[DMANET] PhD Student Position - INRIA Lille Nord Europe (INOCS)- Supporting Energy Communities - Operational Research and Energy Analytics (SEC-OREA). Deadline: April 23, 2021

New optimization models and solution algorithms to represent energy exchanges in local energy communities.




Fully funded PhD position based in the INOCS team INRIA Lille Nord Europe, France. Enquiries to Luce.Brotcorne@inria.fr .

The PhD student will work for the EU funded SEC-OREA (Supporting Energy Communities - Operational Research and Energy Analytics) project. The main tasks will be to define and efficiently solve new bilevel optimization models representing the hierarchical decision making process among stakeholders in a local energy communities integrating renewable energy production facilities.



SEC-OREA is funded under the EU CHIST ERA programme. It enables local energy communities (LECs) to participate in the decarbonisation of the energy sector by developing advanced efficient algorithms and analytics technologies. LECs are an efficient way to manage energy by increasing the use of renewable energy sources (RES) at a local level. We aim to co-create an overarching LEC enabling framework with our stakeholders. Our goal is to create technical tools to empower citizens and place them at the core of the Energy Union.

The consortium brings together expertise from Business, Climatology, Computational Methods, Secure ICT, and Power Systems. We reach across the EU with researchers, innovators and stakeholders in Belgium, France, Ireland, Latvia and Portugal. Strong stakeholders include a national meteorological service, municipalities and energy agencies who support the development of LECs, and a distribution system operator (DSO). PIs include Dr. Paula Carroll (UCD), Dr. Luce Brotcorne (INRIA) and Prof. Bernard Fortz (ULB).

Candidates must hold a master degree in computer sciences, mathematics, or operations research. Knowledge of optimization solvers and a strong background in programming are welcomed. Candidates should send a CV and a motivation letter to Luce Brotcorne( Luce.Brotcorne@inria.fr ) by April 23, 2021.



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