Hassan Farhangi
Industry/Academic veteran with extensive interdisciplinary research in Smart Grid and Energy Management System in North America and Asia. Internationally recognized researcher for his contributions to Smart Grid. Principal Investigator and Scientific Director of two joint government/industry funded Pan Canadian Strategic Research networks, involving Canadian Universities, Government Institutes, Electric Utilities and Private Sector in Interdisciplinary Research into Smart Grid & Cyber Security.
Subjects: Energy & Clean Technology
Biography
Dr. Hassan Farhangi (born in Tehran, Iran) is known for his work in the development of Canada's first Smart Microgrid on the campus of British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, BC, Canada.Farhangi holds a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). His career spans over 30 years in private & public sector teaching, research and product development. He was a founding faculty of the Technical University of British Columbia, where as Dean and Professor of Information Technology, he developed an academic workflow for the development and delivery of interdisciplinary curricula, and led the development and delivery of Information Technology component of TechBC's TechOne undergraduate program.
Currently, Farhangi is the Director for Smart Grid Research at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
Farhangi is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEG), and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Education
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PhD, University of Manchester, UMIST, UK, 1982
MSc, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK, 1978
BSc, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, 1977
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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- Smart Grid
- Smart Microgrid
- Energy Management
- Advanced Distribution Systems
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Personal Interests
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- Badminton
- Chess
- Backgammon
- Travel
Websites
Books
Articles
Cyber-Security Vulnerabilities: An Impediment Against Further Dev of Smart Grid
Published: Sep 12, 2016 by Smart Grids from a Global Perspective; Bridging Old and New Energy Systems
Authors: Beaulieu, Anne, de Wilde, Jaap, Scherpen, Jacquelien M.A. (Eds.), Springer 2016.
Subjects:
Energy & Clean Technology
This chapter discusses the cyber security issues associated with Smart Grid, and demonstrates that the absence of credible solutions for cyber-security vulnerabilities in Smart Grid would not be conducive to its growth and further developments.