After spending a few years as a postdoctoral researcher at several well-known institutions, such as EPFL, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, in 2015, he joined Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Currently, he is serving as an Associate Professor and is also the Director of the Grid Innovation Hub at the same institution.

Prof. Bahrani's research interests lie in the area of inverter-dominated power systems. Specifically, he is engaged in investigating inverter-based resources, their control and applications in power systems, and how to integrate renewable energy resources into the grid. In recent years, Prof. Bahrani has been increasingly focused on grid-forming inverters and their applications in power systems.