Payman Dehghanian

Assistant Professor

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact:

Email: Payman Dehghanian

Office Phone: (202) 994-6427

blogs.gwu.edu/payman/

SEH 6630 | Office hours: M: 2:00 – 3:30 pm by Email Appointment Only

Dr. Payman Dehghanian conducts research on power systems engineering. His specific areas of interest are: power system reliability assessments and asset management tools; distribution automation distributed generations; power system resilience enhancement; weather-driven modeling; and electrical cybersecurity.

Education

B.S., University of Tehran, 2009
M.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2011
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2017

Areas of Expertise

Reliability and Resilience Modeling and Assessment in Power and Energy Systems
Data Analytics and Big Data Science Applications in Smart Grids
Planning and Operation of Power Grids with Massive Proliferation of Renewable Energy Sources
Applications of Synchrophasors Technology in Electric Power Systems
Asset Management and Maintenance in Power and Energy Systems

Publications

Book Chapters

Y. Zhang, S. Wang, and P. Dehghanian. Big Data and Machine Learning Analytics for Robust PV Power Forecast in Smart Grids. Advanced Technologies for Solar Photovoltaics Energy Systems, Springer Nature Publishing, 2021, ISBN: 978-3-030-64565-6.
M. H. Rezaeian Koochi, M. H. Hemmatpour, and P. Dehghanian. Clustering in Power Systems using Innovative Machine Learning/Deep Learning Methods. Application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods to Power System Problems. Springer Nature Publishing, pp. 151-176, 2021, ISBN: 978-030-77695-4.
P. Dehghanian, B. Wang, and M. Tasdighi. New Protection Schemes in Smarter Power Grids with Higher Penetration of Renewable Energy Systems. Pathways to A Smarter Power System, Elsevier Academic Press, pp. 317-342, 2019, ISBN: 978-0-081-02592-5.
M. Kezunovic, Z. Obradovic, T. Dokic, B. Zhang, J. Stojanovic, P. Dehghanian, and P. -C. Chen, Predicting Spatiotemporal Impacts of Weather on Power Systems using Big Data Science, Data Science and Big Data: An Environment of Computational Intelligence, Springer International Publishing, vol. 24, pp. 265-299, 2017, ISBN: 978-3-319-53474-9.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

S. Wang, L. Li, and P. Dehghanian, “Distributed Intelligence for Online Situational Awareness in Power Grids,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 2499-2515, July 2022.
M. Kabirifar, M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. Moeini-Aghtaie, N. Pourghaderi, and P. Dehghanian, “A Bi-Level Framework for Expansion Planning in Active Power Distribution Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 2639-2654, July 2022.
F. Salehi, A. Golshani, I. B. M. Matsuo, P. Dehghanian, M. Aghazadeh Tabrizi, and W. J. Lee, “On Mitigation of Sub-Synchronous Control Interactions in Hybrid Generation Resources,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 4372-4382, July 2022.
F. Pourahmadi, S. H. Hosseini, P. Dehghanian, E. Shittu, and M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, “Uncertainty Cost of Stochastic Producers: Metrics and Impacts on Power Grid Operational Flexibility,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 708-719, June 2022.
M. Nazemi and P. Dehghanian, “Powering through Wildfires: An Integrated Solution for Enhanced Safety and Resilience in Power Grids,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 4192-4202, May/June 2022.
V. Samavatian, M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. Samavatian, P. Dehghanian, and F. Blaabjerg, “Iterative Machine Learning-Aided Framework Bridges between Fatigue and Creep Damages in Solder Interconnections,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 349-358, Feb. 2022.
A. Arjomandi-Nezhad, M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. Moeini-Aghtaie, A. Safdarian, P. Dehghanian, and F. Wang, “Modelling and Optimizing Recovery Strategies for Power Distribution System Resilience,” IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 4725-4734, Dec. 2021.
D. Anokhin, P. Dehghanian, M. Lejeune, and J. Su, “Mobility-As-A-Service for Resilience Delivery in Power Distribution Systems,” Production and Operations Management, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 2492-2521, Oct. 2021.
M. Babakmehr, F. Harirchi, P. Dehghanian, and J. Enslin, “Artificial Intelligence-Based Cyber-Physical Event Classification for Islanding Detection in Power Inverters,” IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 5282-5293, Oct. 2021.
M. Nazemi, P. Dehghanian, X. Lu, and C. Chen, “Uncertainty-Aware Deployment of Mobile Energy Storage Systems for Power Distribution Grid Resilience,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 3200-3214, July 2021.
M. Alhazmi and P. Dehghanian, “Optimal Integration of Interconnected Water and Electricity Networks,” IET Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, vol. 15, no. 14, pp. 2033-2043, July 2021.
H. Sartipizadeh, F. Harirchi, M. Babakmehr, and P. Dehghanian, “Robust Model Predictive Control of DC-DC Floating Interleaved Boost Converter with Multiple Uncertainties,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 1403-1412, June 2021.
H. Tarzamni, E. Babaei, F. Panahandeh Esmaeelnia, P. Dehghanian, S. Tohidi, and M. B. Bannae Sharifian, “Analysis and Reliability Evaluation of a High Step-Up Soft Switching Push-Pull DC-DC Converter,” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 1376-1386, Dec. 2020.
M. Lejeune and P. Dehghanian, “Optimal Power Flow Models with Probabilistic Guarantees: A Boolean Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 4932-4935, Nov. 2020.
V. Samavatian, M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. Samavatian, P. Dehghanian, and F. Blaabjerg, “Correlation-Driven Machine Learning for Accelerated Reliability Assessment of Solder Joints in Electronics,” Nature Scientific Report, vol. 10, no. 14821, pp. 1-14, Sept. 2020.
M. Nazemi and P. Dehghanian, “Seismic-Resilient Bulk Power Grids: Hazard Characterization, Modeling, and Mitigation,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 614-630, Aug. 2020.
B. Wang, P. Dehghanian, and D. Zhao, “Chance-Constrained Energy Management System for Power Grids with High Proliferation of Renewables and Electric Vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 2324-2336, May 2020.
M. Nazemi, M. Moeini-Aghtaie, M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, and P. Dehghanian, “Energy Storage Planning for Enhanced Resilience of Power Distribution Networks against Earthquakes,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 795-806, April 2020.
S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, L. Li, and B. Wang, “A Machine Learning Approach to Detection of Geomagnetically-Induced Currents in Power Grids,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 1098-1106, March/April 2020.
S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, and L. Li, “Power Grid Online Surveillance through PMU-Embedded Convolutional Neural Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 1146-1155, March/April 2020.
F. Pourahmadi, H. Heidarabadi, S. H. Hosseini, and P. Dehghanian, “Dynamic Uncertainty Set Characterization for Bulk Power Grid Flexibility Assessment,” IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 14, no.1, pp. 718-728, March 2020.
P. Jamborsalamati, M. J. Hossain, S. Taghizadeh, A. Sadu, G. Konstantinou, M. Manbachi, and P. Dehghanian, “Enhancing Power Grid Resilience through An IEC61850-based EV-Assisted Load Restoration,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1799-1810, March 2020.
T. Becejac and P. Dehghanian, “PMU Multilevel End-to-End Testing to Assess Synchrophasor Measurements during Faults,” IEEE Power and Energy Technology Systems Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 71-80, March 2019.
P. Dehghanian, B. Zhang, T. Dokic, and M. Kezunovic, “Predictive Risk Analytics for Weather-Resilient Operation of Electric Power Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 3-15, January 2019.
B. Zhang, P. Dehghanian and M. Kezunovic, “Optimal Allocation of PV Generation and Battery Storage for Enhanced Resilience,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 535-545, January 2019.
P. Dehghanian and M. Kezunovic, “Probabilistic Decision Making for the Bulk Power System Optimal Topology Control,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 2071-2081, July 2016.
P. Dehghanian, Y. Wang, G. Gurrala, E. Moreno-Centeno, and M. Kezunovic, “Flexible Implementation of Power System Corrective Topology Control,” Electric Power System Research, vol. 128, pp. 79-89, Nov. 2015.

Peer-Reviewed Conference/Workshop Publications

R. Zhang, Y. Li, M. Hijazi, J. Su, and P. Dehghanian, “Machine Learning-Aided Enhancement of Power Grid Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulse Strikes,” The 54th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Oct. 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
M. Hijazi and P. Dehghanian, “Spatio-Temporal Insights into Recent Electricity Outages in the U.S.: Drivers, Trends and Impacts,” The 54th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Oct. 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Y. Li, S. Wang, A. H. Etemadi, and P. Dehghanian, “Adaptive Harmonic Power Flow Algorithm for Hybrid AC/DC Transmission Systems,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Annual Meeting, pp. 1-8, Oct. 2022, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
J. Su, P. Dehghanian, B. Vergara, and M. Heidari Kapourchali, “An Energy Management System for Joint Operation of Small-Scale Wind Turbines and Electric Thermal Storage in Isolated Microgrids,” The 53rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Nov. 2021, College Station, Texas, USA.
A. Alawad, A. Alnakhli, and P. Dehghanian, “Optimal Energy Management of A Power Transmission Grid under A Heatwave Exposure,” The 53rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Nov. 2021, College Station, Texas, USA.
M. Alhazmi, P. Dehghanian, M. Nazemi, and F. Wang, “Coordination Framework for Integrated Operation of Water-Power Systems under Contingencies,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Annual Meeting, pp. 1-7, Oct. 2021, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
M. Nazemi, P. Dehghanian, M. Alhazmi, and Y. Darestani, “Resilience Enhancement of Electric Distribution Grids against Wildfires,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Annual Meeting, pp. 1-7, Oct. 2021, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Y. Li, S. Wang, L. Li, and P. Dehghanian, “Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Topology Identification in Power Distribution Systems,” The 52nd North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, April 2021, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
M. Alhazmi, P. Dehghanian, M. Nazemi, and M. Mitolo, “Joint Operation Optimization of the Interdependent Water and Electricity Networks,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Annual Meeting, pp. 1-7, Oct. 2020, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
M. Nazemi, P. Dehghanian, and Z. Yang, “Swift Disaster Recovery in Resilient Power Grids: Integration of DERs with Mobile Power Sources,” International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), pp. 1-6, Aug. 2020, Liege, Belgium.
S. Dehghan-Dehnavi, M. Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M. Moeini-Aghtaie, P. Dehghanian, and F. Wang, “Estimating Participation Abilities of Industrial Customers in Demand Response Programs: A Two-Level Decision-Making Tree Analysis,” IEEE/IAS 56th Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (I&CPS) Technical Conference, April 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
M. Nazemi, P. Dehghanian, M. Alhazmi, and F. Wang, “Multivariate Uncertainty Characterization for Resilience Planning in Electric Power Systems,” IEEE/IAS 56th Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (I&CPS) Technical Conference, April 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
M. Babakmehr, F. Harirchi, M. Nazir, S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, and J. Enslin, “Sparse Representation-based Classification of Geomagnetically Induced Currents,” Clemson University Power Systems Conference, March 2020, Clemson SC, USA.
B. Shinde, S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, and M. Babakmehr, “Real-Time Detection of Critical Generators in Power Systems: A Deep Learning HCP Approach,” The 4th IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), pp. 1-6, Feb. 2020, College Station, Texas, USA.
Z. Yang, M. Nazemi, P. Dehghanian, and M. Barati, “Toward Resilient Solar-Integrated Distribution Grids: Harnessing the Mobility of Power Sources,” IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Conference and Exposition, April 2020, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
D. Wang, Y. Li, P. Dehghanian, S. Wang, “Power Grid Resilience to Electromagnetic (EMP) Disturbances: A Literature Review,” The 51st North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Oct. 2019, Wichita, Kansas, USA.
J. Su, P. Dehghanian, M. Nazemi, and B. Wang, “Distributed Wind Power Resources for Enhanced Power Grid Resilience,” The 51st North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Oct. 2019, Wichita, Kansas, USA.
S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, L. Li, and B. Wang, “A Machine Learning Approach to Detection of Geomagnetically-Induced Currents in Power Grids,” IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Annual Meeting, pp. 1-7, Sept.-Oct. 2019, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
M. Nazemi, P. Dehghanian, and M. Lejeune, “A Mixed-Integer Distributionally Robust Chance-Constrained Model for Optimal Topology Control in Power Grids with Uncertain Renewables,” 13th IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) PowerTech Conference, pp. 1-6, June 2019, Milan, Italy.
M. Alhazmi, P. Dehghanian, S. Wang, and Bhavesh Shinde, “Power Grid Optimal Topology Control Considering Correlations of System Uncertainties,” IEEE/IAS 55th Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (I&CPS) Technical Conference, pp. 1-7, May 2019, Calgary, Canada.
S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, B. Zhang, “A Data-Driven Algorithm for Online Power Grid Topology Change Identification with PMUs,” IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting, pp. 1-5, August 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, Y. Gu, “A Novel Multi-Resolution Wavelet Transform for Online Power Grid Waveform Classification,” The 1st IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Synchronized Measurements and Analytics (SGSMA), pp. 1-8, May 2019, College Station, Texas, USA.
S. Wang, P. Dehghanian, M. Alhazmi, J. Su, and B. Shinde, “Resilience-Assured Protective Control of DC/AC Inverters under Unbalanced and Fault Scenarios,” The 10th IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies-North America (ISGT-NA), pp. 1-5, Feb. 2019, Washington DC, USA.
M. H. Rezaeian Koochi, P. Dehghanian, S. Esmaeili, P. Dehghanian, and S. Wang, “A Synchrophasor-based Decision Tree Approach for Identification of Most Coherent Generating Units,” The 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), pp. 71-76, Oct. 2018, Washington DC, USA.
M. S. Misaghian, M. Safari, A. Heidari, M. Kia, P. Dehghanian, and B. Wang, “Electric Vehicles Contributions to Voltage Improvement and Loss Reduction in Microgrids,” The 50th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), pp. 1-6, Sept. 2018, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
P. Dehghanian, Y. Guan, and M. Kezunovic, “Real-Time Life-Cycle Assessment of Circuit Breakers for Maintenance using Online Condition Monitoring Data,” IEEE/IAS 54th Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (I&CPS) Technical Conference, pp. 1-10, May 2018, Niagara Falls, Canada.

Distinctions

IEEE Honors and Awards

[2022] IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) Outstanding Young Member Service Award
[2022] Young Professional Achievement Award, IEEE Electrical Safety Committee
[2017] The Best Reviewer Award, IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
[2016] IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
[2016] IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) Electrical Safety through Design Student Education Initiative Award
[2015] IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Outstanding Young Professional Award (formerly known as IEEE Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award)
[2015] IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Individual Achievement Award
[2015] IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS) Myron Zucker Award on Electrical Safety through Design Student Education Initiative
[2013] The Nation-Wide Distinguished M.Sc. Thesis Award of the Year in Electrical Engineering, IEEE Iran Section, IRAN

Professional and Institutional Awards

[2022] The George Washington Univeristy’s Early-Career Researcher Award
[2021] The Early Career Award, Washington Academy of Sciences (WAS)
[2021] Defense TechConnect Innovation Award, 2021 Defense TechConnect Innovation and Exposition
[2019] Tier 1 Silver Award, US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity’s Electricity Industry Technology and Practices Innovation Challenge (EITPIC) Prize Competition.
[2019] The Excellent Associate Editor Award, Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy (MPCE)
[2019] Defense TechConnect Innovation Award, 2019 Defense TechConnect Summit and Exposition