Dr. Shahab Shariat Torbaghan is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Smart Grids in Urban Energy and Water Systems at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), where he leads the Smart Water and Energy Transition & AI Lab. He is a senior member of IEEE and an active member of INFORMS.

Shahab holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology, following degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Tehran. His expertise lies in modeling and optimizing water and energy infrastructure, with a focus on short-term operations and long-term investment decision-making under uncertainty. His research integrates renewable energy and explores synergies between water and energy systems, emphasizing technologies that connect the two sectors. He has contributed to multiple national and international projects on both applied and fundamental research initiatives."