
Baran is a Senior Research Associate School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE), UNSW. He has completed his PhD in load forecasting & smart home energy systems, M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Engineering, SPREE, UNSW and B.Sc with Honors in Mechanical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baran previously lead Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and RACE for 2030 projects focusing on the development of integrated smart home energy management systems and integration of distributed energy resources. Baran's research is multi-disciplinary and involves collaboration with leading industry partners of Australia's energy market. Baran's research has been translated into real-world products benefiting energy users and network and his research outputs are featured in reports by Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), Energy Security Board (ESB), CRC and other prime media outlets such as ABC, The Conversation and RenewEconomy.
Major Research Projects:
Baran is the course convener and lecturer of SOLA 4012 Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Design in SPREE.
Energy Security Board (ESB) Voltage Analysis of Low Voltage Network across the National Electricity Market (NEM)
Curtailment and Network Voltage Analysis Study (CANVAS): CRC RACE for 2030 grant
Demand side management and demand response
Smart home energy management systems
Appliance scheduling and control
Demand forecasting
Integration of distributed energy resources
Distributed energy resources curtailment
Baran is the course convener and teacher of SOLA 4012, Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Design