Academic profile

I am an assistant professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) and an FNRS Research Associate (Chercheur Qualifié) at the University of Liège, head of the Integrated and Sustainable Energy Systems (ISES) Research group

I conduct research in the field of Integrated Energy Systems, mainly focused on the transition towards clean and renewable energy production. In the course of my work I created and lead development of various open-source modelling tools, such as ThermoCycle, Dispa-SET or ProsumPy. These activities are further detailed hereunder.

Research topics

Integrated Energy Systems:

• Modelling the deployment of high shares of renewables
• Heat integration into energy systems
• Multi-energy systems & sector coupling

Sustainable power conversion:

• Combined heat & power (CHP)
• Organic Rankine cycles
• Heat pumps

International development:

• Rural electrification pathways and microgrids
• Tailored models for energy planning in developing countries

Teaching

At KU Leuven:

• Sustainable energy systems
• Energy systems design and simulation

At the University of Liège:

• Introduction to the dynamic modeling of thermal systems
• Applied thermodynamics. Energy conversion techniques. Thermal power plants

Open-Source Projects

• Dispa-SET: Power market model including unit commitment and optimal dispatch
• GPExp: A Gaussian Processes framework for the analysis of Experimental Data
• ThermoCycle: A Modelica Library for the dynamic modelling of thermal systems
• CoolProp: An open-source, cross-platform, free property database based in C++ that includes pure fluids, pseudo-pure fluids, and humid air properties.

Contact

Université de Liège
Energy Systems Research Unit
Campus du Sart Tilman, Quartier Polytech 1
Allée de la Découverte 17 (Bâtiment B49)
B–4000 LIEGE (BELGIUM)
Phone : +32 4 366 48 22
Fax : +32 4 366 48 12