Education
Professional Activities
Selected Publications in Journals, Conference Proceedings
Contributions as Invited Panelist, Plenary or Keynote Speaker at Internationally Recognized Conferences, Workshops
Industry and University Lectures and Seminars
Technical Sessions Organized and/or Chaired at Industry Recognized Conferences
References of My Research Work in Publications by Others
Reviewer of Technical Papers for the following IEEE journals and conferences
Non-Technical Professional Work, Publications, Lectures, Seminars
Lectures / Seminars

Education

• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Stockholm, Sweden. October 1999,
• Licentiate of Engineering. KTH. Stockholm, Sweden. November 1996.
• MSc.EE. KTH. Stockholm, Sweden.  November 1994

• March 1, 2002. Appointed Affiliate Assistant Professor , Department of Electrical Engineering. University of Washington, Seattle WA. (Affiliate Assistant Professor is NOT a salary position but rather the UW's EE Department recognition of ones research achievements and ability to offer advice and collaborate on research projects and technical paper publication).
• Member Technical Council of Intelligent Systems Applications in Power Conference; Chairman, Industry Liaison Committee, ISAP.
• Executive Director, E.E.W. Jones Electrical Engineering Foundation  (www.eewjfoundation.org)
• Senior Fellow and Advisor to LAUVICOM Associates Inc. and LAUVICOM Global Networks
• Vice Chairman, Board of the Advanced Power Technologies (APT) Research Center at the University of Washington. Participating  
• Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer
• Member of the following Technical Societies:

• Served as Chairman. Renewable Energy Stability Modeling Task Force . (A voluntary industry technical group). Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). 2001 – 2002.        
• Member of International Advisory Committee for the Sixth International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation & Maintenance, Hong Kong, 2003
  
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Selected Publications in Journals, Conference Proceedings and etc.

2006

• M. Ahlstrom, B. Zavadil, L. E. Jones, F. Hudry. Control Room Integration of Wind Generation Forecast. Poster Paper accepted for European Wind Energy Conference. Athens, Greece 2006.
  
• G. Lalor, M. O'Maley, L. E. Jones, F. Hudry. WThe Influence of Increasing Porportions of Wind Generation on Operations and Costs of System Operators and Power Producersind Forecast Integration into Utility Control Room and Market Operations ". Poster Paper accepted for European Wind Energy Conference. Athens, Greece 2006.
  
  2005
  ·         M. Ahlstrom, L.E. Jones, B. Zavadil, B. Grant Future of Wind Forecasting and Utility Operations Planning for Improved System Operations . Invited Paper for IEEE Power and Energy Magazine , Nov-Dec 2005 issue. Theme of issue: Wind Integration - Challenges and Opportunities.
  ·         L.E. Jones, F. Hudry, G. Lalor, " Wind Forecast Integration into Utility Control Room and Market Operations ". Accepted for Publication in Proceedings of the American Wind Energy Association, WindPower 2005 Conference, Denver, CO., USA
  
  2004
  ·         Sung-Kwan Lee, Chen-Ching Liu, Lawrence Jones, Jong-Woong Choe, " Coherency Techniques for Dynamic Equivalents Incorporating Rotor and Voltage Dynamics ". Accepted for Publication in IEEE Transaction on Power Systems, 2004. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  
  2003
  ·         L. Signoretty and L.E. Jones . Modeling, Simulation and Control of Large Wind Plants in Power Systems . Proceeding 4th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power and Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms, 2003, Billund Denmark. (Selected based on peer review of extended abstracts).
  
  2001
  ·         L.E. Jones, T. Ackermann, "Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms: Special Report ", In Proceedings of European Wind Energy Conference, July 2 – 6, 2001. Bella, Denmark. (Selected based on peer review of extended  abstracts)
  ·         L.E. Jones, G. Andersson, and V. Knyazkin, "Modal Resonance and Inter-area Oscillations in Power Systems ", Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Bulk Power Transmission. Onomichi, Japan. August 26-31, 2001. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  ·         S.K. Lee, C. Liu, L.E. Jones, Jong-Woong Choe, " Coherency Techniques for Dynamic Equivalents Incorporating Rotor and Voltage Dynamics ".  Proceedings of the 5 International Symposium on Bulk Power Transmission. Onomichi, Japan. August 26-31, 2001. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  
  1999
  ·         J.R. Smith, M. Akke, and L.E. Jones. ". Chapter 2 , Advanced Linear and Nonlinear Controls . In CIGRÈ Technical Brochure on Advanced Angle Stability Control. CIGRE Task Force TF 38.02.17, October. 1999. (Invited Task Force Contribution)
  ·         M. Akke, L. E. Jones, T. Ostrup, I. Kamwa, C. Gama, and C.W. Taylor, ". Chapter 7, Application of Advanced Control . In CIGRÈ Technical Brochure on Advanced Angle Stability Control. CIGRE Task Force TF 38.02.17, October. 1999. (Invited Task Force Contribution)
  ·         L. E. Jones, H. Bourlès and G. Andersson. Nonconventional Control of HVDC Using the LQG/LTR Methodology . IEEE Power Engineering Review, 19(1): 62 - 64, January 1999. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  
  1998
  ·         L. E. Jones, G. Andersson. Robust Controllers for Power Systems: Open and Closed Loop Design Approaches . Proceedings of EPSOM'98 International Conference on Electric Power Systems Operation and Management, ETH, Zurich Switzerland. September 23-25, 1998. (Selected based on peer review of extended  abstracts)
  ·         A. Herbig, M. Ghandari, L. E. Jones, D. Lee, G. Andersson . Power Flow and Stability Control in Power Systems . Proceedings of International Symposium Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control - IV Restructuring, Symposium Proc. pp. 99-104. Santorini Greece, August 23-28, 1998. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  ·         L. E. Jones and G. Andersson. Application of Modal Analysis of Zeros to Power Systems Stability and Control . Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 46, September 1998, pp. 205 - 211. Special Issue with selected papers from IEE APSCOM'97 in Hong Kong. November 1997. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  
  1997 - 1995
  ·         L. E. Jones, A. Herbig and G. Andersson. Phase-Root Locus Approach to Design Robust Controllers for Power Systems . Proceedings of 32nd, pp. 519-522. Manchester. September 1997. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  ·         L.E. Jones and G. Andersson. Selecting Robust Input Signals for HVDC Damping Controllers . Proceedings of 6th IEE Conf. on AC and DC Transmission, No. 423, pages 152 -- 156, 1996. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  ·         L.E Jones and G. Andersson. On Quantifying Rules of Thumbs for Power Modulation to Damp Slow Oscillations .  Proceedings of 27th, North American Power Symposium, pages 129 -- 135, Montana, 1995. (Selected based on peer review of paper)
  
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Contributions as Invited Panelist, Plenary or Keynote Speaker at Internationally Recognized Conferences, Workshops

2006
·         Invited Speaker at Minisymposium on Computational Needs in Power Systems . SIAM Conference on Parallel Process for Scientific Computing. To be held February 22 – 24, 2006. San Francisco CA.
·         Invited Speaker US Energy Policy Act 2005 and Its Impacts on Distributed Energy Resources. Panel on Integration of Distributed Energy Resources: International Experiences from Asia, Europe and North America . IEEE General Meeting. Montreal Canada. 2006. .

2005
·         Plenary Speaker – 13th Intelligent Systems in Applications in Power Conference. November 6 – 8, 2005. Arlington, Virginia.
·         Plenary Speaker. Joint CIGRE-IEEE International Symposium on Congestion Management. October 4 – 6, San Antonio TX.
·         Situation Awareness in Power Systems. Invited Keynote Speaker AAUG Conference. Hosted by Transpower New Zealand Limited. Wellington, New Zealand. August 28 - 31, 2005.
·         Wind Power. Invited Keynote Speaker. AAUG Conference. Hosted by Transpower New Zealand Limited. Wellington, New Zealand. August 28 - 31, 2005.
·         Emerging Power Systems and Markets: Reducing Operational Risks, Asset Utilization and Intellectual Capital. Invited Speaker at Solvina's Energy Conference, Gothenburg Sweden. April 16 -17, 2005.

2004
·         Optimized Utilization of T&D Assets to Reduce Operational Risk and Increase Grid Reliability. Invited Speaker at Mini-Symposium “A More Sustainable Electricity Future for the 21st century” organized by Australian French Association of Scientists (AFAS) and the Electricity Users Association of Australia (EUAA). Melbourne, Australia. September 10, 2004.
·         Incorporating Wind Power into System Simulation Tools . Special Panel Session on Wind Power. Sponsored by the Utility Wind Interest Group and American Wind Energy Association. IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting. Denver CO. June 6-10, 2004.
·         Analyzing Operational Impacts of Large Wind Plants in Power Systems . Presentation on Grid Operating Impacts and Analysis Panel at American Wind Energy Association's Global Wind Power Conference, Chicago IL. March 21-24, 2004. (Selected based on peer review of extended  abstracts)
·         L.E. Jones and A. Apostolov. Web Enabled Systems for Monitoring and Recording of Wind Farms. Technical Poster Session at American Wind Energy Association's Global Wind Power Conference, Chicago IL. March 21-24, 2004. (Selected based on peer review of extended  abstracts)
·         The North American Power Blackout, August 14,2003 – Mitigating the Risks for Future Blackouts. Invited Speaker at Solvina's Energy Conference, Gothenburg Sweden. April 17 -18, 2004.

2003
·         Maximizing the Value of Electric Transmission and Distributed Generation: IT, Advanced Power Electronics and Control . Panel on Distributed Intelligence. 2nd International Symposium on Distributed Generation: Market and Power System Aspects. Sweden. October 2- 4, 2003. (Selected based on peer review of extended  abstracts)
·         Model Development Activities and Experience Worldwide . Presented at Workshop on Wind Turbine Generator Modeling. Sponsored by US Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). January 15-16, 2003. (Invited Speaker)

2002
·         L.E. Jones, et al.   Modeling Mega-RTO Systems for Real-Time Operations and Transmission Planning .  IEEE Panel Session - IEEE Summer Power Meeting. Chicago. July 22 – 26, 2002. (Invited)
·         L. Jones, R. Berry, E. Litvinov, and D. Hameedy. Information Technology Challenges for Evolving Large Regional Electricity Markets . Presented at RTO Panel Session - IEEE Winter Power Meeting. January 27 – 31, 2002. (Invited)
·         A. Ott, R. Berry and L. Jones, The PJM RTO Energy Market Implementation . Presented at RTO Panel Session - IEEE Winter Power Meeting. January 27 – 31, 2002.(Invited)

2001
·         North American Electricity Markets - Attributes, Enabling Information Technology and Systems".  4th InteractiveEnergy Conference, Houston, Texas, Conference December 5 – 7, 2001. (Selected based on peer review of extended  abstracts)
·         B. Brobak and L.E. Jones. SCADA Systems for Large Wind Farms . Presented at IEEE Panel on Transmission Network for Large On- Offshore Wind Farm: Transmission Network and Grid Interconnection Issues. Vancouver Canada, July 15 - 19, 2001. Also presented at International Workshop on Transmission Network for Offshore Wind Farms. March 29 - 30, 2001 Stockholm Sweden.

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Industry and University Lectures and Seminars  

2005
·         Situation Awareness in Power Systems , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Reliability. November 3, 2005, Washington DC.
·         L. E. Jones, F. Gallon, L. Brannstrom. Emerging Technologies for Power Grid – Automation, Control and Sensors . Presentation at Seminarium STOCKHOLMS STRÖM – Substation Solutions in Urban Areas. May 24, 2005. Stockholm, Sweden.
·         Strategic Implementation of Asset Management Technologies, Substation and Integration. Presentation at Vattenfall Eldistribution AB. May 23, 2005. Sollentuna, Sweden.
·         Wind Power Integration in Utility Control Rooms . Presented at Lund Institute of Technology. Department of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation. May 20, 2005.
·         Perspectives on PowerGrid Project. Presented at Drexel University. Philadelphia, PA, USA. May 13, 2005.
·         Technology Integration of Wind Forecasting into RTO/ISO Operations . Presented at PJM Interconnection Workshop on Wind Resource Forecasting and RTO/ISO Integration. PA, USA. March 3, 2005.

2004
·         Optimal Utilization of Power System Systems to Manage and Mitigate Operational Risks . Presented at Royal Institute of Technology. Power Systems Department. Stockholm. November 8, 2004.
·         Optimal Utilization of Power System Systems to Manage and Mitigate Operational Risks . Presented at Lund Institute of Technology. Department of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation. November 5, 2004.
·         Power Blackout, Grid (Un)Reliability and a Retiring Work Force: Are We Near the Tipping Point? Power Group. School of Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. June 23, 2004.
·         Power Blackout, Grid (Un)Reliability and a Retiring Work Force: Are We Near the Tipping Point? Electrical Engineering Industry Consortium University of Washington. Seattle, WA February 19, 2004.
·         The North American Power Blackout,  8/14/2003 – Mitigating the Risks for Future Blackouts . Solvina's Konferens -Tvarrteknik 2004. March 17 – 18, 2004. Gothenburg, Sweden.

2002
·         Systems and IT Challenges in Power Engineering . Organized by IEEE Power Engineering Society, Seattle Chapter. Washington. December 10, 2002.
·         The Role of Information Technology in the Power Industry . Presented at Electrical Energy Industrial Consortium (EEIC). Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington. February 27,2002.

2001
·         Energy Systems and Markets in the 21st Century and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities . Presented at Lund Institute of Technology. Department of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation. October 12, 2001.
·         Distributed Generation – Research Perspectives in the USA , Seminar at Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden. October 12, 2001.
·         Wind Generator Modeling for Power System Dynamic Simulations and Analysis – European Experience . Presented at Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) System Planning Department Seminar. Taylor, TX. August 15, 2001.
·         Global Trends in Electric Utility Industry . Energy Management Systems Users Group Conference, Virginia USA, April 2, 2001, Virginia, USA.
·         From Whiteboard to Reality: Internet and Intercultural Communications . Dept. of Language and Communications, Royal Institute of Technology. Stockholm, Sweden. March 26, 2001.

2000
·         On Global Trends in Evolving Power Systems
-         Electrical Engineering Department. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, April 2001.
-         Colloquium. Electric Power Transmission Group. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich Switzerland. December 12, 2000.
-         Advanced Power Technology Consortium, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington.  May 2000.                        
·         On Zero Dynamics and Robust Control of Large AC and DC Power Systems . Seminar at Lund Institute of Technology. January 28, 2000.

1997
·         Linear Optimal Robust Control of HVDC . Electricité de France, Clamart, France. July 30, 1997.

Technical Sessions Organized and/or Chaired at Industry Recognized Conferences

·         Paper Session: Advances in Decision Support Tools for Operating Power System, Markets and T&D Asset Utilization . IEEE Transmission & Distribution Conference, New Orleans LO, October 9 – 12, 2005 – postponed to April 2006.
·         PSACE Panel Session: Engineering and Economic Reliability Criteria for Transmission System Operation IEEE PES General Meeting, San Francisco, June 13-16, 2005.
·         Paper Session on Generation Scheduling Methods in Power Markets . IEEE PES General Meeting. Denver CO. June 6 – 10, 2004.
·         Paper Session on Market-Based Transmission Expansion and Planning: HVDC, FACTS and Advanced Solutions . IEEE Transmission & Distribution Conference, Dallas TX, October 28 – November 2, 2003.
·         PSACE Panel Session on RTO: RTOs: Effects on Electricity Markets, Operational Reliability and Transmission Planning . IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting, New York, January 24-30, 2002.
·         PSACE Panel Session on S tandard Market Design. IEEE Summer Power Meeting, Chicago, July 22 – 26, 2002.
·         Panel Session on Wind Power: Modeling, Transmission, Monitoring and Impacts on Power Systems . IEEE PES Summer Power Meeting. Chicago July 22 – 26, 2002.
·         Paper Session on Power System Applications 2 . IEEE Transmission & Distribution Conference, Atlanta GA, October 28 – November 2, 2001.
·         Panel on Large On- and Offshore Wind Farms: Transmission Networks and Grid Interconnection Issues . IEEE Summer Power Meeting. July 15 –19, 2001 Vancouver, Canada

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References of My Research Work in Publications by Others

• Thomas Ackermann, Distributed Resources in a Re-Regulated Market Environment Doctoral Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. 2004. TRITA-ETS-2004-03, ISSN-1650-647x.
  
• Vincent Auvray, Ian Dobson, Louis Wehenkel. “Modifying Eigenvalue Interactions Near Resonance” IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2004.
  
• Olof Samuelsson. “Test System for Wide-Area PSS Design”, Nordic and Baltic Workshop on Power Systems, February 4-5, 2002, Tampere, Finland.
  
• Ian Dobson et. al. “Is Modal Resonance a Precursor to Power Systems Oscillations”. IEEE Transactions of Circuit and Systems-I: Fundamental Theory and Applications. Vol. 48, No. March 2001.
  
• Ian Dobson et. al. “Avoiding and Suppressing Oscillations” Final Report. Power System Engineering Research Center. A National Science Foundation University/Industry Cooperative Research Center. Cornell University. June 2001.
  
• Valery Knyazkin. On the Use of Coordinated Control of Power System Components for Power Quality Improvement . Technical Licentiate Thesis. Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden 2001. TRITA-ETS-2001-06, ISSN 1650-674X
  
• Merhdad Ghandhari, Control Lyapunov Functions: A Control Strategy for Damping of Power Oscillations in Large Power Systems . Doctoral Dissertation. Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden 2000. TRITA-EES-004, ISSN 1100-1607.
  
• Arnim Herbig. On Load Flow Control in Electric Power Systems . Doctoral Dissertation. Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden 2000. TRITA-EES-0001, ISSN 1100-1607.
  
• Olof Samuelsson. Load Modulation at Two Locations for Damping of Electro-Mechanical Oscillations in a Multi-machine System. Proc. IEEE Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, Seattle, Washington, USA, July 16 - 20, 2000.
  
• Olof Samuelsson. Power System Damping . Doctoral Dissertation. Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden 1997. ISBN 91-88934-05-5.
  
  

Reviewer of Technical Papers for the following IEEE journals and conferences:

• IEEE Transactions of Power Systems (2001 – to present )
• Power System Computation Conference (2002, 2005)
• CIGRE/IEEE Technical Symposium (Montreal 2003)
• International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2005)
  
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Non-Technical Professional Work, Publications, Lectures, Seminars, etc

Executive Producer
Founder of LEJAY Records Label
Producer and Executive Producer of Celebration Gospel Choir CD:  ‘Colors' A Musical Tribute to Diversity and Peace. Recorded and in Stockholm Sweden, Februray 4 – 7, 2002.  

Publications

• L. E. Jones, "Visiting Students in Stockholm, Sweden - Encountering and Adjusting to Swedish Culture", ISBN 91-7153-083-5, Akademitryck AB, Edsbruk. 1994." L. E. Jones, "Assessment of the Swedish Language Course at the IES", Study conducted for the Institute for English-Speaking Student Stockholm University. 1993
• L. E. Jones "Visiting Students in Stockholm - Encountering and Adjusting to Swedish Culture", ISBN 91-7153-083-5, Akademitryck AB, Edsbruk. 1992
• L.E. Jones, "Visiting Students at KTH and Their Experiences of the Cultural Differences in the Swedish Society."  Project report, International Unit at KTH. April,1991.

LECTURES / SEMINARS

·         "From Whiteboard to Reality: Internet and Intercultural Communications", Dept. of Language and Communications, Royal Institute of Technolgy. Stockholm, Sweden. March 26, 2001
·         "Social Competence and Networking Skills for the Swedish Labor Market." Language Unit, Royal Institute of Technology.  March and October 1998
·         "Sweden and Swedes". International Training Program in urban land management. Center for International Environment Studies "Sweden and Swedes". International Training Program in Urban Land Management. Center for International Environment Studies, Royal Institute of Technology. October 1997, 1998


Other Seminars on Diversity and Multiculturism in Sweden
"Cultural Sshocks", Student Union, Royal Institute of Technology October, 1998
"Multiculturalism and Diversity in Sweden". University of Hartford CT, February 1998
"Sweden and Swedes". International Training Program in urban land management. Center for International Environment Studies, KTH. October, 1997. ok"Foreign Affairs à la Suede". Part of a lecture series organized by International Secretariat of the SSCO, Stockholm. October 1996
"Sweden, Swedes, and Swedish Culture" and "Cultural Differences in Sweden -– A visiting students' Pperspectives" Cambridge College, Springfield, CT
"Cultural Differences in Sweden - visiting students' perspectives"
Lesley College, Cambride MA, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea OH, Cambridge College, Springfield CT. 1994

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