Mohammad Sherkat Masoum

Faculty Member

Mohammad Sherkat Masoum

Biography

Mohammad A.S. Masoum holds the position of Professor and Department Chair/Head within the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Utah Valley University (UVU) since April 2024. Prior to this role, he served as the Program Coordinator for Electrical Engineering from 2018 to 2021, and subsequently as the Department Chair/Head of the Engineering Department from 2021 to 2024 at UVU. He is the Founding General Chair of the Annual Intermountain Engineering, Technology, and Computing (i-ETC) Conferences (http://i-etc.org), the Founding Department Chair/Head of the ECE Department at UVU, and the Genral Chair of i-ETC 2025 Conference (May 9-10, 2025, at UVU).

Mohammad was the General Chair of i-ETC 2020, Orem, Utah, USA, General Chair of the Annual Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC 2014, Perth, Western Australia (WA), Chair of the IEEE-PES/PEL WA Chapter, 2013, Vice Chair of the IEEE-PES/PEL WA Chapter, 2011-2012, Vice General Chair of IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies IEEE-ISGT Asia 2011, Perth, WA, and Vice General Chair of AUPEC 2007, Perth, WA.

Mohammad has over thirty years of experience in teaching, research, and industry. He was the Editor-In-Chief of American Journal of Engineering & Science (2012-2014), a Guest Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (2017-2018), a Guest Editor of IET Renewable Power Generation (2018-2019), an Editor of Australian Electrical & Electronics Engineering Journal (2012-2018), an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and IEEE Power Engineering Letters (2016-2022). He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Education:
- Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
- B.S. and M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver, USA.

Research/Teaching Skills_
- Smart Grids, Renewable (Wind and Solar) Energy, and Power Quality.
- Power Electronics, and Custom Power Devices.
- Electrical Machines, and Transformers.

Citations/Publications:
- Citation : 14,500+
- h Index : 58
- i-10 Index : 174
- One Invention Disclosure, 7 Books, 4 Volumes, and 373 Refereed Papers (165 Journals & 208 Conferences)

Supervisions:
- 19 PhD students including three co-supervisions
- 18 HDR MSc by research students
- 40 MS by research and course work students
- 85+ BSc Project/Capstone students

Ten Career-Best Publications :
- Power Quality in Power Systems, Electrical Machines, and Power-Electronic Drives, 1,254 Pages, Academic Press, Elsevier, USA, Book Editions : First/Second/Third in 2008/2015/2023, Cited : 1,200+
- Power Conversion of Renewable Energy Systems, 692 Pages, Springer, USA, Book Editions : First/Second in 2011/2012, Cited : 85+
- Real-Time Coordination of Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging in Smart Grids to Minimize Power Losses and Improve Voltage Profile, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2011, Cited : 1,350+
- Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems with Voltage and Current-Based Maximum Point Tracking, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2002, Cited : 1,250+
-Smart Load Management of Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Distribution and Residential Networks with Charging Stations for Peak Shaving and Loss Minimization Considering Voltage Regulation, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 2011, Cited : 500+
- Optimal PV Inverter Reactive Power Control and Real Power Curtailment to Improve Performance of Unbalanced Four-Wire LV Distribution Networks, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2014, Cited : 380+
- Optimal Placement, Replacement and Sizing of Capacitor Banks in Distorted Distribution Networks by Genetic Algorithms, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2004, Cited : 300+
- Detection and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances using Discrete Wavelet Transform and Wavelet Networks, IET Proceedings on Science, Measurement & Technology, 2010, Cited : 300+
- Impacts of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Voltage Sags on DFIG-based Wind Turbines Considering Phase-Angle Jump, Voltage Recovery and Sag Parameters, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2011, Cited : 250+
- Optimal Operation of Distributed Energy Storage Systems to Improve Distribution Network Load and Generation Hosting Capability, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2016, Cited : 280+

Teaching

ECE 4260

Smart Power Grids, Fall 2024

ECE 3250

Energy Conversion, Spring 2024

Scholarly/Creative Works

Md.O. Qays, I. Ahmad, D. Habibi, , Array , Sherkat Masoum, Mohammad A. , (2025) "Forecasting Data-Driven System Strength Level for Inverter-based Resources-integrated Weak Grid Systems Using Multi-Objective Machine Learning Algorithms" (vol. Vol.238, pp.1-11, 2025). Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier, Journal Impact Factor_ 3.3), 2025.
M. Memari, M. Shekaramiz, , , Sherkat Masoum, Mohammad A. , A. Seibi, , , (2024) "Data Fusion and Ensemble Learning for Advanced Anomaly Detection Using Multi-Spectral RGB and Thermal Imaging of Small Wind Turbine" (vol. 17(3), 673, pp. 1-30, 2024). Energies (MDPI, Journal Impact Factor_ 3.3), 2024.
Z. Ward, J. Miller, J. Engel , , , Sherkat Masoum, Mohammad A. , M. Shekaramiz, A. Seibi, , , (2024) "Fuzzy-Based Image Contrast Enhancement for Wind Turbine Detection_ A Case Study Using Visual Geometry Group Model 19, Xception, and Support Vector Machines" (vol. 12(1), 55, pp.1-22, 2024). Machines (MDPI, Journal Impact Factor 2.8), 2024.
Md.O. Qays, I. Ahmad, D. Habibi, , Array , Sherkat Masoum, Mohammad A. , "H∞ Control System for Synchronous Condensers in Renewable Energy-integrated Weak Grids" . CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems (Journal Impact Factor_ 6.9), 2024.
Md.O. Qays, I. Ahmad, D. Habibi, , Array , Sherkat Masoum, Mohammad A. , "System Strength Forecasting Using Hedge Feedforward Feedback-based Gated Recurrent Unit Algorithm in Renewable Energy-based Grid System" . CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems (Journal Impact Factor_ 6.9), 2024.
C. Huish, P. Shakya, A. Seibi, M. Shekaramiz, , , , Sherkat Masoum, Mohammad A. , (2024) "Predicting Aerodynamic Loads on Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades for Different Operating Conditions using Qblade" (vol. pp. 1-10, June 28-30, 2024). Sousse, Tunisia: International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (ICAMEM 2024).

Awards

IEEE Fellowship

IEEE Fellow Committee and IEEE Transportation Electrification Council - January, 2025

Elevated to IEEE Fellow in recognition of “Contributions to Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Considering Power Quality”.

IEEE UTAH Recognition

The IEEE Utah Section - January, 2022

Honored for successfully organizing and executing the First Annual Intermountain Engineering, Technology, and Computing Conference (i-ETC) in 2020.

UVU Faculty Excellence Award

Utah Valley University (Faculty Senate) - January, 2021

Awarded for significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

IEEE WA Outstanding Engineer Award

The IEEE Western Australian PES/PELS Chapter - January, 2014

Awarded for outstanding contributions to the power engineering profession.

John Madsen Medal

Engineers Australia - January, 2014

Awarded for the distinguished research in on-line transformer internal fault detection.

IET SMT Premium Award

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Science, Measurement & Technology (SMT) - January, 2012

Awarded for the most cited paper in 2012 on detection and classification of power quality disturbances using discrete wavelet transform and wavelet networks.