• Fields of interest: 1- AC and DC Electric Arc Furnaces 2- Power electronics 3-Power Quality 4- Power System Modelling • Education :   - PH. D. Student in electrical engineering at Iran University of Science & Technology (from 2007)   - M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from university of Esfahan (2005-2007)   Title of M.S.c. Thesis: Electric Arc Furnace Modelling and its Voltage Flicker Mitigation by Applying Static VAr Compensators   - B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering from university of Tehran (2001-2005)   Title of B.S.c. Thesis: Nonlinear High Voltage Resistors, Design and Implementation • Papers A) Journal 1- A. Dehestani Kolagar, A. Kiyoumarsi, M. Ataei, "Reactive power compensation in a steel industrial plant with several operating electric arc furnances utilitizing open-loop controlled TCR/FC compensators", Eurp. Trans. Electr. Power, 2010.   2- A. Kiyoumarsi, M. Ataei, R. Hooshmand and A. Dehestani Kolagar, "Electric Arc Furnace Voltage Flicker Mitigation by Applying a Predictive Method with Closed Loop Control of the TCR/FC Compensator", Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 116~128, 2010. B) Conference 1- A. Dehestani Kolagar, A. Kiyoumarsi, M. Ataei, R. Hooshmand, B. Mirzaeian Dehkordi, S. Mohammadian, "Harmonic Filter Reconfiguration in an Arc Furnace Plant Using Frequency Spectrum Analysis of Filters Current", EPECS’09 Proceeding, 2009.   2- A. Dehestani Kolagar, A. Kiyoumarsi, M. Ataei, R. Hooshmand, B. Mirzaeian Dehkordi, "Closed Loop Predictive Control of the TCR/FC Compensator for an Electric Arc Furnace", EPECS’09 Proceeding, 2009.  • Languages: 1- English