Research Interests:
Power electronics, electric drives, wireless power transfer, inductive power transfer, capacitive power transfer, battery manage systems, battery diagnostics, battery prognostics, electric and hybrid vehicles; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric machines, digital and analog electronics; electromagnetics; renewable energy systems.
Research Openings:
Still accept post-doctoral fellows, doctoral students, exchange and joint doctoral students, in the research areas of power electronics, wireless power transfer, battery management, electric and hybrid vehicles, electric machines, and variable speed drives. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their resumes via email to Prof. Mi to 
Current Research Projects:
A Novel Class of High-energy/power-density, Long-cycle-life, Roll-to-roll-processed Solid-state Lithium-Air Batteries (SSLAB) for Aircraft Applications(ZEV)
Preparing for a Large Grant Proposal on Cascaded H-Bridge and Split-Transformer based Extreme Fast Charging of Electric Vehicles
ASCENT: Boosting Cyber and Physical Resilience of Power Electronics-Dominated Distribution Grids in Energy Space
Caili & Daniel Chang Center for Electric Drive Transportation
Development of eMotor Drives for a Novel e-Bike
Advanced Management, Control, and Diagnosis of Solid-State Batteries in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage
High safety, wide-operation-temperature, low cost all-solid-state Li-ion battery (ASSLiB) and ASSLiB-based energy storage systems, California Energy Commission
NSF ERC Planning Grant: Center for Next-Gen Wireless, NSF
NASA ULI – Vertical Take-off and Vertical Landing Airplanes, NASA-UCSD
Cost-Effective Integration of Second-life EV Batteries with Solar PV Systems for Commercial Buildings, California Energy Commission
Offline battery parameter estimation for electric vehicle battery management, Ford Motor Company
Foreign Object Detection in Wireless Charging, Hyundai Motor Corporation
Kalman Filtering-based battery management system and state of charging estimations, Snova Tech
Comprehensive Energy Storage Solutions in Electrified Transportation
Correlation-based Continuous Time Domain Battery Modeling, Diagnostics, and Prognostics, Gotion Inc.
Wireless Power Transfer in High Voltage Transmission Control, GERINA
Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles with Dual Power Capability for Fast and Slow Charging, Department of Energy
High Power Wireless Power Transfer for Autonomous Driving Vehicle Applications, Department of Energy
Uncertainty Management and Proactive Maintenance of Lithium Ion Batteries in Electrified Vehicles, National Science Foundation
Integrated Power and Thermal Management for Connected and Automated Vehicles (iPTM-CAV) through Real-time Adaptation and Optimization, Department of Energy
GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation(PI), Department of Energy
Electric Vehicle Research and Development, Golden Dragon Bus Manufacturing
Advance Transportation through Vehicle Electrification, Department of Energy – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
Safety Study of Lithium-ion Battery Packs, Ford Motor Company
Wireless Magnetic-Resonance Power Transmission System for EV Charging, US-China Clean Energy Center – CVC
Unified Wireless Charging, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)