Dr. Alireza Nami is based in Sweden and currently serves as the Global Technology Manager for Grid and Power Quality Solutions and Services at Hitachi Energy since March 2024. Dr. Nami earned his Ph.D. in Power Electronics from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, in 2010, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Global Center of Excellence, Kumamoto University, Japan, from 2010 to 2011. Between 2011 and 2020, he was with ABB Corporate Research Sweden, where he held several key roles, including Principal Scientist specializing in high-power converter systems and control, R&D Project Leader, R&D Manager for the Power Electronics team, and Research Center Manager for Power Grids Research in Sweden—a globally recognized group in high-power grid-connected technologies.
From 2021 to 2024, he served as Research Center Manager at Hitachi Energy, Sweden.
Dr. Nami has authored and co-authored numerous IEEE journal and conference papers and holds over 50 patents widely adopted in industry applications. He served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, is an active member of CIGRE working groups, and sits on the International Scientific Committee of the European Power Electronics and Drives Association.
