ECE Seminar: Dr. Tong Wu

December 1, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT (Virtual)

Abstract

Universal Grid-Graph Learning: Zero-Shot Transfer without Retraining or Fine-tuning

This talk introduces how to address a fundamental challenge in applying deep learning to power systems: developing neural network models that transfer across significant system changes, including networks with entirely different topologies and dimensionalities, without requiring training data from unseen reconfigurations. Despite extensive research, most ML-based approaches remain system-specific, limiting real-world deployment. This limitation stems from a dual barrier. First, topology changes shift feature distributions and alter input dimensions due to power flow physics. Second, reconfigurations redefine output semantics and dimensionality, requiring models to handle configuration-specific outputs while maintaining transferable feature extraction. To overcome this challenge, we introduce a Universal Graph Convolutional Network (UGCN) that achieves transferability to any reconfiguration or variation of existing power systems without any prior knowledge of new grid topologies or retraining during implementation. Our approach applies to both transmission and distribution networks and demonstrates generalization capability to completely unseen system reconfigurations, such as network restructuring and major grid expansions.  Experimental results across different power system applications, including false data injection detection and state forecasting, show that UGCN significantly outperforms state-of-the-art methods in cross-system zero-shot transferability of new reconfigurations.

December 1, 2025
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (MT)

Passcode: KeP8G2

Dr. Tong Wu, Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Central Florida

Tong Wu received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2021. He was a Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell Tech, Cornell University, NY, USA, from 2021 to 2024. He is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. His research focuses on universal graph learning theory and algorithms for control and optimization in networked systems, particularly power grid systems.