3 papers
cs.CE2026
Refined Thompson Learning for Adaptive Bandits: Sustainable Power-Efficient Flexibility Scheduling Across Data Centers
Yifu Ding, Zixi Chen, Ruicheng Ao +2
The rapid rise in energy consumption from large-scale AI workloads in data centers placed the increasing pressures on power grids in recent years. Since grids must maintain real-ti…
cs.CE2026
Robust Restless Multi-Armed Bandit for Data Center Flexibility Services Through Virtual Machine Scheduling
Zixi Chen, Yifu Ding, Thomas Magnanti
Energy demands from data centers have surged and stressed the grid in recent years. Electric grids require balancing supply and demand every second, motivating demand response (red…
eess.SY2026
Decision-dependent Robust Charging Infrastructure Planning for Light-duty Truck Electrification at Industrial Sites
Yifu Ding, Ruicheng Ao, Pablo Duenas-Martinez +1
Many industrial sites and digital logistics platforms rely on diesel-powered light-duty trucks to transport workers and small-scale facilities, which results in a significant amoun…