Ph. D Students:
Siamak Derakhshan received the M.Sc. degree in control engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran (Center of Excellence for Modeling and Controlling Complex Systems in Iran) in 2020. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer science with York University, Toronto, Canada. Since 2021, he has been a Research Assistant with the Power Electronics Laboratory for Sustainable Energy Research (PELSER), York University, where he is working on the design and optimal control of bi-directional AC/DC converters for Electric Vehicle (EV) systems. His current research interests include the design, control, and optimization of power electronic-based systems, convex optimization, and robust control, with applications to renewable energy systems, microgrids, and EV systems.
Xiaoyi Xia earned his B.Eng degree in Electrical Engineering with first-class standing and then completed his M.Sc. Eng degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lakehead University in April 2021 and August 2023, respectively. Currently, he is pursuing the Ph.D. degree at York University, specializing in power electronics. His research interests include high-power converters, electrical drive systems, electric vehicles, and renewable energy conversion systems.
Master's Students:
Maria Beshara received her B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from York University, in December 2022. Also in 2022, she was awarded the NSERC USRA and worked on GaN based bidirectional power interface. She is currently pursuing her Master's studies n the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Lassonde School of Engineering, York University. Her research interests include bi-directional power converters, energy storage and renewable energy systems.
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Aref Molaei received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering (specializing in Power Engineering) from Khajeh Nasir Toosi Univeristy of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2022. He ranked first among all power engineering students and was awarded the Dean's List Certificate during the academic year of 2019-2020. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University. His research interests include high voltage gain power converters, power management, and renewable energy systems.
Undergraduate Student:
Ashkan Khoshnoodi is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree and is set to graduate in June 2024 in electrical engineering program from York University. He has consistently been a Dean’s Honour Roll member throughout all academic years and is skilled in applying industry-specific technical CAD tools. At York University, Ashkan is focusing on the design and implementation of a battery management system (BMS), a bi-directional AC/DC converters for EVs, a three-phase 5-level inverter, and an Arc-flash study at York University's power plant. He aspires to continue his professional journey in the design of transmission and distribution systems, power system protection, and embedded electrical system design
Alumni:
Ph.D:
- Kajanan Kanathipan (Ph.D, 2019 - 2024)
- Reza Emamalipour (Ph.D, 2018 - 2022)
- Mehdi Abbasi (Ph.D, 2015 - 2019)
- Sanjida Moury (Ph.D, 2014 - 2020)
Master's:
- Matthew Bakalian (M.A.Sc, 2020 - 2022)
- Samira Ahmadiankalati (M.A.Sc, 2018 - 2020)
- Kajanan Kanathipan (M.A.Sc, 2017 - 2019)
- Devina Aggarwal (M.A.Sc, 2016 - 2018)
Undergraduate researchers:
- Jessica Buentipo (undergraduate researcher, summer 2023, Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award)
- Maria Beshara (undergraduate researcher, summer 2022, Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award)
- Yiru Wang (undergraduate researcher from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, summer - fall 2022, MITACS Globalink)
- Yan Liu (undergraduate researcher from Southwest Jiaotong University, China, summer - fall 2019, MITACS Globalink)
- Theresa Nguyen (undergraduate researcher, summer 2019, Lassonde Undergraduate Research Award)
- Xingkai Wu (undergraduate researcher, 2017 - 2018)
- Sara Malik (undergraduate researcher, summer 2016, awarded Dr. James Wu Research Internship)
- Kajanan Kanathipan (undergraduate researcher, summer 2016, awarded NSERC USRA)
- Akhil Khurana (undergraduate researcher, summer 2015)
