Education

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, 07/2008
• MS. Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran 5/2000
Professional Experience
  • NI Elite Educator, National Instruments, Austin, TX. 2014-Present
  • Co-Founding member, “Kalium Biomedical, LLC ” 2012-Present
  • Established based on my patent portfolio on medical measurement, IURTC, Indiana University, 2012
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) 2009
  • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Application of Control Systems in Digital Microfluidics and in Clean Energy
  • Senior Controls Engineer, Cummins Research and Technical Center, Columbus, IN 2008-2009
  • Co-op Engineer, Engineering Planning and Management Inc., Framingham, MA 2008
  • Electrical Engineer, Moshanir Power Engineering Co., Department of Electricity and Machines, on Electric Balance of Plant for Gas and Combined-Cycle Power plants 2001-2004

Book, Book Chapter

  • 2. BOOK: Afshin Izadian, Fundamentals of Modern Electric Circuit Analysis and Filter Synthesis, A Transfer Functions Approach, ISBN: 978-3-030-02483-3, Published by Springer, 2019. LINK
  • 1. Book Chapter, “Chapter 2. Model-Based Fault Diagnosis of MEMS,” John Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-119-08360-3, October 2015
Journal Papers
  • 29. Kazem Zare, Mokhtar Shasadeghi, Afshin Izadian, Taher Niknam, Mohammad Hassan Asemani, “Switching TS fuzzy model-based dynamic sliding mode observer design for non-differentiable nonlinear systems,” IFAC Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence,Volume 96, November 2020, 103990
  • 28. Seyede Zahra Tajalli, Mohammad Mardaneh, Abdollah Kavousi-Fard, Elaheh Taherian-Fard, Afshin Izadian, “DoS-Resilient Distributed Optimal Scheduling in a Fog Supporting IIoT-based Smart Microgrid,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Early Access, 2020.
  • 27. Elaheh Taherian-Fard, Ramin Sahebi, Taher Niknam, Afshin Izadian, Mokhtar Shasadeghi, “Wind Turbine Drivetrain Technologies,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Application, Early Access, 2020.
  • 26. Peter J Schubert, Afshin Izadian and JW Wheeler, “Abandoned Mine Voids for Pumped Storage Hydro,” Journal of Insight in Mining Science and Technologies, Vol.1, Issue 3, October 2019.
  • 25. Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Analysis of a Hydrostatic Drive Wind Turbine for Improved Annual Energy Production,” American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Journal of Energy.
  • 24. Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “A Decentralized Multivariable Controller for Hydrostatic Wind Turbine Drivetrain,” Asian Journal of Control, 2018.
  • 23. M. Farbood, E. Taherianfard, M. Shasadeghi, A. Izadian and T. Niknam, "Dynamics and Control of a Shared Wind Turbine Drivetrain," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. Early Access August 2018
  • 22. Ammar E. Ali, Nicholas C. Libardi, Sohel Anwar, and Afshin Izadian, “Design of a compressed air energy storage system for hydrostatic wind turbines,” American Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Journal Of Energy, 2018, 6(2): 229-244 doi: 10.3934/energy.2018.2.229 , ISSN: 2333-8334
  • 21. Masoud Vaezi, Aryan Asgharifard, Afshin Izadian, “Control of Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer System under Wind and Load Disturbances,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018.
  • 20. Md Ashiqur Rahman, Sohel Anwar, Afshin Izadian, “Electrochemical Model-Based Condition Monitoring via Experimentally Identified Li-Ion Battery Model and HPPC,” Journal of Energies, 2017.
  • 19. Afshin Izadian, “DERs in Interconnected Microgrids: A Control Issue Perspective,” IEEE Smartgrid Newsletter, May 2017
  • 18. Masoud Vaezi, Pardis Khayyer, Afshin Izadian, “Optimum Adaptive Piecewise Linearization: An Estimation Approach in Wind Power,” IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology. vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 808-817, May 2017
  • 17. Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Sohel Anwar, Afshin Izadian, “Electrochemical Model-Based Fault Diagnosis of Lithium Ion Battery,” Journal of Advances in Automobile Engineering, 2016
  • 16. Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Sohel Anwar, Afshin Izadian, “Electrochemical Model Parameter Identification of a Lithium-Ion Battery using Particle Swarm Optimization Method,” ELSEVIER Journal of Power Sources, (2016), pp. 86-97
  • 15. Masoud Vaezi, Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, “Hydraulic Wind Power Plants: A Nonlinear Model of Low Wind Speed Operation,” IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1696-1704, Sept. 2016
  • 14. Masoud Vaezi, Afshin Izadian, “Piecewise Affine System Identification of a Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer System”, IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, 2015 vol. 23, issue 6, pp. 2077-2086
  • 13. Amardeep Singh, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Adaptive Nonlinear Model-Based Fault Diagnosis of Li-Ion Batteries,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2015, vol. 62, issue 2, pp. 1002-1011
  • 12. Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, Masoud Vaezi, Sohel Anwar, “Modeling of a Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer Utilizing a Proportional Valve,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2015, vol. 51, issue 2, pp. 1837-1844
  • 11. Amardeep Singh, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Model-Based Condition Monitoring in Lithium-Ion Batteries,” ELSEVIER, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 268, 5 Dec. 2014, pp. 459-468
  • 10. Afshin Izadian, Sina Hamzehlouia, Majid Deldar, Sohel Anwar, “Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer System: Operation and Modeling,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2014, vol. 5, Issue 2, Pp 457-465, April 2014
  • 9. Afshin Izadian, “Self-Tuning Fault Diagnosis of MEMS,” Early Access, IFAC, Journal of Mechatronics, vol. 23, issue 8, Dec. 2013, pp. 1094–1099
  • 8. Afshin Izadian, Nathaniel Girrens, Pardis Khayyer “Renewable Energy Policies, A Brief Review of the Latest U.S. and E.U. Policies,” IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, vol. 7, issue 3, September 2013
  • 7. Afshin Izadian, “Controllable Lenses for Photovoltaic Energy Generation Enhancement,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Journal of Photovoltaic, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1113-1117, July 2013
  • 6. Sina Hamzehlouia, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Modeling and Control of Hybrid-Hydraulic Electric Vehicles,” Advances in Automobile Engineering Journal, vol. 2, issue 1, February 2013
  • 5. E. Yildiz, M. Farooqi, S. Anwar, Y. Chen, A. Izadian, “Nonlinear Constrained Optimization of Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” Invited, Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 64-70, October 2012
  • 4. Afshin Izadian, Parviz Famouri, “Fault Diagnosis of MEMS Micro Comb Resonators Using Multiple-Model Adaptive Control Technique,” IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 1233-1240, September 2010
  • 3. Afshin Izadian, Pardis Khayyer, and Parviz Famouri, “Fault Diagnosis of Time-Varying Parameter Systems with Application in MEMS LCRs,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Invited Paper, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 973-978, April 2009
  • 2. Afshin Izadian, Lawrence Hornak, Parviz Famouri, “Structure Rotation and Pull-in Voltage Control of MEMS Lateral Comb Resonators under Fault Conditions,” IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 51-59, January 2009
  • 1. Afshin Izadian, Parviz Famouri, “Reliability Enhancement of Micro Comb Resonators under Fault Conditions,” IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 726-734, July 2008


Conference Papers

  • 101. Hajrasouliha AR, Izadian A. Modeling Magnetic Nanoparticle to Retinal Detachment. American Academy of Ophthalmology 2020, poster presentation PO492, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
  • 100. Rasoul Akbari, Afshin Izadian, Reduced-Size Converter in DFIG-Based Wind Energy Conversion System, IEEE Energy Conversion and Exposition Conference, ECCE, Ditroit, September 2020.
  • 99. Rasoul Akbari, Afshin Izadian, Robert Weissbach, “An Approach in Torque Control of Hydraulic Wind Turbine Powertrains”, Accepted in the IEEE Energy Conversion and Exposition Conference, ECCE, Baltimore, September 2019.
  • 98. Amir Reza Hajrasouliha, Jordan Springman, Evan Parker, Alan Washington, Rasoul Akbari, and Afshin Izadian, “Magnetic Nanoparticles Localization in Ophthalmologic Surgery,” IEEE International Conf. on Electro-Information Technology, May 2019.
  • 97. Aryan Asgharifard, Afshin Izadian, “Frequency Control of Hydraulic Wind Farm under Low and High Wind Conditions,” IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference, IECON 2018 Washington DC. 2018
  • 96. Aryan Asgharifard, Afshin Izadian, “Optimal Control of an Interconnected Hydraulic Wind Farm,”
  • IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference, IECON 2018 Washington DC. 2018
  • 95. Mohsen Farbood, Mokhtar ShaSadeghi, Afshin Izadian and Taher Niknam, “Advanced Model Predictive MPPT and Frequency Regulation In Interconnected Wind Turbine Drivetrains,” Accepted in the IEEE Energy Conversion and Exposition Conference, ECCE, Portland Oregon, 2018
  • 94. Elaheh Taherian Fard, Mokhtar Sha Sadeghi, Afshin Izadian and Taher Niknam, “Wind Turbine Drivetrains: A Glimpse of Existing Technologies,” Accepted in the IEEE Energy Conversion and Exposition Conference, ECCE, Portland Oregon, 2018
  • 93. Pratik Magar, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “A Virtual Sensor for Soot Load Estimation in Diesel Particulate Filters,” International Mechanical Engineering, Congress & Exposition, IMECE 2018, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018
  • 92. Mohsen Farbood, Elaheh Taherian Fard, Afshin Izadian, Mokhtar Sha Sadeghi and Taher Niknam “Modeling and Control of Interconnected Wind Turbine Drivetrains” IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017. Cincinnati, OH. USA
  • 91. Sidhu, A., Izadian, A., and Anwar, S., "Model-Based Adaptive Fault Diagnosis in Lithium Ion Batteries: A Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Approaches," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1192, 2017
  • 90. Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Configuration Analysis and Design of a Wind Turbine with Hydrostatic Transmission System,” Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE 2016, November 11 – 17, 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
  • 89. Masoud Vaezi, Afshin Izadian,” Experimental Control of a Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer System under Wind and Load Disturbances,” IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2016. Milwaukee, WI. USA
  • 88. Masoud Vaezi, Afshin Izadian, “Model-Based Adaptive Control of a Hydraulic Wind Power System,” IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2016. Milwaukee, WI. USA
  • 87. Dan Shen, Afshin Izadian, “Sliding Mode Extremum Seeking Control for Maximum Power Point Tracking in Wind System,” IEEE Power and Energy Conference Illinois, Feb 2016
  • 86. Moyuan Chen, Sofia, Marquies, Afshin Izadian, “Torque-Assisted Compressed Air Energy Storage Hydraulic Wind Drivetrain,” IEEE Power and Energy Conference Illinois, Feb 2016
  • 85. Dan Shen, Afshin Izadian, “Extremum Power Seeking Control of A Hybrid Wind-Solar-Storage DC Power System,” IEEE, Industrial Electronics Conference, Yokohama Japan, 2015
  • 84. Kaiyang Liu, Afshin Izadian, “A Selective Polarity DC-DC Converter with Infinite Output Voltage Levels,” IEEE, Industrial Electronics Conference, Yokohama Japan, 2015
  • 83. Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Reconfiguration of a Wind Turbine with Hydrostatic Drivetrain to Maximize Annual Energy Production,” IEEE Energy Conversion and Conference Exposition, ECCE 2015, Montreal, CA
  • 82. Ashiqur Rahman, Sohel Anwar, Afshin Izadian, “Electrochemical Model-Based Fault Diagnosis of a Lithium Ion Battery using Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation Approach,” IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, ICIT 2015
  • 81. Dan Shen, Afshin Izadian, “Sliding Mode Control of a DC Distributed Solar Microgrid,” IEEE PECI 2015.
  • 80. Masoud Vaezi, Afshin Izadian, “Energy Storage Techniques for Hydraulic Wind Power Systems,” 3rd, International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, Milwaukee, USA. 2014
  • 79. Masoud Vaezi, Afshin Izadian, “Control of a Hydraulic Wind Power Transfer System under Disturbances,” 3rd, International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, Milwaukee, USA. 2014
  • 78. Masoud Vaezi, Afshin Izadian, Majid Deldar, “Adaptive Control of a Hydraulic Wind Power System Using Multiple Models,” In Proceedings of Industrial Electronics Conference, Dallas, TX, 2014
  • 77. Dan Shen, Afshin Izadian, “Modeling and Control of A Combined Wind-Solar Microgrid,” In Proceedings of Industrial Electronics Conference, Dallas, TX, 2014
  • 76. Afshin Izadian, Gretchen Edelmon, Steve Johnson, “Gate Driver of DC-DC Boost Converters using National Instruments LabVIEW and NImyDAQ,” IEEE Electro-Information Technology Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June 2014
  • 75. Dan Shen, Afshin Izadian, “A Hybrid Wind-Solar-Storage Energy Generation System Configuration and Control,” IEEE, ECCE Conference 2014
  • 74. Amardeep Sidhu, Afshin Izadian, Sohel Anwar, “Nonlinear Model-Based Fault Detection of Lithium Ion Battery Using Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation,” 19th IFAC World Congress, South Africa, 2014
  • 73. Shweta Hegde, Afshin Izadian, “Control of Single Switch Inverters,” IEEE PECI, 2014
  • 72. Masoud Vaezi, Majid Deldar, Afshin Izadian, “A Model Linearization Technique for Hydraulic Wind Power Systems,” IEEE PECI, 2014

Expertise

Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Systems, Electric Machines, Fault Diagnosis, Energy Harvesting, Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Interests

Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, Microgrids, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Energy Conversion, Battery Modeling and Control, Nonlinear Control Systems, Adaptive Controls


Optical Energy Conversion, Micro Fabrication, Digital Microfluidics