Dr Poulad researched at Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSES) lab at Ryerson University from 2009 to 2014, where he published more than 17 articles related to energy demand forecasting and net-zero-energy buildings (NZEB).

He received research award from Center for Urban Energy (CUE) in two successive years (2011 & 2012) for his contribution in designing towards NZEB.

Dr. Poulad is a scientific reviewer for International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer,Journal of Materials Processing, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, and Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance.