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I received my BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran , Iran in 1988 and 1991 respectively, and my PhD from Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK in 1998.
I was a visiting professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada during 2005-2006 academic year.
My research interests include: Supervisory Control of Discrete-Event Systems, Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Neurofuzzy Systems, Genetic Algorithms, and Electrical Power Systems Control Applications.
Publications:
Journal Articles:
1. Mirzaei M. and Afzalian, Ali. A., Hybrid Modeling and Control of a DC-DC Converter, International Journal on Power Electronics, Vol. 1, No., 2008. pp. 414 – 433.
2. Afzalian, A., A. Navabi Niaki, W.M. Wonham, and M. R Iravani, Discrete-Event Systems Supervisory Control for a Dynamic Flow Controller, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2009, pp. 219 – 230..
3. Afzalian, A., A. Saadatpoor, and W.M. Wonham, Systematic Supervisory Control Solutions for Under-load Tap-Changing Transformers, Control Engineering Practice - Elsevier, 16 (2008) 1035 - 1054.
4. Afzalian Ali A and D A Linkens, Training of Neurofuzzy Power System Stabilisers Using Genetic Algorithms, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. vol. 22, no. 2; Feb. 2000; pp. 93-102 (Abstract)
Chapter in Book:
v Afzalian and D A Linkens, Design and Tuning a Neurofuzzy Power System Stabiliser Using Genetic Algorithms, (Book Chapter) Practical Applications of Soft Computing in Engineering (FLSI Soft Computing Series - Volume 4). World Scientific Publishing Co. ISBN: 981-02-4523-8 ; 2001; pp. 287-310
Conference Papers:
1. Mirzaei M. and Afzalian, Ali. A, Hybrid Modeling of the Non-inverting Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, COEX, Seoul, Korea Oct. 14-17, 2008
2. Mirzaei M. and Afzalian, Ali. A, Explicit Model Predictive Control of the Non-inverting Buck Boost DC-DC Converter, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, COEX, Seoul, Korea Oct. 14-17, 2008
3. Afzalian, A. M. Noorbakhsh, and A. Navabi Niaki, PLC Implementation of Decentralized Supervisory Control for Dynamic Flow Controller, 17th IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, San Antonio, Texas, USA, September 3-5, 2008, pp. 522-527.
4. Salehi, M. and A. Afzalian, Robust µ-Synthesis and H∞-Loop Shaping Controllers for a Boiler-Turbine Unit, 2008 IEEE Region 5 Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2008
5. Salehi, M. and A. Afzalian, Robust H∞ Control Design For a Boiler-Turbine Unit, International Conference on Smart Manufacturing Application April. 9-11, 2008 in KINTEX, Gyeonggi-do, Korea , pp. 520-525
6. Noorbakhsh, M. and A. Afzalian Design and PLC based Implementation of Supervisory Control for Under-load Tap-Changing Transformers, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, Oct. 2007, Seoul, Korea
7. Afzalian, A. and A. Navabi Niaki, Hierarchical DES Supervisory Control Approach to Microgrid Energy Systems, 21th International Power Systems Conference (PSC'06), 2006, Tehran, Iran.
8. Afzalian, A., A. Saadatpoor, and W.M. Wonham, Discrete-event system modeling and supervisory control for under-load tap-changing transformers, IEEE International Conference on Control Applications (CCA'06), 2006, Munich, Germany.
9. Saadatpoor, A. , A. Afzalian, , and W.M. Wonham, Timed Discrete-Event System Supervisory Control For Under-Load Tap-Changing Transformers, 3rd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, August 2006, Setubal, Portugal.
10. Afzalian, A. and W.M. Wonham, Discrete-Event System Supervisory Controller Design for an Electrical Power Transmission Network, 14th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE'06). 2006. Tehran, Iran.
11. A. Afzalian, M F Abbod and D A Linkens, "A Differentiable Inference System for Fuzzy Perceptrons", 6thWSEAS International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Computational Techniques in Electrical Engineering (MMACTEE’04), Athens, Greece, December 2004.
12. A. Afzalian, "An Introduction to Broadband Powerline Communication (PLC) Systems", PWUT Signal Magazine, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 48 - 53, October 2004.
13. B Dehghan Shibany and A. Afzalian, A Fuzzy Logic System for Fault Diagnosis in Electrical Power Substations, 5th Conference on Intelligent Systems (CIS 2003), Ferdousi University of Mashhad, October, 2003.
14. A. Afzalian and M Khederzadeh, Applications of Neural Networks in Electrical Power Systems – A Survey, Fourth Irano-Armenian Workshop on Neural Networks, Institute for studies in Theoretical science and Mathematics (IPM), Tehran, Iran, May 20 - 22, 2002 (Abstract).
15. A. Afzalian and D A Linkens, Fuzzy Perceptrons for Function Approximation, 9th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering. ICEE'01. Tehran, Iran; 2001; 4 vol. pp. 8-1 8-12, vol.4(Abstract)
16. A. Afzalian, Gradient Descent-based Learning Methods for Fuzzy Perceptrons, 7th UK Workshop on Fuzzy Systems.. , Sheffield, UK, October 2000; pp. 31-35 (Abstract).
17. A. Afzalian and D A Linkens, Genetic Algorithms for Selecting the Parameters of a Neurofuzzy Controller, 6th European Congress on Intelligent Techniques and Soft Computing.EUFIT'98. Verlag Mainz, Aachen, Germany; 1998; 3 vol. xxvi+2010 pp. 701-6, vol.1 (Abstract).
18. A. Afzalian and D A Linkens, Neurofuzzy Power System Stabiliser based on GA Learning,Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Soft Computing and Information/Intelligent Systems. Methodologies for the Conception, Design and Application of Soft Computing. Fukuoka, Japan, 1998; 2 vol. xlii+1030 pp. 151-4 vol.1 (Abstract).
19. A. Afzalian and D A Linkens, Self-Organizing Fuzzy Perceptrons Applied to Power System stability, Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, NAFIPS'97,New York, U.S.A., pp. 341-346, 1997, (Abstract).
20. D A Linkens, A. Afzalian , A New Fuzzy Logic Power System Stabiliser (PSS), Proceedings of the EUFIT'96, September 1996, Aachen, Germany, pp. 1999 - 2003. (Abstract).
21. D A Linkens, A. Afzalian, A Neuro-Fuzzy Power System Stabiliser, Proceedings of International Conference on Intelligent and Cognitive Systems, September 1996, ISRI at IPM , Tehran, Iran, pp. 106 - 111. (Abstract).
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