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Andrea Zanelli,

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Research associate

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+41 56 202 82 91
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andrea.zanelli@fhnw.ch

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University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
School of Engineering and Environment
Klosterzelgstrasse 2
5210 Windisch

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Research associate at the FHNW Institute of Electric Power Systems

Research

  • Controls system theory
  • Numerical optimization applied to power systems and energy-related topics
  • Real-time numerical optimization for energy-efficient automatic train operation (collaboration with Stadler)
  • Stability analysis of power grids for blackout analysis/prevention (collaboration with Swissgrid)
  • Optimal power flow (collaboration with KWO)
  • Optimal control for home energy systems

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Since 2024
Postdoc in numerical optimization and numerical optimal control applied to energy-related topics,
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School of Engineering and Environment, Windisch

2020 - 2023
Postdoc in numerical optimization and numerical optimal control (Prof. Melanie Zeilinger), ETH Zurich

2015 - 2020
PhD in numerical optimization and numerical optimal control (Prof. Moritz Diehl), University of Freiburg 2012-2015 MSc in Robotics, Systems and Control, ETH Zurich

2012 - 2015
Master of Science in Robotics, Systems and Control, ETH Zurich

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