People
Advisory board
Sri Krishnan
Dean & Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Shitiz Agrawal
Vice President, Power Systems & Operations Canada, Schneider Electric
Tom Chapman
Principal, The Brattle Group
Steven Liss
Vice President, Research and Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Katherine Sparkes
Vice-President, Grid Solutions, Enwave
Thomas Timmins
Leader, Energy Sector Group, Gowling WLG
Bala Venkatesh
Academic Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Administration
Bala Venkatesh
Academic Director
Karen Ho-Cespedes
Senior Manager, Research Projects
Bayan Sabagh
Project Manager, Clean Energy Zone
Michelle Mota
Receptionist and Departmental Assistant
Zidane Clouden
Management Assistant
Nusaiba Hossain
Management Assistant
Research staff
Thiago Ramos Fernandes
Research Fellow
Shima Bagher Zade Homayie Research Fellow
Felipe Bayma B. Rolim
Research Fellow
Pedro Naves Vasconcelos
Research Fellow
Felix Tsang
Software Programmer
Honorary fellows
Pratap Revuru
Senior Director, Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships, Schneider Electric
Praveer Sinha
CEO & Managing Director, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
Miguel F. Anjos
Professor and Chair of Operational Research, University of Edinburgh
Visiting researchers
Walmir Freitas
Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil
Fernanda Trindade Arioli
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil
Hans-Jürgen Pfisterer
Professor, Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, Osnabrück University of Applied Science, Germany
Principal investigators
Mohammadreza Arani
Assistant Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Alan Fung
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Zaiyi Liao
Professor, Department of Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Jennifer McArthur
Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Phil Walsh
Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
David Xu
Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Amirnaser Yazdani
Department Chair and Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Bala Venkatesh
Academic Director of the Centre for Urban Energy, Tenured Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
Aleck Dadson
Senior Advisor, Energy & Utilities StrategyCorp Inc.
Richard Ford
Senior Project Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Vinita Jajware-Beatty
COO Power & Energy Corp., President & Board Chair Toronto Insurance Women’s Association, Board Director
Tony Orsi
Principal, Smart & Biggar
Pratap Revuru
Senior Director, Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships, Schneider Electric
Phil Walsh
Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan (Formerly Ryerson) University
John Penaranda
Grid Operations Manager, Hydro One