Biography

Driven early on by a strong interest in power quality, Amir H. Miragha began his research trajectory by
exploring harmonically polluted electrical networks and power flow mechanisms under non-sinusoidal
conditions. He formally started his professional career in 1996 with arc-furnace flicker assessment in
operating alloy steel plants. He has since built an international career spanning entrepreneurship and
intrapreneurship. Over the years, and motivated by the rising penetration of distributed energy
resources, he has developed analytical and optimization-based planning and operational tools, system
architectures, distribution-level control and automation products and solutions, and test environments
for smart-grid applications, including microgrids, integrated energy systems, automated demand
response, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems
(DERMS), and Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). He has also maintained long-standing involvement in the
hydrogen economy since his graduate studies, beginning with energy-hub integration of hydrogen
devices and later extending to the transportation sector through grid impacts of alternative-fuel
vehicles.

His career reflects a sustained history in the microgrid field, from optimization-based energy
consumption reduction in steam power plant auxiliary systems and early academic research at ETH
Zurich to work on the development of the first industrial optimization-based microgrid controller at GE,
followed by work on hybrid edge- and cloud-based platforms at AutoGrid and Schneider Electric. He has
also accumulated extensive hands-on experience delivering microgrid projects across diverse sectors.

He is deeply involved in the development/revision of international standards for DER integration,
interoperability, and microgrid control. Recognized with over 30 national and international awards,
including the 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award,
he has demonstrated a strong commitment to education and mentorship through multiple teaching
awards and by leading the Microgrid University initiative at Schneider Electric.

He holds a B.Sc. from K. N. Toosi University of Technology (1995), an M.Sc. from KTH Royal Institute of
Technology (2005), with a Master’s thesis completed at ETH Zurich, and a Ph.D. from the University of
Waterloo (2010), all in electrical engineering. He is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Canadian
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering and previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the
University of Waterloo.

Position

Vice-Chair