About Me

Mehdi received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering - Power at Islamic Azad University and his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering - Power Systems at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in 2016 and 2018, respectively. The title of his Master's thesis was "Simultaneous optimal operation of electric vehicles and renewable resources in power microgrids considering uncertainties" under the supervision of Dr. Javad Salehi and co-supervision of Professor Sajad Najafi Ravadanegh.

Now, he is pursuing his Ph.D. study in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Mehdi also is a member Canada Excellence Research Chair in Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities and Cities (CERC) and Power Electronics and Energy Research Group (PEER) at Concordia University. The majority of his research is on Energy Management, demand response, and smartening the electricity network with the use of electric vehicles in the presence of renewable energy sources. Mehdi also has good experience in the industry and distribution line by completing various projects including development and establishment, maintenance, and equipping the electrical distribution networks and feeders when he was working on Peyman Ara Bargh Arsha company (20kv - 220v).

He has received various licenses including Compact Unit Sub Station issued by the Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IAEEE), Industrial Electrician 18-Month Premium Plan issued by Instructor Training Center & Technical and Vocational Researches, and etc.

In addition to academic and industrial activities, Mehdi is also active in sports. He is a professional mountaineer and he has been climbed many peaks including the top 3 highest peaks in Iran. Listening to music, being in a group and speaking with new people, and working on charities as a volunteer are his other interests.

Research Interest

Mehdi's main research interests include Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles, Electricity Markets, Demand Response, and Renewable Energy Resources. Currently, he is working on a charging and discharging plan for electric vehicles with the presence of renewable energy resources considering traffic congestions, charging stations, and other constraints.

Publication

Book Chapter

• Title: Stochastic Cooperative Charging Scheduling of PEV Fleets in Networked Microgrids Considering Price Responsive Demand and Emission Constraints (2020).

Authors: Mehdi Shamshirband, Farhad Samadi Gazijahani, Javad Salehi.

Publisher: Springer, Cham in Electricity Markets.

Submitted: 5. November. 2019 Accepted: 10. March. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36979-8_8

Journals

• Title: Look-ahead risk-averse power scheduling of heterogeneous electric vehicles aggregations enabling V2G and G2V systems based on information gap decision theory (2019).

Authors: Mehdi Shamshirband, Javad Salehi, Farhad Samadi Gazijahani.

Journal: Electric Power Systems Research.

Impact Factor: 3.414

Submitted: 8. October. 2018 Accepted: 13. April. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2019.04.018

• Title: Decentralized trading of plug-in electric vehicle aggregation agents for optimal energy management of smart renewable penetrated microgrids with the aim of CO2 emission reduction (2018).

Authors: Mehdi Shamshirband, Javad Salehi, Farhad Samadi Gazijahani.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production.

Impact Factor: 9.297

Submitted: 12. April. 2018 Accepted: 30. July. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.315

Conference

• Title: An efficient approach to manage electric vehicle charging in order to enhancing reliability (2018).

Authors: Navid Taghizadegan Kalantari, Mehdi Shamshirband, Farshad Babaei.

Publisher: The 6th Iranian Conference on Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation.

Language: Persian

Submitted: 28. October. 2017 Accepted: 6. February. 2018

Address: https://civilica.com/doc/811237/

Professional Experience

Academic:

Research Assistant

• Concordia University. 01/2022 - Present - (Full-time).

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Scientific Journals Reviewer

• Elsevier, Information Technology & Services. 07/2018 - Present - (As a Volunteer).

Journals titles:

1. Journal of Cleaner Production

2. Electric Power Systems Research

3. ISA Transactions®

Research Assistant

• Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University. 10/2018 - 03/2020 – (Part-time).

Location: Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, Iran.

• Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University. 09/2016 - 09/2018 – (Full-time).

Location: Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, Iran.

Research Areas:

1. Energy management

2. Electric Vehicle

3. Renewable energy resources

4. Energy Management

5. Smart Grids

6. Demand Response

7. CO2 Reduction

Industry:

Project Manager - (Electrical Projects)

• Peyman Ara Bargh Arsha (P.A.B.A). 11/2018 - 09/2020 – (Full-time).

Location: Sari, Mazandaran, Iran

Duties:

1. Create, expand and maintain the electrical distribution networks in Mazandaran, Iran. (20kv-220v).

2. Development and establishment of the electrical distribution networks in the north of Sary, Mazandaran, Iran.

3. Repair and Maintenance of the electrical distribution networks in the south of Sary, Mazandaran, Iran.

4. Expansion of the electrical distribution network of Rajeh industrial city of Babol, Mazandaran, Iran.

5. Development and equipping of 20kV electrical feeders in Sary, Mazandaran, Iran.

Project Coordinator - (Electrical Projects)

• Peyman Ara Bargh Arsha (P.A.B.A). 02/2014 - 04/2015 – (Part-time).

Location: Sari, Mazandaran, Iran

Duties:

1. Create, expand and maintain the electrical distribution line. (20kv-220v).

Certification

• Industrial electrician 18 months premium plan

Issued: Instructor Training Center & Technical and Vocational Researches with the cooperation of (ILO) and (UNDP).

• Home Wiring 2

Issued: Instructor Training Center & Technical and Vocational Researches with the cooperation of (ILO) and (UNDP).

• ICDL 1

Issued: Instructor Training Center & Technical and Vocational Researches with the cooperation of (ILO) and (UNDP).

• ICDL 2

Issued: Instructor Training Center & Technical and Vocational Researches with the cooperation of (ILO) and (UNDP).

• Compact unit substation

Issued: Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Computer Skill/Language

1. Matlab

2. PowerFactory

3. Gams

4. Microsoft Office

5. Microsoft Visio

• Persian: Native

• English:

IELTS: Overall 7 / C1

Date of certificate: 30. 07. 2020

Scores: Listening: 7.5, Reading: 7, Speaking: 7, Writing: 6.5

• French: Started to learn