Research Projects

• “A Generic Parametric Modeling Framework for Datacenter Operations in a Microgrid Environment”, PI: S. Rahman, sponsored by Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technologies and Sciences, Grant amount $93,842, Grant #879481, (May 2026 – May 2027).
  
  
• “Enabling Secure and Resilient XFC: A Software/Hardware-Security Co-Design Approach”, PI- Ryan Gerdes, co-PI: S. Rahman and others, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant amount $2,500,000, my share $500,000, Contract contact no. DE-EE0008453, Grant #: 429400, (October 2018 – September 2024).
  
  
• “NRT-DESE: UrbComp: Data Science for Modeling, Understanding and Advancing Urban Populations”, PI – Naren Ramakrishnan, co-PI – S. Rahman and others, Funding agency: The National Science Foundation, Grant amount $2,999,328, my share $302,545, Grant contract no. DGE-1545362, Grant #: 479423, (September 2015 – August 2021).
  
  
• “Phase III- Estimate Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction Potentials of Selected Buildings in Bronzeville Microgrid”, PI – S. Rahman, Sponsored by Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago, Grant amount $153,563, Grant contract no. 01283294, Grant #: 460598, (November 2019 – May 2020).
  
  
• “A Probability-based Model for Cost-effective Integration of Renewables into the Electricity Grid“, PI – S. Rahman, Funding agency: the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant amount $359,691, Grant contract no. DE-OE0000885, Grant #: 429365, (September 2017 – September 2019).
  
  
• “Development of Dynamic Input-Output Building Models for System-Level Energy Savings and Peak Demand Reduction Assessment”, PI – S. Rahman, Sponsored by Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago, Grant amount $190,000, Grant contract no. 01238895, Grant #: 460091, (May 2018 – December 2018).
  
  
• “Assessment of Economic/Transactive Opportunities for Building Energy Management Systems in Distribution System Operator Environment”, PI – S. Rahman, Sponsored by Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago, Grant amount $119,996, Grant contract no. 01219186, Grant #: 459681, (August 2017 – February 2018).
  
  
• “Building Energy Management Open-Source Software Development (BEMOSS)”, PI – S. Rahman, co-PI – M. Pipattanasomporn, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant amount $2,055,656, Grant contract no. DE-EE0006352, Grant #: 429326., (November 2013 – January 2017).
  
  
• “Building Energy Management Open-Source Software Development (BEMOSS)”, PI – S. Rahman, co-PI – M. Pipattanasomporn, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant amount $2,055,656, Grant contract no. DE-EE0006352, Grant #: 429326., (November 2013 – January 2017).
  
  
• “Building-Grid Integration Research and Development Innovators Program (BIRD IP) fellowship – Rajendra”, PI – S. Rahman, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant Amount $45,000, Grant contract no. AT-30266, Grant #: 429344, (January 2016 – December 2016).
  
  
• “Building-Grid Integration Research and Development Innovators Program (BIRD IP) fellowship – Xiangyu”, PI – S. Rahman, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Grant Amount $45,000, Grant contract no. AT-30264, Grant #: 429343, (January 2016 – December 2016).