Research

ELISA: ELectrified and Intelligent Systems Automation Lab

The ELectrified and Intelligent Systems Automation Lab (ELISA) at Oakland University was established in 2020. The primary research of ELISA Lab are in the areas of AI-assisted control algorithm development with application in intelligent vehicles and power & energy systems. The projects involve fundamental research on control theory, optimization, artificial intelligence, and statistics to support intelligent cyber-physical systems development including smart energy and transportation systems.

      Research Areas 

Research Areas

AI-assisted Control

  • Event-triggered MPC

  • Reinforcement Learning-based MPC

  • Learning-based MPC

  • Reconfigurable MPC

Intelligent Vehicles

  • Autonomous Vehicle Path Following

  • Electric Vehicles Driveline Control

  • Active Battery Cell Balancing

  • Co-simulation and Small-scale Experiment Platforms

Power & Energy Systems

  • Energy Storage Systems

  • Power Converter

  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Project Sponsors



OU       IFT       MSGC       NSF      

      CSI       NCAT      

                        NIST       OORT      

                MTRAC Automotive      

                        MEDC       eCAT       PPI

Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in our research are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the project sponsors.