Yilin Huang is researching social participation in smart energy grids as part of the CIVIS project at Delft University of Technology. The CIVIS project aims to reduce energy use and carbon emissions in smart cities by leveraging social networks and communities. As part of her work, Yilin is designing ICT technologies to enable social participation in energy networks and community management of energy services. Her research focuses on how social engagement can help monitor, analyze, target, control, and drive down energy consumption through an energy management system.