Dr Archie Chapman is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science in the School of IT and Electrical Engineering.
Archie develops and applies principled artificial intelligence, game theory, optimisation and machine learning methods to solve large-scale and dynamic allocation, scheduling and queuing problems. His recent research has focused on applications of these techniques to problems in future power systems, such as integrating large amounts of renewable power generation and using batteries and flexible loads to provide power network and system services, while making best use of legacy network and generation infrastructure.
Prior to joining UQ, Archie was Research Fellow in Smart Grids at the University of Sydney (2011-2019), and a postdoc fellow at the University of Southampton (2009-2010), where he completed his PhD.
Journal Article: Multiperiod DER coordination using ADMM-based three-block distributed AC optimal power flow considering inverter Volt-Var control
Gebbran, Daniel, Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2023). Multiperiod DER coordination using ADMM-based three-block distributed AC optimal power flow considering inverter Volt-Var control. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 14 (4), 2874-2889. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2022.3227635
Conference Publication: Feature extraction for effective and efficient deep reinforcement learning on real robotic platforms
Böhm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2023). Feature extraction for effective and efficient deep reinforcement learning on real robotic platforms. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, United Kingdom, 29 May - 2 June 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icra48891.2023.10160862
Other Outputs: Reclaimed PV Panels Market Assessment Industry Report
Jones, Megan, Chapman, Archie, Jones, Laura and Nunez, Alejandra (2023). Reclaimed PV Panels Market Assessment Industry Report. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland .
Analysis and benchmarking of distribution network operating envelopes
(2023–2025) GridQube Pty Ltd
Reclaimed PV panels market assessment
(2022–2023) Energy Consumers Australia Advocacy & Research Grants
(2021–2022) Energy Consumers Australia Advocacy & Research Grants
Training Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning Policies in the Real World
Doctor Philosophy
Scaling Towards Solving Realistic Environments with Combined Planning and Learning
Doctor Philosophy
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Electricity market contract design
New contracts for electrical power system servics have the potential to reduce costs by unlocking or harnessing load-side flexibility. The goal of this project is find ways to financially link customer and building load flexibility with wholesale market dispatch, pricing and risk management.
Energizing demand side participation
Verbic, Gregor, Mhanna, Sleiman and Chapman, Archie C. (2019). Energizing demand side participation. Pathways to a smarter power system. (pp. 115-181) edited by Akın Taşcıkaraoğlu. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/c2017-0-03015-x
Gebbran, Daniel, Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2023). Multiperiod DER coordination using ADMM-based three-block distributed AC optimal power flow considering inverter Volt-Var control. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 14 (4), 2874-2889. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2022.3227635
Srianandarajah, Nesanthan, Wilson, Stephen J. and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). From green to amber: is Australia's National Electricity Market signalling a financial warning for wind and solar power?. Energy Policy, 167 113052, 113052. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113052
Valuation of compound real options for co-investment in residential battery systems
Ma, Yiju, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2022). Valuation of compound real options for co-investment in residential battery systems. Applied Energy, 318 119111, 119111. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119111
Rahimpour, Zahra, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). Can phase change materials in building insulation improve self-consumption of residential rooftop solar? An Australian case study. Renewable Energy, 192, 24-34. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.085
Snow, Stephen, Chadwick, Kevin, Horrocks, Neil, Chapman, Archie and Glencross, Mashhuda (2022). Do solar households want demand response and shared electricity data? Exploring motivation, ability and opportunity in Australia. Energy Research and Social Science, 87 102480, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102480
Fitzsimon, Jayden, Agrawal, Shrikant, Khade, Kirti, Shellshear, Evan, Allport, Jonathon and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). A Shapley value index for market basket analysis: efficient computation using an Harsanyi dividend representation. International Game Theory Review, 24 (4) 2250015, 1-29. doi: 10.1142/S0219198922500153
Englberger, Stefan, Chapman, Archie C., Tushar, Wayes, Almomani, Tariq, Snow, Stephen, Witzmann, Rolf, Jossen, Andreas and Hesse, Holger (2021). Evaluating the interdependency between peer-to-peer networks and energy storages: a techno-economic proof for prosumers. Advances in Applied Energy, 3 100059, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.adapen.2021.100059
Network congestion management: experiences from Bruny Island using residential batteries
Chapman, Archie, Fraser, Andrew, Jones, Laura, Lovell, Heather, Scott, Paul, Thiebaux, Sylvie and Verbic, Gregor (2021). Network congestion management: experiences from Bruny Island using residential batteries. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, 19 (4) 9461711, 41-51. doi: 10.1109/mpe.2021.3072818
Azuatalam, Donald, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2021). Probabilistic assessment of impact of flexible loads under network tariffs in low-voltage distribution networks. Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, 9 (4) 9195103, 951-962. doi: 10.35833/MPCE.2019.000136
Electrical-distance driven peer-to-peer energy trading in a low-voltage network
Guerrero, Jaysson, Sok, Bunyim, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2021). Electrical-distance driven peer-to-peer energy trading in a low-voltage network. Applied Energy, 287 116598, 116598. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116598
Fair coordination of distributed energy resources with Volt-Var control and PV curtailment
Gebbran, Daniel, Mhanna, Sleiman, Ma, Yiju, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2021). Fair coordination of distributed energy resources with Volt-Var control and PV curtailment. Applied Energy, 286 116546, 116546. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116546
Tushar, Wayes, Yuen, Chau, Saha, Tapan K., Morstyn, Thomas, Chapman, Archie C., Alam, M. Jan E., Hanif, Sarmad and Poor, H. Vincent (2021). Peer-to-peer energy systems for connected communities: a review of recent advances and emerging challenges. Applied Energy, 282 116131, 116131. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116131
Wang, Bowen, Verbič, Gregor, Xiao, Weidong and Chapman, Archie C. (2020). Enhanced battery controller for inertia support in residential microgrid based on active disturbance rejection control. Electric Power Systems Research, 189 106646, 106646. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106646
Actor-critic learning for optimal building energy management with phase change materials
Rahimpour, Zahra, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2020). Actor-critic learning for optimal building energy management with phase change materials. Electric Power Systems Research, 188 106543, 106543. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106543
Guerrero, Jaysson, Gebbran, Daniel, Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2020). Towards a transactive energy system for integration of distributed energy resources: Home energy management, distributed optimal power flow, and peer-to-peer energy trading. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 132 110000, 110000. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110000
A nonparametric Bayesian methodology for synthesizing residential solar generation and demand data
Power, Thomas, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2020). A nonparametric Bayesian methodology for synthesizing residential solar generation and demand data. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11 (3) 8932542, 2511-2519. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2019.2956785
Assessment of residential battery storage systems and operation strategies considering battery aging
Foerstl, Markus, Azuatalam, Donald, Chapman, Archie, Verbic, Gregor, Jossen, Andreas and Hesse, Holger (2020). Assessment of residential battery storage systems and operation strategies considering battery aging. International Journal of Energy Research, 44 (2), 718-731. doi: 10.1002/er.4770
Multi-stage compound real options valuation in residential PV-Battery investment
Ma, Yiju, Swandi, Kevin, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2020). Multi-stage compound real options valuation in residential PV-Battery investment. Energy, 191 116537, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116537
Ma, Yiju, Azuatalam, Donald, Power, Thomas, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2019). A novel probabilistic framework to study the impact of photovoltaic-battery systems on low-voltage distribution networks. Applied Energy, 254 113669, 113669. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113669
Decentralized P2P energy trading under network constraints in a low-voltage network
Guerrero, Jaysson, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). Decentralized P2P energy trading under network constraints in a low-voltage network. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10 (5), 5163-5173. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2018.2878445
Azuatalam, Donald, Paridari, Kaveh, Ma, Yiju, Foerstl, Markus, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). Energy management of small-scale PV-battery systems: a systematic review considering practical implementation, computational requirements, quality of input data and battery degradation. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 112, 555-570. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.06.007
Techno-economic feasibility assessment of grid-defection
Liu, Hangyue, Azuatalam, Donald, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). Techno-economic feasibility assessment of grid-defection. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 109, 403-412. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2019.01.045
Adaptive ADMM for distributed AC optimal power flow
Mhanna, Sleiman, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2019). Adaptive ADMM for distributed AC optimal power flow. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 34 (3), 2025-2035. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2018.2886344
Computationally efficient market simulation tool for future grid scenario analysis
Riaz, Shariq, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2019). Computationally efficient market simulation tool for future grid scenario analysis. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10 (2) 8080269, 1405-1416. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2017.2765662
PV and demand models for a Markov decision process formulation of the home energy management problem
Keerthisinghe, Chanaka, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). PV and demand models for a Markov decision process formulation of the home energy management problem. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66 (2) 8402236, 1424-1433. doi: 10.1109/tie.2018.2850023
Energizing Demand Side Participation
Verbic, Gregor, Mhanna, Sleiman and Chapman, Archie C. (2019). Energizing Demand Side Participation. Pathways to a Smarter Power System, 115-181. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102592-5.00005-3
Energy management of PV-storage systems: policy approximations using machine learning
Keerthisinghe, Chanaka, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). Energy management of PV-storage systems: policy approximations using machine learning. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 15 (1), 257-265. doi: 10.1109/tii.2018.2839059
Generic demand model considering the impact of prosumers for future grid scenario analysis
Riaz, Shariq, Marzooghi, Hesamoddin, Verbic, Gregor, Chapman, Archie C. and Hill, David J. (2019). Generic demand model considering the impact of prosumers for future grid scenario analysis. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10 (1) 8038815, 819-829. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2017.2752712
Component-based dual decomposition methods for the OPF problem
Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2018). Component-based dual decomposition methods for the OPF problem. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks, 16, 91-110. doi: 10.1016/j.segan.2018.04.003
A faithful and tractable distributed mechanism for residential electricity pricing
Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2018). A faithful and tractable distributed mechanism for residential electricity pricing. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 33 (4), 4238-4252. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2017.2771945
A fast technique for smart home management: ADP with temporal difference learning
Keerthisinghe, Chanaka, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2018). A fast technique for smart home management: ADP with temporal difference learning. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 9 (4), 3291-3303. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2016.2629470
A framework for assessing renewable integration limits with respect to frequency performance
Ahmadyar, Ahmad Shabir, Riaz, Shariq, Verbic, Gregor, Chapman, Archie and Hill, David J. (2018). A framework for assessing renewable integration limits with respect to frequency performance. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 33 (4), 4444-4453. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2017.2773091
Does battery storage lead to lower GHG emissions?
Khalilpour, Kaveh Rajab, Vassallo, Anthony Michael and Chapman, Archie C. (2017). Does battery storage lead to lower GHG emissions?. Electricity Journal, 30 (10), 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tej.2017.11.004
A project-based cooperative approach to teaching sustainable energy systems
Verbic, Gregor, Keerthisinghe, Chanaka and Chapman, Archie C. (2017). A project-based cooperative approach to teaching sustainable energy systems. IEEE Transactions On Education, 60 (3), 221-228. doi: 10.1109/te.2016.2639444
An iterative on-line auction mechanism for aggregated demand-side participation
Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2017). An iterative on-line auction mechanism for aggregated demand-side participation. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 8 (1), 158-168. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2015.2457905
Chapman, Archie C., Verbic, Gregor and Hill, David J. (2016). Algorithmic and strategic aspects to integrating demand-side aggregation and energy management methods. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 7 (6), 2748-2760. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2016.2516559
A fast distributed algorithm for large-scale demand response aggregation
Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2016). A fast distributed algorithm for large-scale demand response aggregation. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 7 (4) 7433473, 2094-2107. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2016.2536740
A distributed algorithm for demand response with mixed-integer variables
Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2016). A distributed algorithm for demand response with mixed-integer variables. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 7 (3) 7410099, 1754-1755. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2016.2522923
A faithful distributed mechanism for demand response aggregation
Mhanna, Sleiman, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2016). A faithful distributed mechanism for demand response aggregation. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 7 (3), 1743-1753. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2015.2429152
Learning in unknown reward games: application to sensor networks
Chapman, Archie C., Leslie, David S., Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2014). Learning in unknown reward games: application to sensor networks. Computer Journal, 57 (6), 875-892. doi: 10.1093/comjnl/bxt082
Convergent learning algorithms for unknown reward games
Chapman, Archie C., Leslie, David S., Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2013). Convergent learning algorithms for unknown reward games. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 51 (4), 3154-3180. doi: 10.1137/120893501
Chapman, Archie C., Rogers, Alex, Jennings, Nicholas R. and Leslie, David S. (2011). A unifying framework for iterative approximate best-response algorithms for distributed constraint optimization problems. Knowledge Engineering Review, 26 (4), 411-444. doi: 10.1017/s0269888911000178
Benchmarking hybrid algorithms for distributed constraint optimisation games
Chapman, Archie C., Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2011). Benchmarking hybrid algorithms for distributed constraint optimisation games. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 22 (3), 385-414. doi: 10.1007/s10458-010-9128-3
Decentralized dynamic task allocation using overlapping potential games
Chapman, Archie C., Micillo, Rosa Anna, Kota, Ramachandra and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2010). Decentralized dynamic task allocation using overlapping potential games. Computer Journal, 53 (9), 1462-1477. doi: 10.1093/comjnl/bxq023
Feature extraction for effective and efficient deep reinforcement learning on real robotic platforms
Böhm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2023). Feature extraction for effective and efficient deep reinforcement learning on real robotic platforms. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, United Kingdom, 29 May - 2 June 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icra48891.2023.10160862
Böhm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). Low-cost real-world implementation of the swing-up pendulum for deep reinforcement learning experiments. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2022), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-8 December 2022. Australasian Robotics and Automation Association.
Böhm, Peter, Chapman, Archie and Pounds, Pauline (2022). Training directional locomotion for quadrupedal low-cost robotic systems via deep reinforcement learning. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2022) , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-8 December 2022. Australasian Robotics and Automation Association.
Non-blocking asynchronous training for reinforcement learning in real-world environments
Bohm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). Non-blocking asynchronous training for reinforcement learning in real-world environments. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, Japan, 23-27 October 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/iros47612.2022.9981333
Islam, Md Naz Niamul and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). Comparative investigation for robust and efficient distribution system state estimation algorithm: case study considering large network. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia) Conference, Brisbane QLD Australia, 5-8 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715587
On-demand batteries as a peer-to-peer service
Balson, Alexander, Bean, Richard, Chapman, Archie C., Snow, Stephen, Viller, Stephen, Horrocks, Neil and Glencross, Mashhuda (2022). On-demand batteries as a peer-to-peer service. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 5-8 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISGTAsia49270.2021.9715657
On-demand batteries as a peer-to-peer service
Balson, Alexander, Bean, Richard, Chapman, Archie C., Snow, Stephen, Viller, Stephen, Horrocks, Neil and Glencross, Mashhuda (2022). On-demand batteries as a peer-to-peer service. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia) Conference, Brisbane QLD Australia, 5-8 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715657
Approximating the Shapley value using stratified empirical Bernstein sampling
Burgess, Mark A. and Chapman, Archie C. (2021). Approximating the Shapley value using stratified empirical Bernstein sampling. International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Montreal, Canada, 19-26 August 2021. San Francisco, CA, United States: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization. doi: 10.24963/ijcai.2021/11
Rahimpour, Zahra, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2021). Computationally-efficient energy management in buildings with phase change materials using approximate dynamic programming. 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, Madrid, Spain, 28 June-2 July 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9495053
Optimal energy management strategy for smart home with electric vehicle
Yi, Yu, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2021). Optimal energy management strategy for smart home with electric vehicle. 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech, Madrid, Spain, 28 June-2 July 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PowerTech46648.2021.9494787
Practical considerations of DER coordination with distributed optimal power flow
Gebbran, Daniel, Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie C., Hardjawana, Wibowo, Vucetic, Branka and Verbic, Gregor (2021). Practical considerations of DER coordination with distributed optimal power flow. 2020 International Conference on Smart Grids and Energy Systems (SGES), Perth, WA, Australia, 23 - 26 November 2020. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/sges51519.2020.00044
Emerging frequency control mechanisms in IBR dominated power systems
Maurer, Nicholas, Wilson, Stephen and Chapman, Archie C. (2021). Emerging frequency control mechanisms in IBR dominated power systems. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia) Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 5-8 December 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISGTASIA49270.2021.9715666
A photovoltaic system investment game for assessing network hosting capacity allocations
Ma, Yiju, Gebbran, Daniel, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2020). A photovoltaic system investment game for assessing network hosting capacity allocations. Eleventh ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, Online, 22-26 June 2020. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3396851.3397736
Gebbran, Daniel, Verbič, Gregor, Chapman, Archie C. and Mhanna, Sleiman (2020). Coordination of prosumer agents via distributed optimal power flow: An edge computing hardware prototype. Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Auckland, New Zealand, 9-13 May 2020. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery.
An engineered empirical Bernstein bound
Burgess, Mark, Chapman, Archie C. and Scott, Paul (2019). An engineered empirical Bernstein bound. European Conference on Machine Learning, Wurzberg, Germany, 16-20 September 2019. Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46133-1_6
Energy management of buildings with phase change materials based on dynamic programming
Rahimpour, Zahra, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2019). Energy management of buildings with phase change materials based on dynamic programming. PowerTech 2019, Milan, Italy, 23-27 June 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ptc.2019.8810699
Estimating the option value of grid-scale battery systems to distribution network service providers
Ma, Yiju, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2019). Estimating the option value of grid-scale battery systems to distribution network service providers. PowerTech 2019, Milan, Italy, 23-27 June 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ptc.2019.8810600
Local energy markets in LV networks: community based and decentralized P2P approaches
Guerrero, Jaysson, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2019). Local energy markets in LV networks: community based and decentralized P2P approaches. PowerTech 2019, Milan, Italy, 23-27 June 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ptc.2019.8810588
Shapley value analysis of distribution network cost-causality pricing
Azuatalam, Donald, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). Shapley value analysis of distribution network cost-causality pricing. PowerTech, Milan, Italy, 23-27 June 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ptc.2019.8810968
Trading arrangements and cost allocation in P2P energy markets on low-voltage networks
Guerrero, Jaysson, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2019). Trading arrangements and cost allocation in P2P energy markets on low-voltage networks. IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Atlanta, GA, United States, 4-8 August 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/pesgm40551.2019.8973410
A plug-and-play home energy management algorithm using optimization and machine learning techniques
Paridari, Kaveh, Azuatalam, Donald, Chapman, Archie C., Verbic, Gregor and Nordstrom, Lars (2018). A plug-and-play home energy management algorithm using optimization and machine learning techniques. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids, SmartGridComm 2018, Aalborg, Denmark, 29-31 October 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/smartgridcomm.2018.8587418
A study of energy trading in a low-voltage network: centralised and distributed approaches
Guerrero, Jaysson, Chapman, Archie and Verbic, Gregor (2018). A study of energy trading in a low-voltage network: centralised and distributed approaches. 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Melbourne, Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2017.8282502
Accelerated methods for the SOCP-Relaxed component-based distributed optimal power flow
Mhanna, Sleiman, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2018). Accelerated methods for the SOCP-Relaxed component-based distributed optimal power flow. 20th Power Systems Computation Conference, PSCC 2018, Dublin, Ireland, 11-15 June 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.23919/pscc.2018.8442892
Capacity firming of intermittent generation by dispersed energy storage
Pantos, Milos, Riaz, Shariq, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2018). Capacity firming of intermittent generation by dispersed energy storage. 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Melbourne, Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2017.8282510
Wang, Bowen, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2018). Control scheme for bidirectional DC/DC converter in PV-battery system based on active disturbance rejection control. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 27-30 November 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2018.8758058
Impacts of community and distributed energy storage systems on unbalanced low voltage networks
Ma, Yiju, Abad, Mohammad Seydali Seyf, Azuatalam, Donald, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie (2018). Impacts of community and distributed energy storage systems on unbalanced low voltage networks. 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Melbourne, Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2017.8282460
Impacts of network tariffs on distribution network power flows
Azuatalam, Donald, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie (2018). Impacts of network tariffs on distribution network power flows. 2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2017, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2017.8282380
Optimal HVAC scheduling using phase-change material as a demand response resource
Azuatalam, Donald, Mhanna, Sleiman, Chapman, Archie and Verbic, Gregor (2018). Optimal HVAC scheduling using phase-change material as a demand response resource. 2017 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia: Smart Grid for Smart Community, ISGT-Asia 2017, 4-7 December 2017, Auckland, New Zealand. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/isgt-asia.2017.8378315
The Generalized N&K Value: An Axiomatic Mechanism for Electricity Trading
Burgess, Mark Alexander, Chapman, Archie C. and Scott, Paul (2018). The Generalized N&K Value: An Axiomatic Mechanism for Electricity Trading. 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems (AAMAS), Stockholm, Sweden, 10-15 July 2018. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery.
The internet of things as a facilitator of smart building services
Gebbran, Daniel, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2018). The internet of things as a facilitator of smart building services. 2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Auckland, New Zealand, 27-30 November 2018. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2018.8757881
Using fast frequency response services to improve frequency stability of low inertia power systems
Qureshi, Fassahat Ullah, Verbic, Gregor, Garmroodi, Mehdi, Chapman, Archie and Ahmadyar, Ahmad Shabir (2018). Using fast frequency response services to improve frequency stability of low inertia power systems. 2018 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Auckland, New Zealand, 27-30 November 2018. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2018.8757957
Using thermal inertia of buildings with phase change material for demand response
Rahimpour, Zahra, Faccani, Alice, Azuatalam, Donald, Chapman, Archie and Verbic, Gregor (2017). Using thermal inertia of buildings with phase change material for demand response. International Conference on Improving Residential Energy Efficiency (IREE), Woollongong, NSW Australia, 16-17 February 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.483
A Linear Method for Determining the Hosting Capacity of Radial Distribution Systems
Abad, Mohammad Seydali Seyf, Verbic, Gregor, Chapman, Archie and Ma, Jin (2017). A Linear Method for Determining the Hosting Capacity of Radial Distribution Systems. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Melbourne, VIC Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282428
Assessment of minimum inertia requirement for system frequency stability
Ahmadyar, Ahmad Shabir, Riaz, Shariq, Verbic, Gregor, Riesz, Jenny and Chapman, Archie (2016). Assessment of minimum inertia requirement for system frequency stability. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2016, Wollongong, NSW Australia, 28 September - 1 October 2016. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/powercon.2016.7753912
Dynamic distributed energy resource allocation for load-side emergency reserve provision
Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2016). Dynamic distributed energy resource allocation for load-side emergency reserve provision. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies 2016 Asian Conference (ISGT Asia 2016), Melbourne, VIC Australia , 28 November-1 December 2016. IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/isgt-asia.2016.7796554
Energy management of PV-storage systems: ADP approach with temporal difference learning
Keerthisinghe, Chanaka, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2016). Energy management of PV-storage systems: ADP approach with temporal difference learning. 19th Power Systems Computation Conference, PSCC 2016, Genoa, Italy, 20-24 June 2016. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/pscc.2016.7540924
Evaluation of concentrated solar-thermal generation for provision of power system flexibility
Riaz, Shariq, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbič, Gregor (2016). Evaluation of concentrated solar-thermal generation for provision of power system flexibility. 19th Power Systems Computation Conference, PSCC 2016, Genoa, Italy, 20-24 June 2016. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/pscc.2016.7540955
Impact study of prosumers on loadability and voltage stability of future grids
Riaz, Shariq, Marzooghi, Hesamoddin, Verbic, Gregor, Chapman, Archie C. and Hill, David J. (2016). Impact study of prosumers on loadability and voltage stability of future grids. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology, POWERCON 2016, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 28 September-1 October 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/powercon.2016.7753922
Tight LP approximations for the optimal power flow problem
Mhanna, Sleiman, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2016). Tight LP approximations for the optimal power flow problem. 19th Power Systems Computation Conference, PSCC 2016, Genoa, Italy, 20-24 June 2016. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/pscc.2016.7540937
Comparing utility and residential battery storage for increasing flexibility of power systems
Riaz, Shariq, Chapman, Archie C. and Verbic, Gregor (2015). Comparing utility and residential battery storage for increasing flexibility of power systems. 2015 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Wollongong, NSW Australia, 27-30 September 2015. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2015.7324836
Addressing the stochastic nature of energy management in smart homes
Keerthisinghe, Chanaka, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2014). Addressing the stochastic nature of energy management in smart homes. 2014 Power Systems Computation Conference, Wroclaw, Poland, 18-22 August 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/pscc.2014.7038377
Marinov, Anton K., Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2014). An investigation into the economic benefits of fast-timescale demand response using thermostatically controlled loads on the NEM. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC2014), Perth, WA, Australia, 28 September - 1 October 2014 . Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/aupec.2014.6966566
Keerthisinghe, Chanaka, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2014). Evaluation of a multi-stage stochastic optimisation framework for energy management of residential PV-storage systems. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2014, Perth, WA Australia, 28 September- 1 October 2014. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2014.6966552
Guidelines for realistic grounding of mechanism design in demand response
Mhanna, Sleiman, Verbic, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2014). Guidelines for realistic grounding of mechanism design in demand response. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2014, Perth, WA Australia, 28 September - 1 October 2014. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2014.6966545
Marginal contribution stochastic games for dynamic resource allocation
Chapman, Archie C. and Varakantham, Pradeep (2014). Marginal contribution stochastic games for dynamic resource allocation. PRIMA 2014: Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 1-5 December 2014. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-13191-7_27
Towards a realistic implementation of mechanism design in demand response aggregation
Mhanna, Sleiman, Verbič, Gregor and Chapman, Archie C. (2014). Towards a realistic implementation of mechanism design in demand response aggregation. 2014 Power Systems Computation Conference, Wroclaw, Poland, 18-22 August 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/pscc.2014.7038379
A healthy dose of reality for game-theoretic approaches to residential demand response
Chapman, Archie C., Verbic, Gregor and Hill, David J. (2013). A healthy dose of reality for game-theoretic approaches to residential demand response. 2013 IREP Symposium on Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control, Rethymno, Greece, 25-30 August 2013. doi: 10.1109/irep.2013.6629395
Flood disaster mitigation: a real-world challenge problem for multi-agent unmanned surface vehicles
Scerri, Paul, Kannan, Balajee, Velagapudi, Pras, MacArthur, Kate, Stone, Peter, Taylor, Matt, Dolan, John, Farinelli, Alessandro, Chapman, Archie, Dias, Bernadine and Kantor, George (2012). Flood disaster mitigation: a real-world challenge problem for multi-agent unmanned surface vehicles. International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS 2011), Taipei, Taiwan, 2-6 May 2011. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-27216-5_16
Knapsack based optimal policies for budget-limited multi-armed bandits
Tran-Thanh, Long, Chapman, Archie, Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2012). Knapsack based optimal policies for budget-limited multi-armed bandits. 26th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Toronto, ON, Canada, 22–26 July 2012. AAAI Press.
Filtered fictitious play for perturbed observation potential games and decentralised POMDPs
Chapman, Archie C., Williamson, Simon A. and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2011). Filtered fictitious play for perturbed observation potential games and decentralised POMDPs. 27th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, UAI 2011, Barcelona, Spain, 14-17 July 2011. Arlington, VA United States: AUAI Press.
On the existence of pure strategy Nash equilibria in integer-splittable weighted congestion games
Tran-Thanh, Long, Polukarov, Maria, Chapman, Archie, Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2011). On the existence of pure strategy Nash equilibria in integer-splittable weighted congestion games. International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory SAGT 2011: Algorithmic Game Theory, Amalfi, Italy, 17-19 October, 2011. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-24829-0_22
A Distributed Algorithm for Optimising over Pure Strategy Nash Equilibria
Chapman, Archie C., Farinelli, Alessandro, de Cote, Enrique Munoz, Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2010). A Distributed Algorithm for Optimising over Pure Strategy Nash Equilibria. 24th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Atlanta, GA United States, 11-15 July 2010. Palo Alto, CA United States: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
Automated planning in repeated adversarial games
De Cote, Enrique Munoz, Chapman, Archie C., Sykulski, Adam M. and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2010). Automated planning in repeated adversarial games. 26th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, UAI 2010, Catalina Island, CA United States, 8-11 July 2010. Arlington, VA United States: AUAI Press.
EA(2): the winning strategy for the inaugural lemonade stand game tournament
Sykulski, Adam M., Chapman, Archie C., de Cote, Enrique Munoz and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2010). EA(2): the winning strategy for the inaugural lemonade stand game tournament. 19th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI)/6th Conference on Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems (PAIS), Lisbon, Portugal, 16-20 August 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-606-5-209
epsilon-First Policies for Budget-Limited Multi-Armed Bandits
Long, Tran-Thanh, Chapman, Archie, de Cote, Enrique Munoz, Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2010). epsilon-First Policies for Budget-Limited Multi-Armed Bandits. 24th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Atlanta, GA United States, 11-15 July 2010. Palo Alto, CA United States: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
Decentralised dynamic task allocation: a practical game-theoretic approach
Chapman, Archie C., Micillo, Rosa Anna, Kota, Ramachandra and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2009). Decentralised dynamic task allocation: a practical game-theoretic approach. 8th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2009), Budapest, Hungary, 10-15 May 2009. International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS).
Learn while you earn: Two approaches to learning auction parameters in take-it-or-leave-it auctions
Chapman, Archie C., Rogers, Alex and Jennings, Nicholas R. (2008). Learn while you earn: Two approaches to learning auction parameters in take-it-or-leave-it auctions. 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS, Estoril, Portugal, 12 - 16 May 2008. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery.
Reclaimed PV Panels Market Assessment Industry Report
Jones, Megan, Chapman, Archie, Jones, Laura and Nunez, Alejandra (2023). Reclaimed PV Panels Market Assessment Industry Report. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland .
Snow, Stephen , Balson, Alexander , Chamberlin, Andrew , Clerc, Carolina and Chapman, Archie (2022). Charting farmers’ experience of tariff switching: prepared in collaboration with Queensland Farmers Federation for Energy Consumers Australia. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/138e511
Emergent conventions and equilibrium selection : learning dynamic in repeated stag hunt games
Chapman, Archie C. (2004). Emergent conventions and equilibrium selection : learning dynamic in repeated stag hunt games. Honours Thesis, School of Economics, The University of Queensland.
Analysis and benchmarking of distribution network operating envelopes
(2023–2025) GridQube Pty Ltd
Reclaimed PV panels market assessment
(2022–2023) Energy Consumers Australia Advocacy & Research Grants
(2021–2022) Energy Consumers Australia Advocacy & Research Grants
Training Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning Policies in the Real World
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Scaling Towards Solving Realistic Environments with Combined Planning and Learning
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Demand Profile Modeling for Low-Voltage Distribution System
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Essays on electricity market design for the energy transition
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Improving neuroevolution using ideas from deep learning and optimization
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Analysis of complex hydrogen energy networks for Australian conditions
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Multi-objective optimisation and multi-agent learning for IoT devices.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Electricity market contract design
New contracts for electrical power system servics have the potential to reduce costs by unlocking or harnessing load-side flexibility. The goal of this project is find ways to financially link customer and building load flexibility with wholesale market dispatch, pricing and risk management.