Dr Aliakbar Jamshidi Far

Biography

 Summary

• Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Dec. 2017 - Present
• Research Fellow, Aberdeen HVDC Centre, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Nov. 2012 - Nov. 2017
• Assistant Professor, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Iran, Feb. 2008-Nov. 2012
• PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of AmirKabir, Iran, 2008
• MSc in Electrical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 1996
• BSc in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1992

I am an IET chartered engineer, a member of IEEE and a member of CIGRE working group B4.76.

Research Overview

• Modelling and Control of Electrical and Electromechanical Systems
• HVDC systems and DC grids
• High power AC/DC and DC/DC converters
• DC Circuit Breakers,
• Renewable Energy,
• Application of Ultasond waves in Oil & Gas

Funding and Grants

• Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), “Ultrasound Based Technology for Removal of Scale from Downhole Production Tubing”, £204k, 2019-2021 (Co-PI).
• Consultancy (with Dr S. Aphale), £42k, BP PLC (UK), 2019-2020 (PI).
• EU Horizon 2020, PROMOTion (Progress on Multiterminal DC networks)”, 2016-2017 (Research Fellow)
• SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) "High power DC/DC converter and DC hub design based on Modular Multilevel topology”,  2015-2016 (Research Fellow).

• ERC (European Research Council), “Modelling of DC systems”, 2012-2014 (Research Fellow).

   

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate Courses

Postgraduate Courses

• EG 551K/55M5 - Renewable Energy Integration to Grid (Coordinator and Sole Contributor
• EG 503V/503W - Solar Energy (Coordinator and Contributor)
• EG 501H/504B - Electrical Systems for Renewable Energy (Coordinator and Contributor)

Thesis Supervision

• 4th year MEng / BEng Individual Projects (Thesis)
• Individual Project for MSc students in Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Subsea programs (Thesis)