Speaker: Harvey Zhang
University of Melbourne

Title:
A SCADA-Driven Surrogate Scheme for Wind Farm Derating: Operational Realities and Design Implications

Bio:
Harvey is undertaking an OPTIMA Industry PhD project titled “Optimization of Production by ‘Selected Turbine De-Rating’ at Macarthur Wind Farm” with AGL. His research interests revolve around optimization, graph theory, and game theory. The project aims to investigate wind turbine control strategies to maximize power output, addressing challenges posed by significant wake effects. He is undertaking this research at the University of Melbourne supervised by Dr. Mario Andrés Muñoz, Prof. Michael Kirley and Prof Kate Smith-Miles AO.
Prior to this, he completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne.

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SEMINAR: WED 20 MAY 2026 16:00-17:00 (AEST, Melbourne Time)