GIANFRANCO CHICCO

Full Professor

Member of Interdepartmental Center (Ec-L - Energy Center Lab)
Member (Comitato paritetico per la didattica)

+39 0110907141 / 7141 (DENERG)

Gianfranco Chicco holds a Ph.D. in Electrotechnics Engineering and is a Full Professor of Electrical Energy Systems at Politecnico di Torino (POLITO), Italy. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universities Politehnica of Bucharest and Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi” of Iasi (Romania) in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

He is the Scientific Responsible of the research group on Power and Energy Systems at POLITO, and the Responsible of the Torino unit of the Italian Consortium ENSIEL.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks, a Subject Editor of Energy, and an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IET Renewable Power Generation, and Energies (MDPI).

He was the Conference Chair of WESC 2006, IEEE ISGT Europe 2017, and UPEC 2020. Within POLITO, he participated in the European projects FP7 DIGENAS, FP7 SiNGULAR, H2020 FLEXMETER, H2020 PLANET, H2020 STORE&GO, and Erasmus+ EU-MONG. Within ENSIEL, he was the Scientific Coordinator for the European project H2020 MIGRATE, and participated in the European projects FP7 eHighway2050 and H2020 OSMOSE.

His research activities include Power System Analysis, Distribution System Analysis and Optimization, Electrical Load Management, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact of Multi-Energy Systems, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Applications to Power and Energy Systems, Renewable Energy Sources and Distributed Generation, and Power Quality.

His International scientific production includes one book, five book chapters, over 100 journal publications, and over 150 publications in conference proceedings.

Scientific branch	ING-IND/33 - SISTEMI ELETTRICI PER L'ENERGIA (Area 0009 - Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione)

Identifiers	ORCID: 0000-0001-7885-8013 Scopus Author ID: 7003426118 WoS ResearcherID: N-2999-2015 Google Scholar ID: http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=staMWWgAAAAJ&hl=it ResearchGate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gianfranco_Chicco

Research topics	Distributed Energy Resources and Multi-Energy Applications in Smart Grids (21 October 2020 – 20 October 2026) Main topics: - Study of grid-connected distributed multi-generation systems - Study of the technical, economic, environmental and social aspects concerning the electrical distribution networks with distributed energy resources (distributed generation, demand response and distributed storage) - Analysis, planning and operational optimization of electrical distribution networks - Characterization, forecasting, management and control of electrical loads in smart grid applications - Study of power quality, reliability and risks of the electricity provision - Study of the electrical network sustainability in the context of integrated multi-energy systems

Research topics

Distributed Energy Resources and Multi-Energy Applications in Smart Grids  (21 October 2020 – 20 October 2026)  Main topics: - Study of grid-connected distributed multi-generation systems - Study of the technical, economic, environmental and social aspects concerning the electrical distribution networks with distributed energy resources (distributed generation, demand response and distributed storage) - Analysis, planning and operational optimization of electrical distribution networks  - Characterization, forecasting, management and control of electrical loads in smart grid applications - Study of power quality, reliability and risks of the electricity provision - Study of the electrical network sustainability in the context of integrated multi-energy systems

Skills and keywords	ERC sectors PE7_12 - Electrical energy production, distribution, application SDG Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy Goal 4: Quality education Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities Keywords Active distribution network Clustering algorithms Combined heat and power Data analytics Electric power distribution Electric power transmission Electrical energy systems

Skills and keywords

ERC sectors

PE7_12 - Electrical energy production, distribution, application

SDG

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy Goal 4: Quality education Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Keywords

Active distribution network Clustering algorithms Combined heat and power Data analytics Electric power distribution Electric power transmission Electrical energy systems

Scientific responsibilities and other assignments	Awards and Honors Premio di laurea "Giancarlo Vallauri" conferred by Associazione Ingegneri e Architetti ex Allievi del Politecnico di Torino, Italy (1988) Doctor honoris causa conferred by Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti, Italy (2017) Best Paper Award 2018 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST) conferred by Award Committee, Spain (2018) Doctor Honoris Causa conferred by Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi" Iasi (Romania), Romania (2018) Best Paper Award 2020 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST) conferred by SEST 2020 Organizing Committee, Turchia (2020) Fellowships Fellow - IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity., Stati Uniti (2018-) Fellow IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Other roles - Senior Member - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Stati Uniti (2008-2018) Fellow - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Stati Uniti (2008-2018) Editorial boards SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, GRIDS AND NETWORKS (2020-), Director ENERGY (2012-), Director Conferences 55th Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020), Virtual Conference, Torino, Italy, 1-4 September 2020., Program chair IEEE International Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies IEEE ISGT Europe 2017, Program chair The Sixth World Energy System Conference (WESC 2006), Torino, Italy, 10-12 July 2006., Program chair

Scientific responsibilities and other assignments

Awards and Honors

Premio di laurea "Giancarlo Vallauri" conferred by Associazione Ingegneri e Architetti ex Allievi del Politecnico di Torino, Italy (1988)
Doctor honoris causa conferred by Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti, Italy (2017)
Best Paper Award 2018 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST) conferred by Award Committee, Spain (2018)
Doctor Honoris Causa conferred by Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi" Iasi (Romania), Romania (2018)
Best Paper Award 2020 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST) conferred by SEST 2020 Organizing Committee, Turchia (2020)

Fellowships

Fellow - IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity., Stati Uniti (2018-)
Fellow IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Other roles - Senior Member - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Stati Uniti (2008-2018)
Fellow - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Stati Uniti (2008-2018)

Editorial boards

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, GRIDS AND NETWORKS (2020-), Director
ENERGY (2012-), Director

Conferences

55th Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020), Virtual Conference, Torino, Italy, 1-4 September 2020., Program chair
IEEE International Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies IEEE ISGT Europe 2017, Program chair
The Sixth World Energy System Conference (WESC 2006), Torino, Italy, 10-12 July 2006., Program chair