Mehrdad Pirnia

Graduate Attributes Lecturer | Management Sciences, Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Mehrdad Pirnia, a PhD Waterloo alumnus in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a faculty member and Graduate Attributes lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences. His main research focus is enhancing the operation and planning of energy and transportation systems through artificial intelligence, optimization and stochastic techniques. He has previously held positions with California ISO, ALSTOM Grid, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Graduate Supervision: Currently considering applications from graduate students. A completed online application is required for admission; start the application process now.         

Selected Publications:

• E. Vera, C. Canizares, M. Pirnia, Renewable Energy Integration in Canadian Remote Community Microgrids: The Feasibility of Hydrogen and Gas Generation", IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 8, pp.36-45, 2020.
• Shavandi, Hassan and Pirnia, Mehrdad and Fuller, J David, Extended opportunity cost model to find near equilibrium electricity prices under non-convexities, Applied Energy, 240, 2019, 251 - 264
• Lipka, Paula A and Campaigne, Clay and Pirnia, Mehrdad and O’Neill, Richard P and Oren, Shmuel S, Constructing transmission line current constraints for the IEEE and polish systems, Energy Systems, 8(1), 2017, 199 - 216