Dr. Firuz Ahamed Nahid is a researcher in the field of energy systems. His research area focuses on power sector decarbonization, including modeling of the electricity sector, developing national and regional-scale power sector scenarios, assessing the socio-economic impacts of power sector transition, and creating open-source power sector models. Particularly, he works on power sector decarbonization of the developing Asian region. He is from Bangladesh and currently based in Thailand, where he works as a postdoctoral researcher at the SMARTS Center, Asian Institute of Technology.

His research has been published in various peer-reviewed Scopus and SCI indexed journals in the energy sector, such as Renewable Energy Focus, Energy for Sustainable Development, Energy Systems, and Electrical Engineering. He also contributes and publishes in peer-reviewed IEEE conferences. He regularly participates in international workshops and conferences.

Research Interest

• Energy System Modelling
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Power Sector Scenario Development
• Strategic Demand and Supply-side Planning
• Climate Change Mitigation in Power Sector
• AI Application in Power System

Education

• PhD – Energy (Sustainable Energy Transition) – Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
• Masters – Energy (Electric Power System Management) – Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
• Bachelor – EEE – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh

Key Employments

• Postdoctoral Researcher, SMARTS Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
  September 2023 – Present
• Senior Lecturer, IUBAT, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  May 2019 – December 2019
• Lecturer, IUBAT, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  May 2016 – August 2017