Fatemi Nastaran

Prof. Nastaran Fatemi is an Associate Professor at HEIG-VD (University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland) since 2003. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from EPFL (2003) and a Master's from Joseph Fourier University of Grenoble (France, 1998). Her work focuses on Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and Smart Grids. She leads the Intelligent Data Analysis (IDA) group at IICT, focusing on applied research in distributed computing and massive data analysis.

Teaching: She instructs courses in Database Systems, Information Retrieval, Big Data Analytics, and Scala Programming across BSc and MSc programs. Recent projects include the TwinDiGrid digital twin platform for energy networks and the Grid Data Digger AI platform for grid optimization.

• Research Interests: Digital Twin Technology, Stream Processing, Energy Distribution Systems, AI in Cyber-Physical Systems.
• Collaborations: Industry contracts on smart grids and data-driven applications.

Labs/Teams: IDA Group at IICT Institute.