Rishav Sen

Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · rishav.sen@vanderbilt.edu · Google Scholar · LinkedIn · GitHub · ORCID
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updated jun 2026
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Education

Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aug 2021 – Jul 2026 (exp.)
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN
  • Advisor: Prof. Abhishek Dubey, Institute for Software Integrated Systems

B.Tech., Electronics & Communication Engineering

Aug 2016 – Jun 2020
Heritage Institute of Technology · Kolkata, India
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Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Jan 2021 – Present
Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN
  • Lead Researcher, Nissan V2X: Architected a hierarchical MILP + Multi-Agent RL framework coordinating 50+ distributed energy assets; >10% cost reduction on field data.
  • CARTA Transit Electrification: Stackelberg-game charging scheduler for Chattanooga's electric bus fleet, −6% cost, −10 tons GHG.
  • Open source: Built E-Transit-Bench & MoveOD, now used by academic partners for resilience studies.

Undergraduate Researcher

May 2018 – Jun 2020
Jadavpur University · Kolkata, India
  • Built low-cost portable IoT systems for air-quality sensing and automation.
  • Best Paper, I3SET 2019, for QCM-sensor integration on an 8-bit microcontroller.
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Industry Experience

NextGen Leaders Fellow (Energy Systems)

May 2025 – Jan 2026
OpenMinds Inc. · Remote
  • With Carrier & CenterPoint Energy: first-of-a-kind battery-enabled heat-pump controllers for dynamic load shaping.
  • Built analytic frameworks quantifying grid-reliability vs. operational-flexibility trade-offs.

Research Intern (Connected Energy & Data Analytics)

Jun 2023 – Sep 2023
Nissan North America Inc. · Santa Clara, CA
  • Designed a cost-optimization pipeline for V2B power flows, 15% reduction in peak demand charges.
  • Analyzed 50k+ vehicle telematics records to model user behavior and flexibility.
  • Co-developed the OPTIMUS digital twin for benchmarking demand-response strategies.

Assistant Systems Engineer

Sep 2020 – Aug 2021
TATA Consultancy Services · Kolkata, India
  • Optimized enterprise dashboards in Angular (20% faster loads) and automated backend scheduling pipelines.
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Honors & Awards

2026
Winner: DISCOVER AI Pitch, Vanderbilt University ★ $5,000
2025
Best Paper Award Finalist, AAMAS 2025 (Top 5 of 900+) ★ Top 5
2025
2nd Place, Best Poster, INFORMS 2025 Annual Meeting
2025
Best PhD Forum Poster, ACM/IEEE ICCPS 2025
2025
OpenMinds NextGen Leader, Energy & Climate cohort
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Russell G. Hamilton Scholar, Vanderbilt University
2019
Best Paper Award, I3SET 2019
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Publications

14 peer-reviewed publications across AAMAS, ICCPS, ITSC, e-Energy, BigData, SmartComp.
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Service & Leadership

  • Treasurer, ECE Student Association, Vanderbilt University
  • Student Chair, IEEE Heritage Branch (tech fests, 1000+ attendees)
  • Reviewer, IEEE ITSC, ACM e-Energy