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Gian Paramo joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2024. He is a power systems research engineer with the Energy Systems Resilience group. His current work focuses on evaluating and mitigating conditions that could compromise the reliability of the power grid.

Prior to PNNL, Paramo was a technical leader in the Power Systems Engineering division at Eaton Corporation, where he performed a variety of power system studies for clients in the Southeastern United States. 

• Protection and control
• Power system stability
• Electric machinery
• Power quality
• Application of mathematical tools for system identification, optimization, and uncertainty mitigation

• PhD in electrical engineering, University of Florida
• MS in electrical engineering, North Carolina State University
• BS in electrical engineering, Florida International University
• Professional Engineer, State of Florida

• Officer and Voting Member, IEEE PES Power Quality Committee, 2023–Present

2025

• Mahmood, H., B. She, G. Paramo, R. L. Kini, P. T. Mana, and M. A. Elizondo. 2025. Control-Oriented Models for Co-Design Technical Overview of MT HVDC, MVDC, and Solid-State Transformer Building Blocks., PNNL-38364, Richland, Washington: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
• Paramo, G., A. Bretas, M. Brown, and J. Reidt. 2025. “The Impact of Transmission Line Model Selection on GMD Simulation Results,” 2025 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Austin, Texas, pp. 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM52009.2025.11225593.
• Paramo, G., M. D. Baquedano-Aguilar, A. Bretas, and S. Meyn. 2025. “Proactive Frequency Stability Scheme Based on Bayesian Filters and Spectral Clustering.” IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy 12: 100–110. https://doi.org/10.1109/OAJPE.2025.3531240.

2024

• Schweitzer, E., G. Paramo, and L. T. Wall. 2024. i2X Technical Assistance: Solar and Storage Industries Institute. PNNL-36923, Richland, Washington: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.