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Dr. Ehsan Naderi

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Education

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA, 2023 

Professional Credentials

Member, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 

Member, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) 

Member, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) 

Member, IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) 

Member, IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) 

Teaching Specialties

Electrical Machinery 

Modern Power Systems 

Clean Electric Energy 

Signals and Systems 

Research Interests

Theory: Implementing optimization techniques and fuzzy interface systems (e.g., single/multi-objective optimization frameworks, bi-level algorithms, and scenario-based approaches) to solve a variety of problems in the fields of modern power system operation, control, and planning 

Application: Empowering cyber-physical power systems against cyberattacks, more specifically smart microgrids integrated with renewable energy resources (e.g., wind power and photovoltaic (PV)) in both grid-tied and standalone modalities 

Selected Publications

Selected Publications 

Listed below are a few selections from Dr. Naderi’s publications since 2021. You can view the complete list of his publications by visiting the Google Scholar profile. 

Book Chapters 

  1. E. Naderi and A. Asrari, “Integrated power and transportation systems targeted by false data injection cyberattacks in a smart distribution network,” in Electric Transportation Systems in Smart Power Grids - Integration, Aggregation, Ancillary Services, and Best Practices, CRC Taylor & Francis Publisher, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2023.  
  2. A. Asrari, E. Naderi, J. Khazaei, P. Fajri, and V. Cecchi, “Modern heat and electricity incorporated networks targeted by coordinated cyberattacks for congestion and cascading outages,” in Coordinated Operation and Planning of Modern Heat and Electricity Incorporated Networks, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2022. 

Journal Papers 

  1. E. Naderi and A. Asrari, “A remedial action scheme to mitigate market power caused by cyberattacks targeting a smart distribution system,” IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics, Early Access, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TII.2023.3304049. 
  2. E. Naderi and A. Asrari, “A deep learning framework to identify remedial action schemes against false data injection cyberattacks targeting smart power grids,” IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics, Early Access, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TII.2023.3272625. 
  3. E. Naderi and A. Asrari, “Experimental validation of a remedial action via hardware-in-the-loop system against cyberattacks targeting a lab-scale PV/Wind microgrid,” IEEE Transaction on Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 4060 – 4072, 2023. 
  4. E. Naderi, S. Pazouki, and A. Asrari, “A remedial action scheme against false data injection cyberattacks in smart transmission systems: application of thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC),” IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 2297 – 2309, 2022. 
  5. A. Asrari, M. Ansari, and E. Naderi, “A market framework for collaboration between distribution system operator and green bank agent,” IEEE Transaction on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 3669 – 3681, 2022. 
  6. E. Naderi, B. KC, M. Ansari, and A. Asrari, “Experimental validation of a hybrid storage framework to cope with fluctuating power of hybrid renewable energy-based systems,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 1991 – 2001, 2021. 

Conference Papers 

  1. E. Naderi, A. Asrari, and B. Ramos “Moving target defense strategy to protect a PV/Wind lab-scale microgrid against false data injection cyberattacks: experimental validation,” IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meetings (PESGM), Orlando, FL, USA, July 16-20, 2023. 
  2. E. Naderi and A. Asrari, “Detection of false data injection cyberattacks: experimental validation on a lab-scale microgrid,” IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference (IGESSC), Long Beach, CA, USA, November 7-8, 2022. 
  3. E. Naderi and A. Asrari, “Toward detecting cyberattacks targeting modern power grids: a deep learning framework,” IEEE World Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things (AIIoT) Congress, Seattle, WA, USA, June 6-9, 2022. 
  4. E. Naderi, A. Aydeger, and A. Asrari, “Detection of false data injection cyberattacks targeting smart transmission/distribution networks,” IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), Corona, CA, USA, April 21-23, 2022. 
  5. E. Naderi, S. Pazouki, and A. Asrari, “A region-based framework for cyberattacks leading to undervoltage in smart distribution systems,” IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, April 1-2, 2021. 
  6. E. Naderi, M. Ansari, J.P. Trimble, and A. Asrari, “Experimental validation of a market-based remedial action coping with cyberattackers targeting renewable-based microgrids, IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, Nairobi, Kenya, August 23-27,

Biography

Dr. Ehsan Naderi is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Arkansas State University (A-State), Jonesboro, AR, United States. He received the Ph.D. degree from Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, IL, United States, in May 2023. During his Ph.D. studies, he was appointed as the primary instructor of Electromechanical Energy Conversion/Electric Machines Lab, a foundation course in electric power and energy and a core course for the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering. As a Ph.D. student, he managed to receive the Dissertation Research Fellowship award from the College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics for the academic year 2022-2023. Moreover, his dissertation has been nominated for the Richard and Donna Falvo Outstanding Dissertation award. In addition to several best paper awards from IEEE conferences, he also received four outstanding reviewer awards from top-field journals in recognition of his professional services. Dr. Naderi is an editor of Frontiers in Smart Grids - Grid Efficiency section and a reviewer for more than 40 scientific journals in addition to being an IEEE member as well as a member of the power & energy, industrial electronics, power electronics, and industry applications societies.

Dr. Ehsan Naderi