Dr. Elias Shokati Asl
Assistant Professor
Solar Energy Research Group
Department of Energy
Elias Shokati Asl was born in Ardabil, Iran, in 1990. He received the B.Sc., the M.Sc., and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical power engineering with first class honors from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, in 2012, 2015 and 2020, respectively.
Dr. Shokati Asl has collaborated with the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili by teaching various courses and conducting research projects from 2017 to 2023. Since January 2025, he has joined the Solar Energy Research Group, Department of Energy, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Iran as a faculty member with the rank of Assistant Professor.
Dr. Shokati Asl is the author and co-author of several journal and conference papers. He received the Education Prize once and Research Prize twice from the National Elites Foundation, Iran in 2014, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Moreover, he received the Elite Student Award and Dr. Ali Polad Award from the University of Tabriz in 2016 and 2017, respectively. In 2024, He won the Recruitment Award from the National Elites Foundation. His research interests include analysis and design of power electronic converters, renewable energy systems, and electrical energy hybrid systems.
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BASIC INFORMATION
Educational Background:
| Certificate Degree | Field of Specialization | Name of Institution Attended | Date Started | Date Graduated |
| Diploma | Math. & Physics | Sheikh-Mofid High School, Ardabil, Iran | 22-Sep-2004 | 21-Sep-2008 |
| B.Sc. | Electrical Power Engineering | University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran | 22-Sep-2008 | 21-July-2012 |
| M.Sc. | Electrical Power Engineering | University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran | 23-Sep-2013 | 8-Jun-2015 |
| Ph.D. | Electrical Power Engineering | University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran | 23-Sep-2015 | 10-Sep-2020 |
Thesis:
| Thesis Type | Thesis Title |
| B.Sc. | Steady-state analysis and design of impedance network in Z-source inverters |
| M.Sc. | Analysis and simulation of half-bridge Z-source inverter |
| Ph.D. | Improved topology for impedance-source inverter with high boost factor and applicability in galvanically isolated converters |
Research Interests:
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Awards, Honorary Degrees and Papers in 100 Top Publications:
| No. | Title | Issuing Authority | Country | Year |
| 1 | Teaching Assistant Prize | National Elites Foundation | Iran | 2015 |
| 2 | M.Sc. Degree, First Class Honor | University of Tabriz | Iran | 2015 |
| 3 | Elite Student Award | University of Tabriz | Iran | 2016 |
| 4 | Research Assistant Prize | National Elites Foundation | Iran | 2016 |
| 5 | Paper in 100 Top Publication: TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, VOL. 63, NO. 6, JUNE 2016 | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | USA | 2016 |
| 6 | Paper in 100 Top Publication: TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, VOL. 64, NO. 1, JANUARY 2017 | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | USA | 2017 |
| 7 | Paper in 100 Top Publication: TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, VOL. 64, NO. 7, July 2017 | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | USA | 2017 |
| 8 | Prize Winner and Distinguished Researcher all over Engineering Faculties (Dr. Ali Polad Award) | University of Tabriz | Iran | 2017 |
| 9 | Research Assistant Prize | National Elites Foundation | Iran | 2017 |
| 10 | Paper in 100 Top Publication: TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, VOL. 65, NO. 4, April 2018 | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | USA | 2018 |
| 11 | Research Assistant Prize | National Elites Foundation | Iran | 2018 |
| 12 | Research Assistant Prize | National Elites Foundation | Iran | 2019 |
| 13 | Ph.D. Degree, First Class Honor | University of Tabriz | Iran | 2020 |
| 14 | Most Cited Paper: IET POWER ELECTRONICS | The Institution of Engineering and Technology | England & Wales | 2020 |
| 15 | Elite Soldier Prize | National Elites Foundation & Malek-Ashtar University of Technology | Iran | 2020 |
| 16 | Award for Elite Recruitment as A Faculty Member | National Elites Foundation | Iran | 2024 |
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Membership in Scientific Associations:
| No. | Name of Institution/Association | Country | Year |
| 1 | Talented Office in University of Tabriz | Iran | 2014 |
| 2 | IEEE | USA | 12-Feb-2017 |
| 3 | IEEE, Industrial Electronics Society | USA | 12-Feb-2017 |
| 4 | IEEE, Power Electronics Society | USA | 12-Feb-2017 |
| 5 | Iranian Productivity Association for Power Industry | Iran | 31-May-2017 |
| 6 | Power Electronics Society of Iran | Iran | 21-Sep-2024 |
Membership in Technical Program Committee of International Conferences:
| No. | Name of Institution/Association | Position Held | City/
Country |
Date |
| 1 | Third International Conference on Recent Trends in Electrical Engineering (RTEE-2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Dubai, UAE | Jan. 28-29, 2017 |
| 2 | Fourth International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE-2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Dubai, UAE | May 27-28, 2017 |
| 3 | Second International Conference on Advanced Electronic Science and Technology (AEST-2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Xiamen, China | July 14-16, 2017 |
| 4 | The International Conference on Energy and Mechanical Engineering (EME-2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Chengdu, China | Nov. 17-19, 2017 |
| 5 | Fourth International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ELE-2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Vienna, Austria | May 27-28, 2017 |
| 6 | Third International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ELEG 2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Dubai, UAE | Aug. 26-27, 2017 |
| 7 | International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ELEE 2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Chennai, India | July 29-30, 2017 |
| 8 | Fifth International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical , Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EEI 2017) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Dubai, UAE | Apr. 29-30, 2017 |
| 9 | International Conference on Technological Advances of Sensors and Instrumentation (ICTASI 2018) | Member of Technical Committee | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Jan. 26-28, 2018 |
| 10 | 9th Annual International Conference of Information and Communication Technology (ICICT 2019) | Member of Technical Committee | Nanning, Guangxi, China | Jan. 11-13, 2019 |
| 11 | 3th International Conference on Information Technologies and Electrical Engineering (ICITEE2020) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Changde, Hunan, China | Dec. 3-5, 2020 |
| 12 | 11th Annual International Conference of Information and Communication Technology (ICICT 2021) | Member of Technical Committee | Hubei, China | Dec. 3-5, 2021 |
| 13 | 4th International Conference on Information Technologies and Electrical Engineering (ICITEE2021) | Member of Technical Committee | Hunan, China | Oct. 29-31, 2021 |
| 14 | 13th International Conference of Information and Communication Technology (ICTech 2024) | Member of Program Review Committee | Xiamen, China | Apr. 12-14, 2024 |
| 15 | 16th Annual International Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC2025) | Member of Technical Program Committee | Tabriz, Iran | Feb. 4-6, 2025 |
Research Activities:
| No. | Title of Project | Place of Work | Position Held | Date | |
| From | To | ||||
| 1 | Presentation of new topology for Z-source inverter with high voltage gain and usability in renewable energy systems | Distributed Generation and Renewable Energy Research Group, University of Tabriz | Head of Research Group | 25-Dec-2016 | 24-Dec-2020 |
| 2 | Analysis, design and implementation of a single-input dual-output DC/DC converter based on Z-source network | Malek-Ashtar University of Technology | Elite Soldier | 23-Sep-2017 | 11-May-2020 |
| 3 | Design and implementation of improved Z-source inverter with high voltage gain | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili | Co-researcher | 29-Sep-2017 | 12-Jun-2018 |
Journal Reviewer:
| No. | Journal |
| 1 | IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics |
| 2 | IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics |
| 3 | IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics |
| 4 | IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification |
| 5 | IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics |
| 6 | Wiley International Journal of Circuit Theory and Application |
| 7 | Wiley International Transactions of Electrical Energy System |
| 8 | IET Power Electronics |
| 9 | Taylor & Francis Electric Power Components and Systems |
| 10 | Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics |
| 11 | International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) |
| 12 | Scientia Iranica |
| 13 | Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment (JREE) |
Published Journals in 2015
[1] E. Babaei, M. Hasan babayi, E. Shokati Asl, and S. Laali, “A new topology for Z-source inverter based on switched-inductor and boost Z-source inverter,” Journal of Operation and Automation in Power Engineering, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 167-184, Autumn 2015. (ISC-ranked)
[2] E. Shokati Asl, M. Shadnam Zarbil, and M. Sabahi, “High performance Cuk converter considering non-linear inductors for photovoltaic system applications,” Journal of Operation and Automation in Power Engineering, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 158-166, Autumn 2015. (ISC-ranked)
Published Journals in 2016
[3] M.S. Zarbil, E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, and M. Sabahi, “A new structure for quasi-Z-source inverter based on switched inductors and transformer,” Iranian Electric Industry Journal of Quality and Productivity, (in Persian), vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 63-73, 2016. (ISC-ranked)
[4] E. Babaei, E. Shokati Asl, and M. Hasan Babayi, “Steady-state and small-signal analysis of high-voltage gain half-bridge switched boost inverter,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 3546-3553, June 2016. (ISI-ranked)
[5] E. Babaei, E. Shokati Asl, M. Hasan Babayi, and S. Laali, “Developed embedded switched-Z-source inverter,” IET Power Electron., vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 1828-1841, July 2016. (ISI-ranked)
[6] E. Babaei and E. Shokati Asl, “A new topology for Z-source half-bridge inverter with low voltage stress on capacitors,” Elsevier Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 140, pp. 722-734, Nov. 2016. (ISI-ranked)
Published Papers in 2017
[7] E. Babaei and E. Shokati Asl, “High voltage gain half-bridge Z-source inverter with low voltage stress on capacitors,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 191–197, Jan. 2017. (ISI-ranked)
[8] E. Shokati Asl and M. Sabahi, “Bidirectional quasi-Cuk DC/DC converter with reduced voltage stress on capacitor and capability of changing the output polarity,” Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1108-1113, May 2017. (ISI-ranked)
[9] M. Hasan Babayi Nozadian, E. Babaei, S.H. Hosseini, and E. Shokati Asl, “Steady-state analysis and design considerations of high voltage gain switched Z-source inverter with continuous input current,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 5342-5350, July 2017. (ISI-ranked)
[10] E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, and M. Sabahi, “High voltage gain half-bridge quasi-switched boost inverter with reduced voltage stress on capacitors,” IET Power Electron., vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 1095-1108, July 2017. (ISI-ranked)
[11] E. Babaei and E. Shokati Asl, “Steady-state analysis of high voltage gain multiple series Z-source inverter,” IET Power Electron., vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 1518-1528, Oct. 2017. (ISI-ranked)
[12] M. Hasan Babayi Nozadian, F. Ebrahimzadeh, E. Babaei, and E. Shokati Asl, “Current-fed switched Z-source inverters,” in Proc. 14th International Conference on Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), Phuket, Thailand, 2017, pp. 769-772.
[13] E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, V. Ranjbarizad, and M. Sabahi, “A new topology for half-bridge Z-source inverter based on gamma structure,” in Proc. 10th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics, Engineering (ELECO), Bursa, Turkey, 2017, pp. 330-334.
Published Papers in 2018
[14] E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, M. Sabahi, M. Hasan Babayi Nozadian, and C. Cecati, “New half-bridge and full-bridge topologies for switched-boost inverter with continuous input current,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 3188-3197, Apr. 2018. (ISI-ranked)
[15] E. Babaei, M. Hasan Babayi Nozadian, and E. Shokati Asl, “Basic and quasi structures of step-up switched based dc/dc converter: steady-state analysis and design in different operating modes,” Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, vol. 27, no. 5, p. 1850069, May 2018. (ISI-ranked)
[16] F. Sedaghati, S. Mohammad-Salehian, H. Shayeghi, and E. Shokati Asl, “A configuration for double input Z-source DC-DC converters,” in Proc. 9th Annual International Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), Tehran, Iran, 2018, pp. 449-455.
[17] E. Shokati Asl and M. Sabahi, “A class of quasi-Cuk DC/DC converters: steady-state analysis and design,” Electric Power Components and Systems, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 581-599, May, 2018. (ISI-ranked)
[18] F. Sedaghati and E. Shokati Asl, “A class of half-bridge quasi-Z-source inverters: detailed steady-state analysis in various operating states, design considerations and derivation of general topology,” International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 2512-2544, Dec., 2018. (ISI-ranked)
[19] F. Sedaghati, S. Mohammad-Salehian, H. Shayeghi, and E. Shokati Asl, “A configuration of double input Z-source DC/DC converter for standalone PV/battery system application,” Journal of Energy Management and Technology (JEMAT), vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 60-69, 2018. (ISC-ranked)
Published Papers in 2019
[20] E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, and M. Sabahi , “Two different non-shoot-through operating modes for generating changeable general boost factor in switched Z-source inverters with modified modulation technique,” IET Power Electron., vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1686-1696, June, 2019. (ISI-ranked)
[21] E. Babaei, M. Shadnam Zarbil, and E. Shokati Asl., “Cascaded multilevel inverter based on quasi-Z-source converter: analysis, design and study of optimal structures,” IJEEE.; vol. 15, no. pp. 29-44, March 2019. (ISC-ranked)
[22] M. Hasan babayi, E Babaei, S.H. Hosseini, E Shokati Asl, “Switched Z-source networks: a review,” IET Power Electron., vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1616-1633, June, 2019. (ISI-ranked)
[23] E. Babaei, M. Shadnam Zarbil, and E. Shokati Asl, “A developed structure for DC-DC quasi-Z-source converter with high voltage gain and high reliability,” Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 1950012, Jan. 2019. (ISI-ranked)
Published Papers in 2020
[24] E. Shokati Asl, M. Sabahi, M. Abapour, A. Eyvazizadeh Khosroshahi, and H. Khoun-Jahan, “Markov chain modeling for reliability analysis of multi-phase buck converters,” Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers, vol. 29, no. 9, p. 2050139, July 2020. (ISI-ranked)
[25] M Hasan Babayi Nozadian, E Babaei, E Shokati Asl, “New control method for half-bridge Z-source inverters with capability to generate low frequency output voltage,” Journal of Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 21-32, 2020. (ISC-ranked)
[26] E Shokati Asl, E Babaei, and M Sabahi, “Double‐fed and double‐switch active Z‐source inverter with general variable high boost factor,” IET Power Electron., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 680-692, March 2020. (ISI-ranked)
[27] S. Mohammadsalehian, F. Sedaghati, R. Eskandari, H. Shayeghi, and E. Shokati Asl, “A modified double input Z-source DC-DC converter for standalone PV/battery system application,” in Proc. 11th Annual International Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), Tehran, Iran, 2020, pp. 1-7.
[28] M.R. Alizadeh Pahlavani and E Shokati Asl, “DC–DC SIDO converter with low‐voltage stress on switches: analysis of operating modes and design considerations,” IET Power Electron., vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 233-247, 2020. (ISI-ranked)
Published Papers in 2021
[29] H.M. Maheri, E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, M. Sabahi, and D. Vinnikov, “Half-bridge trans-Z-source inverter with high boost factor,” in Proc. 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-6.
[30] H. Mashinchi Maheri, D. Vinnikov, M. H. B. Nozadian, E. Shokati Asl, E. Babaei, and A. Chub, “An embedded half-bridge Γ-Z-source inverter with reduced voltage stress on capacitors,” Energies, vol. 14, no. 19, p. 6433, Oct. 2021. (ISI-ranked)
[31] E. Babaei, E. Shokati Asl, and S. Laali, “A modified series Z-source inverter based on switched inductors with high voltage gain and reduced voltage stress on capacitors,” Energy Engineering & Management, University of Kashan, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 2-13, 2021. (ISC-ranked)
Published Papers in 2022
[32] M. Aalami, E. Babaei, S. Ghasemzadeh, and E. Shokati Asl, “A new type of half-bridge trans-Z-source inverter with continuous input current,” Iran J Sci Technol Trans Electr Eng, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 461-479, Mar., 2022. (ISI-ranked)
Published Papers in 2024
[33] G. Zarei, E. Babaei, M. Bannae Sharifian, H. Aghaei, and E. Shokati Asl, “High voltage gain switched Z‐source inverter with low current stress,” IET Power Electron., vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 38-53, Jan., 2024. (ISI-ranked)
Published Papers in 2025
[34] E. Shokati Asl, M. Hasan Babayi Nozadian, and M. Dehghan, “An extended topology for DC-DC switched Z-source converter with continuous input current,” in Proc. 16th Annual International Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), Tabriz, Iran, 2025.
[35] M. Hasan Babayi Nozadian, E. Shokati Asl, and M. Shahbazi, “Analysis of high boost factor topology for switched impedance inverter with low input current ripple,” in Proc. 16th Annual International Power Electronics, Drive Systems, and Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), Tabriz, Iran, 2025.
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Teaching Experience:
| No. | Level | Title of Course |
| 1 | B.Sc. | Industrial Electronics |
| 2 | B.Sc. | Electrical Circuits I |
| 3 | B.Sc. | Electrical Circuits II |
| 4 | B.Sc. | Power Systems (Lab.) |
| 5 | B.Sc. | Engineering Mathematics |
| 6 | M.Sc. | Power Electronics Converters in Renewable Energy Systems |
| 7 | B.Sc. | Industrial Electronics (Lab.) |
| 8 | M.Sc. | Hybrid Electrical Energy Systems |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address:
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Postal Code: | Karaj: 31779-83634
Tehran: 15169-53715 |
| E-mails: | elias.shokati.asl@gmail.com | |
| Mob: | (+98) 9141500889 | |
| Tel: | Karaj: (+98) 26-36280040-7 [Ext. 485]
Tehran: (+98) 21-88771626-7 |