[8] Rasmus Thorgaard (DTU), Industrial PhD with Forsyningstilsynet (Danish Utility Regulator) [ DTU | LinkedIn ]

• MSc in Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• PhD student: May 2026-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Casper Bjerregaard (Forsyningstilsynet) and Lesia Mitridati (DTU)

• Thesis: Detecting intraday market distortions: Exploring the impact of capacity hoarding on intraday price spreads

[7] Gloria Tintoré Vidal (DTU) [ DTU | LinkedIn ]

• MSc in Sustainable Energy, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: May 2026-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Lesia Mitridati (DTU)

• Thesis: Privacy-preserving forecasting and decision making in power systems 

[6] Asmus Winther Eriksen (DTU) [ DTU | LinkedIn ]

• MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: February 2026-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Lesia Mitridati (DTU) and Farzaneh Pourahmadi (DTU)

• Thesis: Cooperative AI for large-scale energy system coordination and exchange

[5] Tomas Lubiana Herscovici [ DTU | LinkedIn ]

• MSc in Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

• PhD student: October 2025-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Licio Romao (DTU) and Henrik Sandberg (KTH)

• Thesis: Cyber-physical resiliency of electricity markets and power systems

[4] Valdemar Søgaard (DTU), Industrial PhD with Energinet [ DTU | LinkedIn ]

• MSc in Sustainable Energy, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: September 2025-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Lesia Mitridati (DTU), Licio Romao (DTU), and Thomas Dalgas Fechtenburg (Energinet)

• Thesis: Dynamic and multi-area reserve dimensioning for balancing of the electricity grid

[3] Marco Saretta (DTU), Industrial PhD with Rambøll [ DTU | LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Sustainable Energy, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: September 2024-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Søren Møller Thomsen (Rambøll) and Enrica Raheli (Rambøll)

• Thesis: Commoditizing green hydrogen in Europe: From efficient market design to optimal contracting and investment

[2] Yannick Heiser (DTU) [ DTU | LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Physics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• PhD student: May 2024-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Farzaneh Pourahmadi (DTU) and Lesia Mitridati (DTU) 

• Thesis: Data-driven optimization and machine learning for operation and control of PtX hybrid plants

[1] Torine Reed Herstad (DTU) [ DTU | LinkedIn ]

• MSc in Mathematical Modeling and Computing, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: January 2024-ongoing

• Joint supervision with Lesia Mitridati (DTU) and Bert Zwart (TU/e)

• Thesis: Probabilistic dimensioning and market design of ancillary services

[12] Yannick Werner (DTU & NTNU) [ Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management, TU Berlin, Germany

• PhD student: December 2020-November 2023; Defense: March 6, 2024

• Joint supervision with Ruud Egging (NTNU)

• Thesis: Modeling electrolyzers and gas networks for integration with power systems [ Manuscript ]

• Examination committee: Victor Zavala (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Stein-Erik Fleten (NTNU), and Bissan Ghaddar (DTU)

• Next (and current) position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Graz University of Technology, Austria

[9] Adriano Arrigo (University of Mons, Belgium) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, University of Mons, Belgium

• PhD student: August 2018-October 2022

• Joint supervision with François Vallée (University of Mons)

• Thesis: Advanced uncertainty- and physics-aware optimization for energy systems operation [ Manuscript | slides ]

• Examination committee: Yury Dvorkin (Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Bruninx (TU Delft), Bertrand Cornélusse (University of Liège), Daniel Tuyttens (UMons), Jean-François Toubeau (UMons), Zacharie De Grève (UMons), and Christophe Caucheteur (UMons)

• Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Mons, funded by Elia

• Current position: Market Analyst, ENGIE, Belgium

[7] Niklas Vespermann (Technical University of Munich, Germany) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Energy Science and Technology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

• PhD student: January 2018-March 2022

• Joint supervision with Thomas Hamacher (TU Munich)

• Thesis: Market design for energy communities [ Manuscript | slides ]

• Next position: Advisor (Referent), German Regulatory Authority for the Gas and Electricity Sector, Bonn, Germany

• Current position: Energy Systems Consultant, Vespermann Consulting, Ghana

[4] Alexander Hermann (DTU) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: January 2015-June 2019

• Joint supervision with Jacob Østergaard (DTU)

• Thesis: Market-based methods for the coordinated use of distributed energy resources [ Manuscript | slides ]

• Examination committee: Christoph Weber (University Duisburg-Essen), Florin Capitanescu (LIST, Luxembourg), and Pierre Pinson (DTU)

• Next position: Data Scientist, IKEA, Malmö, Sweden

• Current position: Senior Data Scientist, Danfoss, Copenhagen, Denmark

[3] Lesia Mitridati (DTU) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar | Homepage ]

• MSc in Sciences and Executive Engineering, Mines Paris, France

• PhD student: November 2015-May 2019

• Joint supervision with Pierre Pinson (DTU)

• Thesis: Market-based coordination of heat and electricity systems [ Manuscript ]

• Examination committee: Steven Low (Caltech), Maryam Kamgarpour (ETH Zürich), and Spyros Chatzivasileiadis (DTU)

• Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Current position: Associate Professor, DTU, Department of Wind and Energy Systems

[2] Christos Ordoudis (DTU) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and in Sustainable Energy, DTU, Denmark

• PhD student: July 2015-December 2018

• Joint supervision with Pierre Pinson (DTU)

• Thesis: Market-based approaches for the coordinated operation of electricity and natural gas systems [ Manuscript ]

• Examination committee: Pascal Van Hentenryck (Georgia Tech), Afzal Siddiqui (UCL), and Spyros Chatzivasileiadis (DTU)

• Next position: Market and Data Analyst, Ørsted, Copenhagen, Denmark

• Current position: Manager, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Copenhagen, Denmark

[1] Lazaros Exizidis (University of Mons, Belgium) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

• PhD student: February 2013-December 2017

• Joint supervision with François Vallée (University of Mons) and Zacharie De Grève (University of Mons)

• Thesis: Electricity markets with high wind power penetration: Information sharing and incentive compatibility [ Manuscript ]

• Examination committee: Damien Ernst (University of Liège), Dirk Van Hertem (KU Leuven), Georges Kariniotakis (Mines Paris), Francois Glineur (UCLouvain), Marc Pirlot (UMons), and Jacques Lobry (UMons)

• Next position: Market Modeling Advisor, ENTSO-E, Brussels, Belgium

• Current position: Director of Operations, SEleNe-CC, Thessaloniki, Greece

[4] Arega Getaneh Abate (DTU and EPFL) [ Homepage  | Google Scholar | LinkedIn ]

• Recipient of a fellowship by the EuroTechPostdoc2 Programme (a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship) [ link ]

• PhD in Mathematical Methods of Economics, Finance, and Actuarial Sciences, Brescia University, Italy 

• Postdoc period: January 2023-December 2024

• Joint mentorship with Maryam Kamgarpour (EPFL)

• Research on AI-assisted electricity market design for sustainability

• Next (and current) position: Postdoctoral Researcher, DTU Management

[3] Bob Pepin (DTU) [ LinkedIn ]

• PhD in Mathematics, University of Luxembourg

• Postdoc period: March 2023-December 2023

• Research on optimal bidding in two-settlement markets

• Next position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Copenhagen in Applied Probability and Machine Learning

• Current position: Lead Quantitative Developer, Ørsted, Copenhagen, Denmark

[2] Liyang Han (DTU) [ LinkedIn | Google Scholar ]

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Oxford, UK

• Postdoc period: July 2020-June 2022

• Joint mentorship with Pierre Pinson (DTU)

• Research on data market design (part of Smart4RES project)

• Next (and current) position: Senior Energy Markets Expert, Twig Energy, Copenhagen, Denmark

[1] Corey Kok (DTU) [ LinkedIn ]

• PhD in Operations Research, University of Auckland, New Zealand

• Postdoc period: March 2018-February 2020

• Joint mentorship with Pierre Pinson (DTU)

• Research on flexibility markets (part of EcoGrid 2.0 and EnergyLab Nordhavn projects)

• Current position: Senior Quantitative Analyst, Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko, Wellington, New Zealand