The AGILe Team
Meet Our Team
Hossein Hooshyar
Hossein is the Director of the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe). He joined AGILe in January 2022 where he is responsible for the lab operations and business development.
Prior to joining NYPA, he was a Technical Leader with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), where he contributed to the development and testing of several synchrophasor applications. In addition, he took various research positions at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the North Carolina State University in 2012.
Hossein is (co-)author of over 100 scientific articles in prestigious journals and international conferences, co-owner of a U.S. patent, co-winner of the R&D 100 Awards, Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Chair of the IEEE Task Force on Digital Twin of Large Scale Power Systems. He serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals and conferences. His research interests include digital simulation of power systems, integration of renewable energy resources, and applications of PMU data for smart grids.
Reza Pourramezan
Reza Pourramezan, Manager AGILe, is a highly accomplished Scientist and Power Systems Engineer with extensive experience in power system simulation, smart grids, and renewable energy integration. He joined NYPA in February 2022. As a Manager, Reza leads a team that supports NYPA’s operations, planning, and R&D by testing new technologies and solutions in AGILe’s state-of-the-art facilities. His work includes modeling and simulation of advanced technologies for the New York State power grid, advancement of real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulations, measurement-based modeling, and data processing in power systems.
Before joining NYPA, Reza held a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at Polytechnique Montréal. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, where his research focused on the interface of power systems, renewable energy systems, and smart grids. Recognized as an IEEE Senior Member, he has contributed to the engineering profession through publications in leading scientific journals and participation in invited talks and panels. Reza was a Teaching Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering of University College of Rouzbahan in Iran from 2007 to 2014. From 2010 to 2014, He was the Associate Head of the undergraduate Electrical Engineering program, responsible for supervising all personnel involved, reviewing, and integrating new courses and programs into the curriculum, and administrating University College's advising policies
Thanh Nguyen
Thanh is a Senior Power Systems Engineer at the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe). He joined AGILe in April 2022. He is responsible for supporting the operation and research activities of AGILe in consultation with the Director and in collaboration with other personnel to help carry out AGILe's mission in advanced transmission applications, cyber-security, automation, sensors, and power electronics.
Prior to joining NYPA, Thanh worked as a Research Associate at Clarkson University, where he developed the real-time EMT models of offshore wind farms and real-time co-simulation platform using Opal-RT and RTDS. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Incheon National University in South Korea where he also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and a Research Professor. His research interests include power system modeling and analysis, renewable energy resources modeling and control, and cyber-physical power systems.
Victor Daldegan Paduani
Victor is a Senior Power Systems Engineer at the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe). He joined AGILe in June 2022. He is responsible for supporting the operation and research activities of AGILe in consultation with the Director and in collaboration with other personnel to help carry out AGILe's mission in advanced transmission applications, cyber-security, automation, sensors, and power electronics.
Prior to joining NYPA, Victor worked as a Research Assistant at the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center, at North Carolina State University (NCSU), where he worked on real-time models that co-simulate power electronics, power systems, and energy management systems. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from NCSU, in 2019 and 2022, respectively
Victor serves as a reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He has hands-on experience running simulations in numerous offline and real-time platforms as well as hardware-in-the-loop testing. His research interests include power system modeling and control, the integration of renewable energy resources, and real-time co-simulation of power systems.
Rahul Kadavil
Rahul is a Manager at the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe). He joined AGILe in October 2019 to support the research on solving power system challenges and smart technology integration using state-of-the-art modeling and simulation tools. He designs and tests hardware-in-the-loop experiments to de-risk novel energy solutions and understand how they complement each other for safe and secure grid integration. In addition, he supports the advanced capability development in the AGILe lab in consultation with the Director and AGILe personnel to supervise its day-to-day operation and future-directed development efforts.
Before joining NYPA, Rahul engaged as a power system research engineer at Idaho National Laboratory. He worked on testing Hybrid Energy Storage Systems such as an Electrolyzer for their grid support responses using real-time simulators and also supported the development of geographically distributed real-time simulation test beds. Rahul worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Advanced Power Engineering Laboratory (APEL) at Colorado State University, where he worked on the algorithmic creation of network topologies for T&D co-simulation applications. He received his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University in 2017.
His area of interest includes power systems co-simulation, protection, network emulation modeling, integration of renewable energy resources, and building quads.
Lam Nguyen
Lam is a Power Systems Engineer at AGILe. He joined NYPA in February 2024 to support the research on solving power system challenges and smart technology integration using state-of-the-art modelling and simulation tools. He supports the advanced capability development in the AGILe lab in consultation with the Director and AGILe personnel to supervise its day-to-day operation and future-directed development efforts.
Prior to joining NYPA, Lam was a lecturer at the University of Danang - University of Science and Technology in Vietnam. He also gained valuable experience as a post-doctoral researcher at G2ELab, Grenoble Institute of Technology in Grenoble, France, Florida International University, and the GridStart team, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute. He received his master's degree in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Grenoble Alpes, France, in 2014 and 2019, respectively.
Lam has contributed to various academic and demonstration projects in France, Europe, and the United States. His focus areas include distributed energy resource integration, advanced control and optimization algorithms for energy systems, cyber-physical energy systems, and hardware-in-the-loop validation.
Sagnik Basumallik
Sagnik Basumallik is a Power Systems Engineer at AGILe. He specializes in power system operations, system reliability, and cybersecurity. Sagnik’s work supports the development of advanced modeling, real-time simulations, and the integration of cutting-edge technologies like grid-forming inverters to enhance grid reliability and stability. His expertise includes using digital real-time simulation tools like RTDS and Opal-RT, alongside various other industry-standard modeling platforms such as PSS/E, DSA Tools, Dymola, and PSCAD. His efforts are integral to advancing AGILe’s mission to enhance grid resiliency and align with NYPA’s broader vision for decarbonization and modernization of New York State’s power infrastructure.
Before joining NYPA, Sagnik held various positions in the power systems field, including roles at West Virginia University, the University of Colorado Boulder, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Independent System Operator - New England. He also collaborated with organizations such as USEA and USAID to provide cybersecurity training to power system operators in Central Asia. Sagnik holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University.
Jitendra Thapa
Jithendra is a Power System Engineer at the Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe). He joined AGILe in August 2024 to support the research on solving power system challenges and smart technology integration using state-of-the-art modeling and simulation tools. Furthermore, he supports the advanced capability development in the AGILe lab in consultation with the Director and AGILe personnel to supervise its day-to-day operation and future-directed development efforts.
Prior to joining NYPA, Jitendra was a PhD student and worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Michigan State University (MSU). He worked on integrating and enabling distributed and renewable energy resources for ancillary grid services like frequency regulation along with the development of serverless cloud computing framework for practical deployment. Jitendra has also acquired experience in teaching with position of Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Nevada, Reno and Lecturer at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He received his master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from Tribhuvan University in 2019 and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from MSU in 2024.
His research interests include large-scale power system modeling, power system resilience, power system co-simulation, and renewable energy integration, utilization, and control.
Xuheng Lin
Xuheng is a Power Systems Engineer at AGILe, specializing in power system dynamics, renewable energy integration, and real-time simulation. He joined AGILe in February 2025. His research focuses on analyzing the transient stability of power systems with high penetration of inverter-based resources. He has developed advanced control strategies for inverter-based resources and conducted extensive simulations using industry-standard tools such as Modelica, RTDS, Opal-RT, and Simulink. Xuheng has hands-on experience in real-time hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) testing. His expertise also extends to automating simulation environments to streamline power system analysis.
Prior to pursuing his PhD, Xuheng worked in various software development roles in the IT industry. He has experience working with companies such as Johnson & Johnson Global IT Center, Ripen Ecommerce, Cilutions Digital Media Signage, and MC3 ProductionsLLC. In these roles, he developed web applications, created automation scripts, and contributed to system architecture improvements using various programming languages. His background in software development complements his power systems expertise, enabling him to apply advanced computational techniques to energy system analysis. He received his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Binghamton University, USA, in 2015 and 2025, respectively.