Research
About us
We, the Smart Grids & Energy Markets (SGEM) research group at IISM, develop and evaluate economic mechanisms to coordinate supply and demand in digitalized energy systems. The overall objective is the development and the support of a sustainable energy system considering individual preferences and developments in our society.
Our team
To meet these heterogeneous challenges, a versatile team is needed. The scientists of the SGEM research group have mostly completed interdisciplinary courses of study. The team consists of industrial engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians, as well as graduates in economics and business administration. If you want to find out more about our researchers and their respective research areas, follow the link below.
Christof Weinhardt
Head of Chair at IISM
Philipp Staudt
Head of Research Group
Saskia Bluhm
Research Assistant at SGEM
Armin Golla
Research Assistant at SGEM
Sarah Henni
Research Assistant at SGEM
Jingyi Qu
Research Assistant at SGEM
Bent Richter
Research Assistant at SGEM
Frederik vom Scheidt
Research Assistant at SGEM
Marc Schmidt
Research Assistant at SGEM
Lea Semmelmann
Research Assistant at SGEM
Maren Klimm
Alumni
Christof Weinhardt - Head of the Chair at IISM
Research and teaching:
Research focus in the groups at the Institute for Information Economics and Management and at the Research Center for Computer Science on interdisciplinary, information economics topics, especially market engineering, e.g.: eServices, grid computing, prediction markets, Energy markets of the future, logistics. Research methodology includes prototypical realization, theoretical analysis concepts, simulations, experiments, and empirical studies.
Lectures on interdisciplinary topics, such as:
- Information Economics and eFinance,
- Market Engineering and Computational Economics,
- Business Models on the Internet,
- Management of Business Networks
Philipp Staudt - Head of the Research Group
Interests:
- Energy Economics and Mechanism Design
- Applications of Game Theory and Agent-Based Modeling
- Data Mining & Analytics Methods
Brief Description
Philipp joined the chair in May 2016 and defended his dissertation on Transmission Congestion Management in Electricity Grids – Designing Markets and Mechanisms in June 2019. He heads the research group since February 2018 and his research is focused on energy market design, sector coupling and the smart grid. He holds a master’s degree in Mathematics and Economics and consequently his methodological focus is simulation, game theory and applications of data analytics. Philipp is a reviewer for various journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Applied Energy and served on the organizational boards of the DACH+ Energy Informatics and ACM eEnergy conferences.
Our team
To cover our heterogeneous focus on energy markets, the digitalization of the energy system and the role of individual agents in the energy domain, we need talented, motivated and broadly interested people. We are really happy that we are constantly able to find these hidden gems and that our team creates the great atmosphere we are all working in.
Leadership
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48370
Mail: weinhardt@kit.edu
Sekretariat: Astrid Burg
Research and teaching:
Research focus in the groups at the Institute for Information Economics and Management and at the Research Center for Computer Science on interdisciplinary, information economics topics, especially market engineering, e.g.: eServices, grid computing, prediction markets, Energy markets of the future, logistics. Research methodology includes prototypical realization, theoretical analysis concepts, simulations, experiments, and empirical studies.
Lectures on interdisciplinary topics, such as:
- Information Economics and eFinance,
- Market Engineering and Computational Economics,
- Business Models on the Internet,
- Management of Business Networks
Current Team
Mail: leo.semmelmann@kit. edu
LinkedIn: Leo Semmelmann
Interests:
- Battery Storage Technologies
- Flexibility in Smart Grids
- Microgrid Optimization
Brief Description
Leo is part of the research group since November 2021. He holds a M.Sc. in Management and Technology from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and focuses on the optimization of battery storage systems, microgrids and PPAs. For his master thesis at the chair of electrical energy storage technology at TUM, he investigated the effect of peak shaving on medium voltage distribution grids and proposed a novel peak shaving algorithm to reduce global peak loads.
Mail: kim.miskiw@kit.edu
LinkedIn: Kim K. Miskiw
Interests:
- Deep Reinforcement Learning in Electricity Market Simulations
- Agent-based Electricity Market Modelling
- Energy Market Engineering
Brief Description
Kim is part of the research group since end of 2022. She started studying industrial engineering for energy technologies at University Duisburg-Essen in 2015 and now holds a master degree in industrial engineering and management from KIT. Her research focus is centred around electricity market designs and in particular how/if machine learning technologies can enable a more effective market design evaluation within the framework of agent-based market simulations. Prior her position at IISM she has been working on uncertainty integration in agent-based electricity market modelling and the stochastic modelling of consecutive electricity markets.
- Public engagement in the energy transition through digital services.
- Investigating energy justice in the energy transition.
- Improving energy literacy with interactive platform design.
Brief Description
Christina studied industrial engineering in her bachelor and information systems in her master at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). During her studies, she focused on the design and implementation of new digital services in various fields, from mobile health to mobile banking, gaining experience in backend and frontend development as well as in DevOps concepts. Through her master thesis at the SGEM research group, she discovered her interest in energy markets, by investigating individual preferences within local energy markets through multi-agent modelling.
Mail oliver.resch@kit.edu
Research Interests:
- Economic Stability in Weather-Sensitive Energy Systems
- Energy Demand Forecasting and Co-Design
- Leveraging Participation in Energy Systems
Brief Description
Oliver joined the Chair in April 2024 and holds a Master´s Degree of Information Systems from the KIT. He aims to leverage his expertise in forecasting and modelling to promote the transition towards sustainable district heating in the D²HeaTEC project.
LinkedIn Philipp Fritz
Research Interests
- Enhancing Energy Literacy through digital interventions
- Industrial engagement in the energy transition through digital services
- Demand Response for small and medium sized industrial customers
Short Description
Philipp joined the Chair in the summer of 2024 after completing his master’s degree in industrial engineering at KIT. During his master's thesis and his work as a student assistant in the SGEM research group, he discovered his interest in using digital interventions to improve energy literacy in order to achieve behavioral changes in energy consumption. He intends to further explore the field of enhancing public and industrial engagement within the energy transition.
LinkedIn Laura Selgrad
Research Interests
- Human Behavior in Energy Consumption
- Demand Response
- District Heating
Short Description
Laura joined the research group in summer of 2024. Before, she finished her Master´s in Mathematics in Economics at KIT. She intends to utilize her knowledge in consumer behavior analysis, particularly in the area of heating energy consumption, to drive the transition towards sustainable district heating.
Alumni
ResearchGate: Philipp Staudt
Interests:
- Energy Economics and Mechanism Design
- Applications of Game Theory and Agent-Based Modeling
- Data Mining & Analytics Methods
Brief Description
Philipp joined the chair in May 2016 and defended his dissertation on Transmission Congestion Management in Electricity Grids - Designing Markets and Mechanisms in June 2019. He heads the research group since February 2018 and his research is focused on energy market design, sector coupling and the smart grid. He holds a master’s degree in Mathematics and Economics and consequently his methodological focus is simulation, game theory and applications of data analytics. Philipp is a reviewer for various journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Applied Energy and served on the organizational boards of the DACH+ Energy Informatics and ACM eEnergy conferences. In April 2022, Philipp started at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48381
Mail: sarah henni(at)kit edu
Interests:
- Market Engineering for Storage Technologies
- Intelligent Storage Operation
- Flexibility in Smart Grids
Brief Description
Sarah joined the chair in August 2019. She holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the deployment and operation strategies for battery storage in low-carbon energy systems. As part of the project "Storage in the Loop", Sarah investigates storage requirements in Baden-Württemberg on distribution network level until 2050. Her methods include optimization methods as well as machine learning algorithms to design novel operation strategies and concepts that allow a profitable operation of battery storage in multiple markets.
LinkedIn: Bent Richter
ResearchGate: Bent Richter
Interests:
IT Architecture For Local Energy Markets
- Development of market mechanisms for local energy markets
- Elaboration of IT building blocks and evaluation of technologies
- Evaluation of the potential of blockchain
Behavior On Local Energy Markets In Practice:
- Elaboration of design principles for user applications
- Evaluation of real behavior in the context of the LAMP project
- Implementation of automated agents based on AI
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48377
Mail: frederik scheidt [at] kit edu
Interests:
- Optimization of hydrogen supply chains and their integration into the power system
- Data analytics & machine learning on smart meter data
- Economic analyses of electricity tariffs and their effects
Brief Description
Frederik vom Scheidt strongly believes that for a successful energy transition, novel technologies like hydrogen, heat pumps, and electric vehicles need to be integrated in the energy system by economically efficient, innovative mechanisms. Therefore, he focused his PhD dissertation on engineering electricity tariffs, forecasting applications, and econometric models for the integration of such technologies. Frederik conducted research stays at MIT (USA) and NTNU (Norway). He holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from KIT.
Mail: armin.golla@kit.edu
Research Interests:
- Sector coupling in energy networks
- Direct policy search for integrated energy communities
- Market design for integrated energy communities
Brief Description
Armin is part of the chair since 2019 and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the KIT. He believes that the heat sector is an integral part of a successful energy transition and therefore focuses his research on the application of sector coupling in energy systems. Armin is currently working in the SMaaS project where his goal is to enable citizens to install energy infrastructure in their communities. His methodological focus is simulation, evolutionary algorithms, and the application of data analytics.
Phone: +49 (721) 9654-810
Mail: jingyi qu [at] kit edu
Interests:
- Energy Analytics
- Smart Grids
- Simulation
- Economic Analyses of Power-to-Gas
- Decision support for the green transformation of the energy sector.
- Improving forecasts for energy districts
- Value-added services Smart Meter
- Situation awareness regarding energy consumption
Brief Description
Saskia joined the chair in September 2021 and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from KIT. Her research interests are around decision support to foster the green transformation in the energy sector. Her research focuses on improving forecasts for energy communities, energy consumption awareness and value-adding services using smart meters. Before joining the SGEM research group, she worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and then as a research assistant at RWTH Aachen working on the digitalization of the railway industry.
Mail: malin.lange@kit.edu
Interests:
- Tariff designs for system-serving integration of flexibilities
- efficient system integration of hydrogen supply chains
- Incentive mechanisms to avoid grid expansion
Brief Description
Malin studied at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Luleå University of Technology, holding a master's degree in industrial engineering (KIT). During her studies, she focused on energy economics and renewable energy systems. Since May 2022, she is a research associate of the research group Smart Grids and Energy Markets and the research training group Energy Status Data at KIT, focusing on incentive mechanisms for grid-friendly behavior to avoid grid expansions and congestions.
Our team
To meet these heterogeneous challenges, a versatile team is needed. The scientists of the SGEM research group have mostly completed interdisciplinary courses of study. The team consists of industrial engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians, as well as graduates in economics and business administration. If you want to find out more about our researchers and their respective research areas, follow the link below.
Leadership
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48370
Mail: weinhardt@kit edu
Sekretariat: Astrid Burg
Research and teaching:
Research focus in the groups at the Institute for Information Economics and Management and at the Research Center for Computer Science on interdisciplinary, information economics topics, especially market engineering, e.g.: eServices, grid computing, prediction markets, Energy markets of the future, logistics. Research methodology includes prototypical realization, theoretical analysis concepts, simulations, experiments, and empirical studies.
Lectures on interdisciplinary topics, such as:
- Information Economics and eFinance,
- Market Engineering and Computational Economics,
- Business Models on the Internet,
- Management of Business Networks
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48378
Mail: philipp staudt@kit edu
Interests:
- Energy Economics and Mechanism Design
- Applications of Game Theory and Agent-Based Modeling
- Data Mining & Analytics Methods
Brief Description
Philipp joined the chair in May 2016 and defended his dissertation on Transmission Congestion Management in Electricity Grids - Designing Markets and Mechanisms in June 2019. He heads the research group since February 2018 and his research is focused on energy market design, sector coupling and the smart grid. He holds a master’s degree in Mathematics and Economics and consequently his methodological focus is simulation, game theory and applications of data analytics. Philipp is a reviewer for various journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Applied Energy and served on the organizational boards of the DACH+ Energy Informatics and ACM eEnergy conferences.
Current Team
- Decision support for the green transformation of the energy sector.
- Improving forecasts for energy districts
- Value-added services Smart Meter
- Situation awareness regarding energy consumption
Brief Description
Saskia joined the chair in September 2021 and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from KIT. Her research interests are around decision support to foster the green transformation in the energy sector. Her research focuses on improving forecasts for energy communities, energy consumption awareness and value-adding services using smart meters. Before joining the SGEM research group, she worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and then as a research assistant at RWTH Aachen working on the digitalization of the railway industry.
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48381
Mail: armin golla@kit edu
Interests:
- Sector coupling in energy networks
- Direct policy search for integrated energy communities
- Market design for integrated energy communities
Brief Description
Armin is part of the chair since 2019 and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the KIT. He believes that the heat sector is an integral part of a successful energy transition and therefore focuses his research on the application of sector coupling in energy systems. Armin is currently working in the SMaaS project where his goal is to enable citizens to install energy infrastructure in their communities. His methodological focus is simulation, evolutionary algorithms, and the application of data analytics.
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48381
Mail: sarah henni@kit edu
Interests:
- Market Engineering for Storage Technologies
- Intelligent Storage Operation
- Flexibility in Smart Grids
Phone: +49 (721) 9654-810
Mail: jingyi qu@kit edu
Interests:
- Energy Analytics
- Smart Grids
- Simulation
- Economic Analyses of Power-to-Gas
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48345
Mail: bent richter@kit edu
LinkedIn: Bent Richter
ResearchGate: Bent Richter
Interests:
IT Architecture For Local Energy Markets:
- Development of market mechanisms for local energy markets
- Elaboration of IT building blocks and evaluation of technologies
- Evaluation of the potential of blockchain
Behavior On Local Energy Markets In Practice:
- Elaboration of design principles for user applications
- Evaluation of real behavior in the context of the LAMP project
- Implementation of automated agents based on AI
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48377
Mail: frederik scheidt@kit edu
Interests:
- Optimization of hydrogen supply chains and their integration into the power system
- Data analytics & machine learning on smart meter data
- Economic analyses of electricity tariffs and their effects
Brief Description
Frederik vom Scheidt strongly believes that for a successful energy transition, novel technologies like hydrogen, heat pumps, and electric vehicles need to be integrated in the energy system by economically efficient, innovative mechanisms. Therefore, he focused his PhD dissertation on engineering electricity tariffs, forecasting applications, and econometric models for the integration of such technologies. Frederik conducted research stays at MIT (USA) and NTNU (Norway). He holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from KIT.
Phone: +49 (171) 318 6633
Mail: marc schmidt@kit edu
Interests:
- Electromobility
- Charging infrastructure systems
Mail: leo semmelmann@kit edu
LinkedIn: Leo Semmelmann
Interests:
- Battery Storage Technologies
- Flexibility in Smart Grids
- Microgrid Optimization
Brief Description
Leo is part of the research group since November 2021. He holds a M.Sc. in Management and Technology from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and focuses on the optimization of battery storage systems, microgrids and PPAs. For his master thesis at the chair of electrical energy storage technology at TUM, he investigated the effect of peak shaving on medium voltage distribution grids and proposed a novel peak shaving algorithm to reduce global peak loads.
Alumni
Phone: +49 (721) 608-48381
Mail: maren klimm@kit edu
ResearchGate: Maren Klimm
Interests:
- Human-Centered AI
- AI transformation in enterprises