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Amin Ghazanfari Amin Ghazanfari is the electrical engineer at Hydro-Québec’s Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage (CETEES). Amin has 12 years of experience in the design, modeling, testing, and analysis of complex energy conversion systems. Amin received his BSc (Power Engineering) degree from the K. N. Toosi University of Technology, MSc (Power Electronics) degrees from the Sharif University of Technology, and Ph.D. (Energy Systems) degree from the University of Alberta.

Amin has lectured and authored on a variety of electrical engineering topics, including power electronic converters, Energy Management Systems (EMS), Battery Management System (BMS), grid integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs), and intelligent control and protection strategies,. Amin has completed many award-winning projects and received over 20 major distinctions. He was awarded the Researcher of The Year Award in 2012, Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship in 2013, Outstanding Engineer Award in 2014, Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship in 2014, GSA Recognition Award in 2016, and AITF Engagement Scholarship in 2017. He was nominated for Andrew Stewart Prize for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017. Amin was inducted as a lifetime member of Golden Key International Honour Society and UAlberta Golden Key Chapter in 2014. Amin has also received the Teaching Excellence Award, Research Assistantship Award, and Honorary Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship.

Amin dives into the world of smart technologies and advancing the science of energy systems, developing applied solutions, and addressing an array of technological and environmental challenges are central components of his recent activities. In 2012, Amin was the smart grid program lead at Niroo Research Institute, where he conducted feasibility studies and developed a strategic roadmap for the deployment of smart grid technologies in Iran's electricity network. From 2010 to 2013, he served as served as a senior research engineer with MGR Company, a leader in testing ICT technologies, and was later appointed to the position of technical manager. Amin led complex, large-scale R&D and industrial projects and organized the best teams to successfully deliver those projects.

Amin always stays on top of all the latest technology and developments in the field. With strong management skills and an ability to effectively communicate with all internal and external parties, including industry leaders in power electronics and energy systems and academia, Amin’s leadership resolves difficult planning issues and results in outstanding architectural solutions. Since joining CETEES in 2018, Amin has contributed to the development of several complex engineering projects for electric transportation and energy storage applications, such as CHAdeMO compliant V2G 2.0 charging station.

Amin was a Steering Committee Member of the Standardization Advisory Board, focusing on long-term efficient energy consumption standards strategy. Amin also was on the Board of Directors of the University Cup Selection Committee, conferring the highest honour to an academic member with outstanding distinction in the areas of research, teaching, and services. Amin has been an active member of several IEEE Societies and has evaluated more than 100 of articles for a number of influential journals. Amin has also served on the review panels of centers of excellence from various agencies such as National Standard Committee, Green and Gold Grant Committee, and Smart Grid Research Council.

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