Mohammad Miri

Experience

• Senior Specialist · Deloitte ElectrifiedGrid, Vancouver, BC

  Sep 2025 – present

  • Led methodology development and prototyping for behind-the-meter battery energy storage (BESS) modelling, including technology adoption forecasting and residential/small-commercial load and generation profiles (e.g. BASS diffusion for uptake).
  • Drove enhancement of the Solution Evaluation Module (SEM) for non-wires alternatives: energy efficiency, demand response, BTM BESS, hybrid heat pumps, residential solar PV, rates, and flexibility-market contracts; contributed across Solution Designer and Solution Planner workflows as methodology SME, including UI/UX design direction.
  • Developed and QA'd flexibility-market contract methodology as a new SEM solution type: in-product evaluator for user-defined contracts against feeder-level capacity needs (replacing an external contract-generator concept).
  • Served as client-facing methodology SME for a major distribution utility on non-wires and flexibility-market evaluation, translating distribution-planning needs into evaluator inputs and risk parameters.
  • Developed hourly load-profile simulators for electric boilers and industrial process heat pumps (COP as a function of temperature lift) for downstream demand and grid-impact modelling.

• Project Engineer · Environment and Climate Change Canada, Vancouver, BC

  Feb 2023 – Mar 2025

  • Enhanced the optimization modelling framework for economic and energy assessment of the Clean Electricity Regulations, including hydro development decisions, load decomposition, alternative fuel coverage, and improved spatial representation of variable renewable capacities.
  • Assessed policy and market scenarios on the Canadian power system, with attention to demand-side and cross-sectoral resources (electrification of heating, EV load, DSM) and integration of non-traditional resources.
  • Built a clustering pipeline (Pandas, scikit-learn) for VRE site selection, improving time-series representation of profiles by ~10× and cutting model runtime by ~20%.
  • Coordinated with provincial governments and system operators; supported stakeholder sessions with analytics and visualizations for regulatory feedback and multi-model review.
  • Maintained Python tooling for data analysis and automation, including documentation, testing, CI/CD integration, and version control (Azure DevOps, Git).

• Researcher · Sustainable Energy Systems Integration Team (SESIT), University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

  Sep 2019 – Nov 2023

  • Built a residential building archetype framework from Alberta census data (five archetypes: heat pumps vs. gas furnaces with electric water heating), parameterized for thermal performance and HVAC end-use shares.
  • Developed EnergyPlus models per archetype for hourly space-heating and water-heating behaviour under baseline and demand-response scenarios, feeding system-level studies.
  • Designed a data-linked optimization and simulation framework for price-signal vs. direct-load-control DR, demonstrating ~8% VRE curtailment reduction and ~1.5% operational cost improvement (Energy).
  • Introduced model constraints for cascading storage hydro in optimal dispatch and long-term planning (Renewable & Sustainable Energy Transition).
  • Built a neural-network surrogate for expensive simulation runs, reducing evaluation time from 8+ hours to ~30 seconds (~96×) at preserved accuracy (Energy Reports).

• Research Analyst · Sharif Energy Research Institute (SERI), Tehran, Iran

  Sep 2014 – Jan 2017

  • Introduced and calibrated a workforce production function within a computable general equilibrium (CGE) optimization model to include emissions health impacts and a carbon-tax commodity, characterizing an economy-wide rebound effect (~18%).

• Lead Energy Engineer · Baghtakht Architectural Services, Tehran, Iran

  Sep 2011 – Sep 2019

  • Led energy and HVAC design on 20+ commercial and residential developments (~1,500 m² to ~50,000 m²), from concept through construction support and commissioning.
  • Performed heating, cooling, and ventilation load calculations and system sizing per ASHRAE standards and local codes; coordinated multi-disciplinary teams of 3–5 engineers.
  • Developed whole-building energy models (EnergyPlus, DesignBuilder) for envelope, HVAC, and control alternatives, code compliance, and lifecycle cost analysis; conducted industrial energy audits and CHP retrofit studies.

Education

• 2023 · Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
• 2017 · M.Sc., Energy Systems Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
• 2011 · B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Selected publications

• Demand response programs: Comparing price signals and direct load control
• Machine learning-based uncertainty analysis in power system planning: Insights and pathways for decarbonization
• Integrated planning and operation of power systems: Flexibility in high penetration of wind and solar
• Integrated models in action: Analyzing flexibility in the Canadian power system toward a zero-emission future

Skills

• Modelling & engineering: EnergyPlus, building load and HVAC analysis, power-system optimization, mathematical programming (Pyomo, GAMS), policy and scenario analysis.
• Data & software: Python, Pandas, NumPy, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Panel, Streamlit, Git, Azure DevOps, Slurm; visualization (Power BI, Tableau).
• Professional: Stakeholder communication, technical reporting, multi-disciplinary project delivery, mentoring.

Open work & code

Playground

• Spruce KB — Educational knowledge base on defined-risk options and credit spreads
• Rent vs buy — Canadian mortgage vs invest sensitivity tool
• SwapMyCar — Canadian vehicle payment swap calculator on all-in monthly cost
• IRENEX — Persian reference on Iran Energy Exchange and electricity trading