Saman Gorji

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Associate Professor, Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering, Deakin University

Profile Articles Activity

Saman A. Gorji is Director of the Centre for Smart Power and Energy Research (CSPER) at Deakin University, leading the Renewable Energy Microgrid research with industry partners. His work focuses on developing and field-testing power-electronics and control systems for behind-the-meter microgrids integrating renewables, battery storage and hydrogen technologies to improve reliability and reduce emissions.

Experience

• 2025–present Associate professor, Deakin University
• 2022–2025 Senior Lecturer, Deakin University
• 2020–2022 Research fellow, Queensland University of Technology
• 2018–2020 Postdoctoral research associate, Swinburne University of Technology

Education

• 2018 Swinburne University of Technology, PhD

Publications

• 2024, Google Scholar
• 2023 Challenges and opportunities in green hydrogen supply chain through metaheuristic optimization, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, Volume 10, Issue 3, June 2023, Pages 1143–1157,
• 2022 Reconfigurable Quadratic Converters for Electrolyzers Utilized in DC Microgrids, IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 109677-109687, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3214581

Grants and Contracts

• 2026 REACH Schedule 2 - ArcActive Australia - Stream 2: Battery installation and System Integration and Smart Deployment Strategy Role: Lead CI Funding Source: Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub
• 2024 International Hydrogen Fellowship Role: Lead CI Funding Source: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
• 2022 Fully DC microgrid for Green Hydrogen Production Role: Lead CI Funding Source: Cooperative Research Centres, Australian Government Department of Industry
• 2018 Design, Analysis and Implementation of Bidirectional Power Converters Role: Lead CI Funding Source: Cooperative Research Centres, Australian Government Department of Industry

Professional Memberships

• IEEE, Senior Member

Research Areas

• Electrical And Electronic Engineering (0906)

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