Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bourns Family Faculty Fellow Co-Director, Winston Chung Global Energy Center University of California, Riverside Office: Room 436—Winston Chung Hall Research Lab: Room 225—Winston Chung Hall Phone: 951-827-2387    Email: hamed (at) ece DOT ucr DOT edu

New Book on Smart Grid Sensors and Data-Driven Applications

Short Bio

I am a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. My research is on developing optimization-based and data-driven techniques for power systems and smart grid applications with focus on sensing, controls, and operations. I received the NSF CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for my research on smart grid; the Best Paper Award from the IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; the Best Paper Award from the IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communication; and the Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Communications Socity. I have been the Lead PI or co-PI for over $17 million research projects. Before becoming a faculty member I was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. I received my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2008, M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2004, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Amir-Kabir University of Technology in 2002. In 2007, I was a visiting student at Princeton University. I serve as Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, the IEEE Power Engineering Letters, and the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. Previously, I served as Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids for six years. I am currently the Co-Director of the Winston Chung Global Energy Center. Previously, I served as the Director of the UC-National Lab Center on Power System Cyber Security. I received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Bourns College of Engineering in 2017. I am an IEEE Fellow, Class of 2020.

News

• 5/2025: Our group is awarded $1,500,000 from California Energy Commission to develop new vehicle-to-grid technologies for electric trucks.

• 5/2025: Post-doctoral Fellow Opening on AI and Machine Learning for Power Systems. Link to Apply.

• 1/2025: I have been appointed as the Co-Director of Winston Chung Global Energy Center. Previously, I served as Associate Director for six years.

• 12/2024: The IEEE PES Task Force on Synchro-Waveforms Data Analytics has published its Technical Report.

• 9/2024: California Grid Readiness Consoritum has released its 2024 CGR White Paper.

• 8/2024: Smart Grid Research Lab received $600,000 new research grants from NSF, CEC, and an Industry Consortium.

• 5/2024: Three PhD students from our group received PhD Dissertation Award from IEEE SGSMA: Armin Aligholian (First Prize/$1,000), Alireza Akrami (Second Prize/$1,000), Milad Izadi (Third Prize/$500).

• 8/2023: I chair a new IEEE PES Task Force on Synchro-Waveforms Data Analytics.

• 12/2022: Our paper, entitled "Joint Sparse Estimation of Sensitivity Distribution Factors and Power Flows in Low-Observable Power Distribution Systems" has been selected as a Best Paper Award Finalist at the IEEE PES ISGT 2023 Conference in Washington, DC. (Paper)

• 11/2022: I recently gave two tutorials on synchro-waveforms (synchronized waveform measurements) at IEEE Big Data Analytics Subcommittee and IEEE Conference on Smart Grid Communications. (Slides)

• 10/2022: I was a Keynote Speaker at the IEEE Smart Grid Comm 2022 I talked about the Frontiers in Smart Grid Data Availability. (Slides)

• 07/2022: I am a co-PI on a new $3,000,000 NSF grant entitled NRT: Science to Policy Education: Activating Knowledge for Sustainable Transportation to enhance multi-disciplinary graduate student training on power grid infrastruture for sustainable transportation.

• 06/2022: I received the Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Communications Society for "Pioneering Contributions to Optimization and Data Analytics in Smart Grids".

Research on Distribution Synchro-phasors

• Our publications on distribution-level phasor measurement units (D-PMUs):

  • Distribution Synchrophasors: Pairing Big Data with Analytics to Create Actionable Information
  • GraphPMU: Event Clustering via Graph Representation Learning
  • Automated Event Region Identification and its Data-Driven Applications in Behind-the-Meter Solar Farms Based on Micro-PMU Measurements
  • Impact Analysis and Mitigation of Losing Time Synchronization at Micro-PMUs in Event Location Identification
  • Unsupervised Event Detection, Clustering, and Use Case Exposition in Micro-PMU Measurements
  • Individual Load Model Parameter Estimation in Distribution Systems using Load Switching Events
  • Locating the Source of Events in Power Distribution Systems Using Micro-PMU Data
  • Situational Awareness in Distribution Grid Using Micro-PMU Data: A Machine Learning Approach
  • Event-Based Analysis of Solar Power Distribution Feeder Using Micro-PMU Measurements
  • Poisoning Attack against Event Classification in Distribution Synchrophasor Measurements
  • Cyberattacks Against Event-Based Analysis in Micro-PMUs: Attack Models and Counter Measures
  • Analysis of Cyber Attacks Against Micro-PMUs: The Case of Event Source Location Identification
  • Sparse Tracking State Estimation for Low-Observable Power Distribution Systems Using D-PMUs
  • Sparse Distribution System State Estimation: An Approximate Solution Against Low Observability
  • A Machine Learning Approach to Event Analysis in Distribution Feeders Using Distribution Synchrophasors
  • Linear Distribution System State Estimation Using Synchrophasor Data and Pseudo-Measurement
  • Tracking State Estimation in Distribution Networks Using Distribution-level Synchrophasor Data
  • Distribution Grid Reliability vs Regulation Market Efficiency: Analysis based on Micro-PMU Data
  • Autopsy on Active Distribution Networks: A Data-Driven Fault Analysis Using Micro-PMU Data.
  • Location Identification of Distribution Network Events Using Synchrophasor Data.
  • A Data-Driven Analysis of Lightning-Initiated Contingencies at a Distribution Grid with a PV Farm.
  • Data-Driven Analysis of Capacitor Bank Operation at a Distribution Feeder Using Micro-PMU Data.
  • Distribution Grid Reliability Analysis with Regulation Down Load Resources by Micro-PMU Data.

• I served as the Guest Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid a Special Issue on Theory and Application of PMUs in Power Distribution Systems.

Research on Synchro-waveforms and Harmonic Synchro-phasors

• Our publications on waveform measurement units (WMUs) and harmonic/wideband phasor measurement units (H-PMUs/WB-PMUs):

  • Synchro-Waveforms in Wide-Area Monitoring, Control, and Protection
  • Synchro-Waveforms: A Window to the Future of Power Systems Data Analytics
  • IBR Responses During a Real-World System-Wide Disturbance: Synchro-Waveform Data Analysis, Pattern Classification, and Engineering Implications
  • Event Detection and Characterization in Continuous Recording of Synchro-waveforms: Field Experiments and Data Analytics
  • Data-Driven Modeling of Sub-Cycle Dynamics of Inverter-based Resources Using Real-World Synchro-Waveform Measurements
  • Transforming Conventional Waveforms into Synchro-waveforms: A Data-Driven Method for Event Signature Alignment and Synchronization Operator Estimation
  • Sub-cycle Event Detection and Characterization in Continuous Streaming of Synchro-waveforms: An Experiment Based on GridSweep Measurements
  • Analysis of Power Quality Events for Wildfire Monitoring: Lessons Learned from a California Wildfire
  • Sub-Cycle Dynamics Modeling of IBRs Using LSTM Methods and Synchro-waveform Measurements
  • A Data-Driven Time-Synchronization Method to Convert Power Quality Waveform Measurements into Synchro-Waveforms
  • Modeling Dynamic Response of Inverter Based Resources Using Waveform Measurements
  • A Synchronized Lissajous-based Method to Detect and Classify Events in Synchro-waveform Measurements in Power Distribution Networks
  • Synchronous Waveform Measurements to Locate Transient Events and Incipient Faults in Power Distribution Networks
  • Characterizing Synchronized Lissajous Curves to Scrutinize Power Distribution Synchro-waveform Measurements
  • Event Signatures in H-PMU Measurements: An Information-Theoretic Analysis of Real-World Data
  • A Physics-Aware MIQP Approach to Harmonic State Estimation in Low-Observable Power Distribution Systems Using Harmonic Phasor Measurement Units
  • Switch Status Identification in Distribution Networks using Harmonic Synchrophasor Measurements
  • A Remedy to Losing Time Synchronization at D-PMUs, H-PMUs, and WMUs in Event Location Identification in Power Distribution Systems
  • Event Location Identification in Distribution Networks Using Waveform Measurement Units
  • Physics-Aware Sparse Harmonic State Estimation in Power Distribution Systems
  • Data-Driven Event Location Identification Without Knowing Network Parameters Using Synchronized Electric-Field and Current Waveform Data
  • Location Identification of High Impedance Faults Using Synchronized Harmonic Phasors
  • GraphPMU: Event Clustering via Graph Representation Learning Using Fundamental and Harmonic PMU Measurements
  • Synchro-Waveforms for Situational Awareness with Application to Wildfire Monitoring
  • Presentations at IEEE PESGM 2024 Panel on Synchro-waveforms: Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Mladen Kezunovic, Yilu Liu, Jhi-Young Joo, Mario Paolone, Hamed Valizadeh, Lakshan Piyasinghe
  • Presentations at IEEE PESGM 2023 Panel on Synchro-waveforms: Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Chester Li, Jim Follum, Wilsun Xu, Farnoosh Rahmatian
  • Presentations at IEEE SGSMA 2022 Panel on Synchro-waveforms: Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Wilsun Xu, Steven Blair, Alvaro Furlani Bastos