Mostafa Farrokhabadi
Positions
Assistant Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
Contact information
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Phone number
Office: 403.220.7533
Location
Office: ICT412
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Cell: +1.403.671.2710
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I'm looking for...
Study participants
I have a few available graduate students (MSc, PhD) and Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) positions. Please see the 'Prospective Applicants' section at the bottom of the page for application forms.
Background
Educational Background
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2017
MSc Electric Power Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2012
BSc Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Tehran, 2010
Biography
I hold a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, ON, Canada. I joined BluWave-ai in May 2018 as the first employee and technical leader, scaling up the company's technology stack to Series A. In July 2022, I joined the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary.
I have received several prestigious awards and was selected by the Royal Society of Canada among the 21 early-career scientists representing Canada at the 2021 Commonwealth Science Conference. I am a Senior Member of IEEE and a distinguished Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, among several other top-tier professional and service appointments.
I am the PI of the Distribution Grids Research & Innovation (DGRI) Lab at the University of Calgary. The moniker "DGRI" is pronounced similarly to "degree," signifying the group's commitment to climate change mitigation. The name also serves as a tribute to its location, aligning phonetically with "Calgary.”
Research
Areas of Research
My research covers the broad areas of modeling, stability, control, and optimization in power systems. More recently, I have been focused on modern electrical distribution grids, microgrids, and electric transportation. I use tools from power systems engineering, control, optimization, and applied machine learning.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Awards
- Annual Teaching Excellence Award - Electrical and Software Engineering Department, University of Calgary Engineering Students’ Society. 2023
- Outstanding Service Award, IEEE Ottawa Section. 2022
- Top Three Associated Editors, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 2020
- Working Group Award - Outstanding Technical Report (IEEE Task Force on Microgrid Stability Definitions, Analysis, and Modeling), IEEE Power & Energy Society . 2020
- Working Group Award (IEEE Task Force on Microgrid Stability Definitions, Analysis, and Modeling), IEEE Power System Dynamic Performance Committee. 2019
- Best Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 2019
- Forty Under 40, Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade. 2019
- 3MT: University Finalist, ECE Department Heat 1st Place, and People’s Choice Award, University of Waterloo Three Minute Thesis. 2017
- Doctoral Thesis Completion Award, University of Waterloo. 2016
- Faculty of Engineering Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo. 2016
- Research Travel Assistantship Award, Graduate Studies Office, University of Waterloo. 2015
- Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching, University of Waterloo. 2015
- Exceptional Teaching Assistantship Award, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Waterloo. 2014
Publications
News
Sept. 2023: Awarded the NSF-NSERC Global Centre Grant, co-led by UofC and UofU.
Apr. 2023: Awarded the NSERC Alliance - Missions Grant as the Principal Applicant.
Mar. 2023: Invited to participate in the CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI for Energy and the Environment Symposium.
Mar. 2023: Appointed as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy.
Mar. 2023: Received the ESE Department Annual Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Calgary Engineering Students’ Society.
Feb. 2023: New report published on "Trends in Microgrid Modeling for Stability Analysis" (https://resourcecenter.ieee-pes.org/publications/technical-reports/PES_TP_TR106_PSDP_021623.html)
Nov. 2022: New paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9937170)
I am currently looking for highly motivated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with a background in power systems, control, optimization, or applied machine learning to join the Distribution Grids Research & Innovation (DGRI) Lab. If interested, please apply through the following application forms. I am not responding to MSc, PhD, or PDF application inquiries received through email.
MSc Application Form: https://forms.gle/VvnyVi9zDxroZ3th7
PhD Application Form: https://forms.gle/fcY14ExEHEbiAKiC7
PDF Application Form: https://forms.gle/U81Do8EtWoA2ygkL9
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