MC 5417 and Zoom (email compmath@uwaterloo.ca for Zoom link)
Speaker
Miguel Anjos | University of Edinburgh
Title
Optimal Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Abstract
The increase of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in recent years has correspondingly increased the importance of providing adequate charging infrastructure for EV users. For a charging service provider, the fundamental question is to determine the optimal location and sizing of charging stations with respect to a given objective and subject to budget and other practical constraints. Practical objectives include maximizing EV adoption as part of a public policy on electric transportation, and maximizing the profit gained from providing this service, in which case the price of charging may also be optimized. In this talk, we will present some of our work in this area and discuss open directions for future research.