RESUME

Professional info

I am an energy systems specialist with a strong background in electrical power engineering, optimisation, and electricity market modelling. I hold a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering from the University of Tabriz (2008, 2011), and a Ph.D. from Shahid Beheshti University (2017).

Following my Ph.D., I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Salerno (2018–2019), focusing on advanced demand response programs and their integration into modern power systems. I also spent a period as an invited researcher at North China Electric Power University, contributing to international research collaborations in smart energy systems.

I later joined University College Cork, where I worked on the CENTS (Cooperative Energy Trading System) project. This project focused on the development of a blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer energy trading platform, combining software architecture, hardware considerations, and market/regulatory design for next-generation energy systems.

Currently, I am working in industry as a Process Optimization Director at GridBeyond, where I lead the development of advanced optimisation models and energy market solutions across multiple regions, including Ireland, Great Britain, Japan, Australia, and the U.S. My work focuses on virtual power plants, battery and CHP optimisation, industrial flexibility (including cement plants), and the integration of assets into ancillary service and wholesale electricity markets.

Education 

Computer Skills

Power Systems & Electrical Software

• DIgSILENT PowerFactory

• ETAP

• OpenDSS

• PSCAD / EMTDC

• EMTP

• PVSyst

• DIALux

Programming & Data Analysis

• Python (energy modelling, optimisation, data analysis)

• MATLAB (Matpower, Simulink, Simscape Power Systems)

Optimisation & Modelling

• Pyomo (MILP/MINLP optimisation)

• GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System)

• Evolutionary algorithms (GA, PSO, heuristic optimisation techniques)

Cloud & Digital Tools

• Microsoft Azure

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• ThingSpeak (IoT data platforms)

• Web development basics (HTML, CSS)

• Google Sites

Engineering & Design Tools

• AutoCAD

Productivity & Office Tools

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Scientific Services

Editorial & Professional Activities

• Plenary Speaker, ICREN 2020 – International Conference on Renewable Energy

Presented: “Energy Communities, Sharing Economy and Local Trading Concepts in Modern Distribution Systems” 

• Guest Editor, Energies Journal
  Special Issue: “Energy Scheduling and Trading in Microgrids and Local Energy Communities” (2020)

• Technical Program Committee Member, SEST 2019
  (International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies)

• Reviewer for leading international journals, including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

  • International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems

  • Journal of Operation and Automation in Power Engineering

Research interest

• Electricity markets and market design (ancillary services and wholesale markets)

• Transactive energy systems and peer-to-peer energy trading

• Smart grids and distributed energy resource integration

• Energy optimisation and virtual power plants (VPPs)

• Industrial flexibility and demand response (e.g. CHP, cement plants)

• Blockchain applications in energy systems

• Internet of Things (IoT) for energy monitoring and control

Languages

• Azeri – Native

• Farsi (Persian) – Native / Professional proficiency

• English – Fluent (full professional proficiency)

• Turkish – Intermediate

• Italian – Basic

• Arabic – Basic