Ciaran Roberts
About Ciaran Roberts
Ciaran Roberts is a Staff Power Systems Control Engineer at SPAN, where he has worked since 2023. He has extensive experience in power systems engineering, having held various positions at Berkeley Lab and earned multiple degrees in engineering from University College Dublin and University of California, Berkeley.
Current Role at SPAN
Ciaran Roberts serves as a Staff Power Systems Control Engineer at SPAN, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he focuses on enabling distributed intelligence and optimization at the grid edge. His work involves integrating advanced technologies to enhance power system performance, reflecting his expertise in power systems engineering.
Previous Experience at Berkeley Lab
Ciaran Roberts has extensive experience at Berkeley Lab, where he worked in various capacities from 2015 to 2022. He began as a Scientific Engineering Associate and later advanced to Senior Scientific Engineering Associate. In 2022, he briefly held the position of Principal Scientific Engineering Associate. His work involved both transmission and distribution systems, contributing to significant projects during his tenure.
Educational Background
Ciaran Roberts has a solid educational foundation in engineering. He studied at University College Dublin, earning a BSc in Engineering Science and an ME in Energy Systems Engineering between 2010 and 2015. He furthered his studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he achieved a PhD in Electrical Engineering from 2017 to 2023. Additionally, he pursued a Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Science starting in 2020.
Research and Development Experience
In addition to his roles at Berkeley Lab, Ciaran Roberts gained research experience as a Graduate Student Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2014. He also worked as an API Developer for the CoolClimate Network at UC Berkeley in 2013. His research interests include the integration of classical physics-based modeling with machine learning and artificial intelligence to advance power systems electrification.
Technical Skills and Interests
Ciaran Roberts has a keen interest in blending classical physics-based modeling and control with modern advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence. His technical skills are geared towards accelerating the electrification of power systems, with a focus on distributed intelligence and optimization at the grid edge, aligning with current trends in energy systems engineering.