Farnaz Safdarian

About:

Farnaz Safdarian is currently a senior research engineer (promoted from postdoc) at Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in  Electrical Engineering with a background in computer science at Louisiana State University. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering, from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) and Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, in 2011 and 2014, respectively. She has more than ten years of experience in research, involved in several national projects, and published several papers and books. She has working experience in the power industry as well as research and teaching. She is a goal-oriented and resourceful engineer, aspiring to find advanced solutions for modern power systems modelling and simulation, operation, planning and electricity market analysis. 

Research interests:

• Power system modeling, analysis, and simulations 

• Synthetic power grids data models

• Power system computational analysis

• Unit commitment, economic dispatch, and power flow models

• Modeling and analyzing the impact of load and weather changes on power system operation 

• Power system visualization

• Power system reliability and resiliency

• Distributed and decentralized optimization of power systems

• Operation and planning of power systems

• Application of data science and machine learning in power system

• Energy management of smart grids and microgrids

• Renewable and sustainable energy

• Energy storage and electric vehicle models on power system

• Electricity markets and power trading

Educational Background:

Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering

      Louisiana State University

     Advisor: Dr. Amin Kargarian, Total GPA: 3.99/4 

Spring 2017 - Spring 2020 

Selected Courses:

• Optimization

• Power Systems Operation and Planning

• Machine Learning

• Predictive Data Analysis

• Graph Theory

• Data Mining

• Modern Power Systems

• Wide Area Monitoring and System Integrity Protection Schemes

• Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

M.Sc. in Power Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

Advisor: Prof. M. M. Ardehali and Prof. S.H. Hosseinian,

Fall 2012 - Fall 2014

Selected Courses:

• Smart Grids and Microgrids

• HVDC Transmission

• Renewable and Sustainable Energy

• Energy Storage

• Power Quality

• Electricity Markets

• Energy Consumption Processes and Assessment

• Energy Planning

B.Sc. in Power Electrical Engineering

 School of Electrical Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University

Advisor: Dr. Asadollahi

Spring 2007 - Summer 2011

Selected Courses:

• Engineering Statics and Probabilities

• Engineering Economy

• Analysis of Power Systems

• Designing High Voltage Power Substations

• Designing  and Development of Distribution Networks

• Dispatching and Operation of Power Systems

• Designing Transmission Line