publications

2025

1. Sensor Analytics

   

   Estimating Technical Loss without Power Flows: A Practical, Data-Driven Approach for Loss Estimation in Distribution Grids

   Mohini Bariya, and Genevieve Flaspohler

   arXiv preprint, 2025

2024

1. Energy Access

   

   Beyond access: measuring power quality issues at 27 healthcare facilities in the DRC

   Samuel B Miles, Molly G Hickman, Genevieve Flaspohler, and 3 more authors

   2024

2022

1. Machine Learning

   Combinatorial Evaluation of Physical Feature Engineering, Classical Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Models for Synchrophasor Data at Scale

   Sean Patrick Murphy, Mohini Bariya, Debbie Chang, and 3 more authors

   2022

2021

1. Topology Estimation

   

   Guaranteed phase & topology identification in three phase distribution grids

   Mohini Bariya, Deepjyoti Deka, and Alexandra Von Meier

   IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2021

   Bib

   @article{bariya2021guaranteed,
     title = {Guaranteed phase \& topology identification in three phase distribution grids},
     author = {Bariya, Mohini and Deka, Deepjyoti and Von Meier, Alexandra},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid},
     volume = {12},
     number = {4},
     pages = {3605--3612},
     year = {2021},
     publisher = {IEEE},
   }

2. Machine Learning

   

   k-shapestream: Probabilistic streaming clustering for electric grid events

   Mohini Bariya, Alexandra Von Meier, John Paparrizos, and 1 more author

   In 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, 2021

   Bib

   @inproceedings{bariya2021k,
     title = {k-shapestream: Probabilistic streaming clustering for electric grid events},
     author = {Bariya, Mohini and Von Meier, Alexandra and Paparrizos, John and Franklin, Michael J},
     booktitle = {2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech},
     pages = {1--6},
     year = {2021},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

3. Sensing

   RT-METER: A real-time, multi-layer cyber-power testbed for resiliency analysis

   Hussain M Mustafa, Mohini Bariya, KS Sajan, and 5 more authors

   In Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, 2021

   Bib

   @inproceedings{mustafa2021rt,
     title = {RT-METER: A real-time, multi-layer cyber-power testbed for resiliency analysis},
     author = {Mustafa, Hussain M and Bariya, Mohini and Sajan, KS and Chhokra, Ajay and Srivastava, Anurag and Dubey, Abhishek and von Meier, Alexandra and Biswas, Gautam},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems},
     pages = {1--7},
     year = {2021},
   }

2020

1. Topology Estimation

   Data-driven framework to model identification, event detection, and topology change location using D-PMUs

   Jonathan C Mayo-Maldonado, Jesus E Valdez-Resendiz, Daniel Guillen, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2020

   Bib

   @article{mayo2020data,
     title = {Data-driven framework to model identification, event detection, and topology change location using D-PMUs},
     author = {Mayo-Maldonado, Jonathan C and Valdez-Resendiz, Jesus E and Guillen, Daniel and Bariya, Mohini and Von Meier, Alexandra and Salas-Esquivel, Ernesto A and Ostfeld, Aminy},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement},
     volume = {69},
     number = {9},
     pages = {6921--6933},
     year = {2020},
     publisher = {IEEE},
   }

2. Sensing

   Realistic synchrophasor data generation for anomaly detection and event classification

   KS Sajan, Mohini Bariya, Sanchita Basak, and 4 more authors

   In 2020 8th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, 2020

   Bib

   @inproceedings{sajan2020realistic,
     title = {Realistic synchrophasor data generation for anomaly detection and event classification},
     author = {Sajan, KS and Bariya, Mohini and Basak, Sanchita and Srivastava, Anurag and Dubey, Abhishek and von Meier, A and Biswas, Gautam},
     booktitle = {2020 8th Workshop on Modeling and Simulation of Cyber-Physical Energy Systems},
     pages = {1--6},
     year = {2020},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

3. Topology Estimation

   Real time effective impedance estimation for power system state estimation

   Keith Moffat, Mohini Bariya, and Alexandra Von Meier

   In 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 2020

   Bib

   @inproceedings{moffat2020real,
     title = {Real time effective impedance estimation for power system state estimation},
     author = {Moffat, Keith and Bariya, Mohini and Von Meier, Alexandra},
     booktitle = {2020 IEEE Power \& Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT)},
     pages = {1--5},
     year = {2020},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

4. Sensing

   Synchronized measurements and their applications in distribution systems: An update

   Reza Arghandeh, Mohini Bariya, George Cotter, and 4 more authors

   North American Synchrophasor Initiative (NASPI) Report, 2020

   Bib

   @article{arghandeh2020synchronized,
     title = {Synchronized measurements and their applications in distribution systems: An update},
     author = {Arghandeh, Reza and Bariya, Mohini and Cotter, George and Deka, Deepjyoti and Konakalla, Sai Akhil Reddy and Seyedi, Younes and Shasavari, Alireza},
     journal = {North American Synchrophasor Initiative (NASPI) Report},
     year = {2020},
   }

5. Machine Learning

   Accelerating artificial intelligence on the grid

   Sean Murphy, Kevin Jones, Theo Laughner, and 2 more authors

   In 2020 Clemson University Power Systems Conference (PSC), 2020

   Bib

   @inproceedings{murphy2020accelerating,
     title = {Accelerating artificial intelligence on the grid},
     author = {Murphy, Sean and Jones, Kevin and Laughner, Theo and Bariya, Mohini and Von Meier, Alexandra},
     booktitle = {2020 Clemson University Power Systems Conference (PSC)},
     pages = {1--7},
     year = {2020},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

6. Machine Learning

   

   Physically meaningful grid analytics on voltage measurements using graph spectra

   Mohini Bariya, Keith Moffat, and Alexandra Von Meier

   In 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), 2020

   Bib

   @inproceedings{bariya2020physically,
     title = {Physically meaningful grid analytics on voltage measurements using graph spectra},
     author = {Bariya, Mohini and Moffat, Keith and Von Meier, Alexandra},
     booktitle = {2020 IEEE Power \& Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT)},
     pages = {1--5},
     year = {2020},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

2019

1. Topology Estimation

   

   Unsupervised impedance and topology estimation of distribution networks—Limitations and tools

   Keith Moffat, Mohini Bariya, and Alexandra Von Meier

   IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2019

   Bib

   @article{moffat2019unsupervised,
     title = {Unsupervised impedance and topology estimation of distribution networks—Limitations and tools},
     author = {Moffat, Keith and Bariya, Mohini and Von Meier, Alexandra},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid},
     volume = {11},
     number = {1},
     pages = {846--856},
     year = {2019},
     publisher = {IEEE},
   }

2. Sensing

   Empirical noise estimation in distribution synchrophasor measurements

   Mohini Bariya, Keith Moffat, and Alexandra Von Meier

   In 2019 International Conference on Smart Grid Synchronized Measurements and Analytics (SGSMA), 2019

   Bib

   @inproceedings{bariya2019empirical,
     title = {Empirical noise estimation in distribution synchrophasor measurements},
     author = {Bariya, Mohini and Moffat, Keith and Von Meier, Alexandra},
     booktitle = {2019 International Conference on Smart Grid Synchronized Measurements and Analytics (SGSMA)},
     pages = {1--7},
     year = {2019},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

2018

1. Topology Estimation

   Data-driven topology estimation with limited sensors in radial distribution feeders

   Mohini Bariya, Alexandra Von Meier, Aminy Ostfeld, and 1 more author

   In 2018 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech), 2018

   Bib

   @inproceedings{bariya2018data,
     title = {Data-driven topology estimation with limited sensors in radial distribution feeders},
     author = {Bariya, Mohini and Von Meier, Alexandra and Ostfeld, Aminy and Ratnam, Elizabeth},
     booktitle = {2018 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (GreenTech)},
     pages = {183--188},
     year = {2018},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

2. Topology Estimation

   Network impedance estimation for microgrid control using noisy synchrophasor measurements

   Keith Moffat, Mohini Bariya, and Alexandra Meier

   In 2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), 2018

   Bib

   @inproceedings{moffat2018network,
     title = {Network impedance estimation for microgrid control using noisy synchrophasor measurements},
     author = {Moffat, Keith and Bariya, Mohini and von Meier, Alexandra},
     booktitle = {2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL)},
     pages = {1--6},
     year = {2018},
     organization = {IEEE},
   }

2017

1. Imaging

   

   In situ height and width estimation of sorghum plants from 2.5 d infrared images

   Tavor Baharav, Mohini Bariya, and Avideh Zakhor

   Electronic Imaging, 2017

   Bib

   @article{baharav2017situ,
     title = {In situ height and width estimation of sorghum plants from 2.5 d infrared images},
     author = {Baharav, Tavor and Bariya, Mohini and Zakhor, Avideh},
     journal = {Electronic Imaging},
     volume = {2017},
     number = {17},
     year = {2017},
     publisher = {Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)},
   }