Dr Vassilis Stavrakas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of “Industrial Management and Technology” at the University of Piraeus and a Research Associate at the “Technoeconomics of Energy Systems Laboratory (TEESlab)”. He has more than 10 years of research experience and has participated in over 20 projects funded by the European Commission under FP7, IEE, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and LIFE. He has published more than 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He also serves as a Member of the Editorial Board of the international scientific journal Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy (ESPB) (Taylor & Francis Group).

He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Integrated MSc) from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and a PhD from the Department of “Industrial Management and Technology” at the University of Piraeus. His Doctoral Dissertation focused on developing a modelling framework for assessing regulatory schemes and innovative energy services that empower end-users to play an active role in the energy transition and incentivise the use of demand-side flexibility.

His field of expertise is “Energy Systems Modelling and Simulation”. His research interests include energy systems modelling, simulation, and optimisation; energy transition and decarbonisation scenarios; climate and energy policy assessment; demand-side management and flexibility; decentralised energy systems; energy planning; technology diffusion; technoeconomic assessment; and the application of artificial intelligence methods and tools in the energy sector.