Xun Jiang
Flexible Funding Awardee
Dr. Xun Jiang received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Cardiff University, U.K., in 2024. He is currently a Research Associate with the School of Engineering of Cardiff University, U.K.
His research interests lie in the modelling, operation and planning of smart electricity distribution networks to facilitate increasing integration of low carbon technologies, with the goal of achieving net zero carbon transition in electricity sector.
He has participated as a key researcher in electricity system–related projects, including the European Horizon project and UK EPSRC projects. He is the winner of lEEE PES UK & Ireland Chapter Best PhD Thesis Award in 2025. He has published 18 papers, including one first-author paper recognized as an ESI Highly Cited Paper in Engineering. He has served as technical session chairs at international conferences such as IEEE EI2, and the global conference for University Consortium on Engineering Education and Research. He currently serves as the Students & Young Professionals Representative of the IEEE PELS UK & Ireland Chapter, a Committee Member of CIGRE UK NGN, and a reviewer for prestigious journals, including IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Applied Energy, etc.
Dr Jiang has organised the first of our flexible funds workshops, which is now open to registrations:
Workshop in Cardiff - E-REACT: Empowering early career Researchers for Energy Advancement and Career Transition
9:30 am-16:00 pm, Thursday, 29 January 2026
Rooms 0.01 & 0.02, Translational Research Hub, Cardiff University, CF24 4HQ
The E-REACT workshop features six distinguished speakers from academia, industry, and professional organisations. The workshop aims to exchange diverse perspectives and recent advancements in the energy transition, share career experiences and empower early career researchers to contribute to shaping a sustainable energy future. Join us for an inspiring and collaborative gathering of the energy community!
Event Chairs: Dr. Xun Jiang, Dr. Sheng Wang, Dr. Jiajie Luo, Dr. Wenlong Ming
Event co-sponsorship: EPSRC N-ZEEE Network+, IEEE UK and Ireland Power Electronics Chapter, CIGRE UK Next Generation Network, IEEE Student Branch at Cardiff
Sincere thanks are given to all members of IEEE PELS Chapter and IEEE Student Branch at Cardiff, who supported the organisation of this event
