Parker Difuntorum
M.S. | E.I.T. | U.S. Coast Guard Veteran
Power systems engineer building practical bridges between grid operations, planning, data, research, and resilient automation.
Power Systems
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Grid Operations
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Distribution Planning
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EMS/SCADA
AI & Cyber-Physical Systems
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Grid Resilience
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Research & Innovation
U.S. Coast Guard
University of Florida
Sacramento State
Peer-reviewed
Filed
Technical Experience
+ AI Research Focus Areas
Semper Paratus
Featured Projects
View all projects →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
Ph.D. Student Research — AI / IoT /
Cyber-Physical Systems
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
Publications
View all publications →A Wearable Skin Temperature Monitoring System for Early Detection of Infections
IEEE Sensors Journal
Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Patent Applications
View all patents →Autonomous Drone Control System with Edge AI and Secure Telemetry
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DJIN: Dynamic JTAG Interface Network for Hardware Security and Debug
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About
Parker Difuntorum is a power systems engineer, researcher, and U.S. Coast Guard Veteran with experience across utility control center operations, distribution planning, SCADA/EMS, RF communications, Apple technical support, Intel technical systems, AI/IoT research, cloud-connected sensing, and cyber-physical infrastructure resilience.
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
M.S. / AI & IoT Research
California State University, Sacramento
B.S. Electrical Engineering — Power Systems Focus