PARKER DIFUNTORUM

Parker Difuntorum

M.S. Electrical Engineering — University of Florida | CSU, Sacramento | PE | U.S. Coast Guard Veteran

Power systems engineer building practical bridges between grid operations, planning, data, research, and resilient automation.

Power Systems Grid Operations Distribution Planning EMS/SCADA
AI & Cyber-Physical Systems Grid Resilience Research & Innovation

Parker Difuntorum with dog
United States Coast Guard emblemU.S. Coast Guard
University of Florida emblemUniversity of Florida
California State University, Sacramento emblemSacramento State
ΔW
Delta Wireless
Apple
intel
Intel Corporation
Liberty
Liberty Utilities
PG&E
PG&E
GE
General Electric
2Publications
Peer-reviewed
3Patent Inventions
2 issued U.S. patents · 1 pending application
15+Years
Technical Experience
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PowerSystems
+ AI Research Focus Areas
VeteranU.S. Coast Guard
Semper Paratus

Featured Projects

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AegisGrid RT

Real-time grid monitoring and visualization platform for operational awareness and situational insight.

TPL Studies Web App

Transmission planning level studies platform for scenario analysis and planning workflows.

Job Search Smarter

AI-powered job search automation and personalization tool with intelligent matching and tracking.

Communications-Aware State Estimation

Research on resilience of state estimation with packet loss and communication constraints.

Public Grid Observability Research

Open-data analytics for grid visibility, digital twin construction, and reliability insights.

Experience Timeline

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Liberty Utilities
Distribution Planning Engineer

PG&E
EMS Operations Systems Engineer
Complex Bash/CLI/Perl/Python model standardization automation and evaluation tools.

Ulteig
SCADA Design & Integration Engineer

University of Florida
Graduate Researcher — AI / IoT / Cyber-Physical Systems
Doctoral studies; earned M.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Intel Corporation
HPC / Technical Systems

Apple
Technical Support / Systems Experience

Delta Wireless
RF & Wireless Communications Technician

U.S. Coast Guard
Electronics Technician — Communications & Electronics Systems

A Wearable Skin Temperature Monitoring System for Early Detection of Infections

Parker Difuntorum et al. · IEEE Sensors Journal · DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3131500
University of Florida research page

Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank

Parker Difuntorum et al. · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00054

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Patents & Inventions

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Drone-Based Administration of Remotely Located Instruments and Gadgets

U.S. Patent 11,978,023 B2 · Issued May 7, 2024 · Inventor: Parker Difuntorum · Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

Defense of JTAG I/O Network

U.S. Patent 11,856,096 B2 · Issued December 26, 2023 · Inventor: Parker Difuntorum · Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

Learning-Rooted IoT Platform

U.S. Patent Application 17/863,172 · US 2023/0029652 A1 · Pending · Inventor: Parker Difuntorum · Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

About

Parker Difuntorum earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. He is a power systems engineer, researcher, inventor, and U.S. Coast Guard Veteran with experience across utility control center operations, distribution planning, SCADA/EMS, RF communications, high-performance computing, AI/IoT research, cloud-connected sensing, and cyber-physical infrastructure resilience. At the University of Florida, he conducted graduate research in AI, IoT, embedded systems, hardware security, and cyber-physical systems and contributed to peer-reviewed publications and patented inventions assigned to the University of Florida Research Foundation.

Research Focus

Research interests include cyber-physical grid resilience, public-data observability, communications-aware state estimation, digital twins, edge sensing, sensor fusion, embedded AI, and practical automation for operational infrastructure.

Education

University of Florida

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Graduate research in AI, IoT, embedded systems, hardware security, and cyber-physical systems. Entered doctoral studies and completed the M.S. degree.

California State University, Sacramento

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Power Systems focus.