Research
Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Research Areas
- Control systems and fault diagnosis techniques
- Power systems, microgrids, and renewable energy systems
- Industrial automation and mechatronic/robotic systems
Projects
Graduate Research (GR) – Microgrids and Renewable Energy Systems Control and Fault Diagnosis
Milad Shojaee, PhD Thesis, “Decentralized Control of Renewable Energy Generation Systems”, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Spring 2020 – Spring 2024 (Link to Thesis) Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Fatemeh Mohammadi Shakiba, PhD Thesis, “Artificial Neural Networks and Their Applications to Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Power Transmission Lines”, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Spring 2021 – Summer 2022 (Link to Thesis) Co-advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Alper Savasci, MSc Thesis, “Grid-Aware Optimal Demand Response Management of Smart Homes”, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University (MTU), Fall 2016 – Spring 2018 (Link to Thesis) Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Muhittin Buyuknalbant, MSc Thesis, “Consensus-Based Proportional-Resonant Control of Renewable Energy Generators”, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University (MTU), Spring 2016 – Summer 2017 (Link to Thesis) Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Syed Ahmed Fuad, MSc Thesis, “Consensus-Based Distributed Control in Micro-Grid Clusters”, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University (MTU), Summer 2016 – Spring 2017 (Link to Thesis) Co-advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Fatemeh Mohammadi Shakiba - PhD Defense:
Milad Shojaee - ECE PhD Student of the Month, November 2022:
Educational (Ed) – Renewable Energy Systems Training (REST) Laboratory Development
NSF Sponsored Project for STEM education and workforce training; Conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) PI: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Link to Renewable Energy Systems Training (REST) Laboratory
Undergraduate Research (UR) – Low-Cost Hardware-in-the-Loop Real-Time Simulation Platform
Team: Aaron Fan (BSc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology) Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Aaron Fan (BSc student in ECET) was awarded 2023 Provost Undergraduate Research and Innovation Summer Research Fellowship.
Link to Project Report/Publication
Undergraduate Research (UR) – Robotic Leg Prototype for Balance Stability Analysis and Control
Collaboration with Biomedical Engineering Department at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Team: Brian Mcgrath (BSc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology), Mahenoor Shaikh (BSc student in Biomedical Engineering), and Darshan Patel (High School student) Advisor: Dr. Mohsen Azizi
Brian McGrath (BSc student in ECET) was awarded 2019 Provost Undergraduate Research and Innovation Summer Research Fellowship.
Senior Design (SD) – Portable Solar-Powered Wireless Display Board
Sponsored by Vanguard Energy Partners, LLC, Branchburg, New Jersey; Conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Team: Gian Fuentes, Jonathan Milov, Truong Do, and James Garcia (BSc students in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology)
Advisors: Dr. Mohsen Azizi and Prof. Alex Blinder
Link to Project Report/Publication
Senior Design (SD) – Emergency Sun-Tracking Solar Generator
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF); Conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Team: Esteban Garcia, Kurtis Martin, Joseph Trapani, Bobby Emmanuel Okafor, and Frank Fenner (BSc students in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology)
Advisors: Dr. Mohsen Azizi and Prof. Alex Blinder
Link to Project Report/Publication
Senior Design (SD) – Solar Powered Speed Radar Measurement, Display, and Logging System
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF); Conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Team: Anthony Ciko, Yave Cortes, Josiah Jones, and Jimmy Sohail (BSc students in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology)
Advisors: Dr. Mohsen Azizi and Prof. Alex Blinder
Link to Project Report/Publication
Senior Design (SD) – Unmanned Autonomous Mining Truck
Collaboration with Mining Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University (MTU)
Team: Loryn Becker and Ted Wierzba (BSc students in Electrical Engineering Technology), and Laura O’Connor and Ryan Livernois (BSc students in Mining Engineering)
Senior Design (SD) – Automated Robotic Stacker
Sponsored by Nucor Steel Corporation, Marion, Ohio; Conducted at Michigan Technological University (MTU)
Team: Shashank Lakshmikanth (MSc student in Mechanical Engineering), Logan Edwards, Sean Hayes, and Stephen Penny (BSc students in Electrical Engineering Technology)
Senior Design (SD) – Automated Ultrasound Scanning Apparatus
Collaboration with Biomedical Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University (MTU)
Team: Adam Klingensmith, Quincy Washington, and Scofield Chen (BSc students in Electrical Engineering Technology)
