Dr. Mirrasoul “Mir” Mousavi serves as Sr. Director of Advanced Analytics and Applications at Sentient Energy. He leads a multi-disciplinary team of data scientists, power system engineers, and software developers — collectively dedicated to researching, developing, and implementing market-leading analytics solutions for the electric utility industry. Additionally, Dr. Mousavi provides visionary leadership and smart grid subject matter expertise to internal and external stakeholders and collaborators, helping the company and the industry to advance its market and technology leadership globally.
Prior to his tenure at Sentient Energy, he served at ABB Inc. in Raleigh, NC where he held the position of Global Technical Director and Executive Engineer in the Power Grids Division, now part of Hitachi Energy. He spent over thirteen years in various roles of increasing responsibility leading technology & strategy development and deployment initiatives related to power system automation, digitalization, intelligent monitoring, control, and protection. He was also a volunteer program manager and industry liaison, representing the company in various utility forums and collaborative research consortiums for nearly a decade.
Dr. Mousavi received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University with a specialized focus on the application of data analytics and artificial intelligence in power and energy systems. He is a prolific industry speaker, author, mentor, and panelist. He holds over nineteen US and international patents and has published several journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. Mir is a senior member of IEEE and IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) and has contributed to several PES technical working groups.
Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California, Mir enjoys reading, engaging in friendly chess and soccer games, and cherishing outdoor moments with his children during his leisure time.