Marija D. Ilić

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Books

Ilic, M.D., et al., Optimal Decision Making and Working Electricity Markets, Kluwer Academic Publishing, Boston , MA , 2004 (to appear).

Skantze, P. and Ilic, M., Valuation, Hedging and Speculation in Competitive Electricity Markets: A Fundamental Approach, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.

Ilic, M.D. and J. Zaborszky, Dynamics and Control of Large Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, May 2000 (900 pages).

Allen, E.H., Ilic, M., Price-Based Commitment Decisions in the Electricity Market, Springer-Verlag London Series on Advances in Industrial Control, November 1998.

Ilic, M., F. D. Galiana and L. Fink (eds.) Electric Power Systems Restructuring: Engineering and Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.

Ilic, M.D. and S.X. Liu, Hierarchical Power Systems Control: Its Value in a Changing Electric Power Industry, Springer-Verlag London Limited Series, Advances in Industrial Control,1996.

Sections or Chapters in Edited Monographs or Similar Volumes

Ilic, Marija, Invited Guest Editor for the Proceedings of the IEEE November 2005 Special Issue, entitled “Power Technology and Policy – Forty Years After the 1965 Blackout.”

Ilic, M., "Automating Operation of Large Electric Power Systems Over Broad Ranges of Supply / Demand and Equipment Status," Chapter 6 in Applied Mathematics for Restructured Electric Power Systems: Optimization, Control, and Computational Intelligence, Eds. J. Chow, F. Wu, and J. Momoh, Kluwer Academic Publishers, August 2005 (to appear).

Ilic, Marija D. and John Zaborszky. "Electric Power Systems Engineering: Methods for Normal and Emergency Conditions." Vol. 2 of Encyclopedia of Energy. Editor-in-Chief Cutler J. Cleveland. Boston: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. Pp. 267-287.

Yoon, Y. and M. Ilic, "Transmission Expansion in the New Environment," Chapter 5 in Power System Restructuring and Deregulation: Trading, Performance and Information Technology (Editor l. Lai), John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

Ilic, M., "Power-System Control," Chapter 12, Handbook for Power System Calculations, Mc-Graw Hill, 2000.

Awerbuch, S., L. S. Hyman, and A. Vesey (Eds.), "Unlocking the Benefits of Restructuring: A Blue Print for Transmission," Public Utilities Reports Inc. Vienna, VA, 1999.

Cardell, J. and M. Ilic, "The Control and Operation of Distributed Generaiton in a Competitive Electric Market," in Electric Power Systems Restructuring: Engineering and Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 453-518, 1998.

Younes, Z. and M. Ilic, "Transmission Networks and Market Power," in Electric Power Systems Restructuring: Engineering and Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 337-386, 1998.

Coxe, R. and M. Ilic, "System Planning Under Competition," in Electric Power Systems Restructuring: Engineering and Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 285-335, 1998.

Galiana, F .D. and M. D. Ilic, "Framework and Methods for the Analysis of Bilateral Transactions," in Electric Power Systems Restructuring: Engineering and Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 108-128, 1998.

Ilic, M. and F. D. Galiana, "Power Systems Operation: Old vs. New," in Electric Power Systems Restructuring: Engineering and Economics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 15-107, 1998.

Ilic, M., L. Hyman, E. Allen, R. Cordero and C-N. Yu, "Interconnected System Operations and Expansion in a Changing Industry: Coordination vs. Competition," in The Virtual Utility: Accounting, Technology & Competitive Aspects of the Emerging Industry, Shimon Awerbuch and Alistair Preston (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 307-355, series on Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy, 1997.

Archival Papers Critically Reviewed Before Publication

Allen, Eric H., Jeffrey H. Lang, and Marija D. Ilic. "A Combined Equivalenced-Electric, Economic and Market Representation of the Northeastern Power Coordinating Concil U.S. Electric Power System." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. August 2008 (accepted).

Ilic, Marija. “From Hierarchical to Open Access Electric Power Systems.” IEEE Special Issue on “Modeling, Identification, and Control of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems,” Simon Haykin and Eric Mouines, Guest Editors. Vol. 95, No. 5, May 2007.

Blumsack, Seth, Lester Lave, and Marija Ilic. "A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship between Congestion and Reliability in Electric Power Networks." The Electricity Journal. Vol. 28, No. 4, 2007.

Marija Ilic, Jason W. Black, Marija Prica.  “Distributed Electric Power Systems of the Future:  Institutional and Technological Drivers for Near-Optimal Performance”  Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier. Available online Nov 2006 at www.sciencedirect.com.

Anna Minoia, Damien Ernst, Maria Dicorato, Michele Trovato, and Marija Ilic.  “Reference Transmission Network:  A Game Theory Approach.”   IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 21, No. 1, Feb. 2006, pp. 249-259.

Ilic, Marija et al. “Toward the Working Electricity Markets.” Springer-Verlag, 2006 (to appear).

Ilic, M., E. Allen, J. Chapman, C. King, J. Lang, and E. Litvinov. “Preventing Future Blackouts by Means of Enhanced Electric Power Systems Control: From Complexity to Order.” IEEE Proceedings, November 2005.

Botterud, A., Ilic, M.D., Wangensteen, “Optimal Investments in Power Generation Under Centralized and Decentralized Decision Making”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, February 2005, vol. 20-1, pp. 254-263.

Skantze, Petter, Ilic, Marija, Gubina, Andrej, “Modeling Locational Price Spreads in Competitive Electricity Markets; Applications for Transmission Rights Valuation and Replication, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications,” Journal of Management Mathematics (Oxford University Press); Special Issue on Optimisation for the De-Regulated Electrical Power Industry —Invited paper. To appear January 2005.

Ilic, M., Black, J.W., Prica, M. “ Distributed Electric Power Systems of the Future: Institutional and Technological Driversfor Near-Optimal Performance”, Journal on Electric Power Systems Research (EPSR), Special Issue on Distributed Systems, May 2005 (invited).

Skantze, P., Ilic, M., Gubina, A., “Modeling Locational Price Spreads In Competitive Electric Power Applications for Transmission Rights Valuation and Replication”, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications - Journal of Management Mathematics (Oxford University Press); Special Issue on Optimisation for the De-Regulated Electrical Power Industry, (2004), 15, pp. 291-319.

Fumagali, E., Black, J., Vogelsang, I., Ilic, M., “Quality of Service Provision in Electric Power Distribution Systems Through Reliability Insurance”, TPWRS-00181-2002, IEEE Trans.on Power Systems, Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 1286-1293, 2004.

Apt, G., Lave, L., Talukdar, S., Morgan, G., Ilic, M., “Electrical Blackouts: A Systemic Problem,” Issues in Science and Technology, vol XX, number 4, Summer 2004.

Minoia, A.., Ernst, D., “Market Dynamics Driven by the Decision-Making of Power Producers,” Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control - VI, August 22-27, 2004 , Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy .

Ilic, M., Wu, F., “ Research and Applications of Real-Time Electric Power Systems Control, ” Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control - VI, August 22-27, 2004 , Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy .

Ettore Caruso, Maria Dicorato, Anna Minoia, Marija Ilic, “The Impact of Physical Bilateral Agreements on the Wholesale Electricity Price Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control” - VI, August 22-27, 2004, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

Ilic, M., “ Regulatory/Market and Engineering Needs for Enhancing Performance of the Electric Power Grid: Alternative Architectures and Methods for Their Implementation ,” Procedings of the 8th World Multi-Conference on Systematics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 2004, Orlando, FL, vol. XII, pp. 353-361.

Minoia, A., Ernst, D., Ilic, M., “Market Dynamics Driven by the Decision-Making of both Power Producers and Transmission Providers,” Proceedings of the IEEE General Meeting, Denver, CO, June 2004.

Wang, H., Ilic, M., Vogelsang, I., “A Multi-layered Transmission Provision during Normal Operation,” Proceedings of the IEEE General Meeting, Denver, CO, June 2004.

Cardell, J., Ilic, M., “Maintaining Stability with Distributed Generation in a Restructured Industry,” Proceedings of the IEEE General Meeting, Denver, CO, June 2004.

Ilic, M., “Survey Paper on Fundamental Design for Distributed Electric Power Systems of the Future,” Special Issue of EPSR, May 2004 (invited).

Fumagali, E., Black, J., Vogelsang, I., Ilic, M., “Quality of Service Provision in Electric Power Distribution Systems Through Reliability Insurance,” TPWRS-00181-2002, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems (to appear, 2004).

Ilic, M., Apt, J., Khosla, P., Lave, L., Morgan, G., Talukdar, S., “Introducing Electric Power into a Multi-Disciplinary Curriculum for Network Industries, IEEE Transactions o n Power Systems, Special Issue on Education, February 2004.

Apt, J., L. B. Lave, S. Talukdar, G. M. Morgan and M. Ilic, "Electrical Blackouts: A Systemic Problem,'' Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2004, pp. 55-61.

Talukdar, S., J. Apt, M. Ilic, L. Lave, and G. M. Morgan, “Cascading Failures: Survival vs. Prevention,” The Electricity Journal, Vol. 16, No. 9, November 2003, pp. 25-31.

Marija Ilic, Eric Hsieh, Prasad Ramanan, “Pricing of Distributed Multilateral Energy Transactions to Ensure System Security and Guide Economic Dispatch," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, May 2003.

Ilic, M., Hyman, L., "Don’t Rush the Seamstress: Second Thoughts on the Marriage of the Northeast Grids," Public Utilities Fortnightly, September 1, 2001.

Allen, E., N. LaWhite, Y.T. Yoon, J.W. Chapman and M.D. Ilic, "Interactive Object-Oriented Simulation of Interconnected Power Systems using SIMULINK," IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 44, February 2001.

Ilic, M., Skantze, P., Visudhiphan, P., " Speakout: Electricity Troubles in California: Who’s Next?" IEEE Spectrum Magazine, February 2001, pp.11-13.

Ilic, M., Arce, J.R., Yoon, Y., Fumagali, E., "Assessing Reliability in the New Environment," The Electricity Journal, pp. 55-67, March 2001.

Allen, E.H., Ilic, M.D., "Reserve Markets for Power Systems Reliability," IEEE PES Transactions, paper number 99 WM 343 (accepted, to appear)

Allen, E.H., Ilic, M.D., "Stochastic Unit Commitment for Power Producers," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (accepted, to appear).

Allen, E.H. and M. Ilic, "Interaction of Transmission Network and Load Phasor Dynamics in Electric Power Systems," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, November 2000, pp. 1613-1620.

Ilic, M., "Eulogy for RTOs—Interregional is Better," Public Utilites Forthnightly, Oct 15, 2000.

Ilic, M. and P. Skantze, "Electric Power Systems Operation by Decision and Control: The Case Revisited," IEEE Control Systems Magazine, August 2000, pp. 25-39.

Prada, J. F. and M. D. Ilic, "Pricing Reliability: A Probabilistic Approach," Energetica, vol. 23, July 2000, pp. 75-89.

Yu, C.N., J-P Leotard, and M. Ilic, "Dynamic Transmission Provision in Competitive Electric Power Industry", Chapter 9 in Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, pp. 351-388.

Yu, C. N., T. Y. Yoon, M. Ilic, and A. Catelli, "On-line Voltage Regulation: The Case of New England", PE-082-PWRS-0-02-1999.

Allen, E., M. Ilic, and Z. Younes, "Providing for Transmission in Times of Scarcity: An ISO Cannot Do it All," Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Special Issue on Deregulation), 1999, pp. 147-163.

Ilic, M., "Benefits of Deregulation: Who Pays for Reliability?" Energia (invited), September 1998.

Younes, Z. and M. Ilic, "Generation Strategies for Gaming Transmission Constraints: Will the Deregulated Electric Power Market Be an Oligopoly?" Journal of Decision and Support Systems (Special Issue on Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry), 1999.

Galiana, F.D. and M.D. Ilic, "A Mathematical Framework for the Analysis and Management of Power Transactions Under Open Access," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, PWRS-13, May 1998, pp. 681-687.

Ilic, M., F.D. Galiana, L.H. Fink, A. Bose, P. Mallet, and H. Othman, "Transmission Capacity in Power Networks," Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 20, 1998, pp. 99-110.

Ilic, M., Y. T. Yoon, A. Zobian, and M. E. Paravalos, "Toward Regional Transmission Provision and its Pricing in New England," Utilities Policy, 6, 1997, pp. 245-256.

Hyman, L. and M. D. Ilic, "Scarce Resource, Real Business or Threat to Profitability?" Public Utilities Fortnightly, October 1997.

Ilic, M., L. Hyman, E. H. Allen and Z. Younes, "Transmission Scarcity: Who Pays?" The Electricity Journal, 10, July 1997, pp. 38-49.

Hyman, L. and M.D. Ilic, "Will Consumers Benefit From New Power Era?" Forum on Applied Research and Policy, 12, June 1997, pp. 59-68.

Fink, L., M. Ilic and F.D. Galiana, "Transmission Access Rights and Tariffs," Electric Power Systems Research, 43, June 1997, pp. 197-206.

Ilic, M.D., Y.T. Yoon and A. Zobian, "Available Transmission Capacity and Its Value Under Open Access," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 12, May 1997, pp. 636-645.

Zobian, A. and M.D. Ilic, "Unbundling of Transmission and Ancillary Services Part II: Cost-Based Pricing Framework," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 12, May 1997, pp. 549-558.

Zobian, A. and M. D. Ilic, "Unbundling of Transmission and Ancillary Services Part I: Technical Issues," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 12, May 1997, pp. 539-548.

LaWhite, N. and M. D. Ilic, "Vector Space Decomposition of Reactive Power for Periodic Nonsinusoidal Signals," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems: Part I, Fundamental Theory and Applications, 44, April 1997, pp. 338-346.

Ilic, M., S.X. Liu, B.D. Eidson, C. Vialas, and M. Athans, "A New Structure-Based Approach to the Modeling and Control of Electric Power Systems in Response to Slow Reactive Power/Voltage Load Variations," IFAC Automatica, 33, March 1997, pp. 515-531.

Yehia, M., R. Chedid, Z. Jaber, M.D. Ilic and A. Zobian, "An Improved Dynamically Allocated Data Structure for Power System Problems," The International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, 1997, pp. 61-65.

Ilic, M. and L. Hyman, "Getting it Right the First Time: The Value of Transmission and High Technologies," The Electricity Journal, 9, November 1996, pp. 8-17.

Ilic, M., "A Summer of Shortage," Public Utilities Fortnightly, July 1996.

Zobian, A. and M.D. Ilic, " A Steady-State Voltage Monitoring and Control Algorithm Using Localized Least Squares Minimization of Load Voltage Deviation," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 11, May 1996, pp. 929-938.

Ilic, M. D., F. C. Graves, L. H. Fink and A. DiCaprio, "A Framework for Operations in Competitive Open Access Environment," The Electricity Journal, Special Issue on Restructuring of the Utility Industry, 9, April 1996, pp. 61-69.

Allen, E. H., J. W. Chapman and M. D. Ilic, "Effects of Torsional Dynamics on Nonlinear Generator Control," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 4, March 1996, pp. 125-140.

Ilic, M.D., "Fundamental Engineering Problems and Opportunities in Operating Power Transmission Grids of the Future," International Journal on Electrical Power Energy Systems (Special Issue), 17, 1995, pp. 207-214.

Ilic, M.D., Editorial in ibid, pp. 1-2.

Ilic, M.D., S.X. Liu, G. Leung, C. Vialas and M. Athans, "Improved Secondary and Tertiary Voltage Control," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 10, November 1995, pp. 1851-1862.

Ilic, M.D. and X.S. Liu, "A Modeling and Control Framework for Operating Large-Scale Electric Power Systems Under Present and Newly Evolving Competitive Industry Structures," Journal on Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 1, October 1995 (invited), pp. 317-340.

Yehia, M., R. Chedid, M. Ilic, A. Zobian, R. Tabors and J. Lacalle-Mellero, "Global Planning Methodology for Uncertain Environments: Application to the Lebanese Power System," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, PWRS-10, February 1995, pp. 332-338.

Papers in Symposium or Conference Proceedings

Talaat, Nermeen and Marija D. Ilic. "ANNs Based on Subractive Cluster Feature for Classifying Power Quality Disturbances." 2008 North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2008), September 28-30, 2008. Calgary, Canada (accepted).

Ilic, Marija D.,Le Xie, Usman A. Khan, Jose' M. F. Moura. "Modeling Future Cyber-Physical Energy Systems." 2008 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, July 20-24, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.

Kurlinski, Ryan, Lester Lave, and Marija D. Ilic. "Voluntary Load Shedding for Creating Reliability Choice." 2008 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, July 20-24, 2008. Pittsburgh, PA.

Wu, Zhiyong, Marija D. Ilic. "Generation investment under Stratum Energy Market structure." 2008 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, July 20-24, 2008. Pittsburgh, PA.

Xie, Le and Marija Ilic.  “Module-based Modeling of Cyber-Physical Power Systems.”  First International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems, June 20, 2008, Beijing, China.

Ilic, Marija. "Engineering Future Energy Systems as Cyber-Physical Ecosystems." Keynote Address at IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference (SMC 2007) Workshop, "eNetworks Cyberengineering: Infrastructures for Cyber-Physical Ecosystems." October 7-10, 2007, Montreal, Canada.

Ilic, Marija. "Engineering Energy Services of the Future by Means of Dynamic Energy Control Protocols (DECPs)." IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference (SMC 2007), October 2007, Montreal, Canada.

Ilic, Marija, Jeffrey Lang, Xiaochuan Luo, and Eugene Litvinov. “The Critical Role of Computationally Robust Optimal AC Power Flow in Reliable and Efficient Voltage/Reactive Power Dispatch.” Proceedings of the 2006 Power Systems Conference and Expo, Oct. 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Blumsack, Seth, Lester B. Lave, and Marija Ilic. "Assessing the Tradeoffs Between Congestion and Reliability in Electric Power Networks.” USAEE/IAEE 26th North American Conference, September 24-27, 2006, Ann Arbor MI.

Ilic, Marija. “ENTASK: Energy-Temporal and Structural Kit.” Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2006, University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL, Sept. 2006, pp. 265-272.

Blood, Ellery, Marija D. Ilic, Jovan Ilic, and Bruce H. Krogh. “A Kalman Filter Approach to Quasi-Static State Estimation in Electrical Power Systems. Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2006, University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL, Sept. 2006, pp. 505-510.

Ilic, Jovan, Le Xie, and Marija Ilic. “Critical Voltage Monitoring Using Sensitivity and Optimal Information Machine Learning.” Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2006, University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL, Sept. 2006, pp. 661-665.

Wu, Zhyiong and Marija Ilic. “Toward the Value-Based Generation Investments and Utilization: Stratum Electricity Market.” Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2006, University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL, Sept. 2006, pp. 103-112.

Xie, Le, Jovan Ilic, and Marija Ilic, “Towards Grid Modernization through Enhanced Communications and Computing: Novel Performance Index and Information Structure for Monitoring Voltage Problems.” Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2006, University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL, Sept. 2006, pp. 667-674.

Zhang, Yi, Marija Ilic, Marija Prica, and Ozan Tonguz. “Imbedding Smart Relays in Large Electric Power Networks: The Scalability Problem and a Possible Solution.” Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium (NAPS) 2006, University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL, Sept. 2006, pp. 587-594.

Z. Lukszo, M.P.C. Weijnen, R.R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, and Marija Ilić. “Challenges for process system engineering in infrastructure operation and control.” European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – 16,A.B. Editor et al. (Editors) © 2006 Elsevier B.V./Ltd. (Invited plenary)

Elizondo, Marcelo, Marija Ilic, and Pedro Marcado. “Determining the Cost of Dynamic Control Capacity for Improving System Efficiency.” Proceedings of the IEEE General Power Meeting, Montreal CA, June 2006, paper # 06GM0839.

Minoia, A., D. Ernst, D, M. Dicorato, M. Trovato, and M. Ilic. “Reference Transmission Network: A Game Theory Approach.” Proceedings of the IEEE General Power Meeting, Montreal CA, June 2006, paper # 06GM0625.

Prica, Marija and Marija Ilic. “Peak-Load Pricing Based Planning for Distribution Networks Under Change.” Proceedings of the IEEE General Power Meeting, Montreal CA, June 2006, paper # 06GM0762.

Thatte, Anupam and Marija Ilic. “An Assessment of Reactive Power/Voltage Control Devices in Distribution Networks” Proceedings of the IEEE General Power Meeting, Montreal CA, June 2006, paper # 06GM1233.

Zhang, Yi, Marija Prica, Marija Ilic, and Ozan Tonguz. “Toward Smarter Current Relays for Power Grids.” Proceedings of the IEEE General Power Meeting, Montreal CA, June 2006, paper # 06GM1215.

Ilic, Marija, “Discussion of the Paper by Michael Crew, ‘Reliability and Service Quality in Network Industries,’” Conference in Honor of Paul Kleindorfer: Recent Advances in Operations and Risk Management, May 5, 2005.

Ilic, M., “Reconciling Hierarchical Control and Open Access in the Changing Electric Power Industry”, Proc. of the IEEE NSC2005, Invited paper for the Special Session on Intelligent Infrastructures, Tuscon, AZ, March 2005 .

Ilic, M., Elizondo, M., Patnik, M., Romo, z., Wu, Z., “Economies of Scope and Value of Coordination in the Evolving Electric Power Industry”, Proceedings of the CMU T&D Conf., December 16, 2004, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ilic, M., Wu, F., “Research and Applications on Real Power Grids: Past Successes and Future Opportunities”, Proc. of the Bulk Power systems Decision and Control—VI, August 22-27, 2004, Cortina d” Ampezzo, Italy.

Caruso, E., Dicorato, M. ,Minoia, A., Ilic, M., “The Impact of Physical Bilateral Agreements on the Wholesale Electricity Price”, Proc. of the Bulk Power systems Decision and Control—VI, August 22-27, 2004, Cortina d” Ampezzo, Italy.

Dalia Patiño-Echeverri, Zhiyong Wu and Marija Ilic, “ Clean and Affordable Electricity? ” Procedings of the North American Electric Power Conference (NAPS), University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho , August 2004 .

Ilic, M. and F. Wu, "Research and Applications on Real-Time Control: Past Successes and Opportunities," Proceedings of IREP'04, University of Padova, Italy, August 2004.

Ilic, M., “Transmission System Reliability and Security under Open Access”, Proceedings of the IEEE PES GM, Boulder, CO, June 2004 (invited panel)

Ilic, M., ``Regulatory/Market and Engineering Needs for Enhancing Performance of the U.S. Electric Power Grid: Alternative Architectures and Methods for Their Implementation, Invited session "Informational and control reliability challenges in modern power systems" at the 8th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI'2004), July 18-21, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA.

Wang, H., Ilic, M., Vogelsang, I., “Multi-Layered Unbundled Delivery of Electricity Service to Customers under Normal Conditions”, Proceedings of the IEEE PES GM, Boulder, CO, June 2004 (accepted)

Cardell, J., Ilic, M., “Maintaining Stability with Distributed Generation in the Restructured Electric Power Industry”, Proceedings of the IEEE PES GM, Boulder, CO, June 2004 (accepted)

Ernst, D., Minoia, A., Ilic, M., “Market Dynamics Driven by the Decision-Making of Both Power Producers and Transmission Owners, Proceedings of the IEEE PES GM, Boulder, CO, June 2004 (accepted)

Ilic, M., Toward a Multi-Layered Architecture of Large-Scale Complex Systems: Reliable and Efficient Man-Made Infrastructures, Proceedings of the MIT/ESD Symposium, Cambridge, MA, March 29-31, 2004.

Wagner, M., Skantze, P, Ilic, M., “Hedging Optimization Algorithm for Competitive ELectric Power”, 12th ISAP 2003 Conference Proceedings, Lemnos, Greece, Aug 31-Sept 3, 2003.

Botterud, A., Ilic, M., Wagensteen, I., “ Optimization of Generation Investments under Uncertainty in Restructuring Power Markets”, 12th ISAP 2003 Conference Proceedings, Lemnos, Greece, Aug 31-Sept 3, 2003.

Gatterbauer, W. K. and M. D. Ilic, "Counterexamples to Commonly Held Assumptions on Unit Commitment and Market Power Assessment," Proceedings of the 34th Annual North American Power Symposium (NAPS-2002), Tempe, AZ, October 2002, pp. 219-225.

Ilic, M., "Model-based Protocols for the Changing Electric Power Industry," Proceedings of the Power Systems Computation Conference, Seville, Spain, June 24-28, 2002.

Visudhiphan, P., J. Watz, and M. Ilic, "Applications of Autonomous Agents for Modeling Electricity Spot Market Price Dynamics," Proceedings of the Power Systems Computation Conference, Seville, Spain, June 24-28, 2002.

Visudhiphan, P., Ilic, M., "On the Necessity of an Agent-based Approach to Assessing Market Power in the Electricity Markets," Proceedings of the 10^th International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 8-12, 2002.

Black. J., Ilic, M., ``Demand-based Compensation for Distributed Generation’’, Proceedings of the Power Systems Conference on Distributed Generation, Clemson University, NC, March 13-15, 2002.

Arce, J.,M. Ilic, and F. Garces, "Comparison of the Ex-ante and Ex-Post Methods for Short-Term Reliability Management," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting, New York City, NY, January 27-31, 2002.

Black, J.W., J. Watz, and M. Ilic, "Potential Benefits of Implementing Load Control," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting, New York City, NY, January 27-31, 2002.

Yoon, Y. and M. Ilic, "A Possible Notion of Short-term Value-based Reliability," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting, New York City, NY, January 27-31, 2002.

Visudhiphan, P., M. Ilic, and M. Mladjan, "On the Complexity of Market Power Assessment in the Electricity Spot Markets," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting, New York City, NY, January 27-31, 2002.

Zaborszky, J. and M. Ilic, " Exploring the Potential of the All DC (ADC) Bulk Power Systems, Proceedings of the Bulk Power System Dynamics & Control V, Onomichi, Japan (plenary paper), August 26-31, 2001.

Ilic, M., M. Calovic, and N. Mijuskovic, "Energy Infrastructure in Yugoslavia: The Past and Challenges Ahead," Proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Environmental Recovery in Yugoslavia, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, September 27-30, 2001.

Ilic, M., M. Calovic, N. Mijuskovic, R. Golob, A. Gubina, F. Gubina, and P. Skantze, "A Model-Based Approach to Energy Economics in the Balkans: Effects of Political and Deregulation Processes," 1^st Balkan Power Conference, Slovenia, September 2001.

Ilic, M., "Change of Paradigms in Complexity and Interdependencies of Infrastructures: The Case for Flexible New Protocols," Proceedings of the OSTP/NSF White House Meeting, June 2001.

Yoon, Y. and M. Ilic "Independent Transmission Company (ITC) for Profit and Markets for Transmission," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Power Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

Yoon, Y. and M. Ilic, "Price-Cap Regulation for Transmission: Objectives and Tariffs," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Power Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

Yoon, Y., M. Ilic, and K. Collison, "Efficient Implementation of Inter-regional Transactions," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Power Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

Yong, Y. and M. Ilic, "Secondary Market for Transmission and the Supporting Infrastructures," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Power Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

Yong, Y., K. Collison, and M. Ilic, "Practical Implementation of Congestion Pricing Method," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Power Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

Jelinek, M. and M. Ilic, "A Strategic Framework for Electric Energy: Technology and Institutional Factors and IT in a Deregulated Environment," Proceedings of the NSF/DOE/EPRI sponsored Workshop on Research Needs in Complex Interactive Networks, Arlington, VA, December 2000, www NSF/ENG/ECS.

Black, J. and M. Ilic, "Survey of Technologies and Cost Estimates for Residential Electricity Services," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Meeting, Vancouver, CA, July 2001.

Fumagali, E., J. Black, M. Ilic, and I. Vogelsang, "A Reliability Insurance Scheme for the Electricity Distribution Grid," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Summer Meeting, Vancouver, CA, July 2001.

Visudhiphan, P., P. Skantze, and M. I lic, "Dynamics of New Investments in Competitive Electricity Markets and Its Impact on System Reliability," Proceedings of the Conference on Methods to Secure Peak Load Capacity on Deregulated Electricity Markets, Stockholm, Sweden, June 7-8, 2001.

Gozum, O. N. and M. D. Ilic, "Decision Tools for Electricity Transmission Service and Pricing," Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium on Modeling and Control of Economic Systems, Klagenfurt, Austria, September 6-8 2001.

Skantze, P. and M. Ilic, "Investment Dynamics and Long Term Price Trends in Competitive Electricity Markets," Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium on Modeling and Control of Economic Systems, Klagenfurt, Austria, September 6-8, 2001.

Visudhiphan, P. and M. Ilic, "A Multi-agent Approach to Modeling Electricity Spot Markets," Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium on Modeling and Control of Economic Systems, Austria, September 2001.

Yoon, Y. and M. Ilic, "Secondary Market for Transmission and the Supporting Infrastructures," Proceedings of the IEEE PES SM, paper number 01SM141 Vancouver July 2001.

Black, J., and M. Ilic, "Survey of Technologies and Cost Estimates for Residential Electricity Services," Proceedings of the IEEE PES SM, Vancouver July 2001.

Arce, J. R., M. D. Ilic, and F. F. Garces, "Two New Methods to Assess Short-term Transmission Reliability," Proceedings of the IEEE PES SM, Vancouver July 2001.

Arce, J. R., M. D. Ilic, and F. F. Garces, "Managing Short-term Relability Related Risks," Proceedings of the IEEE PES SM, Vancouver July 2001.

Yoon, Y., S. Raikar, and M. I lic, "Congestion Management for Large Electric Power Systems," paper number 114, Proceedings, 6^th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, Madeira, Portugal, September 2000.

Yoon, Y.T., K. Collison, J. R. Arce, and M. D. Ilic, "Congestion Management Systems Methods: Comparison on 118 Bus System," Proceedings of the 32^nd Annual North American Power Symposium, Waterloo, Canada, July 2000.

Yoon, Y., K. Collison, and M. Ilic, "Implementation of Cluster-based Congestion Management Systems," Proceedings, Proceedings of the ICSOP, Ghana, July 2000.

Skantze, P., M. Ilic, and J. Chapman, "Stochastic Modeling of Electric Power Prices in a Multi-Market Environment," Proceedings of the IEEE PES Winter Meeting, Singapore, Paper No. 2000WM-451, February 2000.

Prada, J.F. and M. D. Ilic, "Pricing Reliability: A Probabilistic Approach," Proceedings of the 1999 Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering (LESCOPE99), Halifax, Canada, June 20-22, 1999.

Ilic, M., P. Skantze, C-N. Yu, L. H. Fink, and J. Cardell,, "Power Exchange for Frequency Control (PXFC)," Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, New York, NY, February 1999.

Ilic, M. and C-N. Yu, "A Possible Framework for Voltage/Reactive Power Markets," ibid.

Yu, C-N.and M. Ilic, "Congestion Clusters-based Transmission Management Markets," ibid.

Visudhiphan, P. and M. Ilic,"Dynamic Models for Gaming in Electricity Markets," ibid.

Leotard, J-P. and M. Ilic, "On the Objectives of Transmission Pricing under Open Access," ibid.

Ilic, M., T. Y. Yoon, and C-N. Yu, "The Role of Reactive Power/Voltage Support in Creating Market Power," Informs 99, Cincinnati, OH, May 1999.

Connors, S. and M. Ilic, "Making Electric Power Deregulation Work," Op/Ed, Boston Globe, December 13, 1998, pg. D7.

Ilic, M., J. P. Leotard, C. Rochlin, and S. Stoft, "On the Objectives of Transmission Pricing," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control-IV: Restructuring, Santorini, Greece, August 23-28, 1998.

Ilic, M., P. Skantze, C-N. Yu, L. H. Fink, and J. Cardell, "Power Exchange for Frequency Control (PXFC)," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control-IV: Restructuring, Santorini, Greece, August 23-28, 1998.

Galiana, F. D., P. Cuervo Franco and M. Ilic, "Pool Generation Dispatch with Independent Transmission Projects," Proceedings of the 21st Annual International Conference of the International Association for Energy Economists, Quebec City, Canada, May 1998, pp. 105-114.

Younes, Z. and M. Ilic, "Generation Strategies for Gaming Transmission Constraints: Will the Deregulated Electric Power Market Be an Oligopoly?" Proceedings of the Hawaii Systems Conference, Kona, HI, January 1998.

Ilic, M., "Public Comments to the Task Force on Electric System Reliability," Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, June 12, 1997.

Ilic, M. and L. Hyman, "Incentives for Transmission Investments," Proceedings of the EPRI Workshop on Power Delivery in the 21st Century, LaJolla, CA, November 1997.

Yoon, Y. B., J. B. Choo, Y. T. Yoon and M.Ilic, "Potential Use of FACTS on the Korea Electric Power Co. System," Proceedings of the EPRI Workshop on Power Delivery in the 21st Century LaJolla, CA, November 1997.

Banales, S. and M. Ilic, "On the Role and Value of Voltage Support in a Deregulated Power Industry," Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium, Laramie, WY, October 1997, pp. 471-478.

Allen, E.H. and M. Ilic, "Stochastic Unit Committment in a Deregulated Utility Industry," Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium, Laramie, WY, October 1997, pp. 105-112.

Lerner, P. and M. Ilic, "On the Value of Transmission Systems: Incentives for Investment Under Open Access," Proceedings of the 18th Annual North American Conference of the International Association of Energy Economists, San Francisco, CA, September 1997, pp. 330-339.

Younes, Z. and M. Ilic, "Transmission System Constraints in Non-Perfect Electricity Markets," Proceedings of the 18th Annual North American Conference of the International Association of Energy Economists, San Francisco, CA, September 1997, pp. 256-265.

Chapman, J. W., J. M. Fini and M. Ilic, "A Time-Scale Decomposition for Secure Control with Limited Input Magnitude," Proceedings of the IEEE Automatic Control Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 1997.

Ilic, M., P. Skantze, and C-N.Yu, "Market-based Frequency Regulation: Can it be Done, Why and How?" Proceedings of the American Power Conference, April, 1997, Chicago, IL.

Ilic, M., and C-N. Yu, "Minimal System Regulation and Its Value in a Changing Industry," Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Ann Arbor, MI, November 1996.

Lecinq, B. and M. Ilic, "Peak-load Pricing for Transmission Access," Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, January 1997, pp. 624-633.

Cardell, J. and M. Ilic, "Modeling and Stability Analysis for Distributed Generation Systems," Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium, MIT, Cambridge, MA, November 1996, pp. 239-347.

Skantze, P. and M. Ilic, "Price-Driven Model for System Control Under Open Access: Short-term Gaming for Profit vs. System Regulation," Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium, MIT, Cambridge, MA, November 1996, pp. 89-96.

Ilic, M., F.D. Galiana, L. Fink, A. Bose, P. Mallet and H. Othman, "Transmission Capacity in Power Networks," Proceedings of the Power Systems Computation Conference, Dresden, Germany, August 1996, pp. 5-21 (invited survey).

Ilic, M., "A Possible Framework for Implementing Energy Transactions Into Real-time System Operation and Pricing for System Services," Proceedings of the EPRI Conference on Innovative Approaches to Electricity Pricing: Managing the Transition to Market-Based Pricing, La Jolla, CA, March 1996. (invited)

Ilic, M. and F. C. Graves, "Optimal Use of Ancillary Generation under Open Access and Its Possible Implementation," Proceedings of the Power Systems Computer Conference, Dresden, August 1996.

Allen, E. H., J. W. Chapman, and M. Ilic, "Effects of Torsional Dynamics on Nonlinear Generator Control, Part II," Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA, December 1995, pp. 3479-3485.