Dr. Hamidreza (Hamid) Zareipour, Professor, P.Eng., FIEEE<br>Leader of the Lab

Dr. Hamidreza (Hamid) Zareipour, Professor, P.Eng., FIEEE
Leader of the Lab

Dr. Zareipour earned his BSc in Electrical and Computing Engineering from the K. N. Toosi University of Technology (Iran) followed in 1995 by an MSc from The University of Tabriz (Iran) and in 1997 a PhD from The University of Waterloo (Canada) in 2006, both in Electrical and Computing Engineering.

In January 2007, Dr. Zareipour began his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2012 and to full Professor in 2015.

In 2008, Dr. Zareipour became a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). In 2020, he became a Fellow with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Dr. Zareipour is the Co-Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) WIRED Global Center. The Center’s mission is to foster Canada-USA collaboration between communities and interdisciplinary teams to reimagine a resilient and equitable power grid for a sustainable and prosperous future.

Research focus
1. Applications of Machine Learning and AI in Power Systems
2. Short- and Long-Term Forecasting of Electricity Demand
3. Forecasting Short-Term Electricity Market Prices for Energy and Ancillary Services
4. Optimization of Electricity Cost Management for Large Industrial Consumers
5. Optimal Operation and Planning of Standalone and Grid-Connected Energy Storage Systems
6. Planning and Operational Optimization of Hybrid Solar/Wind and Energy Storage Systems
7. Modeling the Implications of Economy-Wide Electrification on Electrical Demand and Generation Dynamics

Teaching
Dr. Zareipour typically teaches the following courses:

Undergraduate:
ENEL 500: Fourth Year Team Design Project
ENEL 587: Power Systems Analysis
ENEL 597: Power Systems Operation and Markets
ENGG 503/504: Entrepreneurial Fourth Year Team Design Project

Graduate:
ENEL 693: Restructured Electricity Markets,
ENEL 601: Power Systems Analysis (Advanced)

Research Awards and recognitions:

2023 IEEE PES Best Paper Award, for the paper titled: “Energy-Storage Modeling: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Directions”, recognized by the IEEE Power and Energy Society; Role: co-author.
2023 IEEE PES PSOPE Technical Committee Prize Paper Award, for the paper titled: “Energy-Storage Modeling: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Directions”, recognized by the IEEE Power and Energy Society’s Power Systems Operation, Planing and Economics (PSOPE) Committee. Role: co-author.
2021 Departmental Graduate Educator Award for Electrical and Software Engineering, December 2021
Elevated to Fellow of the IEEE (class of 2021) for “contributions to the modeling of energy storage for system operation and planning”; November 2020
Chair Service Award, IEEE PES Power Systems Economics Subcommittee, Power Systems Operation, Planning and Economics Committee, 2019
2018 Class of Peak Scholars, University of Calgary, for ‘Training Engineering Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs’ 
Best Paper Prize winner for IEEE PES Power System Operation, Planning and Economics Committee, 2018
for the paper on behind-the-meter solar power estimation (H. Shaker, H. Zareipour and D. Wood, “A Data-Driven Approach for Estimating the Power Generation of Invisible Solar Sites,” in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 2466-2476, Sept. 2016.)
Schulich School of Engineering Outstanding Research Award for Department of Electrical and Computer Eng., 2017.
GREAT Supervisor Award, 2017, presented by the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Graduate Studies for ‘outstanding supervision and mentorship to graduate students’.
Supervisor for the second-place winner project at 2016 Calgary International New Energy Venture Competition. Project: Estimating behind-the-meter solar power generation in large areas (Invisible Predictions Team).
Co-chair of the Working Group on Energy Forecasting, winner of the 2015 Best Working Group Award, IEEE PES Power System Planning and Implementation Committee, 
Graduate Educator Excellence Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, 2013
Best Paper Award, 2011 International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies
Early Research Excellence Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, 2010-2011
Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision, recognized by the Association of Graduate Students, Department of Electrical and Computer Eng., University of Calgary, 2009-2010.

Teaching Awards and recognitions:

Teaching Achievement Award, Winter term 2018, Schulich School of Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Courses, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, 2013.
Teaching Excellence Award, Recognized by 3rd/4th year students, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010-2011.
Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2009-2010
Professor of the Year Award for Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Engineering Students’ Society, Recognized by 4th year students, 2008-2009
Teaching Excellence Award for Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Engineering Students’ Society, Recognized by 4th year students, 2007-2008