Dr. Weiye Zheng is an Assistant Professor with the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, University of Macau. Previously, he received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He was a recipient of the Outstanding PhD of Beijing City, and the Natural Science First Class Award from Ministry of Education. His research interests include analysis, operation and market in integrated energy systems. He has been an Associate Editor for several journals including IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and Applied Energy. He has published around 30 SCI journal papers as the first/corresponding author, among which five were selected as the ESI Highly Cited Papers (Top 1%), while 1 was ESI Hot Paper (Top 0.1%). He got the Outstanding Scientific Research Output First Class Award, Guangdong Electricity Science and Technology Award - Youth Science and Technology Award, China Computer Federation (CCF)–Tencent Rhino Bird Fund Excellence Award, and World’s Top 2% Scientists from Elsevier and Stanford University.

Open for Applications 2026

We continuously offer multiple opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows, PhD Candidates, Master Students, Research Assistants, and Visiting Scholars every year. These positions are supported by the UM Scholarship/Assistantship or funded through various external research projects.

PhD Recruitment

PhD Recruitment for outstanding undergraduate and master students for the 2027/2028 academic year (2027/2028學年博士生招生，包括直博和碩轉博) is now open. Application deadlines are as follows: October 23, 2026. Successful candidates will be fully supported through either the “UM PhD Scholarship” (MOP 20,000 per month for up to 48 months) or the “PhD Assistantship” (MOP 12,500-14,000 per month for up to 48 months).

Applicants are expected to meet the following requirements:

1. Strong motivation for scientific research, with a rigorous, truth-seeking, persistent, and self-driven attitude, as well as the ability to think independently and solve problems;
2. A solid academic background in electrical engineering, mathematical optimization, artificial intelligence, energy economics, or related fields. Applicants with research or practical experience in active distribution networks, electricity markets, or integrated energy system operation will be given priority;
3. A bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from universities ranked among the top 200 in QS/THE rankings, or from China’s 985/211 universities. Applicants with outstanding research achievements may also be considered;
4. Fulfillment of the general admission requirements for postgraduate applicants at the University of Macau. Please refer to: https://grs.um.edu.mo/index.php/prospective-students.

Interested applicants should submit the following application materials:

1. Curriculum vitae;
2. Degree certificates and academic transcripts;
3. Proof of English proficiency, such as IELTS* overall score of 6.0 or above with no sub-score lower than 5.5 or, TOEFL* score of 550 (paper-based examination) / 80 (Internet-based examination) or above or, CET-6 score of 450 or above;
4. Representative publications, limited to first-author works and no more than two papers.

*Note: TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date.

Please send all application materials by email to zhengwy13@tsinghua.org.cn with the following subject line format: [PhD Application] Name - Undergraduate University and Major - Master’s University and Major.