Alshehri, Khaled

Primary Program

Utilities & Renewables
Alshehri, Khaled

About

Khaled Alshehri is a Fellow at KAPSARC, with research focused on integrating digital technologies into the power sector to optimize grid operations, enhance economic efficiency, and support energy transition. Drawing on extensive experience across government, academia, and industry, Dr. Alshehri leverages advanced tools from game theory, control, and optimization to address complex challenges in energy systems. In 2024, Dr. Alshehri was honored with the Questrom-CEMA Best Paper Award for his co-authored work on the efficient aggregation of distributed energy resources – a recognition of significant contributions to the field. He earned his B.S. in Control and Instrumentation Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

Publications

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Generative AI for the Power Sector: Methodology, Safety, Trustworthiness, and Policy Implications

Power systems are transforming into digitalized smart grids where cyber, physical, and social domains converge. In parallel, Generative AI (GenAI) offers new capabilities to address these challenges. While prior research explores AI in specific power sector applications, comprehensive...