Saman Alaeddini leads the engineering automation team at Quanta Technology, where he has worked since 2009. His team has developed many innovative software-based solutions for the power systems industry, particularly in the area of NERC compliance evaluation. Alaeddini is a specialist in protection system modeling, database management and analysis, autonomous systems design, robotics and industrial processes. His experience includes real-world automation system implementation and maintenance, and advanced data analytical techniques. He earned his master’s degree from Ryerson University.