MOHAMMAD ALI REZAEI
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing Address: Industrial Electronics Lab., School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Email : mda.rezaei@gmail.com
WWW: http://khorshid.ut.ac.ir/~m.a.rezaei
Cell: +98-912-6186470
EDUCATION
University of Tehran (Tehran-Iran)
MS. in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Power Electronics.
GPA: 18.80/20, Expected Graduation Date: Dec. 2010.
Supervisor: Prof. Shahrokh Farhangi.
Thesis: Enhancing The Reliability of Cascaded H-Bridge Based Grid Connected
PV Systems.
University of Tehran (Tehran-Iran)
BS. in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Power Systems.
GPA: 14.81/20, Graduation: February 2008.
Thesis: Design and Implementation of Sensor-less Position Control of PMDC
Motor for Automotive Applications.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Main research interests are in the area of “Power Electronics and Energy
Systems” including:
Modeling and Control of High Power Electronic Converters.
HVDC Transmission Systems.
Grid Interfaces of Distributed/Renewable Energy Resources.
Application of Power Electronics in Distributed/Renewable Energy Resources.
FACTS Devises.
Adjustable Speed Drives.
WORK EXPERIENCES
University of Tehran – Industrial Electronics Lab (Tehran-Iran)
Research Assistant – September 2008 – present
 Design and Implementation of a DSP Controlled 7-level Cascaded H-Bridge
Multilevel Converter Prototype.
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 Design and Implementation of a Hardware in the Loop Control System for
Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Converter.
 Design and Implementation of A 5KW PV Backup Inverter System for
Residential Application.
Iran-Khodro Co. (Tehran-Iran)
Design Engineer – Summer 2007
 Design and Implementation of Sensorless Position Control of PMDC Motor for
Automotive Applications.
Iran-Transfo Co.
R&D Intern – Summer 2006
 Review of Testing Procedures of High-Voltage Transformers.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
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University of Tehran (Tehran-Iran)
Teaching Assistant
ECE083 – Power Electronics I (MS Course, 2 Times).
ECE084 – Power Electronics II (MS Course, 1 Time).
ECE078 – Industrial Electronics (4 Times).
ECE359 – Electrical Circuits I (1 Time)
Numerical Calculations (1 Time).
Lab Instructor
ECE078 – Industrial Electronics Lab (3 Times).
ECE084 – Industrial Drives Lab. (MS Course, 1 Time)
HONORS & AWARDS
 Ranked 93, in national universities undergraduate entrance exam, among almost
500,000 participants, September - 2003.
 University of Tehran scholarship, Institutional, UT, 2006
 Best bachelor thesis award, Institutional, September 2007.
 Ranked 29, in national universities graduate entrance exam (electrical
Engineering), among almost 20,000 participants. September – 2008
 University of Tehran scholarship, Institutional, UT, 2008-2010.
 First rank among power engineering graduate students, Institutional, UT, 2010
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
[1] M. A. Rezaei, S. Farhangi, and H. Iman-Eini, ʻʻExtending the Operation Range
of Cascaded H-Bridge Based Multilevel Rectifier Under Unbalanced Load
Conditions,ʼʼ submitted to IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
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WORKING JOURNAL PAPERS
[1] M. A. Rezaei, S. Farhangi, and H. Iman-Eini, ʻʻEnhancing The Reliability of
Cascaded H-Bridge Based Grid Connected Renewable Energy Systems,ʼʼ Working
Paper.
[2] B. Asaei, G. Farivar, and M. A. Rezaei, ʻʻA Novel Analytical Solution for PV
arrays Maximum Power Point Tracking,ʼʼ Working Paper.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
[1] M. A. Rezaei, G. Farivar, and S. Farhangi, ʻʻAn Improved Predictive Current
Control Method for Grid-Connected Inverters,ʼʼ in Proc. of 1st PEDSTC
Conference, Feb. 2010, Tehran – Iran .
[2] M. A. Rezaei, G. Farivar, M. Nabavi, and S. Farhangi, ʻʻOff-line Parameter
Identification of Induction Machines with Saturation Effects,ʼʼ in Proc. of PSC,
Nov. 2009, Tehran – Iran.
[3] M. A. Rezaei, S. Farhangi, and H. Iman-Eini, ʻʻExtended Operation Range of
Cascaded H-Bridge Based Multilevel Rectifier Under Unbalanced Load
Conditions,ʼʼ accepted for presentation in PECon 2010, Malaysia.
[4] G. Farivar, B. Asaei, and M. A. Rezaei, ʻʻA Novel Analytical Solution for the
PV-Arrays Maximum Power Point Tracking Problem,ʼʼ accepted for presentation in
PECon 2010, Malaysia.
SELECTED REPORTS & TECHNICAL REPORTS
[1] M. A. Rezaei, P. Khajavi, and B. Asaei “Sensorless Position Control of PMDC
Motor for Automative Applications,” Iran Khodro Co. 2007.
[2] M. A. Rezaei, “Fault Tolerant Control Strategies in Multilevel Inverters for
Adjustable Speed Drives,” Seminar Course Report, 2009.
[3] M. A. Rezaei, “A Review of Inverter Topologies for Electric and Hybrid
Electric Vehicles Applications,” Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Control
course project report, 2009.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English: TOEFL IBT
Overall: 103
R:30 – L:29 – S:20 – W: 24
GRE
Test will be taken on Oct. 24th.
Deutsche:
Passed over 300 hours of Deutsche course.
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GRADUATE COURSES
Major: Power Electronics I-(19.6/20), Power Electronics II-(19.7/20),
Advanced Motion Control Systems (17.5/20), Electric and Hybrid Electric
Vehicles Control (19.5/20), Generalized Machines Theory (18.5/20), High
Power Electronic Converters (19.5/20).
Minor: Power System Dynamics, Reactive Power Control.
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
 Computer Programs: Windows, Linux, MS Office.
 Computer Softwares: MATLAB, Simulink, Orcad, Atium Designer, PSCAD,
DIgSILENT, Code Composer, ISE Design Suit, MPLAB, Code Vision.
 Typesetting Programs: MIKTEX, TEXnicCenter, GSview, Ghostscript.
 Microprocessors: Expert in DSP TMS2812, FPGA SPARTAN 3, DSPIC,
AVR microprocessors.
 Rapid Prototyping: Hardware in the Loop Control System Design Using
ADVANTECH PCI-1710 Multifunction Card.
 Hobbies and Interests: Motorcycling, Body building, Climbing,
Photography.
ACADEMIC AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Reviewer for IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive
System Technologies, 2011, Iran.
 Reviewer for IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy, 2010,
Malaysia.
 Supervision of two Undergraduate Students for Their Bachelor's Engineering
Project.
References available upon request!
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