Simpson-Porco, John W.
Assistant Professor

Biography

John W. Simpson-Porco is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on feedback control theory and applications of control in modernized power grids. John received his BSc degree in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University in 2010, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2015. He was previously an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a visiting scientist with the Automatic Control Laboratory at ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. He is a recipient of the Automatica Paper Prize and the Center for Control, Dynamical Systems and Computation Outstanding Scholar Fellowship. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.

Memberships/Awards

• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2020-)
• IFAC Automatica Paper Prize (2014)