Rate My Professor Tao Hong

Dr. Hong has demonstrated leadership and impact in the field through various roles, including Founding Chair of the IEEE Working Group on Energy Forecasting and the International Institute of Forecasters Section on Water, Energy, and Environment (SWEET). He serves as Chair of the International Symposium on Energy Analytics, General Chair of the Global Energy Forecasting Competition, and Director at Large of the International Institute of Forecasters. Dr. Hong is on the editorial boards of International Journal of Forecasting, Solar Energy, and Foresight. Key publications include “Probabilistic electric load forecasting: A tutorial review” (International Journal of Forecasting, 2016), “Probabilistic energy forecasting: Global Energy Forecasting Competition 2014 and beyond” (International Journal of Forecasting, 2016), “Global Energy Forecasting Competition 2017: Hierarchical Probabilistic Load Forecasting” (International Journal of Forecasting, 2019), “Review of smart meter data analytics: applications, methodologies, and challenges” (IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2019), “Weather station selection for electric load forecasting” (International Journal of Forecasting, 2015), “Global energy forecasting competition 2012” (International Journal of Forecasting, 2014), and “Long term probabilistic load forecasting and normalization with hourly information” (IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2014). Awards include Charlotte Business Journal Energy Education Leader of the Year (2017), IEEE PES PSPI Technical Committee Prize Paper Award (2016), IEEE PES PSPI Technical Committee Working Group Recognition Award (2015), and IEEE PES Technical Council Distinguished Service Award (2014).