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Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad

Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Iran
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
82
Citations
23113
World Ranking
469
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Iran Leader Award
  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For development of probabilistic techniques in power system reliability evaluation

Overview

Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad is affiliated with Sharif University of Technology in Iran. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant number of publications related to electrical and electronic engineering as well as control and systems engineering. Their work also encompasses safety, risk, reliability, and quality disciplines.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects in electric power systems and smart grid technologies, including:

  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Power System Reliability and Maintenance
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad's publications appear frequently in several notable venues in electrical engineering and power systems research, including:

  • IEEE Access
  • IET Generation Transmission & Distribution
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
  • International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems

They have contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, including:

  • "Flexibility pricing of integrated unit of electric spring and EVs parking in microgrids," 2021, Energy
  • "Correlation-driven machine learning for accelerated reliability assessment of solder joints in electronics," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Decentralized transactive energy management of multi-microgrid distribution systems based on ADMM," 2021, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
  • "An Enhanced MILP Model for Multistage Reliability-Constrained Distribution Network Expansion Planning," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • "Modeling and Optimizing Recovery Strategies for Power Distribution System Resilience," 2020, IEEE Systems Journal

Frequent collaborators with Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad include:

  • Matti Lehtonen
  • Sajjad Fattaheian-Dehkordi
  • Payman Dehghanian
  • Moein Moeini-Aghtaie
  • Ali Abbaspour

The scope of their work bridges practical and theoretical aspects of power systems, smart grid management, optimization methods, and reliability assessments. Their contributions have been recognized in the academic community, including being awarded the IEEE Fellow distinction in 2014 for the development of probabilistic techniques in power system reliability evaluation.

Best Publications

  • Demand Response Scheduling by Stochastic SCUC

    Masood Parvania;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • Investigating the Impacts of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Power Distribution Systems

    Soroush Shafiee;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Mohammad Rastegar

  • Contingency-Constrained PMU Placement in Power Networks

    F. Aminifar;A. Khodaei;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad;M. Shahidehpour

  • A comprehensive review on uncertainty modeling techniques in power system studies

    Morteza Aien;Morteza Aien;Ali Hajebrahimi;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • Enhancing Power System Resilience Through Hierarchical Outage Management in Multi-Microgrids

    Hossein Farzin;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Moein Moeini-Aghtaie

  • Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurement Units Using Immunity Genetic Algorithm

    F. Aminifar;C. Lucas;A. Khodaei;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • Optimal Demand Response Aggregation in Wholesale Electricity Markets

    Masood Parvania;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Mohammad Shahidehpour

  • Synchrophasor Measurement Technology in Power Systems: Panorama and State-of-the-Art

    Farrokh Aminifar;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Amir Safdarian;Ali Davoudi

  • A Decomposed Solution to Multiple-Energy Carriers Optimal Power Flow

    Moein Moeini-Aghtaie;Ali Abbaspour;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Ehsan Hajipour

  • Value of Distribution Network Reconfiguration in Presence of Renewable Energy Resources

    Mohammad Reza Dorostkar-Ghamsari;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Matti Lehtonen;Amir Safdarian

  • A Distributed Algorithm for Managing Residential Demand Response in Smart Grids

    Amir Safdarian;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Matti Lehtonen

  • Optimal Switch Placement in Distribution Systems Using Trinary Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

    A. Moradi;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • A Practical Scheme to Involve Degradation Cost of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Vehicle-to-Grid Applications

    Hossein Farzin;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Moein Moeini-Aghtaie

  • A Reliability Model of Large Wind Farms for Power System Adequacy Studies

    A.S. Dobakhshari;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • Optimized sectionalizing switch placement strategy in distribution systems

    A. Abiri-Jahromi;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad;M. Parvania;M. Mosleh

  • A Stochastic Multi-Objective Framework for Optimal Scheduling of Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids

    Hossein Farzin;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Moein Moeini-Aghtaie

  • Multiagent Genetic Algorithm: An Online Probabilistic View on Economic Dispatch of Energy Hubs Constrained by Wind Availability

    Moein Moeini-Aghtaie;Payman Dehghanian;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Ali Abbaspour

  • Energy Storage Planning for Enhanced Resilience of Power Distribution Networks Against Earthquakes

    Mostafa Nazemi;Moein Moeini-Aghtaie;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Payman Dehghanian

  • A Probabilistic Energy Management Scheme for Renewable-Based Residential Energy Hubs

    Mohammad Rastegar;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Hamidreza Zareipour;Moein Moeini-Aghtaieh

  • Probabilistic Optimal Power Flow in Correlated Hybrid Wind–Photovoltaic Power Systems

    Morteza Aien;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Masoud Rashidinejad

  • Distribution system reliability enhancement using optimal capacitor placement

    A.H. Etemadi;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • Incorporating Large-Scale Distant Wind Farms in Probabilistic Transmission Expansion Planning—Part I: Theory and Algorithm

    Moein Moeini-Aghtaie;A. Abbaspour;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad

  • Probabilistic Load Flow in Correlated Uncertain Environment Using Unscented Transformation

    M. Aien;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad;F. Aminifar

  • Optimal Sizing of Storage System in a Fast Charging Station for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Soodeh Negarestani;Mahmud Fotuhi-Firuzabad;Mohammad Rastegar;Abbas Rajabi-Ghahnavieh

  • A basic framework for generating system operating health analysis

    R. Billinton;M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy Billinton
Roy Billinton University of Saskatchewan
Matti Lehtonen
Matti Lehtonen Aalto University
Farrokh Aminifar
Farrokh Aminifar University of Tehran
Mohammad Shahidehpour
Mohammad Shahidehpour Illinois Institute of Technology
Mehdi Ehsan
Mehdi Ehsan Sharif University of Technology
Taher Niknam
Taher Niknam Shiraz University of Technology
Hamidreza Zareipour
Hamidreza Zareipour University of Calgary
Ali Mohammad Ranjbar
Ali Mohammad Ranjbar Sharif University of Technology
Majid Sanaye-Pasand
Majid Sanaye-Pasand University of Tehran
Nima Amjady
Nima Amjady Federation University Australia

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