Welcome!

Hello! I am a Senior Member of the IEEE and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. I am also affiliated with the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where I serve as an Assistant Research Professor.

Using concepts of stochastic and global optimization, I am addressing various power and energy system challenges, including power system expansion planning, integration of renewable energy systems, zero-energy buildings, and the development of future electricity markets.

Currently, I am working on several projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the State of Maryland, and others. For a complete list of my ongoing projects, please click here.

My Research Interests:

• Global/Stochastic/Distributed Optimization

• Zero Energy Buildings

• Power System Optimization

- Transmission/Generation/Distribution Expansion Planning

- Security-Constrained Unit Commitment

- Optimal Power Flow

• Electricity Market

My Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA, July 2024 - Present

• Assistant Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA, July 2021 - Present

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, February 2020 - July 2021

• Junior R&T Associate, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg, September 2019 - February 2020

• Research/Teacher Assistant, Louisiana State University, LA, USA, August 2016 - August 2019

• Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Azad University, Iran, September 2014 - August 2016

• Expert Supervisor, Expansion Planning Group, Fars Regional Electricity Company, Iran, September 2013 - December 2013

My Academic Training:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Power), Louisiana State University, LA, USA, GPA: 4.0/4.0, August 2019
  (Dissertation Title: Optimal and Efficient Decision-Making for Power System Expansion Planning)

• M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Power), Shiraz University,  Iran, GPA: 19.15/20 (First rank among 18 students), August 2014
  (Thesis Title: Stochastic Security-Constrained Unit Commitment Considering Wind Power Generations)

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Power), Shahid Chamran University, Iran, GPA: 18.04/20 (First rank among 34 students), July 2012