Panel: Strengthening the Resilience of the Power System Against Natural Disasters

Nikos Hatziargyriou

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Nikos Hatziargyriou is since 1984 with the Electrical and Computer Engineering School, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Professor in Power Systems since 1995, and Professor Emeritus since 2022. He is also part-time Professor at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He has over 10 years of industrial experience as Chairman and CEO of the Hellenic Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) (2015-2019) and as Executive Vice-Chair and Deputy CEO of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) (2007-2012), responsible for the Transmission and Distribution and the Islands Divisions. He has authored more than 350 journal publications and 600 conference proceedings papers. He is included in the 2016, 2017, and 2019, Thomson Reuters lists of the top 1% most cited researchers and for several years in the global list of top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University. He is 2020 Globe Energy Prize laureate, recipient of the 2017 IEEE/PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award and the 2023 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award. He was the Chair of the Power System Dynamic Performance Committee of IEEE and Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. He is currently EiC-at-Large for IEEE PES Transactions. He is an honorary member of CIGRE and past Chair of CIGRE SC C6 “Distribution Systems and Distributed Generation.” He has participated in more than 60 R&D projects funded by the EU Commission, electric utilities and industry for fundamental research and practical applications.

Emanuele Ciapessoni

RSE

Emanuele Ciapessoni, Leading Scientist and Chair of the Internal Scientific Committee at RSE, is a seasoned power systems expert with over four decades of experience. Renowned for his work in resilience, security, risk analysis, and wide-area monitoring, he has led numerous national and international projects.
A recipient of the IEEE/PES Outstanding Engineer award, Emanuele is an international member of CIGRE C1 and serves on various technical committees. His extensive research has resulted in over 85 publications, solidifying his reputation as a leading authority in the field.

Andrea Mazza

Politecnico di Torino

Andrea Mazza, (SM, IEEE) received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 2015 from Politecnico di Torino, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Power and Energy Systems. His research focuses on distribution systems (optimization, reliability and resilience, integration of distributed resources), decision-making methods, and multi-carrier systems. Currently, he is the Principal investigator of the National project 2022ZCHTHH “Resilience Evaluation by Experimental and Theoretical Approaches in Electrical Distribution Systems with Underground Cables”. Since 2021 he is the Executive National coordinator of the Ensiel National Energy Transition Real-Time Lab (ENET-RTLab), for the development of a multi-site RT simulation platform for power system studies. He is an Associate Editor of “IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution”, and has been appointed as Chair of the IEEE Education Chapter in Italy (2024-2025). He is the Local Coordinator of CIGRE at Politecnico di Torino and member of the CIGRE NGN Italy board.

Michele de Nigris

RSE

Michele de Nigris: (life member IEEE, SM IEEE, electrical engineer) is Director of the Sustainable Development and Energy Sources Department of RSE – Research on the Energy System. He has 35+ years experience in integrated energy systems. He started in the transmission and distribution technologies sector at CESI and subsequently in RSE, before addressing the main challenges related to the interaction of the energy systems with the environment. Active in the international context, he leads the European SetPlan Implementation Working Group on resilient energy networks and represents Italy in coordination committees of the International Energy Agency. He is actively involved in standardization as chair of the Committee “integrated energy systems” of the Italian Electrotechnical Commission. He also leads the Transition Initiative on Integrated energy systems of the CETPartnership.

Mathaios Panteli

University of Cyprus

Mathaios Panteli holds an Assistant Professor position within the KIOS Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus since January 2021. He also holds an Honorary Lecturer position in Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK, and he is currently the Andre Jaumotte Chair Professor in Université Libre de Bruxelles (by the Royal Academy of Belgium). Mathaios is an IEEE Senior Member, an IET Chartered Engineer (CEng), the Chair of the CIGRE working group C4.47 “Power System Resilience” and the CIGRE Cyprus National Committee, an invited member of multiple IEEE, CIGRE and CIRED working groups, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). He serves as an Guest Associate Editor in IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, IEEE Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, and IET Renewable Power Generation. He is the recipient of the prestigious 2018 Newton Prize and he led the team receiving the 2022 Innovation Radar Prize by the European Commission. He was also recognized for 4 consecutive years since 2020 as a highly cited researcher by Elsevier BV and Stanford University databases.

Goran Strbac

Imperial College London

Goran Strbac is a Chair in Electrical Energy Systems at Imperial College London, with extensive experience in advanced modelling and analysis of operation, planning, security, economics and resilience of future low carbon energy systems. He led the development of novel advanced analysis approaches and methodologies that have been extensively used to inform research community, industry, governments and regulatory bodies about the role and value of emerging new technologies and control systems in supporting cost effective evolution to resilient low carbon energy future. One of the specific contributions is related to the quantification of benefits of coordinated planning and operation of different energy sectors in enhancing resilience of supply.
He is currently Member of “Climate Resilience Expert Panel” coordinated by the UK regulatory body OFGEM, Leading Author in “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” WG 3, Member of the “UK Open Networks Challenge Group”, Member of the “European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Networks for the Energy Transition”, Member of the Joint EU Programme in “Energy Systems Integration of the European Energy Research Alliance”.

Rodrigo Moreno

University of Chile

Rodrigo Moreno is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Chile. He is the Head of the Energy Group at the Complex Engineering Systems Institute (ISCI) and coordinates the Dual PhD Program in Electrical Engineering between the University of Chile and The University of Manchester, UK. Dr. Moreno specializes in developing models aimed at enhancing the sustainability, resilience, and affordability of energy grids – particularly electricity – through advanced optimization techniques. His work on network resilience earned him the prestigious Newton Prize in 2018, among other awards. He has led numerous research projects for both national and international governmental and private organizations and has consulted for governments and energy companies across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
He has published over 100 papers and currently serves as Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation. Previously, he held editorial roles at the IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy and served as guest editor for the Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy (Springer). He is also an active member and chair of various groups in IEEE, CIGRE, and INFORMS.

Pierluigi Mancarella

University of Melbourne

Pierluigi Mancarella is the Chair Professor of Electrical Power Systems at The University of Melbourne (Australia) and part-time Professor of Smart Energy Systems at The University of Manchester (UK). His key research interests include techno-economic modelling and analysis of multi-energy systems, grid and market integration of renewables and distributed energy resources, energy infrastructure planning under uncertainty, and security, reliability and resilience of low-carbon networks.
Pierluigi is a Fellow of the IEEE, an IEEE Power and Energy Society Distinguished Lecturer, and the Convenor of the Cigre C6/C2.34 Working Group on “Flexibility provision from distributed energy resources”. He has been visiting researcher/professor in a number of international institutions, including NREL in Colorado, Tsinghua University in China, Ecole Centrale de Lille in France, and the Universidad de Chile, and is a 2024 Otto Mønsted Visiting Professor at DTU, Denmark.