Mohammad Shakeri Date of birth: Address: Telephone: Skype: LinkedIn: Email: 28 April 1984 Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +60-11-11711401 m_shakeri63 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-shakeri/ m_shakeri63@yahoo.com or mshakeri63@gmail.com PROFILE I am experienced in the research and practical experience in developing automated solutions and embedded systems such as Arduino, PLC, raspberry pi, etc. Skilled in renewable energy systems especially on solar energy, MATLAB, Electronics engineering, and Research. I am confident to use new technologies such as artificial intelligence, Machine learning (ANN, Fuzzy logic, etc.) in my research. Some of my important skills are Internet of things (IoT), Python, Arduino (C++), Photovoltaic energy, embedded system, research, publication, and teaching. EXPERIENCES 22/04/2019 – current Postdoctoral Researcher The Energy University (Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)) Tasks: My research area is about renewable energy focusing on Photovoltaic (PV) systems. Some of my research activities as a postdoctoral researcher are the design and implementation of artificial intelligence-based (AI) Home energy management system (HEMS). Implementation an IoT platform for fault detection of the photovoltaic system through artificial intelligence. I have published some Q1/Q2 ISI journals based on the outcomes of my research. Also, I am working on one LRGS grant which is funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and three university' internal grants (@BOLD) that are funded by power utility company Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) about the home energy management system. Also, I have active cooperation in drafting and formatting two proposals for TNB seeding grants at UNITEN university. Besides, I am mentoring some Ph.D. and master students. Used Software/ Hardware: Altium designer, Proteus, XCTU for Zigbee module, Esp32, Raspberry pi, PLC, Arduino, MATLAB (Neural network/ Simulink), Bascom, and Python. 19/03/2018 – 30/09/2018 Software Developer (Tableau report developer) (Contract for 6 months) Wavelet Solutions Sdn Bhd. Selangor, Malaysia Achievements: Some of my duties in the Wavelet company were designing an ETL (extract, transform, load) for some old databases to match with the new software of the company. Also, I used to work with tableau desktop software to create some reports for the Wavelet and Samsung company after aggregating the data from databases, and cleaning them through Tableau prep. Used Software/ Hardware: Linux, Git, bit bucket, PSQL, Tableau, Java, Jira, EC2 AWS. 01/03/2017 – 31/08/2017 01/03/2016 – 31/08/2016 01/09/2013 – 31/01/2015 Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) The National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)) Achievements: As a graduate research assistant, some of my duties were to prepare a proposal as a source of money to do my projects. Some of my research topics were the Implementation of an interfaced computer system, implementation of compact datalogger specified for the PV system with 16 channels, Implementation of the Solar based laptop charger, and implementation of the maximum power point tracking system with a novel algorithm. Used Software/ Hardware: AVR-microcontrollers, Xbee, Arduino, Altium designer, Proteus, MATLAB 20/01/2009 – 31/08/2011 Deputy Manager Pouyagarn-Sanat-Afagh Co. (Ltd). Mashhad, Iran Achievements: Some of my duties in Pouyagarn-Sanat-Afagh Co were Installing and setup of PDH and SDH switching systems in telecommunication projects in Mashhad, Iran, installing network-based CCTVs, and designed and implemented Training boards for students using AVR microcontrollers. Used Software/ Hardware: Altium, Proteus, AVR microcontroller, Bascom, Code vision. EDUCATION 28/08/2013 - 14/02/2018 Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics, and System Engineering The National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)) Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment Language: English Thesis Title: Development of control algorithm and home energy management system strategy for smart home equipped with grid connection and solar PV system 05/09/2011 - 20/03/2013 M.Sc. in Microelectronics The National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)) Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment Language: English Thesis Project: The impacts of emitter and base carrier density and thickness on siliconcadmium telluride hetero-junction solar cells using AMPS-1D 23/09/2002 - 21/09/2006 B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering-Electronics Islamic Azad University, IRAN Language: Persian Final Year Project: Implementation of assembly language compiler for 8051 series microcontrollers using AVR microcontroller PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Since May 2019 Since Dec 2018 IEEE Member (Membership No: 95799537) BEM (Board of Engineers Malaysia) (Reg No: G20727A) AWARDS/ CERTIFICATES Patent 21/08/2020 Awards 10/08/2020 30/09/2019 23/09/2019 01/07/2019 01/05/2019 28/08/2016 20/11/2013 Certificates 10/05/2015 01/05/2015 21/11/2013 01/12/2010 08/11/2009 25/08/2007 Malaysian utility innovation application No. UI 2020004311 Smart home energy management system Top presenter at Postdoc progress monitoring workshop Gold Medal at Postdoc hangout day (UPHD) Bronze Medal at Pecipta 2019 Awarded for the best presenter in Nano energy conference Silver Medal at ITEX 2019 PVSEC Conference attendance ICEBE Conference Best Paper Award Certificate of Medical Equipment Maintenance Pouyandegan Teb Razavi Co. (Ltd). Mashhad, Iran Duration: 50 hours Certificate of Medical Quality Control Pouyandegan Teb Razavi Co. (Ltd). Mashhad, Iran Duration: 50 hours Iranian Elite Talk at UKM University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Certificate of SDH, MSAN Workshop West Azerbaijan training Institute powered by WRI, Azerbaijan, Iran Duration: (8 Days) 1/12/2010 to 8/12/2010 Certificate of Cell Phone Repairing Course Mashhad, Iran Duration: 130 hours Grade: 87.25 / 100 Certificate of Teaching Skills Mashhad, Iran Duration: 144 hours LANGUAGES Persian English Native Speaker Excellent TECHNICAL SKILLS (G =Good, M= Moderate, B= Basic) Academic ➢ ➢ Teaching (M), Research(G) Electronics ➢ ➢ PCB design and implementation (G), Altium and Proteus (G) AWS IoT(B) Software Renewable energy ➢ ➢ ➢ Arduino (G), Raspberry pi (M), Embedded systems (G) Simulink/ MATLAB (G) IoT (hardware design) (G) ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ Python (M)PSQL (M), Git (M), Bit bucket (M) Joomla (G), Word press (G), ETL (M) Amazon services such as RDS and EC2 (M) Tableau Desktop (M), Tableau prep (M) Trello (M), Jira (M) Word(G), Excel(G), Latex(G) ➢ ➢ Off-grid PV system (G), Home energy management system (G) PV systems sizing and installation (G), Zero net buildings (G) INTERESTS Listening to music Playing Football Reading science books Watching family’s series Watching scientific documentaries REFEREES Professor Dr. Nowshad Amin (Postdoc and Ph.D. supervisor) Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia. Cell phone No: +60193296750 Email Address: nowshadamin@yahoo.com nowshad@uniten.edu.my Professor Dr. Jagadeesh Pasupuleti (Postdoc supervisor) College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang Selangor, Malaysia. Cell phone No: +60163049245 Email Address: jagadeesh@uniten.edu.my Professor Dr. Nilofar Asim (Ph.D. co-supervisor) Solar Energy Research Institute, The National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)) Cell phone No: +60 17-204 5092 Email: asimnilofar@gmail.com, nilofarasim@ukm.edu.my PUBLICATIONS (Citations` numbers are taken from (Google Scholar) ISI Journals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Mishu, M. K., Md. Rokonuzzaman, J. Pasupuleti, M. Shakeri, K. S. Rahman, F. A. Hamid, S. K. Tiong and N. Amin (2020). "Prospective Efficient Ambient Energy Harvesting Sources for IoT-Equipped Sensor Applications." Electronics 9(9): 1345. (2020) (Q2, IF 2.412) Md. Rokonuzzaman., M. Shakeri, F. A. Hamid, M. K. Mishu, J. Pasupuleti, K. S. Rahman, S. K. Tiong and N. Amin (2020). "IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing." Electronics 9(8). (2020) (Q2, IF 2.412) (cited by 1) M. Shakeri, N. Amin, J. Pasupuleti, A. Mehbodniya, N. Asim, S. K. Tiong, F. W. Low, C. T. Yaw, N. A. Samsudin, Md. Rokonuzzaman, C. K. Hen, C. W. Lai, An Autonomous Home Energy Management System using Dynamic Priority Strategy in Conventional Homes, Energies, (2020) (Q1, IF 2.707) (cited by 1) M. Shakeri, N. Amin, J. Pasupuleti, N. Asim, S. K.Tiong, F. W. Low, C. T. Yaw, N. A. Samsudin, Md. Rokonuzzaman, C. K. Hen, C. W. Lai, An Overview of the Building Energy Management System Considering the Demand Response Programs, Smart Strategies, and Smart Grid, Energies, (2020) (Q1, IF 2.707) (cited by 1) N.A. Samsudin, F.W. Low, Y. Yusoff, M. Shakeri, X.Y. Tan, C.W. Lai, N. Asim, C.S. Oon, K.S. Newaz, S.K. Tiong, N. Amin, Effect of temperature on synthesis of cellulose nanoparticles via ionic liquid hydrolysis process, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 308 (2020) 113030. (2020) (Q1, IF 4.561) S.M. Mousavi, F.W. Low, S.A. Hashemi, N.A. Samsudin, M. Shakeri, Y. Yusoff, M. Rahsepar, C.W. Lai, A. Babapoor, S. Soroshnia, Development of hydrophobic reduced graphene oxide as a new efficient approach for photochemotherapy, RSC Advances, 10 (2020) 12851-12863. (2020) (Q1, IF 3.049) (cited by 1) M. Shakeri, M. Shayestegan, S.M.S. Reza, I. Yahya, B. Bais, M. Akhtaruzzaman, K. Sopian, N. Amin, Implementation of a novel home energy management system (HEMS) architecture with a solar photovoltaic system as a supplementary source, Renewable Energy, 125 (2018) 108-120. (2018) (Q1, IF 4.78) (cited by 49) M. Shayestegan, M. Shakeri, H. Abunima, S.S. Reza, M. Akhtaruzzaman, B. Bais, S. Mat, K. Sopian, N. Amin, An overview on prospects of new generation single-phase transformerless inverters for grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82 (2018) 515-530. (2018) (Q1, IF 8.06) (cited by 18) M. Shakeri, M. Shayestegan, H. Abunima, S.S. Reza, M. Akhtaruzzaman, A. Alamoud, K. Sopian, N. Amin, An intelligent system architecture in-home energy management systems (HEMS) for efficient demand response in smart grid, Energy and Buildings, 138 (2017) 154-164. (2017) (Q1, IF 4.06) (cited by 150) Scopus Journals 10. S.S. Reza, M.M. Arifeen, S.K. Tiong, M. Akhteruzzaman, N. Amin, M. Shakeri, A. Ayob, A. Hussain, Salsa20 based lightweight security scheme for smart meter communication in smart grid, Telkomnika, 18 (2020) (cited by 1) 11. M. Shakeri, L. Theng, M.M. Rokonuzzaman, J. Pasupuleti, S. Tiong, N. Amin, Demand response programs in conventional and smart grid electricity networks: Chronological development in different regions, ICEE conference (2019) 12. M. Shakeri, L. Theng, M.M. Rokonuzzaman, J. Pasupuleti, S. Tiong, N. Amin. Solar Powered Autonomous Emergency Road Signing Waterlogged system in Highways. ICEE conference (2019) 13. M. Mishu, Md. Rokonuzzaman, M. Shakeri, N.Amin, S.K. Tiong, Microcontroller Based Portable Anemometer for Wind Monitoring System, ICEE conference (2019) 14. M. Shakeri, M. Mamun, FR. Labonnah, HH. Fzida. Design and Optimization of the Power Consumption in 16-bits Shift Register Using Single Edge Triggered D-Flip-Flop. Journal ofEngineerir1g and Applied Sciences 8(2): 38-43. (2013) (cited by 2) 15. M. Shakeri, M. Ariannejad, N. Sedaghati, M. Mamun, & M.S. Amin, 2012. Advanced Cmos Based Image Sensors. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 6(7): 62-72. (2012) (cited by 1) Conference Papers 16. M. Shakeri, M, N.Amin, S.K. Tiong, J. Pasupuleti. 2019. An autonomous electrical energy controlling system using a wireless plug-in a smart home application. Nano Energy 2019(Conference 2019) (Awarded for the best presenter) 17. M. Rokon, M. Shakeri 2019. Modeling and Simulation Design of an MPPT Solar Charge Controller in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. Nano Energy 2019(Conference 2019) 18. M. Shakeri, N. Amin 2016. Online scheduling with PV system supplementary source usage in-home energy management systems (HEMS). 26th international photovoltaic science and engineering conference (PVSEC-26 2016 Conference) 19. M. Shakeri, N. Amin. 2013. An intelligent solar-based weather station. The International Conference on Engineering and Built Environment (ICEBE) 2013. (Awarded for the best paper) Book Chapter 20. M. Shakeri and N. Amin (July 11th 2018). Transformation of Conventional Houses to Smart Homes by Adopting Demand Response Program in Smart Grid, Smart Microgrids, Majid Nayeripour, Eberhard Waffenschmidt, and Mostafa Kheshti, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.74780 (2018) (cited by 3) 21. Low, F. W., S. Mahalingam, M. Shakeri, C. T. Yaw, N. A. Samsudin, N. Amin, S. K. Tiong, S. M. Goh, A. Manap, C. K. Hen and J. Pasupuleti Mechanism of Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells. Berlin, Heidelberg, 1-20. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2020_633 (2020)