Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
Biography
Dr. Rasoul Milasi is an accomplished assistant professor at Penn State Fayette. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Alberta in 2012. Following his doctoral studies, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, focusing on motor drive control for electric vehicles. From 2013 to 2018, Dr. Milasi served as a research scientist and control programmer in various industries, while also holding adjunct professor positions at Humber College and George Brown College. In 2018, he joined Penn State, initially at Penn State Behrend, before moving to Penn State Fayette in 2020. Dr. Milasi has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowships (IRDF) award in 2014, the Program Enhancement Grant (PEG) in 2021, the Research Development Grant (RDG) in 2022, and the Grants for Entrepreneurial Mindset for Student Success (GEMSS) in 2025. He is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
Research Interests
- Artificial intelligence (fuzzy systems, neural networks, biological computations)
- Adaptive and nonlinear control systems
- System identification and estimation
- High-Frequency Power Electronics Design
- Renewable and sustainable energy systems
- DC microgrid design and implementation
Education
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering , University of Alberta
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering , University of Tehran
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Ahvaz