publications

Miscellaneous

1. arXiv

   Not All Warm Starts Help: Benchmarking Primal-Dual Initializations for ACOPF Algorithms

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   Jun 2026

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   @misc{taheri2026warmstarts,
     title = {Not All Warm Starts Help: Benchmarking Primal-Dual Initializations for {ACOPF} Algorithms},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     year = {2026},
     month = jun,
     eprint = {2606.08984},
     archiveprefix = {arXiv},
     primaryclass = {math.OC},
     doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2606.08984},
   }

Journal Articles

1. IEEE TPWRS

   

   Improving the Accuracy of DC Optimal Power Flow Formulations via Parameter Optimization

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, May 2026

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   @article{taheri2025improving,
     title = {Improving the Accuracy of DC Optimal Power Flow Formulations via Parameter Optimization},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems},
     volume = {41},
     number = {3},
     pages = {2373--2385},
     year = {2026},
     month = may,
     doi = {10.1109/TPWRS.2025.3647755},
   }

2. IEEE TSG

   

   Optimizing Parameters of the LinDistFlow Power Flow Approximation for Distribution Systems

   Babak Taheri, Rahul K. Gupta, and Daniel K. Molzahn

   IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Mar 2026

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   @article{taheri2025optimizing,
     title = {Optimizing Parameters of the LinDistFlow Power Flow Approximation for Distribution Systems},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Gupta, Rahul K. and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid},
     volume = {17},
     number = {2},
     pages = {1029--1042},
     year = {2026},
     month = mar,
     doi = {10.1109/TSG.2025.3630047},
   }

3. IEEE TPWRS

   

   AC-Informed DC Optimal Transmission Switching Problems via Parameter Optimization

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Nov 2025

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   @article{taheri2025ac-informed,
     title = {AC-Informed DC Optimal Transmission Switching Problems via Parameter Optimization},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems},
     volume = {40},
     number = {6},
     pages = {5422--5433},
     year = {2025},
     month = nov,
     doi = {10.1109/TPWRS.2025.3576102},
   }

4. IEEE TPWRS

   

   Co-Optimization of Damage Assessment and Restoration: A Resilience-Driven Dynamic Crew Allocation for Power Distribution Systems

   Ali Jalilian, Babak Taheri, and Daniel K. Molzahn

   IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Jan 2025

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   @article{jalilian2025co-optimization,
     title = {Co-Optimization of Damage Assessment and Restoration: A Resilience-Driven Dynamic Crew Allocation for Power Distribution Systems},
     author = {Jalilian, Ali and Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Systems},
     volume = {40},
     number = {1},
     pages = {676--688},
     year = {2025},
     month = jan,
     doi = {10.1109/TPWRS.2024.3393361},
   }

5. EPSR (PSCC)

   

   Optimizing Parameters of the DC Power Flow

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   Electric Power Systems Research, Oct 2024

   Presented at the 23rd Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC), Paris, France.

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   @article{taheri2024optimizing,
     title = {Optimizing Parameters of the DC Power Flow},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     journal = {Electric Power Systems Research},
     volume = {235},
     pages = {110719},
     year = {2024},
     month = oct,
     note = {Presented at the 23rd Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC), Paris, France.},
   }

6. EPSR (PSCC)

   

   AC Power Flow Feasibility Restoration through State Estimation-Based Post-Processing

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   Electric Power Systems Research, Oct 2024

   Presented at the 23rd Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC), Paris, France.

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   @article{taheri2024ac,
     title = {AC Power Flow Feasibility Restoration through State Estimation-Based Post-Processing},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     journal = {Electric Power Systems Research},
     volume = {235},
     pages = {110642},
     year = {2024},
     month = oct,
     note = {Presented at the 23rd Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC), Paris, France.},
   }

7. EPSR

   

   Improving Distribution System Resilience by Undergrounding Lines and Deploying Mobile Generators

   Babak Taheri, Daniel K. Molzahn, and Santiago Grijalva

   Electric Power Systems Research, Jan 2023

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   @article{taheri2023improving,
     title = {Improving Distribution System Resilience by Undergrounding Lines and Deploying Mobile Generators},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K. and Grijalva, Santiago},
     journal = {Electric Power Systems Research},
     volume = {214},
     pages = {108804},
     year = {2023},
     month = jan,
   }

8. IET GTD

   

   Tie-Line Planning for Resilience Enhancement in Unbalanced Distribution Networks

   Babak Taheri and Amir Safdarian

   IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Mar 2022

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   @article{taheri2022tie-line,
     title = {Tie-Line Planning for Resilience Enhancement in Unbalanced Distribution Networks},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Safdarian, Amir},
     journal = {IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution},
     volume = {16},
     pages = {1030--1046},
     year = {2022},
     month = mar,
   }

9. IEEE TPD

   

   Distribution System Resilience Enhancement via Mobile Emergency Generators

   Babak Taheri, Amir Safdarian, Moein M. Aghtaie, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Aug 2021

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   @article{taheri2021distribution,
     title = {Distribution System Resilience Enhancement via Mobile Emergency Generators},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Safdarian, Amir and Aghtaie, Moein M. and Lehtonen, Matti},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery},
     volume = {36},
     number = {4},
     pages = {2308--2319},
     year = {2021},
     month = aug,
   }

10. JIAEEE

    

    Optimal Allocation of Human and Mobile Energy Resources in Fault Management of Power Distribution Systems

    Ali Jalilian, Babak Taheri, and Amir Safdarian

    Journal of Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jan 2020

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    @article{jalilian2022optimal,
      title = {Optimal Allocation of Human and Mobile Energy Resources in Fault Management of Power Distribution Systems},
      author = {Jalilian, Ali and Taheri, Babak and Safdarian, Amir},
      journal = {Journal of Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
      volume = {19},
      number = {1},
      pages = {43--51},
      year = {2020},
      month = jan,
    }

11. IEEE Access

    

    Enhancing Resilience Level of Power Distribution Systems Using Proactive Operational Actions

    Babak Taheri, Amir Safdarian, Moein M. Aghtaie, and 1 more author

    IEEE Access, Sep 2019

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    @article{taheri2019enhancing,
      title = {Enhancing Resilience Level of Power Distribution Systems Using Proactive Operational Actions},
      author = {Taheri, Babak and Safdarian, Amir and Aghtaie, Moein M. and Lehtonen, Matti},
      journal = {IEEE Access},
      volume = {7},
      pages = {137378--137389},
      year = {2019},
      month = sep,
    }

12. IET SG

    

    Distribution Systems Resilience Enhancement via Pre- and Post-Event Actions

    Babak Taheri, Amir Safdarian, Moein M. Aghtaie, and 1 more author

    IET Smart Grid, Dec 2019

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    @article{taheri2019distribution,
      title = {Distribution Systems Resilience Enhancement via Pre- and Post-Event Actions},
      author = {Taheri, Babak and Safdarian, Amir and Aghtaie, Moein M. and Lehtonen, Matti},
      journal = {IET Smart Grid},
      volume = {2},
      number = {4},
      pages = {549--556},
      year = {2019},
      month = dec,
    }

Conference Articles

1. TPEC

   

   AC Power Flow Informed Parameter Learning for DC Power Flow Network Equivalents

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   In 2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), Feb 2024

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   @inproceedings{taheri2024ac_conf,
     title = {AC Power Flow Informed Parameter Learning for DC Power Flow Network Equivalents},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     booktitle = {2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC)},
     year = {2024},
     month = feb,
     pages = {1--6},
     address = {College Station, TX},
   }

2. ACC

   

   Restoring AC Power Flow Feasibility from Relaxed and Approximated Optimal Power Flow Models

   Babak Taheri and Daniel K. Molzahn

   In 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), May 2023

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   @inproceedings{taheri2023restoring,
     title = {Restoring AC Power Flow Feasibility from Relaxed and Approximated Optimal Power Flow Models},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Molzahn, Daniel K.},
     booktitle = {2023 American Control Conference (ACC)},
     year = {2023},
     month = may,
     pages = {4463--4470},
     address = {San Diego, CA},
   }

3. SGC

   

   Hardening Strategy to Boost Resilience of Distribution Systems via Harnessing a Proactive Operation Model

   Babak Taheri, Ali Jalilian, and Amir Safdarian

   In 2019 Smart Grid Conference (SGC), Dec 2019

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   @inproceedings{taheri2019hardening,
     title = {Hardening Strategy to Boost Resilience of Distribution Systems via Harnessing a Proactive Operation Model},
     author = {Taheri, Babak and Jalilian, Ali and Safdarian, Amir},
     booktitle = {2019 Smart Grid Conference (SGC)},
     year = {2019},
     month = dec,
     pages = {1--6},
     address = {Tehran},
   }

4. SGC

   

   Optimal Switch Placement in Power Distribution Systems with Complex Configurations

   Ali Jalilian, Babak Taheri, and Amir Safdarian

   In Smart Grid Conference (SGC), Dec 2019

   Bib

   @inproceedings{jalilian2019optimal,
     title = {Optimal Switch Placement in Power Distribution Systems with Complex Configurations},
     author = {Jalilian, Ali and Taheri, Babak and Safdarian, Amir},
     booktitle = {Smart Grid Conference (SGC)},
     year = {2019},
     month = dec,
     pages = {182--186},
     address = {Tehran}
   }

Book Chapters

1. Book Chapter

   Toward operational resilience of smart energy networks in complex infrastructures

   Babak Taheri, Ali Jalilian, Amir Safdarian, and 2 more authors

   In Optimization, Learning, and Control for Interdependent Complex Networks, Dec 2020

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Theses

1. PhD Thesis

   Improving Power System Approximations Through Machine Learning-Inspired Optimization Methods

   Babak Taheri

   Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec 2024

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2. MSc Thesis

   Optimal Network Hardening to Enhance Distribution Networks Resiliency Against Hurricane

   Babak Taheri

   Sharif University of Technology, May 2019