Dr. Morteza Nazari Heris

Teaching Interests

Dr. Nazari-Heris is passionate about teaching various topics in electrical engineering, focusing on power systems. He actively develops and teaches courses such as EENG 3750: Electrical Power Systems, ENGR 2514: Circuit Analysis, and Renewable & Sustainable Energy. He covers a wide range of subjects, including

• power system analysis,
• circuit analysis,
• AC circuits,
• renewable energy systems,
• energy storage technologies,
• smart grids,
• sustainability,
• electrical and lighting systems of buildings,
• engineering economics

Research Interests

As an assistant professor of electrical engineering at East Carolina University, Dr. Nazari Heris brings extensive experience in developing and applying advanced methodologies, including machine learning and deep learning, to energy systems. His research has focused on critical areas such as development of charging stations to support high adoption of electric vehicles, short-term and long-term energy systems planning, forecasting methodologies and dynamic pricing.

Currently, Dr. Nazari-Heris leads several interdisciplinary research initiatives focused on modernizing grid infrastructure and enhancing community resilience. His active projects involve analyzing technologies for sustaining emergency residential loads during power outages. He is also developing AI-driven systems for the real-time monitoring of transmission and distribution transformers, alongside creating machine learning and deep learning models for automated thermal fault detection using thermal imaging. Furthermore, he is pioneering the use of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) platforms to advance accessible workforce training for the power and energy sector.

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