Portrait of Antoine Lesage-Landry

Antoine Lesage-Landry

Associate Academic Member
Associate Professor, Polytechnique Montréal, Department of Electrical Engineering
Research Topics
Online Learning
Optimization

Biography

I am an Associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal. I received my BEng degree in engineering physics from Polytechnique Montréal in 2015, and my PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto in 2019. I was a postdoctoral scholar in the Energy & Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2019 to 2020. My research interests include optimization, online learning and machine learning, and their application to power systems with renewable generation.

Current Students

Yassine Afif
Master's Research - Polytechnique Montréal
Mohamad Aziz
Postdoctorate - Polytechnique Montréal
Co-supervisor :
Hanane Dagdougui
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Marc-Antoine Coulombe
PhD - Université de Sherbrooke
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Donald Fisher
Master's Research - Polytechnique Montréal
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Jérôme Lafontaine
Master's Research - Polytechnique Montréal
Louis Lalonde
Master's Research - Polytechnique Montréal
Hannah Merrigan
PhD - Polytechnique Montréal
Abraham N’Zi
PhD - Polytechnique Montréal
Laure-Anne Réau
Master's Research - Polytechnique Montréal
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Christina G. Soldati
PhD - Polytechnique Montréal
Noureddine Toumi Toumi
Postdoctorate - Polytechnique Montréal
Chao Yin
PhD - Polytechnique Montréal
Maeva Zambou Zoleko
PhD - Polytechnique Montréal
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William Zhang
Master's Research - Polytechnique Montréal
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Publications

Connectivity-Aware Task Offloading for Remote Northern Regions: a Hybrid LEO-MEO Architecture
Mohammed Almekhlafi
Antoine Lesage-Landry
Gunes Karabulut Kurt
Arctic regions, such as northern Canada, face significant challenges in achieving consistent connectivity and low-latency computing services… (see more) due to the sparse coverage of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. To enhance service reliability in remote areas, this paper proposes a hybrid satellite architecture for task offloading that combines Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and LEO satellites. We develop an optimization framework to maximize task offloading admission rate while balancing the energy consumption and delay requirements. Accounting for satellite visibility and limited computing resources, our approach integrates dynamic path selection with frequency and computational resource allocation. Because the formulated problem is NP-hard, we reformulate it into a mixed-integer convex form using disjunctive constraints and convex relaxation techniques, enabling efficient use of off-the-shelf optimization solvers. Simulation results show that, compared to a standalone LEO network, the proposed hybrid LEO-MEO architecture improves the task admission rate by 15\% and reduces the average delay by 12\%. These findings highlight the architecture's potential to enhance connectivity and user experience in remote Arctic areas.
2024-12-31
2025 IEEE 36th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) (published)
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Evolution of High-Throughput Satellite Systems: A Vision of Programmable Regenerative Payload.
Olfa Ben Yahia
Zineb Garroussi
Olivier Bélanger
Brunilde Sansò
Jean-François Frigon
Stéphane Martel
Antoine Lesage-Landry
Gunes Karabulut Kurt
High-throughput satellite (HTS), with its digital payload technology, is expected to play a key role as an enabler of the upcoming sixth-gen… (see more)eration (6G) networks. HTS is mainly designed to provide higher data rates and capacities. Fueled by technological advancements, including beamforming, advanced modulation techniques, reconfigurable phased array technologies, and electronically steerable antennas, HTS has emerged as a fundamental component for future network generations. This paper offers a comprehensive state-of-the-art on HTS systems, focusing on standardization, patents, channel multiple access techniques, routing, load balancing, and the role of software-defined networking (SDN). In addition, we provide a vision for next-generation satellite systems that we have named Extremely-HTS (EHTS) toward autonomous satellites supported by the main requirements and key technologies expected for these systems. The EHTS system will be designed to maximize spectrum reuse and data rates and to flexibly steer the capacity to satisfy user demand. We introduce a novel architecture for future programmable regenerative payloads as well.
2024-12-31
IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials (published)
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Min-Max Optimisation for Nonconvex-Nonconcave Functions Using a Random Zeroth-Order Extragradient Algorithm
Amir Ali Farzin
Yuen-Man Pun
Philipp Braun
Antoine Lesage-Landry
Youssef Diouane
Iman Shames
2024-12-31
Trans. Mach. Learn. Res. (published)
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Mixed-Integer Second-Order Cone Programming for Multi-period Scheduling of Flexible AC Transmission System Devices
Mohamad Charara
Martin De Montigny
Nivine Abou Daher
Hanane Dagdougui
Antoine Lesage-Landry
With the increasing energy demand and the growing integration of renewable sources of energy, power systems face operational challenges such… (see more) as overloads, losses, and stability concerns, particularly as networks operate near their capacity limits. Flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) devices are essential to ensure reliable grid operations and enable the efficient integration of renewable energy. This work introduces a mixed-integer second-order cone programming (MISOCP) model for the multi-period scheduling of key FACTS devices in electric transmission systems. The proposed model integrates four key control mechanisms: (i) on-load tap changers (OLTCs) for voltage regulation via discrete taps; (ii) static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs) and (iii) shunt reactors for reactive power compensation; and (iv) thyristor-controlled series capacitors (TCSCs) for adjustable impedance and flow control. The objective is to minimize active power losses using a limited number of control actions while meeting physical and operational constraints at all times throughout the defined time horizon. To ensure tractability, the model employs a second-order cone relaxation of the power flow. Device-specific constraints are handled via binary expansion and linearization: OLTCs and shunt reactors are modelled with discrete variables, STATCOMs through reactive power bounds, and TCSCs using a reformulation-linearization technique (RLT). A multi-period formulation captures the sequential nature of decision making, ensuring consistency across time steps. The model is evaluated on the IEEE 9-bus, 30-bus, and RTS96 test systems, demonstrating its ability to reduce losses, with potential applicability to larger-scale grids.
2024-12-31
arXiv (preprint)
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Ex Post Conditions for the Exactness of Optimal Power Flow Conic Relaxations
Jean-Luc Lupien
Antoine Lesage-Landry
Convex relaxations of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem provide an efficient alternative to solving the intractable alternating current (… (see more)AC) optimal power flow. The conic subset of OPF convex relaxations, in particular, greatly accelerate resolution while leading to high-quality approximations that are exact in several scenarios. However, the sufficient conditions guaranteeing exactness are stringent, e.g., requiring radial topologies. In this short communication, we present two equivalent ex post conditions for the exactness of any conic relaxation of the OPF. These rely on obtaining either a rank-1 voltage matrix or self-coherent cycles. Instead of relying on sufficient conditions a priori, satisfying one of the presented ex post conditions acts as an exactness certificate for the computed solution. The operator can therefore obtain an optimality guarantee when solving a conic relaxation even when a priori exactness requirements are not met. Finally, we present numerical examples from the MATPOWER library where the ex post conditions hold even though the exactness sufficient conditions do not, thereby illustrating the use of the conditions.
2024-12-31
Electric Power Systems Research (published)
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Reliability Assessment of Distribution Systems With Microgrids Using Discrete-Time Markov Chains
Jean-William Lauzon
Ilhan Kocar
Antoine Lesage-Landry
Microgrids can improve the reliability and resiliency of modern distribution systems. The stochasticity of local non-dispatchable distribute… (see more)d energy resources (NDDERs), combined with the time-dependency of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and load shedding strategies (LSSs), complicates the reliability assessment of distribution networks embedded with microgrids. In this work, we propose a minimal cut-set method using a discrete-time Markov chain to perform the time-series adequacy assessment. Our method offers an alternative to sequential Monte Carlo simulations (SMCSs) to account for the stochasticity of NDDERs and the time-dependency of BESSs and LSSs. Case studies on modified IEEE-RTBS Bus2 and IEEE 123-Test Feeder systems assess the accuracy of the method when compared with SMCSs.
2024-12-31
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (published)
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Task Mapping Strategies for Electric Power System Simulations on Heterogeneous Clusters
Julie Durette
Gunes Karabulut Kurt
Antoine Lesage-Landry
In this work, we propose improved task mapping strategies for real-time electric power system simulations on heterogeneous computing cluster… (see more)s, considering both heterogeneous communication links and processing capacities, with a focus on bottleneck objectives. We approach the problem through two complementary models: the bottleneck quadratic semi-assignment problem (BQSAP), which optimizes task configuration for a fixed number of computing nodes while minimizing communication and computation costs; and the variable-size bin packing problem with quadratic communication constraints (Q-VSBPP), which minimizes the required number of computing nodes, valuable for resource provisioning scenarios. We extend the PuLP library to solve approximately both problems, explicitly including communication costs and processing constraints, and formalize the nomenclature and definitions for bottleneck objectives in graph partitioning. This formalization fills a gap in the existing literature and provides a framework for the rigorous analysis and application of task mapping techniques to real-time electric power system simulation. Finally, we provide a quantitative study and benchmark the extended PuLP library with the SCOTCH partitioning library in the context of real-time electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulation task mapping.
2024-12-31
SmartGridComm (published)
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Sliced-Wasserstein-based Anomaly Detection and Open Dataset for Localized Critical Peak Rebates
Julien Pallage
Bertrand Scherrer
Salma Naccache
Christophe B'elanger
Antoine Lesage-Landry
2024-10-28
ArXiv (preprint)
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Inferring electric vehicle charging patterns from smart meter data for impact studies
Feng Li
Élodie Campeau
Ilhan Kocar
Antoine Lesage-Landry
2024-09-30
Electric power systems research (published)
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Online Convex Optimization for On-Board Routing in High-Throughput Satellites
Olivier Bélanger
Jean-Luc Lupien
Olfa Ben Yahia
Stéphane Martel
Antoine Lesage-Landry
Gunes Karabulut Kurt
The rise in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite Internet services has led to increasing demand, often exceeding available data rates and comprom… (see more)ising the quality of service. While deploying more satellites offers a short-term fix, designing higher-performance satellites with enhanced transmission capabilities provides a more sustainable solution. Achieving the necessary high capacity requires interconnecting multiple modem banks within a satellite payload. However, there is a notable gap in research on internal packet routing within extremely high-throughput satellites. To address this, we propose a real-time optimal flow allocation and priority queue scheduling method using online convex optimization-based model predictive control. We model the problem as a multi-commodity flow instance and employ an online interior-point method to solve the routing and scheduling optimization iteratively. This approach minimizes packet loss and supports real-time rerouting with low computational overhead. Our method is tested in simulation on a next-generation extremely high-throughput satellite model, demonstrating its effectiveness compared to a reference batch optimization and to traditional methods.
2024-09-01
ArXiv (preprint)
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Wasserstein Distributionally Robust Shallow Convex Neural Networks
Julien Pallage
Antoine Lesage-Landry
2024-07-22
ArXiv (preprint)
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arxiv.org
A Rapid Method for Impact Analysis of Grid-Edge Technologies on Power Distribution Networks
Feng Li
Ilhan Kocar
Antoine Lesage-Landry
This paper presents a novel rapid estimation method (REM) to perform stochastic impact analysis of grid-edge technologies (GETs) to the powe… (see more)r distribution networks. The evolution of network states' probability density functions (PDFs) in terms of GET penetration levels are characterized by the Fokker-Planck equation (FPE). The FPE is numerically solved to compute the PDFs of network states, and a calibration process is also proposed such that the accuracy of the REM is maintained for large-scale distribution networks. The approach is illustrated on a large-scale realistic distribution network using a modified version of the IEEE 8500 feeder, where electric vehicles (EVs) or photovoltaic systems (PVs) are installed at various penetration rates. It is demonstrated from quantitative analyses that the results from our proposed approach have negligible errors comparing with those obtained from Monte Carlo simulations.
2024-07-20
2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) (published)
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