Dr Zoya Pourmirza

• Research Associate Newcastle University
• Email: zoya.pourmirza@ncl.ac.uk
• Zoya is a Research Associate in the Power System Group, Newcastle University. She has studied IT Eng, Computer Networks, and ICT in Sharif University, Iran, Derby and Manchester Universities.

Dr. Zoya Pourmirza received her PhD in Smart Grid Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Architecture from University of Manchester in the UK in early 2015. She also hold a Master degree in Computer Networks from University of Derby, UK, and a Bachelor degree in the Information Technology Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. During her time in Manchester she has undertaken different roles including being an academic mentor, research mentor, teaching assistant, lab demonstrator, and casual research assistant. After her PhD she worked as research developer on Horizon 2020 project called Triangulum.

Zoya joined the Newcastle University as Research Associate in the Power System Group in early 2016. She is involved in a number of research, teaching, and supervisory projects. She has experience in delivering lectures both to undergrad and postgrad students in the UK and Russia. Zoya has contributed to a number of research proposal, with two successful outcome. Meanwhile, she is working on the UK and European projects. Her research is concerning about designing an ICT architecture for the smart electrical grid with particular emphasis on making the ICT infrastructure energy aware. She also investigates cyber security aspects of the Smart Grid, focusing on data integrity and availability for information in transition in the ICT infrastructure of the Smart Energy Systems. Her research interests include Smart Grids, ICT architecture, cyber-security, communication energy efficiency, energy aware wireless sensor network (WSN), data integrity, and data compression. She has published a number of conference papers in well-known international conferences, journal papers, and a book chapter in the mentioned areas.