Alireza Esmaeili

Alireza Esmaeili

M.Sc. Student

Start date: September 2023
Target graduation date: May 2026

Research focus Quantifying the impact of wildfire smoke on solar energy production using machine learning. My research develops a regime-aware framework to isolate smoke-induced irradiance losses from other atmospheric conditions, providing critical data for climate-resilient power grid management and solar forecasting.

Major scholarships
Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Calgary (2025)

Previous studies
B.Sc. in Computer Science, Bahonar University of Kerman (2005)

Industry and other work experience
– Senior Software Developer at Dayforce: Building complex business rule engines and optimizing high-performance database access patterns.
– Senior Software Developer at FuSoft: Architecting cloud-native microservices and establishing automated deployment pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
– Full Stack Developer at FLATLAY Inc.: Engineering scalable web solutions and enhancing infrastructure efficiency through automated cloud management.
– Full Stack Developer at BaridSoft: Pioneering BPM systems with dynamic workflow logic and implementing rigorous automated testing frameworks.
– .Net Developer at AFRANET: Developing high-capacity enterprise systems supporting large-scale concurrent user bases.

Other I am a Senior Software Developer with 20 years of experience and a strong background in AWS cloud technologies. I co-authored the book Scrum: Principles and A Practical Approach and specialize in building reliable, scalable infrastructure for complex software systems.