Pouria Ahmadi's expertise lies in the optimization of energy systems, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, alternative fuels, and advanced power plant technologies.

Before coming to UCF, he was an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh and a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Environment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), where he studied the decarbonization of transportation in the U.S. through alternative fuels. Before joining UIUC, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Fuel Cell Research Lab at Simon Fraser University, where he conducted experimental and numerical investigations of PEM fuel cell degradation mechanisms and lifecycle assessments of various hydrogen production methods.  He has industrial experience in combined cycle power plant simulation and design, HRSG optimization, and waste heat recovery for various industries. He serves as an editor of Engineering Science and Technology and the International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, and also as a guest editor for the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and the Sustainable Energy Technology and Assessment journal. In 2016, he was a panel organizer for the ASME Energy Sustainability Conference on “Building of the Future.” He has authored more than 120 journal articles and more than 40 international conference papers.

• Dincer, M. A., Rosen, P. Ahmadi. Optimization of Energy Systems. John Wiley and Sons, Book.


• Torabi, P. Ahmadi. Simulation of Battery Systems: Fundamentals and Applications, Book.


• M Khosravi, SB Mousavi, P. Ahmadi, A Behzadi, S Sadrizadeh. AI-assisted optimal energy conversion for cost-effective and sustainable power production from biomass-fueled SOFC equipped with hydrogen production/injection, Process Safety and Environmental Protection 192, 1151-1171, 2025, IF: 7.8.


• Montazerinejad, U. Eicker, P. Ahmadi. Renewable fuel-powered micro-gas turbine and hydrogen fuel cell systems: Exploring scenarios of technology, control, and operation. Energy Conversion and Management 319, 118944, 2024, IF: 10.9.


• Shirazi, A. Behzadi, P. Ahmadi, MA Rosen, S Sadrizadeh. Comparison of control strategies for efficient thermal energy storage to decarbonize residential buildings in cold climates: A focus on solar and biomass sources. Renewable Energy 220, 11968, 2024, IF: 9.7.


• Razaghi, M.H. Rahdar, N. Aghamohamadi, M. Mohammadi, P. Ahmadi. Biofuel, solar-biofuel or geothermal energy; which resource can better contribute to an integrated energy system for residential energy demands. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 181, 103-130, 2024, IF: 7.8.


• Ahmadi, P. Environmental impacts and behavioral drivers of deep decarbonization for transportation through electric vehicles. Journal of Cleaner Production, 225, 1209-1219, 2019, IF:10.


• Raeesi, M., Changizian, S., Ahmadi, P. and Khoshnevisan, A. Performance analysis of a degraded PEM fuel cell stack for hydrogen passenger vehicles based on machine learning algorithms in real driving conditions. Energy Conversion and Management, 248, 114793, 2020, IF:10.9.


• El Hannach, M., Ahmadi, P., Guzman, L., Pickup, S., and Kjeang, E. Life cycle assessment of hydrogen and diesel dual-fuel class 8 heavy-duty trucks. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(16), 8575-8584, 2019, IF: 8.3.


• Ahmadi, P. and Kjeang, E. Comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicles in different Canadian provinces. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(38), pp.12905-12917, 2015, IF:8.3.


• Hanafizadeh P, Siahkalroudi MM, Ahmadi P. Experimental and numerical investigation of optimum design of semi-industrial heat recovery steam generator inlet duct. Applied Thermal Engineering. 5; 104:375-85, 2016, IF:6.9.