Masoud Farzaneh

Masoud Farzaneh is an electrical engineer and professor emeritus at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) known for his research on atmospheric icing and its effects on electrical power networks in cold climates.

Education and research Farzaneh graduated from Tehran Polytechnic in 1973. He obtained a master degree at National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse and Université Paul Sabatier in France, where he also received a PhD in 1986.

Recognition Farzaneh has been elected a fellow of multiple professional bodies, including the IEEE, IET, CIGRE, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society of Canada. and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

He has served as president of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.

Selected publications Farzaneh, M. (ed.). Atmospheric Icing of Power Networks. Springer, 2008. Farzaneh, M.; Chisholm, W.A. Insulators for Icing and Polluted Environments. IEEE Press/Wiley, 2009.