Faezeh Ebrahimzadeh

Control Systems and Automation Engineer with a PhD in Control & Electrical Engineering, extensive academic experience developing, simulating and evaluating advanced control algorithms in MATLAB, and industrial automation experience at Enersol since 2024.

Background in optimal and feedback control, dynamic system modelling, validation and industrial communication protocols.

Automation Engineer - Enersol - Drogheda, Ireland

(2024)

• Develop, configure and troubleshoot COPA-DATA zenon HMI/SCADA applications for industrial process monitoring, control, visualisation and operator interaction.
• Develop, implement and test industrial control logic using straton, applying IEC 61131-3 programming languages, including Structured Text (ST), Ladder Diagram (LD) and Function Block Diagram (FBD).
• Integrate PLC control logic with zenon HMI/SCADA applications, supporting communication between control systems, field devices and supervisory interfaces.
• Configure, test and troubleshoot industrial communication protocols, including Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, OPC and IEC 61850, to support reliable data exchange and system integration.
• Configure Siemens SIPROTEC 5 protection relays using DIGSI 5, including device information, IP addressing, communication parameters and information routing for SCADA integration.
• Manage IEC 61850 Substation Configuration Language (SCL) files, integrating protection relay signals into zenon SCADA and mapping equipment status, electrical measurements and alarms to HMI variables and displays.
• Perform communication simulation, protocol testing and fault investigation using OMICRON IEDScout, StationScout and Triangle MicroWorks Distributed Test Manager (DTM).
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), validating control logic, communication interfaces, signal mapping and system functionality against project requirements.
• Conduct end-to-end integration and functional testing, verifying accurate transmission and visualisation of field-device status, measurements and alarms within SCADA applications.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and clients to troubleshoot technical issues, resolve integration challenges and support system commissioning and operational reliability.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University College Dublin - Ireland

(2017-02 - 2019-12)

Performed extensive research in advanced Modelling for Power System Analysis and Simulation (AMPSAS), funded by SFI focuses on the development of novel analytical and computational tools to understand, efficiently design, and optimize ever-changing modern power systems and smart grids, through model-based approaches.

Postdoctoral Researcher - National Taipei University of Technology - Taiwan

(2016-09 - 2017-01)

• Contributed to research on modelling, design and implementation of a robotic fish system (short-term research involvement).

Lecturer - Bahar Institute of Higher Education - Iran

(2010 - 2012)

• Taught electrical circuits and supervised undergraduate final-year projects.

Project Researcher - Moham Shargh Group - Iran

(2009 - 2010)

• Researched electricity-market restructuring and supporting software and operations.

PhD - Control & Electrical Engineering - National Cheng Kung University (2016)

MSc - Control & Electrical Engineering - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (2011)

BSc - Control & Electrical Engineering - University of Tabriz (2006)

Higher Diploma in Science in Artificial Intelligence Applications (QQI NFQ Level 8, 60 ECTS) - Artificial Intelligence Applications - CCT College Dublin (2023)