Farzad Ferdowsi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is also a faculty member of the Energy Institute of Louisiana (EIL). His research areas include smart and connected energy systems, power systems operation & control, energy resilience and engineering education. Ferdowsi received his PhD from Florida State University in 2016 and was a Research Associate/Lecturer at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, from 2017 to 2018 before he joined UL in Aug 2018. He is currently a full member of the College of Engineering Graduate Faculty. He has served on the faculty senate since 2021. In Aug 2023, Ferdowsi was appointed as the College of Engineering’s representative on the Louisiana Council On Excellence in Undergraduate Research (LaCOEUR). Ferdowsi is actively involved in research and is currently supervising three PhD and two MS students, plus ten undergraduates working on seven (7) active research projects.