Vahid Rasouli Disfani

Dr. Vahid Rasouli Disfani serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida (2015) and completed postdoctoral research at UC San Diego, with prior industry experience at Iran Grid Management Company.

Education:

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran (2006)
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2008)
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida (2015)

Research Interests: Dr. Disfani specializes in power systems optimization and control, focusing on renewable energy integration challenges. His work addresses grid stability with high solar penetration through multi-agent algorithms and model predictive control for power converters. Current projects target feeder-wide voltage control, distributed energy resource market participation, microgrid reliability assessment, and state estimation algorithms for distribution systems.

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