Curriculum Vitae

Last update: November 2011

Personal Information

Nationality: Iranian
Place of Birth: Shahrood, Iran
Date of Birth: 21 June 1985
Marital Statues: Single
Email:   sadegh.modarresi@gmail.com
              sadegh_modarresi@alum.sharif.edu
Tel(Mobile): (+98) 912 1731106

Education

  • Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran,
     M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Sep 2008- Jan 2011,
     Total GPA: 17.21/20 (3.44/4),
     M.Sc. thesis title: “Impacts of Service Quality Regulation on Distribution Automation Investment”
    Supervisor: Prof. Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad
    Thesis Grade: 18.5 out of 20.

  • Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran,Iran,
     B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering(Power), Sep 2003-Sep 2008,
    Total GPA: 15.40/20 (3.08/4),
     B.Sc. final project title: “Impacts of Trystor Controlled Phase Shifter on Dynamic Stability of Power Systems”
    Supervisor: Eng. Ahad Kazemi
    Thesis Grade: 19 out of 20.

Fields of Interests

  • Smart Grid Applications

  • Power System Planning, Operation and Control

  • Power System Reliability

  • Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation

  • Distribution Automation

  • Regulation of Distribution Systems

  • Power Quality

  • Power System Security

Academic Experience

  • Reviewer of Smart Grid Conference”, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, October 2010.

  • Reviewer of 13th ISCEE conference”, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran,  Sep.2010.

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant of Dr. Vahedi, “Special Machines”, at Iran University of Science and Technology, spring 2008.

  • Teaching Assistant of Dr. Ehsan, “Power System Analysis 1”, at Sharif University Technology, fall 2009.

Working Experience

  • Monenco Iran, Consulting Engineer, on the “Organizing the Structure of Iran’s Electric Power Industry” project, 2011- present.

  • Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC) (in the form of apprenticeship), summer 2006.

Member of:

  • Reliability Group, Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, 2008-present.

  • National PBR(Performance Based Regulation) project over Iran’s Distribution Systems, Nov 2010-Sep2011

Publications

Journal Papers:

[1] Mohammad Sadegh Modarresi, Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, Hosein Mohammadnezhad-Shourkaei “Impacts of Reward-Penalty Schemes supported by Minimum Quality Standards on Distribution Automation Investment Strategies”, accepted extended abstract on Feb 2011, in the special issue of IEEE transaction of smart grid on ‘Application Of Smart Grid Technologies On Power Distribution Systems’, full paper was submitted on June 2011 and is still under review.

Conference Papers:

[1] Mohammad Sadegh Modarresi, Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, Hosein Mohammadnezhad-Shourkaei “Impacts of Service Quality Regulation on Distribution Automation Investment”, IEEE International Energy Conference 2010 (IEEE ENERGYCON 2010), 12-18 Dec 2010, Manama, Bahrain, pp.373-378.

[2] Mohammad Sadegh Modarresi, Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, "Effective Design of the Reward-Penalty Schemes to Reach the Highest Persuasiveness in Selecting Investment Strategies by Electric Distribution Utilities", CIRED 2012, 29-30 May 2012, Lisbon, Portugal (Submitted).

[3] Mohammad Sadegh Modarresi, Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, A Novel Approach of Finding Best Distribution Automation Strategy in Distribution Systems Regulated By Service Quality Regulation, PMAPS 2012, 10-14th June 2012, Istanbul, Turkey (going to be submitted).

Computer Skills

  • Engineering softwares: MATLAB, PSCAD, GAMS, MATLAB Simulink,  DIALUX, EMTP, ETAP (expert)

  • Operating systems: Windows 7/XP/2000/98.

  • Others: (Expert) Windows Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.).

Honors

  • 588th Rank of B.S. University Entrance Examination of Iran (named as KONKOOR), (among over 400,000 competitors), 2003.

  • 70th Rank among nearly 25,000 participants in the Nation Wide Universities Entrance Exam for Graduate degree in electrical engineering, 2008.

  • Distinguished Student, Electrical Engineering Department of IUST, 2006.

English Proficiency

  • Toefl iBT score: 95/120, Reading 25/30, Listening 23/30, Speaking 22/30, Writing 25/3

  • GRE Score: Participated on Nov 2011, and waiting for the results.

References

  • Prof. Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad, EE Department Chair, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran,
    M.Sc. Supervisor
     Email: fotuhi@sharif.edu
    Tel: (office) +98(21)66165921, +98(21)66165904.

  • Eng. Ahad Kazemi, EE Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran,
    B.Sc. Supervisor and one of the members of examination committee of my M.Sc. thesis defense.
     Email: kazemi@iust.ac.ir
    Tel: +98 21 77240492

  • Dr. Ali Akbar Jalali, EE Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran,
     Email: ajalali@iust.ac.ir, drjalali@gmail.com
    Tel: +98 21 77240478,
    fax number: +98 21 77240486  

  • Dr. Abolfazl Vahedi, EE Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran,
     Email: avahedi@iust.ac.ir
    Tel: +98 21 73225619,
    fax number: +98 21 77240490