Publications

Peer-reviewed and conference publications

Google Scholar Profile

Book

Engineering Economics: Financial Decision Making for Engineers

Fraser, N.M., Jewkes, E., Pirnia, M., & Schmitt, K.

Pearson Education Canada, 6th and 7th Editions, 2018 and 2021.

Journal Publications

J1. Robust Optimal Design of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain

Keyvandarian, A., Pirnia, M., & Scott, D.

Submitted to Computers and Industrial Engineering (Second Revision), 2025.

J2. Modeling and Energy Management of Hangar Thermo-electrical Microgrid for Electric Plane Charging Considering Multiple Zones and Resources

Verdugo, P., Canizares, C., & Pirnia, M.

Applied Energy, 2025.

J3. Physics-Based Reinforcement Learning Framework for Energy Management of Airport Thermo-Electrical Microgrids

Verdugo, P., Canizares, C., & Pirnia, M.

Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, 2025.

J4. Modeling and Optimal Operation of Sustainable Thermoelectric Microgrids with Phase-Change Material Thermal System

Verdugo, P., Pirnia, M., & Canizares, C.

Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 2025.

J5. Steady-state power system analysis revisited for hybrid AC-DC grids

Schipper, J., Bathini, V., Mukhedkar, R., Watson, N., Pirnia, M., Nair, N., & Watson, J.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025.

J6. Chance Constrained Models for the Operation of Electric Storage in Energy and Reserve Markets with Uncertainty in Wind Power

Shavandi, H., Fuller, J.D., & Pirnia, M.

Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Electricity Markets, 2025.

J7. IoT-based Fresh Produce Supply Chain Under Uncertainty: An Adaptive Optimization Framework

Seth, C., Pirnia, M., & Bookbinder, J.

Submitted to Annals of Operations Research, 2025.

J8. Electric Planes: Optimal Routing and Fleet Assignment for Domestic Flights

Hanna, M., Pirnia, M., & Canizares, C.

Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2025.

J9. Towards Sustainable Transportation: An Optimization Model for Electric Plane and High Speed Rail Integration

De Fazio, C., Pirnia, M., & Scott, D.

Submitted to Transportation Research Part C, 2025.

J10. Electric Aviation: Potentials in Emission and Cost Savings for Canadian Skies, under Different Policy Outlooks

Eivin, J., Pirnia, M., Ibach, C., Pirnia, S., & Scott, D.

Submitted to Journal of Air Transport Management, 2025.

J11. ML-based Classification of Electric Plane Flight Stages to Optimize Operation

Biswal, A., Pirnia, M., & Parker, P.

Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2025.

J12. Partially-Supervised Neural Network Model For Quadratic Multiparametric Programming

Beylunioglu, F.C., Pirnia, M., & Duimering, R.

Submitted to Computers and Operations Research (Second Revision), 2025.

J13. A Neural Network Framework for Discovering Closed-Form Solutions to Quadratic Programs with Linear Constraints

Beylunioglu, F.C., Pirnia, M., & Duimering, R.

Submitted to INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2025.

J14. Semi-Supervised Neural Network Model For Quadratic Multiparametric Programming

FC Beylunioglu, M Pirnia, PR Duimering

arXiv preprint, 2025.

J15. Comparing hydrogen infrastructure implementation of homes and fuel cell truck fleets

Akhand, A., Wu, X., & Pirnia, M.

2025.

J16. Geographic-Information-based Stochastic Optimization Model for Multi-Microgrid Planning

Vera, E., Canizares, C., & Pirnia, M.

Applied Energy, 2023.

J17. An Affine Arithmetic-Based Energy Management System for Cooperative Multi-Microgrid Networks

Espinosa, C., Pirnia, M., & Canizares, C.

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, 2023.

J18. Two-Stage Stochastic Optimization Model for Multi-Microgrid Planning

Vera, E., Canizares, C., Pirnia, M., Guedes, T.P., & Melo, J.D.

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, 2022.

J19. Nonconvex Multicommodity Near Equilibrium Models

Fuller, J.D. & Pirnia, M.

Operations Research Perspectives, 2022.

J20. Constraint-Guided Deep Neural Network for Solving Optimal Power Flow

Lotfi, A. & Pirnia, M.

Electric Power Systems Research, 2022.

J21. A Privacy-Preserving Energy Management System for Cooperative Multi-Microgrid Networks

Carlos Ceja-Espinosa, Mehrdad Pirnia, & Claudio A. Cañizares

arXiv, submitted 10 Jul 2022.

J22. Impact of Covid-19 on Ontario’s Electricity Market: Demand, Energy Supply, Emission

Pirnia, M., Elsarague, M., Beylunioglu, F.C., & Nathwani, J.

The Electricity Journal, 2022.

J23. Renewable Energy Integration in Canadian Remote Community Microgrids: The Feasibility of Hydrogen and Gas Generation

Vera, E., Canizares, C., & Pirnia, M.

IEEE Electrification Magazine, 2022.

J24. Extended Opportunity Cost Model to Find Near Equilibrium Electricity Prices Under Non-convexities

Shavandi, H., Pirnia, M., & Fuller, J.D.

Applied Energy, 2019.

J25. Constructing Transmission Line Current Constraints for the IEEE and Polish Systems

Lipka, P.A., Campaigne, C., Pirnia, M., O'Neill, R.P., & Oren, S.

Energy Systems, 2017.

J26. A Novel Affine Arithmetic Method to Solve Optimal Power Flow Problems with Uncertainties

Pirnia, M., Canizares, C., Bhattacharya, K., & Vaccaro, A.

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2014.

J27. Revisiting the Power Flow Problem Based on a Mixed Complementarity Formulation Approach

Pirnia, M., Canizares, C., & Bhattacharya, K.

IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, 2013.

J28. Ontario Feed-in-Tariffs: System Planning Implications and Impacts on Social Welfare

Pirnia, M., Nathwani, J., & Fuller, J.D.

The Electricity Journal, 2011.

Conference Papers

An Efficient Data Driven Model for Generation Expansion Planning with Short Term Operational Constraints

Shavandi, H., Pirnia, M., & Fuller, J.D.

IEEE Power and Energy System General Meeting, 2025.

An Explainable Neural Network Model for DC-OPF Problem with Global Guarantees

Beylunioglu, F.C., Pirnia, M., & Duimering, R.

Canadian Operational Research Society, London, Ontario, 2023.

Optimal Operation of Distributed Energy Storage for improving Reliability, Emission, Profitability

Beylunioglu, F.C., Pirnia, M., & Chatterjee, S.

Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE), 2023.

Robust Training for ML Boosted AC-Optimal Power Flow

Beylunioglu, F.C., Pirnia, M., Duimering, R., & Ganesh, V.

AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2023.

A privacy Preserving Energy Management System for Cooperative Multiple Microgrids

Espinosa, C., Pirnia, M., & Canizares, C.

11th Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium (IREP), Banff, 2022.

Integration of Renewable Energy Sources for Low Emission Microgrids in Canadian Remote Communities

Vera, E., Canizares, C., & Pirnia, M.

11th Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control Symposium (IREP), Banff, 2022.

An Affine Arithmetic Approach for Microgrid Dispatch with Variable Generation and Load

Pirnia, M., Canizares, C., Bhattacharya, K., & Vaccaro, A.

Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC), Wroclaw, Poland, 2014.

An Affine Arithmetic Method to Solve the Stochastic Power Flow Problem Based on a Mixed Complementarity Formulation

Pirnia, M., Canizares, C., Bhattacharya, K., & Vaccaro, A.

IEEE PES Annual General Meeting, San Diego, USA, 2012.

A Mixed Integer Non-linear Program for Electric Generation Expansion with Energy and Capacity Pricing

Pirnia, M. & Fuller, J.D.

IEEE PES Annual General Meeting, Minneapolis, USA, 2010.

Modeling and Optimal Operation of Thermoelectric Microgrids with Phase-Change Material Thermal System

Verdugo, P., Cañizares, C., Pirnia, M., & Leibfried, T.

2025 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2025.

Solver-Free Data Generation for Training Neural Networks with Applications in Power Flow Analysis

Beylunioğlu, F.C., Pirnia, M., & Duimering, P.R.

2025 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), 2025.

Data-Driven Analysis of the Impact of Distributed Energy Storage on System Reliability, Profitability, and GHG Emissions

Beylunioglu, F., Pirnia, M., & Chatterjee, S.

IISE Annual Conference and Expo, 2023.

Robust training for AC-OPF (student abstract)

FC Beylunioglu, M Pirnia, PR Duimering, V Ganesh

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2023.

Technical Reports

A Data-Driven Approach for Estimating System Impact of Tesla Powerwalls on Reliability and Profitability

Pirnia, M. & Beylunioglu, F.C.

Technical Report to NRStor Inc., April 2021.

Tesla PowerWall and GHG Reduction: A Case Study in Ontario

Pirnia, M. & Beylunioglu, F.C.

Technical Report to NRStor Inc., July 2021.

Electrification of Canadian Northern Communities, Using Low Emission Microgrids

Vera, E., Canizares, C., & Pirnia, M.

Energy Modelling Initiative, Virtual, March 2021.

Optimal Transmission Switching Using the IV-ACOPF Linearization

Lipka, P., O'Neil, R., Oren, S., Castillo, A., Pirnia, M., & Campaigne, C.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, USA, November 2013.

A Computational Study of Linear Approximations to the Convex Constraints in the Iterative Linear IV-ACOPF Formulation

Campaigne, C., Lipka, P., Pirnia, M., O'Neil, R., & Oren, S.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, USA, June 2013.

Testing Step-size Limits for Solving the Linearized Current Voltage AC Optimal Power Flow

Pirnia, M., O'Neil, R., Lipka, P., & Campaigne, C.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, USA, June 2013.

Summary Report: Nuclear Power in Society

Pirnia, M. & Nathwani, J.

Council for Clean and Reliable Electricity, Ottawa, Canada, October 2009.

Optimal Power Flow Paper 10

PA Lipka, RP O'Neill, SS Oren, A Castillo, M Pirnia, C Campaigne

Technical Paper, 2013.

Pedagogical Publications

A bottom-up approach to measure graduate attributes

Pirnia, M.

Canadian Engineering Education Association, Ottawa, June 2017.

Three Quarters of a Loop: Co-op Work Term Evaluations and Work Reports to measure the Communication Attribute

Pirnia, M., Milne, A., Wright, D., Al-Hammoud, R., & Grove, J.

Canadian Engineering Education Association, Toronto, June 2017.

Surveys for Simultaneous Direct and Indirect Assessment

Wright, D., Grove, J., Al-Hammoud, R., Milne, A., & Pirnia, M.

Canadian Engineering Education Association, Toronto, June 2017.

Building Indicators by Consensus for Common Attributes

Al-Hammoud, R., Grove, J., Milne, A., Pirnia, M., & Wright, D.

Canadian Engineering Education Association, Toronto, June 2017.

Theses

Stochastic Modeling and Analysis of Power Systems with Intermittent Energy Sources

Pirnia, Mehrdad

University of Waterloo, 2014-02-11.

Capacity Pricing in Electric Generation Expansion

Pirnia, Mehrdad

University of Waterloo, 2009-12-16T17:20:16Z.