Educational Background:

• B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) in Guilan University.

• M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering (Power) in Iran University of Science and Technology.

Research Background:

• B.Sc Thesis : “Design and Construction of Heartbeat Telemetry Using Microprocessor”

• M.Sc Thesis : “Investigation on Power Swing Blocking in Distance Relays of Fars Regional Power Company”

Ph. D. Thesis Subject:

• Optimal Design Algorithm of Superconducting Fault Current Limiters Using Multiple Criteria Decision Making.

Interests:

• Transmission Lines and Substations .

• Optical Fibers Applications in Power Systems and OPGW.

• Superconductivity Applications in Power Systems.

• Fault Current Limiters .

• Optimization Techniques and Multiple Criteria Decision Making.

Employment History:

• Technical Office Responsible for Khuzestan and Lorestan Optical Fibers Projects in Rah-e- Sahel Institute 2000

• Transmission Lines and Substations Specialist in Moshanir Co. 2000-2003.

• Training Expert in Electrical Department of IUST, 2004.

• Research Co-worker in Railway Research Center on Tehran - Mashad Electrical Railway, 2006.

Book and Published Journals:

• Hossein Heydari, Reza Sharifi , “Superconductivity Application in Electrical Systems,” IUST Publications, 2009.

• Sadegh Jamali, Reza Sharifi, “The Algorithm of Best Method for Maximum Line Loading for Setting of Power Swing Unit in Fars Regional Power Company Distance Relays”, IUST International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 4, Winter 2001.

• Shahram Jadid, Hossein Heydari, Reza Sharifi, “Energy Optimization in Petrochemical Industries,” Energy Economics, No. 75-76, Oct. and Nov. 2005.

• Hossein Heydari, Reza Sharifi, “Superconductivity, Ending of Electrical Energy Losses,” Energy Economics, No. 83-84, Aug. and Sep. 2006.

• Hossein Heydari, Faramarz Faghihi, Amir Hossein poursoltanmohammadi, Reza Sharifi, “Simulation of a Method for Controlling Allowed Output Current of High Current Injection System Based on Unbalanced Flux,” Amirkabir, Vol. 69A, Winter 2008.

• Hossein Heydari, Faramarz Faghihi, Reza Sharifi and Amir Hossein poursoltanmohammadi, “Superconducting Technology for Overcurrent Limiting in a 25 kA Current Injection Systems,” Superconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 21, No. 9, Sep. 2008.

• Hossein Hooshyar, Hossein Heydari, Mehdi Savaghebi, Reza Sharifi, “Resistor Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter: Optimum Shunt Resistance Determination to Enhance Power System Transient Stability,” IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy, Vol.129, No.2, 2009.

• Reza Sharifi, Hossein Heydari, “Multi-objective Optimization for HTS Fault-Current Limiters Based on Normalized Simulated Annealing,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 19. No. 4, Aug. 2009.

• Hossein Heydari, Faramarz Faghihi, Amir Hossein poursoltanmohammadi, Reza Sharifi and Ali Goudarzi, “Viable Superconductor-Based Current Control Circuit for High Current Injection System,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 19. No. 4, Aug. 2009.

Conference Papers:

• Sadegh Jamali, Reza Sharifi, “Time Setting of Power Swing Units of Distance Relays in Fars Regional Power Company ”, 9^th Iranian Conference Electrical Engineering, Power and Water Industry University, May 2001.

• Sadegh Jamali, Reza Sharifi, “Best Method Algorithm for Maximum Line Loading for Power Swing Blocking in Distance Protection”, University Power Electrical Conference, UPEC, Ireland, 2000.

• Hossein Heydari, Mojtaba Safdari, Reza Sharifi and Faramarz Faghihi, “Performance of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter in Radial Distribution System for Voltage Swell Enhancement,” 11^th Power Distribution System Conference, Mazandaran University, May 2006.

• Hossein Heydari, Mojtaba Safdari, Reza Sharifi, “Investigation on Superconductor Volume in Flux Flow Superconducting Fault Current Limiter,” 21^st International Power System Conference, Tehran, Nov. 2006.

• Ahad Kazemi, Reza Sharifi, “Optimal Location of Thyristor Controlled Phase Shifter in Restructured Power Systems by Congestion Management”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics, ICIT2006, Dec. 2006.

• H. Heydari, H. Hooshyar, M. Savaghebi, R. Sharifi, “Proper Dimension of HTS Material for a Resistive Type SFCL in an 11kV Distribution System”, IEEE PES Power Africa Conference and Exposition, South Africa, July 2007.

• H. Heydari, H. Hooshyar, M. Savaghebi, R. Sharifi, “Harmonics Consideration of a Resistive Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter”, IEEE PES Power Africa Conference and Exposition, South Africa, July 2007.

• Rouhollah Abbasi, Hossein Heydari, Reza Sharifi, “Performance Analysis of Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter in Power System,” 22^nd International Power System Conference, Tehran, Nov. 2007.

• Rouhollah Abbasi, Hossein Heydari, Reza Sharifi, “Effects of Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter on Protection of Distribution System,” 22^nd International Power System Conference, Tehran, Nov. 2007.

• Reza Sharifi, Hossein Heydari, “Fault Current Limiting by Employing DC Superconducting Limiter”, 1^st National Electrical Engineering Conference, Najafabad, March 2008.

• Rouhollah Abbasi,Reza Sharifi, Hossein Heydari, “A Numerical Model for Investigation on effect of Normal Metallic Coating and Superconducting Parameters on Superconducting Fault Current Limiter”, 1^st National Electrical Engineering Conference, Najafabad, March 2008.

• Reza Sharifi, Hossein Heydari, “Optimal Design and Placement of Superconducting Fault Current Limiters using Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Analytical Hierarchy Processing”, 24^th International Power System Conference , Tehran, Nov. 2009.