenance of some EVI-X tools, offering support and guidance for others to use these tools in their projects.
Research Interests
Control and optimization
Energy management systems
Data-driven applications
Generative artificial intelligence models
Software development
Professional Experience
Research Assistant, The University of Alabama (2017–2022)
Research Engineer, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2015–2016)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University
Certificate, Data Science and Machine Learning, Institute for Data Systems and Society
Certificate, Application-Oriented Courses , OPAL-RT Technologies
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama
Master, Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama
Certificate, dSpace RealTime Systems Training, dSPACE Inc
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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A Comparison of AC and DC Distribution Architectures for Electric Vehicle High Power Charging Facilities
Jackson, D., Ucer, E., Kisacikoglu, M. & Thurlbeck, A., 2025, p. 2013-2019. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Development and Experimental Validation of a High-Power DC Distribution Testbed for Advanced Charging Infrastructure and Energy Management
Khan, M. S., Thurlbeck, A., Watt, E., Kisacikoglu, M., Ucer, E., Meintz, A. & Mahmud, R., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 61, 5, p. 7646-7655 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distribution Service Transformer Loading Analysis with EV Grid Integration
Zhang, M., Liu, Z., Panossian, N., Ucer, E., Pohl, E. & Kisacikoglu, M. J., 2025. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Exploring the Mitigation of Temperature Impacts on Electric Vehicle Charging Rates using EVI-EnSitePy
Jackson, D., Ucer, E., Kogalur, N. & Kisacikoglu, M. J., 2025. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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High-Fidelity Analysis of EV Integration on Real Utility Feeders in Colorado
Ghosh, S., Jackson, D., Kisacikoglu, M. J., Liu, Z., Panossian, N., Paudyal, P., Pohl, E., Ucer, E. & Zhang, M., 2025, 37 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Activities
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IEEE Power and Energy Society (External organization)
Sahu, A. (Member), Hoke, A. (Member), Solanki, B. (Member), Palmintier, B. (Member), Saleem, D. (Member), Comden, J. (Member), Panda, K. (Member), Panwar, M. (Member), Koralewicz, P. (Member), Dhulipala, S. C. (Member), Paul, S. (Member), Singh, V. K. (Member), Wang, W. (Member), Wright, J. (Member), Kiboma, L. (Member), Poudyal, A. (Member), Thiagarajan, R. (Member), Lara Aguilar, J. D. (Member), Kumar, U. (Member), Chen, Y. (Member), Ucer, E. (Member), Venkataramanan, V. (Member), Joshi, P. (Member) & Brodt-Giles, D. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Awards and Honors
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2nd Best Project Award, Senior Design Project Exhibition, Hacettepe University
Ucer, E. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award
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Graduate Council Fellowship, The University of Alabama
Ucer, E. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award
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Graduate Council Fellowship, The University of Alabama
Ucer, E. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award
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IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Best Paper Award
Ucer, E. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award
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The Chamber of Electrical Engineers Invited Poster Presentation
Ucer, E. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award