Tehran – Iranian scientist Mahmoud Fotuhi Firzabad was awarded the 2025 Electrical Electronics Engineer (IEEE) Electricity and Energy Association (PES) Leubillington Power System Reliability Award.
Fotuhi-Firuzabad was awarded for its contribution to methods, algorithms, and solutions to assess and enhance the reliability, resilience and operational efficiency of power delivery systems under uncertainty.
IEEE PES has established the Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award in honor of Professor Roy Billinton, a pioneer in the field, to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to the reliability of their power systems. This award is presented to individuals who have made exceptional advances in this field.
The award ceremony was held on July 29th at the IEEE PES General Meeting in Austin, Texas, USA.
Fotuhi-Firuzabad (Fellow, IEEE) received a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1986 and first master’s degree in electrical engineering from Tehran University in 1989.
He received his second master’s degree. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada in 1993 and 1997, respectively.
He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Saskatchewan from 1998 to 2002. He is currently a professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology and is a member of the Center for Excellence in Power System Control and Management. He is also a visiting professor at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland.
He is the editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids. His research interests include power system reliability, distributed renewable generation, demand response, and smart grids.
He was editor-in-chief of the IEEE Power Engineering Letter from 2017 to 2022. He was the chairman of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering from 2005 to 2014 and was the president of Sharif University of Technology from 2014 to 2021.
Fotuhi-Firuzabad has received several national and international awards, including the 16th Khwarizmi International Award. 2003 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Award for Outstanding Inventors. Probabilistic methods applied to the Power System (PMAPS) International Association Merit Award for contributions of the stochastic methods applied to the 2016 and 2014 Allameh Tabatabaei Awards.
Outstanding Section Award
The IEE organization has designated the IEEE Iran section as the Unpaid Section Award 2025.
As one of the most prestigious global honors in IEEE, the award was awarded to sections excelling in education, technology, research and social fields, and played an effective role in the development of science and technology, ISNA reports.
The award highlights Iran’s resilience, capabilities, talent and determination to build a brighter future.
The IEEE Outstanding Section Award recognizes IEEE sections that demonstrate excellence in meeting the organization’s objectives through programs and activities.
The award recognizes the success of the sections that organize technical, professional and geographical activities for the benefit of its members and support student branches, chapters and affinity groups.
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