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What I Do

Design

Design and implement machine learning tools for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing diverse energy data sets; leading teams to address challenging energy systems problems.

Communicate

Communicate complex technical information through reports, websites, presentations, and videos for diverse audiences including scientists and engineers, energy professionals, and policy makers.

Educate

Educate undergraduate and graduate students in machine learning, programming, and project management skills through intensive applications and team-based learning experiences

Research

A selection of research projects from past and present.

Automatic Energy Assessment

Satellite Assessment

Machine learning to understand our world using remote sensing

Smart Meter Analytics

Smart Meter Analytics

Applying machine learning to smart meter data

Wind and Solar Integration

Wind & Solar Integration

Statistical modeling of alternatives for grid integration

Energy Storage

Energy Storage

Optimizing storage operations to simulate market performance

Teaching

Below is a selection of courses taught, project teams led, and student mentorship experiences at Duke University. These experiences were offered across multiple departments and institutes including the Energy Initiative, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Masters of Interdisciplinary Data Science program.

Data Visualizations

Machine Learning

Intro to supervised and reinforcement learning

Arduino Power Meter

Python Programming

Short course for Python programming for data science

Bass Connections Team

Bass Connections

Team-based learning through research project courses

Data Plus

Data+ and Climate+

Dynamic summer research project experiences for students

Selected Publications & Outputs

Selected publications and other works (e.g. datasets, videos) below. For complete list, please see CV

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Energy Remote Sensing Review

Energy Remote Sensing

Automated Extraction of Energy Systems Information from Remotely Sensed Data: A Review and Analysis

Drones for Solar

Drones for Solar

Mapping Small Solar Home Systems Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Deep Learning

GridTracer

GridTracer

GridTracer: Automatic mapping of power grids using deep learning and overhead imagery

PV and Building Assessment

PV & Building Assessment

Estimating Solar PV Capacity & Building Energy Use with Satellite Imagery

Building Energy Consumption

Building Energy

Estimating residential building energy consumption using overhead imagery

Energy Storage Optimization

Energy Storage Optimization

Economic viability of energy storage systems based on price arbitrage potential in real-time US electricity markets

Synthinel-1

Synthetic Data for ML

The Synthinel-1 dataset: a collection of high resolution synthetic overhead imagery for building segmentation

Solar PV Dataset

Solar PV Dataset

Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Array Location and Extent Dataset for Remote Sensing Object Identification

Digital Transformations

Solar PV Segmentation

Semantic segmentation convolutional neural network for automatic detection of solar PV arrays in aerial imagery

Digital Transformations

Digital Transformations

How Data Science Can Enable the Evolution of Energy Systems

Energy Data Analytics

Energy Data Analytics

How data science is enabling new ways of generating, transmitting, and consuming energy

Data Science Resources

Data Science Resources

How Data Science Can Enable the Evolution of Energy Systems

Contact / About

Kyle Bradbury

Kyle Bradbury

Director, Energy Data Analytics Lab

Primary Appointment: Assistant Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Additional Roles:

  • Director, Energy Data Analytics Lab, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
  • Faculty member of the Masters of Interdisciplinary Data Science Program (MIDS)

Institution: Duke University

About: I lead applied research projects at the intersection of machine learning techniques and energy problems. My research includes developing techniques for automatically mapping global energy infrastructure and access from satellite imagery; transforming smart electric utility meter data into energy efficiency insights; and exploring the reliability and cost trade-offs of energy storage systems for integrating wind and solar power into the grid. I received both a Ph.D. in energy systems modeling and an M.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Duke University, as well as a B.S. in electrical engineering from Tufts University.

Education:

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, Energy Systems (Earth and Ocean Sciences Dept.), 2013
  • Master of Science, Duke University, Electrical Engineering, 2008
  • Bachelor of Science, Tufts University, Electrical Engineering, 2007

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