About

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Wayne State University (WSU). Before joining WSU, I was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Currently, I chair the IEEE Smart Buildings, Loads, and Consumer Systems Architecture Subcommittee and serve on the Editorial Board of IEEE Technology Conferences. Additionally, I am a member of the Advisory Board for the Philippart/McGrail Center for Global Engineering Education.

I earned my Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 2012. Following this, I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2013 to 2015. During my Ph.D., I was a visiting student in the Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010.

My research focuses on the applications of stochastic hybrid systems, control theory, and machine learning in modern power systems. This includes modeling, operation, and resilience analysis, integration of distributed energy resources, and the modeling and operation of interdependent critical infrastructures.

Education

• Dual Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering / Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Jan. 2007 to Sep. 2012
• Visiting PhD Student, Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2011
• M.S., Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 2010
• M.S., Energy Systems Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Aug. 2005

Research Interests

Cyber-Physical Systems: Smart Buildings, Smart Grids, Autonomous Systems; Internet of Things and Data Analytics Energy Management; Resilient Autonomous Management of Distributed Energy Resources and Electric Vehicles; Large-scale Cyber-Physical Energy Networks Computation and Data Analysis.

Honors and Awards

• WSU, College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, 2024.
• Selected among top 10 teams in the nation to compete for the ARPA-E Grid Optimization (GO) Challenge 3 to win up to $750,000, 2022-23.
• Winner of DTE E-Challenge 5 Competition among universities in Michigan, 2022.
• Selected as WSU Global Learning Faculty Fellow, 2021-22.
• News Coverage at Today@Wayne, “Wayne State receives NSF funding for project to better detect potential cascading failures in modern power systems,” Aug. 2022.
• My article, “Wayne State receives NSF funding for project to better detect potential cascading failures in modern power systems,” was among most read stories of 2022 at College of Engineering.
• News Coverage at Today@Wayne and Get Involved, “WSU DTE E-Challenge team works to improve campus energy efficiency,” Feb. 2022.
• Received College of Engineering Research Opportunities for Engineering Undergraduate (ROEU), 2021-22.
• Received College of Engineering Research Opportunities for Engineering Undergraduate (ROEU), 2020-21.
• Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member in Power and Energy Society, Sep. 2019.

Invited Talks

1. Chair of Panel, “Decentralized AI-assist Community-centered Architectural Assessment and Planning Toolkit for Energy Resilience,” Power and Energy Society General Meeting Panel, Seattle, WA, July 2024.
2. Panelist, “Decentralized P2P Trading based on Blockchain with Applications to Retail Electricity Market,” Power and Energy Society General Meeting Panel, Seattle, WA, July 2024.
3. Chair of Panel, “AI-enabled Architectural Solutions for Coordinated Operation of Smart Buildings and DERs,” Power and Energy Society General Meeting Panel, Orlando, FL, July 2023.
4. Panelist, “Internet of Things and Data Analytics for Commercial and Industrial Building Energy Management: Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Optimization,” Power and Energy Society General Meeting Panel, Orlando, FL, July 2023.
5. Chair of Panel, “Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Sensing in University Building Energy Management: Design Optimization and Technology Demonstration,” Virtual Booth in 2020 EPIC Symposium: Reimagining Buildings for a Carbon Neutral Future, Sep. 2020.
6. Invited Talk, Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Mar. 2020.
7. Invited Talk, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Oct. 2019.
8. Invited Talk, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Oct. 2019.
9. Invited Talk, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Apr. 2019.
10. Invited Talk, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Mar. 2019.

Masoud Nazari's CV