Edwin Liu, PhD

Dr. Edwin Liu, Vice President of Strategy Initiatives and Executive Advisor, Quanta Technology Expert, has more than 25 years of experience in consulting, research, and development on power system analytics and integration, both in industry and academia. Throughout his career, he has been with universities, software vendors, utility and consulting companies - focusing on applying state-of-the-art technologies to energy utility and industry. His expertise is on smart grid, information integration, power system optimization, electricity market modeling, energy and emission management, automation, technology innovation, and business strategy.

Edwin received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University; MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, both from University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Liu is an IEEE Fellow for his contributions to the development of state estimation and optimal power flows, and their integration in utility systems. He was the Chairman of the IEEE Computing and Analytical Methods Subcommittee. Dr. Liu was an advisor to the National Science Council, Taiwan. He serves as the industry advisor at the Energy Systems Research Center, University of Texas, and the visiting scholar at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Xi'An JiaoTong University. Before joined Quanta Technology, he has worked for Siemens, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Bechtel, and was a member of the start-up team of Nexant.

Dr. Edwin Liu can be reached at eliu@quanta-technology.com