Alireza Olama

Biography

I am a Ph.D. student in the Automation and Systems engineering department (PGEAS), at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brasil. My primary area of research concerns large-scale and distributed mixed-integer and convex programming, convex optimization algorithms design based on operator splitting methods with applications to Model Predictive Control (MPC) and Machine learning.

Research Interests:

• Convex Optimization
• Operator Splitting Methods in Optimization
• Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Model Predictive Control (MPC)
• Hybrid Dynamical Systems
• Energy Management of the Smart Grids
• Distributed and Networked Optimization and their applications in power grids

Publications:

• Journal Papers

  • Olama, A., Bastianello, N., da Costa Mendes, P. and Camponogara, E., 2019. Relaxed Hybrid Consensus ADMM for Distributed Convex Optimization with Coupling Constraints. IET Control Theory & Applications.
  • Olama, A., Mendes, P.R., and Camacho, E.F., 2018. Lyapunov-Based Hybrid Model Predictive Control Design for Optimal Energy Management of Microgrids, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution.
  • Olama, A., Shasadeghi, M., Ramezani, A., Khorramizadeh. M., and Paulo. R.C. Mendes., 2018. Ellipsoidal Lyapunov Based Hybrid Model Predictive Control for Mixed Logical Dynamical Systems With a Recursive Feasibility Guarantee. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control.
  • Olama, A., Shasadeghi, M. and Ramezani, A., 2018. Stable MPC Design for Hybrid Mixed Logical Dynamical Systems: $ l_ {\infty} $-based Lyapunov Approach. arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.07758
    

Teaching Experiences:

• June 2011-February 2012: Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) teacher at the Pournik institute of higher education, Shiraz, Iran.
• Academic Year 2015-2016: Teacher Assistant (TA) for Linear Matrix Inequalities in control Course, Shiraz, Iran.
• Academic Year 2015-2016: Teacher Assistant (TA) for Advanced Fuzzy systems Course, Shiraz, Iran.
• Academic Year 2016-2017: Lecturer of Model Predictive Control (MPC) workshop at Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran.
• Academic Year 2017-2018: Teacher Assistant (TA) for Convex Optimization Course, Shiraz, Iran.
• September 2017-January 2018: Lecturer of the Convex Optimization online course at Faradars institute of higher education, Tehran, Iran.

WorkShops

• Advanced Tools for Data Analytics., DYCOPS2019, Florianópolis, Brazil.
• Multi-parametric Optimization & Control.,DYCOPS2019, Florianópolis, Brazil.
• Microgrid Dynamic, Modelling and Control (Technical workshop), ICCIA 2017, Shiraz, Iran
  (Nov. 2017).
• Microgrids: Challenges and New Trends, (Technical workshop), SGC 2017, Tehran, Iran (Dec.
  2017).

Working Experiences:

• June 2011-February 2012: Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) engineer at the Pournik institute of higher education, Shiraz, Iran.
• August-November 2013: Working at Lavan Oil Refinery Company (LORC) as an instrument engineer, Lavan Island, Hormozgan, Iran.

Languages:

• Persian
• English
• Portuguese

Skills:

• Academic Programming Skills:Python, Julia, MATLAB, C, C++
• Industrial Programming Skills: Ladder, STL, CFC, SFS, WINCC.