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Masoud Nazari

Masoud Nazari

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Masoud Nazari

Biography

Dr. Masoud H. Nazari is an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Wayne State University (WSU). His research interest is in modern power systems (MPS). He uses new developments in machine learning and distributed control to solve problems in MPS. Dr. Nazari is the IEEE Senior Member, Global Learning Faculty Fellow at WSU, Chair of IEEE Smart Buildings, Loads, and Consumer Systems Architecture Subcommittee, and Editorial Board of IEEE Technology Conferences. Prior to joining WSU, he was an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Nazari has been the Primary Investigator (PI) of several research projects by the NSF, ARPA-E, DOE, California Energy Commission (CEC), and DTE Energy. Dr. Nazari and his colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech have received the ARPA-E grant to compete in the Grid Optimized Challenge 3. He is the PI of an NSF AMPS award from the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Co-PI of a DOE RACER award to develop energy resilience planning frameworks. Dr. Nazari led the DTE E-Challenge project to design and develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled HVAC Control for Commercial and Industrial Buildings. He has several publications in the field, including the best paper award in 2017 North American Power Symposium. His papers have been published in prestigious journals and transactions, such as IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, IEEE Trans. on Power Systems, Automatica, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Springer Science & Business Media, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, and Control Engineering Practice.

Dr. Nazari was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Advanced Computational Electricity Systems in the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Dual Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He was a visiting Ph.D. student in Engineering Systems Division at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds two M.S. degrees one in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and one in Energy Systems from Sharif University of Technology. In addition, he holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from K.N.T. University of Technology.

Research Interests

  • Modern Power Systems Reliability and Control.
  • Large-scale Power Systems Optimization.
  • AI-enabled Smart and Connected Buildings and Communities. 

Research Group

Current Students

  • Nina Fatehi, Ph.D. candidate in Computer Engineering (CE) 
  • Erfan Mehdipour Abadi, Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering (EE)
  • Sampson Nwachukwu, Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering (EE)
  • Antar Kumar Biswas, Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering (EE)

Former Students and Post-Doc

  • Dr. Siyu Xie, Post-Doctoral Fellow in ECE (Current Position: Assistant Professor of School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China)
  • Zhongyang Zhao, Ph.D. in ECE at Wayne State University 2020 (co-advised by me)
  • Duc Tran, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) 2019 (Current Position: Lecturer at CSULB)
  • Li Lin, ECE Graduate Student, DTE E-Challenge team member
  • Martin Stobby, ECE Undergraduate Student, REOU Fellow
  • Douglas Henson, ECE Undergraduate Student, DTE E-Challenge team member
  • Alexander Politis, ECE Undergraduate Student, DTE E-Challenge team member
  • Erik Cabalum, ECE Undergraduate Student, DTE E-Challenge team member
  • Zachary Roberts, ECE Undergraduate Student, DTE E-Challenge team member
  • James Yoon, ECE Undergraduate Student, DTE E-Challenge team member

Research Projects

  • DOE RACER: Data-Driven Community-Centered Resilient Assessment and Planning Toolkit for Nexus of Energy and Water (DCRAPT-NEW). (PI: C. Wang, Co-PIs: M. H. Nazari, C. Miller)
  • NSF AMPS: Stochastic Algorithms for Early Detection and Risk Prediction of Hidden Contingencies in Modern Power Systems, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. (PI: M. H. Nazari, Co-PI: L. Y. Wang)
  • ARPA-E Grid Optimized Challeneg 3: Security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF) for large-scale power grids. (PI: M. Barati, Co-PIs: M. H. Nazari, S. Grijalva)
  • DTE E-Challenge: AI-enabled HVAC Control for Smart Buildings, sponsored by DTE Energy and engineering Society of Detroit. (PI: M. H. Nazari, Co-PIs: C. Wang, D. Zhu)
  • Large-scale Energy Efficiency Management System: Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Sensing in University Building Energy Management: Design Optimization and Technology Demonstration, sponsored by California Energy Commission. (PI: M. H. Nazari)
  • Communication-Failure-Resilient Distributed Optimization and Control Architecture for Smart Grids, (Nazari's Junior Faculty Start-up fund). 

Journal Publications

  • Feng Lin, Caisheng Wang, Masoud H. Nazari, and Wenyuan Li, “Supervisory Control to Maximize Mean Time to Failure in Discrete Event Systems,” SIAM Journal of Control and Optimization, In Press.
  • Siyu Xie, Masoud H. Nazari, Le Yi Wang, "Learning-based distributed optimal power sharing and frequency control under cyber contingencies," International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 152, 2023,109248. (Link)
  • S. Xie, M. H. Nazari, F. Nezampasandarbabi and L. Y. Wang, “Leveraging Deep Learning to Improve Performance of Distributed Optimal Frequency Control Under Communication Failures,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 746-756, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2022.3194131. (Link)
  • S. Xie, M. H. Nazari, L. Y. Wang, and G. Yin, “Adaptive Step Size Selection in Distributed Optimization
    with Observation Noise and Unknown Stochastic Target Variation,” in Automatica, vol 135, 2022. (Link)
  • Siyu Xie, Le Yi Wang, Masoud H. Nazari, George Yin, and Gun Li, "Distributed optimization with Markovian switching targets and stochastic observation noises with applications to DC microgrids," in SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences, December 2022, Vol. 65 222205:1–222205:16. (Link)
  • Masoud H. Nazari, Siyu Xie, Le Yi Wang, "Learning-Based Distributed Optimal Power Sharing And Frequency Control Under Cyber Contingencies," in International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, In Press. (Link)
  • Masoud H. Nazari, Siyu Xie, Le Yi Wang, "MIMO architecture for fast convergence of distributed online optimization in smart grids," International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 142, Part A, 2022. (Link)
  • Siyu Xie, Masoud H. Nazari, Le Yi Wang, George Yin, "Adaptive step size selection in distributed optimization with observation noise and unknown stochastic target variation," Automatica, Volume 135, 2022. (Link). 
  • S. Xie, M. H. Nazari, L. Y. Wang, G. Yin and W. Chen, "Impact of Stochastic Generation/Load Variations on Distributed Optimal Energy Management in DC Microgrids for Transportation Electrification," in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2021.3067196. (Link)
  • M. H. Nazari, S. Xie, L. Y. Wang, G. Yin and W. Chen, "Impact of Communication Packet Delivery Ratio on Reliability of Optimal Load Tracking and Allocation in DC Microgrids," in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 2812-2821, July 2021, doi: 10.1109/TSG.2021.3062024. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H., Wang, L.Y., Grijalva, S., and Egerstedt, M., Communication-Failure-Resilient Distributed Frequency Control in Smart Grids: Part I: Architecture and Distributed Algorithms, in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 1317-1326, March 2020. (Link) 
  • Nazari, M. H., Wang, L.Y., Grijalva, S., and Egerstedt, M., Communication-Failure-Resilient Distributed Frequency Control in Smart Grids: Part 2: Algorithmic implementation and System Simulations, in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. (Link)
  • Ramachandan, T., Nazari, M. H., Grijalva, S., and Egerstedt, M., Overcoming Communication Delays in Distributed Frequency Control, in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 2965-2973, July 2016. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H., Costello, Z., Feyzollahi, J., Grijalva, S., and Egerstedt, M., Distributed Frequency Control of Prosumer-based Electric Energy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 29(6), pp. 2934-2942, Nov. 2014. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H. and Ilic, M., Dynamic Modelling and Control of Distribution Energy Systems: Comparison with Transmission Power Systems, Generation, Transmission & Distribution, IET, 8(1), pp. 26-34, Jan. 2014. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H., Electrical Networks of the Azores Archipelago, Chapter 3, Engineering IT-Based Electricity Services of the Future: the Case of Low-Cost Green Azores Islands, Springer, 2013. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H., Optimal Placement of Wind Power Plants for Delivery Loss Minimization, Chapter 12, Engineering IT-Based Electricity Services of the Future: the Case of Low-Cost Green Azores Islands, Springer, 2013. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H., Small-Signal Stability of Electric Power Systems on the Azores Archipelago, Chapter 17, Engineering IT-Based Electricity Services of the Future: the Case of Low-Cost Green Azores Islands, Springer, 2013. (Link)
  • Nazari, M. H., Ilic, M., and Lopes, J. P., Small-Signal Stability and Decentralized Control Design for Electric Energy Systems with Large Penetration of Distributed Generators, Control Engineering Practice, 20(9), pp. 823-831, 2012. (Link)  

Papers and Conferences

  • N. Fatehi, A. Politis, L. Lin, M. Stobby and M. H. Nazari, "Machine Learning based Occupant Behavior Prediction in Smart Building to Improve Energy Efficiency," 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Washington, DC, USA, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ISGT51731.2023.10066411.
  • M. H. Nazari, L. Y. Wang, S. Grijalva and M. Egerstedt, “Communication-Failure-Resilient Distributed Frequency Control in Smart Grids: Part I: Architecture and Distributed Algorithms,” in 2021 Power & Energy Society General Meeting.
  • M. H. Nazari, L. Y. Wang, S. Grijalva and M. Egerstedt, “Communication-Failure-Resilient Distributed Frequency Control in Smart Grids: Part II: Algorithmic Implementation and System Simulations,” in 2021 Power & Energy Society General Meeting.
  • Samaniy, E., Khalediany, P., Aligholiany, A., Papalexakisz, E., Cun, S., Nazari, M., H., and Mohsenian-Rad, H., Anomaly Detection in IoT-Based PIR Occupancy Sensors to Improve Building Energy Efficiency, 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IGST), Washington, DC, 2020, pp. 1-6.
  • Tran, D., Sanchez, E., Nazari, M., H., Model Predictive Energy Management for Building Microgrids with IoT-based Controllable Loads, 2019 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Wichita, KS, USA, 2019, pp. 1-6.
  • Tran, D., Nazari, M., H., Sadeghi-Mobarakeh, A., and Mohsenian-Rad, H., Smart Building Design: A Framework for Optimal Placement of Advanced Sensors and Actuators, 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (IGST), Washington, DC, 2019, pp. 1-6.
  • Sanchez, E. and Nazari, M., H., Model Predictive Energy Scheduling for Building Microgrid, 2017 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Morgantown, WV, 2017, pp. 1-6. (Best Paper Award)
  • Fares, A., Nazari, M., H., Castaneda, J., Chassiakos, A., Two-Area System Analysis and Control Using Real-Time Digital Simulator, 2016 IEEE Green Energy and Systems Conference (IGSEC), Long Beach, CA, 2016, pp. 1-7.
  • Sanchez, E. and Nazari, M., H., Component Validation Process for High Performance Hybrid Electric Race Vehicle, 2016 IEEE Green Energy and Systems Conference (IGSEC), Long Beach, CA, 2016, pp. 1-8.
  • Nazari, M. H., Grijalva, S., and Egerstedt, M., Distributed Frequency Regulation in the Presence of Communication Failure, 2016 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Minneapolis, MN, 2016, pp. 1-5.
  • Chukwuka, V., Nazari, M. H., Grijalva, S., Enhancing Communications Reliability in Prosumer-Based Smart Grid using MIMO Communications, 2016 Clemson University Power Systems Conference (PSC), Clemson, SC, 2016, pp. 1-5.
  • B. Stuart and M. H. Nazari. NASA Mission to Mars Program: Innovative DC Microgrid Proof of Concept for Spacecraft. In i-PCGrid Conference, March 2015.
  • Ramachandan, T., Nazari, M. H., and Egerstedt, M., Controllability of Prosumer-based Networks in the Presence of Communication Failures, 2015 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Osaka, 2015, pp. 4770-4775. (Invited Paper)
  • Nazari, M., H., A Distributed Framework for Frequency Regulation in Large-scale Prosumer-based Power Systems, 2015 IEEE Green Energy and Systems Conference (IGESC), Long Beach, CA, 2015, pp. 55-60.
  • Nazari, M. H., Ilic, M., and Morgan, G., Toward Model-based Policy Design for Reliable and Efficient Integration of Distributed Generators, 2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 2013, pp. 1-5.
  • Nazari, M. H. and Ilic, M., A Dynamic Modeling Framework for Future Distribution Energy Systems, 2012 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Champaign, IL, 2012, pp. 1-6.
  • Nazari, M. H., Small-Signal Stability and Centralized Control Design of Modern Distribution Systems, 2011 North American Power Symposium, Boston, MA, 2011, pp. 1-6.
  • Nazari, M. H., Ilic, M., and Lopes, J. P., Dynamic Stability and Control Design of Future Electric Energy Systems with Large Penetration of Distributed Generators, 2010 IREP Symposium Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control - VIII (IREP), Rio de Janeiro, 2010, pp. 1-7.
  • Nazari, M. H. and Ilic, M., Potential for Efficiency Improvement of Future Electric Energy Systems with Distributed Generation units, IEEE PES General Meeting, Providence, RI, 2010, pp. 1-9.
  • Nazari, M. H. and Ilic, M., Technical Challenge in Modernizing Distribution Electric Power Systems with Large Number of Distributed 2009 IEEE Bucharest PowerTech, Bucharest, 2009, pp. 1-8.
  • Nazari, M. H., and Parniani, M., Determining and Optimizing Power Loss Reduction in Distribution Feeders due to Distributed Generation, 2006 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, 2006, pp. 1914-1918.
  • Jonker, M., and Nazari, M. H., Institutional and Technical Modernization of the Power System to Accommodate Distributed Generation, 4th European Congress on Economics and Management of Energy in Industry, Porto, Portugal, 2007.
  • Nazari, M. H., and Parniani, M., Evaluating the Effects of Distributed Generation on Radial Distribution Feeders, 14th Iranian Conf. on Electrical Eng., Tehran, Iran, 2006.

Awards and Honors

  • Selected as WSU Global Learning Faculty Fellow, 2021.
  • Received Research Opportunities for Engineering Undergraduate (ROEU), WSU College of Engineering 2020-21.
  • Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member in Power and Energy Society, Sep. 2019.
  • Best Paper Award in 49th North American Power Symposium at Morgantown, West Virginia, Sep. 2017.
  • Awarded Portugal Science and Technology Foundation PhD Fellowship, Sep. 2007.

I have supervised graduate students who received following awards:

  • Research Opportunities for Engineering Undergraduate (REOU) award two years in a row, 2021 and 2022
  • Winner of the three-minute-thesis competition at the WSU College of Engineering, 2021.
  • Graduate Dean's List Recipient of Scholars and Artists CSU Long Beach, May 2018.
  • HOGAR Graduate Student Fellowship CSU Long Beach 2017.

Education

Courses taught by Masoud Nazari

Fall Term 2024 (future)

Fall Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

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