Mehrdad Kazerani, PEng
Biography
Dr. Mehrdad Kazerani is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His work spans teaching, theoretical and experimental research in the field of power electronics, and various administrative roles.
Dr. Kazerani’s research interests include the modeling and control of DC/DC converters, voltage-sourced and current-sourced converters, grid integration of renewable energy sources, plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles, energy storage systems, smart battery chargers with V2G capabilities, energy access, and microgrids. His work has been supported by a variety of governmental agencies, such as NSERC, ESTAC, Railpower, OCE, Automotive Partnership Canada, and Natural Resources Canada, as well as industry partners including Hydro One, GM, First Solar, Magna, and Hatch.
He has actively contributed to numerous multidisciplinary projects and has supervised/co-supervised a wide range of post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, visiting scholars, and undergraduate students in both research and Capstone design projects. In addition to his regular teaching, Dr. Kazerani teaches online graduate courses to power industry employees as part of the University of Waterloo's MEng in Power Engineering program.
Dr. Kazerani holds several patents and has authored or co-authored numerous journal and conference papers, as well as technical reports. A Senior Member of IEEE, he has served on several technical sub-committees, organized special sessions at IEEE conferences, and acted as an editor for several special sections and issues of IEEE Transactions, including the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
He has also been the faculty advisor for the University of Waterloo's Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) and Formula Electric Vehicle team, and has served as an investigator for the Association of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). Dr. Kazerani is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario and has participated in review panels for national research foundations in several countries.
Dr. Kazerani’s research interests include the modeling and control of DC/DC converters, voltage-sourced and current-sourced converters, grid integration of renewable energy sources, plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles, energy storage systems, smart battery chargers with V2G capabilities, energy access, and microgrids. His work has been supported by a variety of governmental agencies, such as NSERC, ESTAC, Railpower, OCE, Automotive Partnership Canada, and Natural Resources Canada, as well as industry partners including Hydro One, GM, First Solar, Magna, and Hatch.
He has actively contributed to numerous multidisciplinary projects and has supervised/co-supervised a wide range of post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, visiting scholars, and undergraduate students in both research and Capstone design projects. In addition to his regular teaching, Dr. Kazerani teaches online graduate courses to power industry employees as part of the University of Waterloo's MEng in Power Engineering program.
Dr. Kazerani holds several patents and has authored or co-authored numerous journal and conference papers, as well as technical reports. A Senior Member of IEEE, he has served on several technical sub-committees, organized special sessions at IEEE conferences, and acted as an editor for several special sections and issues of IEEE Transactions, including the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
He has also been the faculty advisor for the University of Waterloo's Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) and Formula Electric Vehicle team, and has served as an investigator for the Association of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). Dr. Kazerani is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario and has participated in review panels for national research foundations in several countries.
Research Interests
- power electronic converter modeling and control
- energy storage systems
- utility integration of renewable energy sources
- plugin electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles
- microgrids
- energy access
- energy efficiency
Scholarly Research
Research Interests, - power electronic converter topologies, - control of power electronic converters, - hybrid energy storage systems, - electrified vehicular powertrains, - renewable energy, - AC and DC microgrids., 1982 to 1987, with the Iranian Energy Ministry, director and lecturer in Ray Gas Turbine Training Center., 1988 to 1996, - Master's student at Concordia University, - PhD student and post-doctoral fellow at McGill University, Since 1997, - with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, In my university career, - on new faculty hiring and faculty tenure and promotion committees, - a referee for NSERC grant applications, - on NSF panel for grant applications ranking, - reviewer of conference and journal papers, - on graduate students' examinations committees, - external examiner for PhD theses, - special session organizer at conferences, - special section guest editor for journals, - on undergraduate and graduate study committees, - on ECE Department's research committee, - ECE Department's exchange program coordinator, - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Editor
Education
- 1995, Doctorate Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Canada
- 1990, Master's Electrical Engineering, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada
- 1980, Bachelor's Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran
Awards
- 2004 $2,500 (USD)
- 2006 $10,000 (CAD)
- 2011 $23,205 (CAD)
- 2012 $2,500 (CAD)
- 2015 $12,500 (CAD)
- 2016 $22,000 (CAD)
- 2021 $2,500 (CAD)
Teaching*
- ECE 463 - Design & Applications of Power Electronic Converters
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
- ECE 660 - Operation and Control of Future Integrated Energy Systems
- Taught in 2023, 2024
- ECE 6611PD - Electric Machines and Motor Drives
- Taught in 2020, 2022, 2024
- ECE 663 - Energy Processing
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- ECE 760 - Special Topics in Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering
- Taught in 2022
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Graduate studies
- Not currently accepting applications for graduate students