DR. Hamid Atighechi

Ph.D., P.Eng., CAPM, MIEEE

Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia
5500-2332 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4

Office: Kaiser 3085
Tel: 604.822.2552
E-mail: hamida[at]ece.ubc.ca

Education

PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2013.
MASc, Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2009.
BASc, Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2006.

Background

Dr. Hamid Atighechi has been with BC Hydro, since 2013, as a System Performance Planning engineer conducting operational planning studies, and developing system operating orders and remedial action schemes (RAS). He has also been a visitor scientist at UBC since 2013 conducting research and collaborating with other fellow researchers.
Dr. Hamid Atighechi is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of British Columbia, a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) by PMI, and an active member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society. He has been a contributing member of the IEEE Task Force on Dynamic Average Modeling, under the Working Group on Modeling and Analysis of System Transients Using Digital Programs. He has published nearly forty technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

Research Interests

• Power System Operation and control
• High Power-Electronic Converters and their Applications
• Electric Machines and their Drives
• Smart Grids and
• Integration of Renewable Energy Sources

Teaching

• ELEC344 (New)
  
• ELEC 344 (Old Website)
  

Publications