About Me
Alireza Zare received a B.Sc degree in electrical engineering focusing on power engineering from Yazd University, Yazd, Iran, in 2021, and an M.S degree from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, in 2024, focusing on Smart grid applications (Virtual power plants, Demand response, Flexibility, Electricity Markets, and Optimisation, ...).
🔬 VPP Architectures
📊 Demand Response
⚙️ Flexibility Markets
🧠 Optimisation
Work Experience
🔌 Engineer Researcher
Niro Research Institute – Tehran, Iran
10/2024 – Present
Researcher in power transmission & physical asset management.
Niro Research Institute – Tehran, Iran
10/2024 – Present
Researcher in power transmission & physical asset management.
📚 Teaching Assistant
Renewable Energy Solar Cell Systems
09/2022 – 06/2024
Assisting professor, lecture prep, grading, review sessions.
Renewable Energy Solar Cell Systems
09/2022 – 06/2024
Assisting professor, lecture prep, grading, review sessions.
Education
🎓 M.Sc. Electrical Engineering
Shahid Beheshti University (2021–2024)
Outstanding grade · Thesis: VPP & DR for distribution flexibility
Shahid Beheshti University (2021–2024)
Outstanding grade · Thesis: VPP & DR for distribution flexibility
📘 B.Sc. Electrical Engineering – Power
Yazd University (2017–2021)
Focus on power systems & overvoltage analysis
Yazd University (2017–2021)
Focus on power systems & overvoltage analysis
Technical Skills
GAMS Digsilent PowerFactory ATP-EMTP PVSyst
MATLAB/Simulink Python Julia PowerWorld
Microsoft Office Excel System Advisor Model
Languages: Persian (native), English (B2/C1 – Reading C1, Listening B2, Writing B2, Spoken B2)
Selected Publications
A systematic review of Virtual Power Plant configurations...
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2026
DOI →Bi-Level Coordination of Demand Response and Multiple VPPs for Flexibility Assessment
Energy Science & Engineering, Wiley 2026
Virtual Power Plant Models and Market Participation: Deep Dive
Results in Engineering, Elsevier 2025
DOI →Renewable-based VPP Enabled Smart Charging for Emission Reduction
Elsevier Book Chapter, 2025
Research Projects
📌 Evaluation of DR + VPP for distribution flexibility
M.Sc. Thesis (2023-2024) – Optimal VPP framework for profit & flexibility.
M.Sc. Thesis (2023-2024) – Optimal VPP framework for profit & flexibility.
⚡ Overvoltage from lightning on self-supporting cables
B.Sc. project (2021) – EMTP simulations.
B.Sc. project (2021) – EMTP simulations.
🏭 Regulated Techno-Commercial VPP for emission reduction
Ongoing research (2024–Current) – Unified DSO-VPP.
Ongoing research (2024–Current) – Unified DSO-VPP.
Honours & Hobbies
🏅 Reviewer of Elsevier Journals
Recognized contribution (2024)
Recognized contribution (2024)
🎻 Music & Art
Playing violin, Kamanche, Ney – since 2009
Playing violin, Kamanche, Ney – since 2009
Connect
📍 Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran