Dr Nadali Mahmoudi
Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Researcher biography
Nadali (S'08–M'15 IEEE) is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland. He received the B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, in 2007, the M.Sc. degree in power engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, in 2010, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical power engineering from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, in 2015. His research interests include power systems economics and electricity markets, demand response, renewable energy, optimization, and stochastic programming.
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Awards:
UQI Scholarship, 2011-2015;
IEEE Australia Council Postgraduate Student Paper Award, 2014;
Poster Presentation Award, IEEE Australia and New Zealand Student Congress, Brisbane, 2014;
IEEE PES Queensland Travel Award, 2013;
Top First Year PhD Student, School of ITEE, University of Queensland, 2012.
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Current PhD Positions:
PES Group at UQ is always looking for talented prospective PhD students. Currently, we are looking for a PhD candidate who has experience in Demand Response and Distribution Network Issues, as well as confident at Mathematical Programming and Optimization. If you are interested, please contact me through my email (Attach your resume in PDF). Please keep in mind to be successful in your application at UQ, in addition to a good GPA, you have to show your strong research skill through your publications. So, if you don't have the above criteria, please don't bother yourself to contact me as your chance is slim.
Book Chapter
Amini, M. Hadi, Talari, Saber, Arasteh, Hamidreza, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Kazemi, Mostafa, Abdollahi, Amir, Bhattacharjee, Vikram, Shafie-Khah, Miadreza, Siano, Pierluigi and Catalão, João P. S. (2019). Demand response in future power networks: panorama and state-of-the-art. Sustainable interdependent networks II: studies in systems, decision and control. (pp. 167-191) edited by M. Hadi Amini, Kianoosh G. Boroojeni, S. S. Iyengar, Panos M. Pardalos, Frede Blaabjerg and Asad M. Madni. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98923-5_10
Journal Articles
Talari, Saber, Shafie-Khah, Miadreza, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Siano, Pierluigi, Wei, Wei and Catalao, Joao P.S. (2020). Optimal management of demand response aggregators considering customers' preferences within distribution networks. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 14 (23), 5571-5579. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.1047
Nunes, Juliana Barbosa, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Chattopadhyay, Debabrata (2018). Multi-stage co-planning framework for electricity and natural gas under high renewable energy penetration. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 12 (19), 4284-4291. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.5702
Barbosa Nunes, Juliana , Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Chattopadhyay, Debabrata (2018). A stochastic integrated planning of electricity and natural gas networks for Queensland, Australia considering high renewable penetration. Energy, 153, 539-553. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.03.116
Martin, Daniel, Marks, Judith, Saha, Tapan, Krause, Olav and Mahmoudi, Nadali (2018). Analysis of Australian power transformer failure and retirement statistics. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, PP (99), 2011-2019. doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2018.2814588
Shafie-Khah, Miadreza, Siano, Pierluigi, Fitiwi, Desta Z., Mahmoudi, Nadali and Catalao, Joao P. S. (2018). An innovative two-level model for electric vehicle parking lots in distribution systems with renewable energy. IEEE Transactions On Smart Grid, 9 (2), 1506-1520. doi: 10.1109/TSG.2017.2715259
Nunes, Juliana B., Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Chattopadhyay, Debabrata (2018). A multi-stage transition toward high renewable energy penetration in Queensland, Australia. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 12 (4), 850-858. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2017.0930
Vahid-Ghavidel, Morteza, Mahmoudi, Nadali and Mohammadi-ivatloo, Behnam (2017). Self-scheduling of demand response aggregators in short-term markets based on information gap decision theory. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10 (2) 8244293, 2115-2126. doi: 10.1109/TSG.2017.2788890
Shafie-khah, Miadreza, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Siano, Pierluigi, Saha, Tapan K. and Catalao, Joao P. S. (2017). A Comprehensive Model to Integrate Emerging Resources from Supply and Demand Sides. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 9 (4), 3883-3896. doi: 10.1109/TSG.2017.2777789
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Heydarian-Forushani, Ehsan, Shafie-khah, Miadreza, Saha, Tapan K., Golshan, M. E. H. and Siano, Pierluigi (2017). A bottom-up approach for demand response aggregators’ participation in electricity markets. Electric Power Systems Research, 143, 121-129. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2016.08.038
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2015). Demand Response Application by Strategic Wind Power Producers. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 31 (99) 7097744, 1227-1237. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2015.2424409
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2015). Wind offering strategy in the Australian National Electricity Market: A two-step plan considering demand response. Electric Power Systems Research, 119, 187-198. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2014.09.022
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Modelling demand response aggregator behavior in wind power offering strategies. Applied Energy, 133 (9), 347-355. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.108
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). Wind power offering strategy in day-ahead markets: employing demand response in a two-stage plan. IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, 30 (4) 6901302, 1888-1896. doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2014.2354571
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). A new demand response scheme for electricity retailers. Electric Power Systems Research, 108, 144-152. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2013.11.009
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Eghbal, Mehdi and Saha, Tapan K. (2014). Employing demand response in energy procurement plans of electricity retailers. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 63, 455-460. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.06.018
Mahmoudi-Kohan, N., Moghaddam, M. Parsa, Sheikh-El-Eslami, M. K. and Shayesteh, Ebrahim (2010). A three-stage strategy for optimal price offering by a retailer based on clustering techniques. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 32 (10), 1135-1142. doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2010.06.011
Mahmoudi-Kohan, N., Moghaddam, M. Parsa and Sheikh-El-Eslami, M. K. (2010). An annual framework for clustering-based pricing for an electricity retailer. Electric Power Systems Research, 80 (9), 1042-1048. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2010.01.010
Conference Papers
Vahid-Ghavidel, Morteza, Mohammadi-Ivatloo, B., Shafie-Khah, Miadreza, Osorio, Gerardo J., Mahmoudi, Nadali and Catalao, Joao P. S. (2018). Trading Framework for Demand Response Aggregators Using Information-Gap Decision Theory to Address Uncertainty and Risk-Management. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC/I and CPS Europe 2018, Palermo, Italy, 12 - 15 June 2018. NEW YORK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/EEEIC.2018.8493699
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Shafie-Khah, Miadreza, Saha, Tapan K. and Catalão, João P.S. (2017). Customer-driven demand response model for facilitating roof-top PV and wind power integration. Offshore Energy & Storage Symposium 2016 (OSES 2016), Msida, Malta, 13-15 July 2016. Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: Institution of Engineering and Technology. doi: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2016.0752
Nunes, Juliana Barbosa, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Chattopadhyay, Debabrata (2016). Stochastic generation and transmission planning considering future renewable and gas opportunities in Queensland, Australia. 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2016, Boston, MA, United States, 17 - 21 July 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2016.7742027
Forsyth, Sebastian, Mahmoudi, Nadali and Saha, Tapan (2015). Optimization of static wind power investment in the Australian national electricity market. IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Brisbane, Australia, 15-18 November 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7381014
Barbosa Nunes, Juliana, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Chattopadhyay, Debabrata (2015). Generation expansion planning in Queensland under rooftop photovoltaic penetration and gas market uncertainties. IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Brisbane, Australia, 15-18 November 2015. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/APPEEC.2015.7380967
Colley, Daven, Mahmoudi, Nadali, Eghbal, Mehdi and Saha, Tapan K. (2014). Queensland load profiling by using clustering techniques. 2014 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 September - 1 October 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2014.6966554
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2014). A new trading framework for demand response aggregators. 2014 IEEE PES General Meeting: Conference and Exposition, National Harbour, MD, United States, 27-31 July 2014. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2014.6938882
Mahmoudi, Nadali, Saha, Tapan Kumar and Eghbal, Mehdi (2013). Developing a scenario-based demand response for short-term decisions of electricity retailers. PES-GM 2013: IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 22-25 July, 2013. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/PESMG.2013.6672291
Mahmoudi-Kohan, Nadali, Eghbal, Mehdi and Parsa Moghaddam, Mohsen (2011). Customer recognition-based demand response implementation by an electricity retailer. 21st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC 2011), Brisbane, Australia, 25-28 September 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology and IEEE.
Eghbal, Mehdi, Saha, Tapan K. and Mahmoudi, Nadali (2011). Utilizing Demand Response Programs in Day Ahead Generation Scheduling for Micro-Grids with Renewable Sources. IEEE Power and Energy Society’s Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia 2011 Conference (IEEE PES ISGT Asia 2011), Perth, W.A., Australia, 13-16 November 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2011.6167148
Thesis
Mahmoudi, Nadali (2015). New Demand Response framework and its applications for electricity markets. PhD Thesis, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.448