MOHAMMAD ESMALIFALAK 3711 Southmore Blvd. Apt. 805 Houston, TX 77004 832-582-1519 [email protected]

EDUCATION PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering- Smart Grids University of Houston, Houston, TX GPA: 3.73

Expected May 2013

Relevant Courses: Industrial Power System Analysis, Power Transmission & Distribution Systems, Convex Optimization, Data mining, Machine Learning, Stochastic Process Master of Science, Electrical Engineering Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran GPA: 3.8

Awarded September 2007

Relevant Courses: Power System Operation and Planning, Power System Dynamic and Control, Advanced Power Electronic, Modern Control RESEARCH AND DESIGN PROJECTS • Reactive Power Market Designing for “MOHAM SHARGH GROUP, East Power Transmission & Communication Engineering Co.” January 2007 to June 2007 • Design and maintenance officer, Lavizan Research Group February 2008 to August 2009 TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Houston, Houston, TX Aug. 2010- Dec. 2011 Teaching assistant: Power system Analysis, Circuits and Systems, Linear Control Systems. Azad University Of Ardebil, Ardebil, Iran Aug. 2009- Apr. 2010 Power systems Lab, Linear Control System Lab, AC & DC Electrical machinery Lab. Shahrood University Of Technology, Shahrood, Iran AC & DC Electrical machinery Lab, Industrial Electricity Concepts Lab. TECHNICAL SKILLS Multilingual: Turkish, Farsi, English Computer: • Operating Systems: UNIX, DOS, and Windows • Programming Languages: C, C++, BASIC, Visual BASIC, MATLAB

Aug. 2006- Apr. 2007

• Publishing Languages: Latex, HTML • Application Software: MATLAB, Matpower, PSCAD, PSpice, Microsoft Office Numerical Methods: Convex Optimization, Genetic Algorithm, Game theory HONORS Best Paper Award of WCNC, Paris, Franc Cullen College of Engineering Research Assistantship Cullen College of Engineering Teaching Assistantship Shahrood University of Technology, Teaching Assistantship

Awarded April 2012 Awarded August 2011 Awarded August 2010 Aug 2006- Sep 2007

PUBLICATIONS Journal Papers 1- M. Esmalifalak, N. Nguyen, R. Zheng, and Z. Han, “Detecting Stealthy False Data Injection Using Machine Learning in Smart Grid” Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 2- L. Liu, M. Esmalifalak, and Z. Han “Protection Against False Data Injection Attacks in Power Grids via Sparsity and Low Rank”, Submitted to, IEEE Transaction on Smart Grid. 3- M. Esmalifalak, G. Shi, Z. Han, and L. Song “Bad Data Injection Attack and Defense in Electricity Market using Game Theory Study” to appear IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Special Issue on Cyber, Physical, and System Security for Smart Grid. 4- M. Esmalifalak, H. Nguyen, R. Zheng, L. Xie, L. Song, and Z. Han, “Stealthy Attack Against Electricity Market Using Independent Component Analysis” Submitted to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication (J-SAC) 5- Yi Huang, M. Esmalifalak, Yu Cheng, Husheng Li, Kristy A. Campbell, and Zhu Han, “Adaptive Quickest Estimation Algorithm for Smart Grid Network Topology Error," to appear, IEEE Systems Journal, Special Issue on Smart Grid Communications Systems. 6- N. Forouzandehmehr, M. Esmalifalak, A. Mohsenian, and Z. Han, “A Dynamic Game for Demand Side Management of Smart Building with Renewable Energy Resource” Submitted to, IEEE Transaction on Smart Grid. 7- Y. Huang, M. Esmalifalak, H. Nguyen, R. Zheng and Z. Han, “Bad Data Injection in Smart Grid: Attack and Defense Mechanisms” to appear, IEEE Communication Magazine (COMMAG-1100367). Conference Papers 1- L. Liu, M. Esmalifalak, and Z. Han “Detection of False Data Injection in Power Grid Exploiting Low Rank and Sparsity”, IEEE International Conference on communications, Budapest, Hungary, June 2013 2- M. Esmalifalak, G. Shi, Z. Han, and L. Song “Attack Against Electricity Market–Attacker and Defender Gaming”, in the proceeding of IEEE Global Communications Conference Exhibition Industry Forum (Globecom 2012), Anaheim, USA, Dec. 2012. 3- M. Esmalifalak, Z. Han, and L. Song “Effect of Stealthy Bad Data Injection on Network Congestion in Market Based Power System” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2012), Paris, France, Apr. 2012.

4- M. Esmalifalak, H. Nguyen, R. Zheng and, Z. Han, “Stealth False Data Injection using Independent Component Analysis in Smart Grid,” Second IEEE Conference on Smart Grid Communications (IEEE SmartGrid Comm), Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 2011. 5- A.Yaghooti, G. Ahmad khanbeigi, and M. Esmali Falak, “Generation Expansion Planning in IEEE Power System Using Probabilistic Production Simulation,” IEEE Energy Conference & Exhibition, Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 2010. 6- A. Darba, M. Esmalifalak, and E. Barazandeh, “Implementing SVPWM Technique to Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive With Internal Model Current Controller” Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO), 2010 4th International 2010 , Page(s): 126- 131 7- M. Esmali Falak, M. Oloomi Buygi, A. Karimpour, “Market Oriented Reactive Power Expansion Planning Using Locational Marginal Price” 2nd IEEE International Conference On Power And Energy (PECon 08), Johor Baharu, Malaysia, Dec. 2008. 8- M. Esmali Falak, M. Oloomi Buygi, “Market Oriented Reactive Power Expansion Planning” 5th International Conference on the European Electricity Market (EEM), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2008. 9- A. Yaghooti, M. Oloomi Buygi, and M. Esmali Falak, “Generation Expansion Planning in Iranian Power System Using Probabilistic Production Simulation,” 23rd International Power system Conference, Iran, Dec. 2008 (Persian). 10- M. Esmali Falak, F. Babayee Khubdeh, and M. Oloomi Buygi, "Expansion Planning of West Iranian Electricity Utility Using Probabilistic Power Flow," 22nd International Power System ConferencePSC, Iran, Nov. 2007, (Persian). References: Zhu Han Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, Phone: +1 713-743-4437

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Rong Zheng

Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, Phone: +1 713-743-2663

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Haluk Ogmen Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, Phone: +1 713-743-4428

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