Assistant Professor
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Department (EBME)
College of Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557
Assistant Research Professor
Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)
Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218
E-mails: mahdim@unr.edu | mahdi.mehrtash@jhu.edu | mahdi.mehrtash@ieee.org
Hello! I am a Senior Member of the IEEE and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. I am also affiliated with the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where I serve as an Assistant Research Professor.
Using concepts of stochastic and global optimization, I am addressing various power and energy system challenges, including power system expansion planning, integration of renewable energy systems, zero-energy buildings, and the development of future electricity markets.
Currently, I am working on several projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the State of Maryland, and others. For a complete list of my ongoing projects, please click here.
Global/Stochastic/Distributed Optimization
Zero Energy Buildings
Power System Optimization
- Transmission/Generation/Distribution Expansion Planning
- Security-Constrained Unit Commitment
- Optimal Power Flow
Electricity Market
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA, July 2024 - Present
Assistant Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA, July 2021 - Present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, February 2020 - July 2021
Junior R&T Associate, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg, September 2019 - February 2020
Research/Teacher Assistant, Louisiana State University, LA, USA, August 2016 - August 2019
Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Azad University, Iran, September 2014 - August 2016
Expert Supervisor, Expansion Planning Group, Fars Regional Electricity Company, Iran, September 2013 - December 2013
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Power), Louisiana State University, LA, USA, GPA: 4.0/4.0, August 2019
(Dissertation Title: Optimal and Efficient Decision-Making for Power System Expansion Planning)
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Power), Shiraz University, Iran, GPA: 19.15/20 (First rank among 18 students), August 2014
(Thesis Title: Stochastic Security-Constrained Unit Commitment Considering Wind Power Generations)
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Power), Shahid Chamran University, Iran, GPA: 18.04/20 (First rank among 34 students), July 2012