AIT and TU Delft launch international doctoral programme on sustainable transformation energy system using AI
- New PhD programme to develop breakthrough planning and operational methods based on artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Bundling technological expertise and systemic know-how from applied and academic research
The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) and TU Delft are launching their first joint doctoral programme (PhD programme) in the winter semester of 2022/23. By cooperating in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in planning and operating future sustainable energy systems, the two institutions are creating a new doctoral programme designed to promote the development of innovative methods.
Focus on digitalisation and AI in method development
The joint PhD programme focuses on increasing digitalisation in the energy system and its potential for operating our energy infrastructure more efficiently, reliably and securely. New technologies, political developments and market mechanisms in the energy sector will make tomorrow’s energy systems increasingly complex, and this will present us with new technical challenges. The research results generated by the six PhD candidates on the new programme will create the scientific framework for using artificial intelligence and machine learning in developing energy infrastructure. The PhD programme will address the following key research areas: using Big Data analytics to efficiently plan, design and operate future energy systems based on novel methods for data acquisition and management; data integration and dissemination; data processing; and security and privacy issues and resilience.
Supervision of the PhD candidates will include academic exchanges, in-house lectures and seminars, as well as flexible research stays in both Vienna and Delft. The research results are also expected to make significant contributions to international bodies, groups and associations working in the field of energy systems and technologies. The winter semester 2022/23 will see the start of the first joint PhD programme which offers six places and runs over a period of five years. The application phase has already started.
Wolfgang Hribernik, Head of Center for Energy, AIT
“The increasing complexity of future energy systems can be addressed using artificial intelligence and machine learning. We offer a unique setting for this PhD programme, with a team of high-level experts and researchers providing the scientific leadership in cooperation with TU Delft. The AIT Center for Energy brings its expertise in techno-economic analysis, the use of flexibility in the power system, the evaluation of energy system and market models and their impact on energy markets. Working in collaboration with industry and infrastructure operators, the PhD programme will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to create innovative use cases such as energy forecasting, energy market price prediction, fault detection, and efficient demand-side management techniques. TU Delft is a renowned academic partner with an international reputation in this field, reflecting the programme's shared claim to excellence.”
Jochen Cremer, Co-Director of the TU Delft AI Energy Lab and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
"In a sustainable energy system, new use cases are emerging. They include predicting flexibility in the power grid and the self-learning optimisation of electric vehicle charging management. As part of the AI initiative at TU Delft, the Delft AI Energy Lab is developing new AI-based algorithms to improve existing and create new use cases for a sustainable energy system. This involves the use of AI methods such as graph neural networks, reinforcement learning, and methods from signal processing. New use cases are urgently needed to master the energy transition and achieve the Net Zero goals. In the AIT Center for Energy, we have an important partner with whom to tap the potential of these methods. Together with the PhD programme, we have created the framework for our talent to explore the most relevant questions. I am looking forward to our exciting cooperation."
Announcement of PhD positions: https://www.tudelft.nl/ai/delft-ai-energy-lab/vacancies-1
AIT Center for Energy
The AIT Center for Energy is working on solutions for tomorrow’s sustainable energy supply. The Center’s topic portfolio is oriented towards three central systems: sustainable public energy supply systems; decarbonisation of industrial processes and plants; and innovative technologies and solutions for urban resilience (buildings, cities). More information on AIT: https://www.ait.ac.at/en/about-the-ait/center/center-for-energy
Contact
- Co-Director of the TU Delft AI Energy Lab and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science: Jochen Cremer, J.L.Cremer@tudelft.nl.
- Press officer Digital Society TU Delft: Pauline Bijster, H.P.Bijster@tudelft.nl or +31 (0)6 484 210 89.