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Ali K. Kaviani, PhD, IEEE Member

Senior Engineer-PMIC Hardware Applications,

Qualcomm Technologies Incorporate, San Diego, CA

Cell: 305-***-****, Office: 858-***-****,

Email: acrqup@r.postjobfree.com, acrqup@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/ali-k-kaviani/38/340/377/ Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IgkMPRwAAAAJ INTERESTS

x Dynamic Modeling of Power Electronic Converters

x Applications of Power Electronics in Renewable Energy System x Power System Simulation, Planning, and Optimization x Reliability/Cost Assessment of Power Systems

EDUCATION

x Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Majored in Power Electronics May 2012

GPA: 3.95/4.00

Florida Int. University (FIU) Miami, FL, USA

Dissertation: "Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Single-Stage Boost-Inverters under Normal and Abnormal Conditions"

Completed

x Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Majored in Power-Energy Management

Apr. 2008

GPA: 18.34/20.00

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) Tehran, Iran Thesis: "Economic Design of a Hybrid Wind-Solar Power Plant Considering Reliability Indices, Using Intelligent Algorithm PSO"

Grade: 20/20

x Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Majored in Power Feb. 2005

GPA: 15.32/20.00

K.N. Toosi University of Technology (KNTU) Tehran, Iran Thesis: "Optimal Sizing of SVC for Loss Minimization in a Typical Steam Power Plant" Grade: 20/20 RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE

x Senior Engineer – PMIC HW Applications at Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

- Chip lead for PM8841, PMC8974, PM8004, and PM8996 Power Management ICs

- Module lead for HF- and FT-buck, and lighting drivers

- Customer support, from writing datasheet, app notes, and training materials, to schematic and layout review, driving face to face meetings and joint debugging sessions

Since Sept.

2012

x Research Assistant at Power Electronics and Sustainable Energy Systems Research Lab.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida Int. University Fall 2010-

Summer 2012

x Research Assistant in Energy Systems Research Lab. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida Int. University Spring 2009-

Summer 2010

HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION x Extensive test and debugging experience with QTI’s SMPS (buck, boost, buck-boost, bidirectional charger, haptic driver, …)

x Single-stage boost-inverters (single- and three-phase, stand-alone and grid-connected) x Dynamic resistive brake for a multi-axis servo-motor drive system x Boost and buck dc-dc converters and voltage source inverters x Implementation of SIMULINK models and control blocks in dSPACE 1104 COMPUTER SKILLS

x General Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

x Engineering Software: ETAP, PSCAD, Magsoft, PSAT, PASHA, MATPOWER, QuickField, Pspice, MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE Controldesk, Eagle CAD, Allegro, visECAD, Pollex, Board Viewer x Programming Languages: MATLAB, Fortran, C/C++

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

x Recipient of Dissertation Year Fellowship Award

University Graduate School, Florida Int. University 2011

x Elite Graduate Member of National Elite Organization of Iran, Since 2008 x Honored as the First Rank amongst 7 Graduate Students, (official certificate) Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology 2008

x Honored as the Second Rank amongst 35 Undergraduate Students, (official certificate)

Department of Electrical Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology 2005

SELECTED JOURNAL PAPERS

x A.K. Kaviani, B. Hadley, B. Mirafzal, “A Time-Coordination Approach for Regenerative Energy Saving in Multi-Axis Motor-Drive Systems,” IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics, vol. 27, no. 2, February 2012, pp. 931-941.

x A.K. Kaviani, G.H. Riahy, SH.M. Kouhsari, “Optimal Design of a Reliable Hydrogen-based Stand-alone Wind/PV Generating System, Considering Components Outages,” Renewable Energy (Elsevier), Volume 34, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 2380-2390.

x A. Singh, A.K. Kaviani, B. Mirafzal, “On Dynamic Models and Stability Analysis of Three-Phase Phasor PWM-Based CSI for Stand-Alone Applications,” IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics, vol. 62, no. 5, May 2015, pp. 2698-2707.

x M.T. Bina, A.K. Kaviani, “Three-Phase Unbalance of Distribution Systems: Complementary Analysis and Experimental Case Study,” International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (Elsevier), Volume 33, Issue 4, May 2011, Pages 817-826.

x B. Mirafzal, M. Saghaleini, A.K. Kaviani, “An SVPWM-based Switching Pattern for Stand-Alone and Grid- Connected Three-Phase Single-Stage Boost-Inverters,” IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics, vol. 26, no. 4, April 2011, pp. 1102-1111.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS

x A.K. Kaviani, B. Mirafzal, “Stability Analysis of the Three-Phase Single-Stage Boost Inverter,” 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2013), pp. 918-923. x A.K. Kaviani, B. Mirafzal, “Dynamic Model of the Three-Phase Single-Stage Boost Inverter, for Grid- Connected Applications,” 2012 IEEE Energy Conversion and Exposition (ECCE 2012), pp. 4627–4634. x A.K. Kaviani, K. Yen, “Active Power Control in a Grid Connected Distributed Generation System via Time Delay Method,” 12th Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES 2012), pp. 1-4. x A.K. Kaviani, B. Mirafzal, K. Yen, “Dynamic Model of Three-Phase Current-Source Boost-Inverter for Stand-Alone Applications,” 27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2012), pp. 218-224.

x A.K. Kaviani, B. Mirafzal, “A Switching Pattern for Single-Phase Single-Stage Current-Source Boost- Inverter,” 27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2012), pp. 2066- 2071.

x A.K. Kaviani, B. Hadley, B. Mirafzal, “A Time-Coordination Approach for Regenerative Energy Saving in Multi-Axis Motor-Drive Systems,” 2011 IEEE Energy Conversion and Exposition (ECCE 2011), pp. 3450- 3457.

x A.K. Kaviani, M. Elshaer, O.A. Mohammed, “Enhancing Loading Limitations in PV Systems,” 36th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2010, pp. 2790-2794. x A.K. Kaviani, S.H. Fathi, N. Farokhnia, A.J. Ardakani, “PSO, an Effective Tool for Harmonics Elimination and Optimization in Multi-level Inverters,” 4th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications

(ICIEA 2009), pp. 2902–2907.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

x English: Fluent (speaking, listening, writing, and reading), Persian: Native REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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