Benjamin Pierce

Systems Analyst / Data Scientist

Biography

Benjamin (Ben) Pierce is a member of the Photovoltaics and Materials Technology Program at Sandia National Laboratories. His current research focuses on improving yield of photovoltaic tracker systems using machine learning, as well as systems and database management of photovoltaic data.

Ben earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Case Western Reserve University in 2021.

Publications

Pierce, B.G., Braid, J.L., Stein, J., Augustyn, J., Riley, D., & Riley, D. (2022). Solar Transposition Modeling via Deep Neural Networks with Sky Images. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 12(1), pp. 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2021.3120508 Publication ID: 76425
Pierce, B.G., Braid, J.L., Stein, J., Augustyn, J., Riley, D., & Riley, D. (2021). Solar Transposition Modeling via Deep Neural Networks with Sky Images [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1883479 Publication ID: 78907
Pierce, B.G., Braid, J.L., Stein, J., Augustyn, J., Riley, D., & Riley, D. (2021). Solar Transposition Modeling via Deep Neural Networks with Sky Images [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1877838 Publication ID: 78910
Whitaker, C., Pierce, B.G., French, R., Braid, J.L., & Braid, J.L. (2021). Properties of PV Cell Fractures and Effects on Performance of Al-BSF and PERC Modules [Conference Proceeding]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9519030 Publication ID: 78918

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