Dr. Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo is a Professor of Sector Coupling in Energy Systems at LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland. He earned his MSc and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. He began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Tabriz in 2012 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2019. With extensive experience in research, teaching, administration, and professional service, Dr. Mohammadi-Ivatloo has supervised 24 PhD graduates, over 80 MSc theses, and 15 postdoctoral researchers. He has led or co-led more than 20 externally funded research projects, including those supported by EU Horizon and Business Finland. A Senior Member of IEEE since 2017, he has been an active member of the Iran Energy Association’s Governing Board since 2013 and was elected its President in 2019. He also serves as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. His research focuses on integrated energy systems, sector coupling, renewable energy, energy storage, microgrids, and smart grids.
