Horst Complex

dr.ir. E. Shirazi (Elham)

Assistant Professor
ET-DPM-AMSPES
Horst Complex W251
e.shirazi@utwente.nl
+31534898083
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Elham Shirazi (Eli Shirazi) got her PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on smart grid control. Her thesis is entitled: "Self-Healing of Smart Distribution Networks with PV Penetration by Distributed Control". She joined the University of Twente in 2021 after completing her postdoctoral research at the Electrical Engineering Department of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. She also worked at the Energy department of IMEC, Belgium. Her research is multidisciplinary, with a focus on Energy System Ā Control.

Her research interests are:Ā 

  • Modelling and control of energy systems
  • Model-driven optimization of buildings, districts and industrial energy systems
  • AI-basedĀ forecast in energy systems (load profiles, RES generation profiles, and price)
  • Grid integration of renewable energies with a focus on PV
  • Power system planning and operation
  • Energy System Integration

She is open to collaborating with internal and external researchers, just drop her an email atĀ e.shirazi@utwente.nlĀ to discuss any collaboration opportunity!

Expertise

  • Engineering

    • Appliances
    • Photovoltaics
    • Energy Management
    • Energy Engineering

  • Computer Science

    • Service
    • Models
    • Distribution System
    • Design

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My research interests are:Ā 

  • Modelling and control of energy systems
  • Model-driven optimization of buildings, districts and industrial energy systems
  • AI-basedĀ forecast in energy systems (load profiles, RES generation profiles, and price)
  • Grid integration of renewable energies with a focus on PV
  • Power system planning and operation
  • Energy System Integration

Publications

2025

Scalable Charging Optimization of Battery Energy Storage Systems with Deep Reinforcement Learning (2025)In IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT EUROPE 2024. IEEE. Ardakani, A. H., Aqabakee, K., Abdollahi, F. & Shirazi, E.https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEUROPE62998.2024.10863295

2024

Sky Images for Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecast: A Comparative Study of Linear Machine Learning Models (2024)IEEE journal of photovoltaics, 14(4), 691-698. Shirazi, E., Gordon, I., Reinders, A. & Catthoor, F.https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2024.3398365Model Tuning and Performance Evaluation in Machine Learning Models for PV Power Forecasting: Case Study of a BIPV System in Switzerland (2024)In 2024 IEEE 52nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) (pp. 438-442). Article 10748823. IEEE. Shirazi, E. & Quest, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC57443.2024.10748823Multi-objective Optimization for Phase Balancing in an Energy Community with High PV Penetration and a Shared Energy Storage System (2024)In IEEE 52nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2024 (pp. 430-434). Article 10749142. IEEE. Ahmadi, B. & Shirazi, E.https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC57443.2024.10749142Deployment of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Distribution Grids in Combination with Batteries (2024)In Photovoltaic Solar Energy: From Fundamentals to Applications, Volume 2 (pp. 435-454). Wiley-Hindawi. Shirazi, E., van Sark, W. & Reinders, A.https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119578826.ch27

2023

Design with Luminescent Solar Concentrator Photovoltaics in the Built Environment (2023)In 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (pp. 1-5). Article 10359769. IEEE. Shirazi, E., Eggink, W. & Reinders, A. H. M. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359769Optimal Allocation of Voltage Regulations to Maximize the Hosting Capacity of Distribution Systems (2023)In 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (pp. 1-6). Article 10359634. IEEE. Ahmadi, B. & Shirazi, E.https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359634Service Restoration in Distribution Networks Based on a Two-Stage Power Flow Model (2023)In 2023 31st International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE) (pp. 640-646). Article 10334636. IEEE. Armand, S., Heidary, J. & Shirazi, E.https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEE59167.2023.10334636A Heuristic-Driven Charging Strategy of Electric Vehicle for Grids with High EV Penetration (2023)Energies, 16(19). Article 6959. Ahmadi, B. & Shirazi, E.https://doi.org/10.3390/en16196959A taxonomy of short-term solar power forecasting: Classifications focused on climatic conditions and input data (2023)IET Renewable Power Generation, 17(9), 2411-2432. Bazionis, I. K., Kousounadis-Knousen, M. A., Georgilakis, P. S., Shirazi, E., Soudris, D. & Catthoor, F.https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12736

Research profiles

Eli teaches the following courses at the University of Twente and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam:

  • Energy System Integration (ESI)Ā 
  • Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
  • Sources of Innovation (SoI)
  • Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Courses academic year 2023/2024

Meet our Energizer! Eli Shirazi, An interview with 4TU.Energy,Ā https://www.4tu.nl/energy/news/meet-our-energizer-eli-shirazi/Ā 

Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W251
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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