Xinyu’s project titled “Human-Centric Approach to Sustainable Microgrid Management” aims to prioritize the role of human factors in the operation and efficiency of microgrids. By placing humans at the center of the operation and management process, this project aims to tailor microgrid operation and management strategy to better match user behavior, needs, and preferences, thus enhancing system efficiency and sustainability. He is supervised by OPTIMA AI Dr. Hao Wang, Dr. Buser Say, and Dr. Frits de Nijs.