Prof. Arezoo Hasankhani joined the faculty in January 2024, and she leads the Energy Control and Optimization (ECO) Lab. Prior to joining the faculty at UNH, she received her Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University, and was a postdoctoral scholar at the Cornell University.
Prof Hasankhani’s research interests are marine renewable energy systems, autonomous underwater vehicle, design, control co-design, control, and optimization to enhance blue economy – the sustainable use of ocean resources to benefit economies, livelihoods and ocean ecosystem health. Prof. Hasankhani is leading an interdisciplinary group with expertise in control and power to mechanical design and ocean engineering leveraging new methods, e.g., reinforcement learning and machine learning algorithms to address challenges in the ocean energy. Her close collaboration with the ocean engineering program provides an optimal environment for her research endeavors in the marine energy domain.
