| Biography:
Masoud Aliakbar Golkar was born
in Tehran Iran in 1954. He received his BSc degree from the
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran-Iran in 1977, MSc from
the Oklahoma State University USA in 1979, and his PhD degree
from the Imperial college of Science, technology, and Medicine
(The University of London, UK) in 1986, all in Electrical
Engineering (Power Systems).
Since 1979 he has been teaching and doing research at K N Toosi
University of Technology. Dr Golkar is the advisor of the Tehran
Electricity Board, Shiraz Electricity Board, and Bandar Abbas
Electricity Board in the field of Distribution Systems. He has
worked part time as the head of research group for Distribution
studies at Electric Power Research center (EPRC) for more than
10 years.
From Jan 2002 to July 2005 Dr Golkar has served as a Senior
Lecturer at Curtin University of Technology in Malaysia.
His main Research areas are Distributed Generation Studies,
Smart Grid, Reactive Power Studies, Loss calculations and
Reduction in Distribution Systems, Power system Studies,
Distribution System Optimization & automation, voltage Collapse
Studies, Distribution Systems study by Probabilistic Methods,
Renewable Energy Studies, and Load and Energy Management. |
| Summary:
- Over 35 years of experience in research and teaching with focus on renewable energy systems, smart grid, distributed generations, and modern distribution systems.
- Supervised more than 17 PhD level and 58 MSc students.
- The best researchers in Electrical Engineering in Iran selected by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Iran in 1998.
- Authored two books and six book chapters.
- Published more than 105 journal papers and 230 conference papers in prestigious journals in the fields of power systems, and electric distribution systems.
- Have been awarded more than 1,885,000 USD of research and development grants.
- Have more than 25 years of academic administrative experience serving as the head of electrical engineering department, vice dean for research and academic affairs,
and head of power center.
- Have extensive experience in industrial projects serving as the head of several research and development.
- Acted as the senior advisor of several provincial electricity boards.
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