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Minoo Shariat Zadeh, microgrids expert
Minoo Shariat-Zadeh, P.ENG, SM-IEEE
Project Leader, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART), Centre for Applied Research & Innovation (CARI)
BC Institute of Technology

Minoo Shariat-Zadeh received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Azad University of Tehran, Iran, and her Master of Engineering Leadership in Clean Energy Engineering (MEL C.E.E.N) from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. In addition, she holds a Sustainable Energy Management Advanced Certificate (SEMAC) and is a certified RETScreen expert (CRE). Minoo has worked in manufacturing, consulting engineering firms, and RD&D for over 20 years. Currently, she is a project leader and researcher at the Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) within the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Vancouver, Canada. In this role, Minoo functions as a team leader and participant; and designs, plans, and conducts applied research projects in the areas of microgrid and energy management systems, integration of renewable energy sources with legacy power systems in grid-tied and off-grid settings, electrification of rural and remote communities, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Minoo's main research interests are smart grids, smart micro-grids, clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energies, energy management and control & automation systems. She also collaborates with BCIT's various schools on developing and delivering smart grid and clean energy- related courses.

Minoo Shariat-Zadeh is a member of Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

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