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Papers Related to Energy
1. Heat Network
“District Heat Network Extension to Decarbonise Building Stock: A Bottom-Up Agent-Based Approach,” Applied Energy, 272, 115177, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115177.
2. Nord Stream 2
“Impact of Nord Stream 2 and LNG on Gas Trade and Security of Supply in the European Gas Network of 2030,” Applied Energy, 238, 816-830, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.068.
3. Trends & LNG Supply
“Impact of Trends in Global LNG Supply and Demand on the European Gas Market in 2030,” 2019 Global Power and Propulsion Conference, Zurich, Switzerland. doi: 10.33737/GPPS19-TC-050.
4. Large Scale BESS
“Impact of Large Scale Battery Energy Storage on the 2030 Central European Transmission Grid,” 2018 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Lodz, Poland, 2018. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2018.8469789.
5. Trade-Offs between Integration & Isolation
“Trade-Offs Between Integration and Isolation in Switzerland’s Energy Policy,” Energy, 150, 19-27, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.02.139.
6. Energy Transition
“Energy Transition on the Korean Peninsula: Role of Thermal Plants in a Future Smart Grid,” 2018 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies – Asia Conference, Singapore, 2018. doi: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2018.8467903.
7. Impact of EVs
“Impacts of Battery Electric Vehicles on the Central European Power System in 2030,” International Journal of Energy Research, 42, 4142-4156, 2018. doi: 10.1002/er.4161.
8. Fossil Fuels vs Renewables
“Operational and Financial Performance of Fossil Fuel Power Plants Within a High Renewable Energy Mix,” Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society, 1, 16-27, 2017. doi: 10.22261/JGPPS.2BIOTO.
9. Thermal Power & Renewables
“Effect of Increased Renewables Generation on Operation of Thermal Power Plants”, Applied Energy, 164, 723-732, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.017.
10. No Nuclear Power
“Managing Energy Risk – A Case Study of Bulgaria With No Nuclear Power,” 2017 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Dresden, Germany, 2017. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2017.7981903.
11. Optimal RES
“Optimal RES Portfolio to Achieve 45% Renewable Electricity in Central Europe by 2030,” 2017 IEEE Power Energy and Society General Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2017. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2017.8273819.
12. EVs in 2030
“Impacts of Battery Electric Vehicles on the Central European Power System in 2030” 2016 13th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Porto, Portugal, 2016. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2016.7521320.
13. Carbon Taxes
“Impacts of Carbon Taxes on the Interconnected Central European Power System in 2030” 2016 13th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Porto, Portugal, 2016. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2016.7521355.
14. Dynamic Line Rating
“Improved Integration of European Renewables Using Dynamic Line Rating in Switzerland” 2016 13th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Porto, Portugal, 2016. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2016.7521236.
15. Unplanned Power Flows
“Impact of Unplanned Power Flows in Interconnected Transmission Systems – Case Study of Central Eastern European Region,” Energy Policy, 91, 287-303, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.006.
16. Biomass Assessment
“Integrated Biomass Assessment and Optimized Power Generation,” Energy Technology, 3, 265-278, 2015. doi: 10.1002/ente.201402123.
17. High Resolution Modelling
“High Resolution Modelling of the Impacts of Exogenous Factors on Power Systems,” Energies, 8, 14168-14181, 2015. doi: 10.3390/en81212424.
18. Demand Modelling
“Improved Modelling of Demand and Generation in High Resolution Simulations of Interconnected Power Systems,” 12th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2015.7216689.
19. RES Penetration Simulation
“High Resolution Simulations of Increased Renewable Penetration on Central European Transmission Grid,” 2015 IEEE Power Energy and Society General Meeting, Denver, USA, 2015. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2015.728599.
20. Wind Generated Electricity
“Increasing On-Shore Wind Generated Electricity in Germany’s Transmission Grid,” ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137, 021801, 2014. doi: 10.1015/1.4028380.
21. Optimal Power Flow
“Optimal Power Flow Analysis of Switzerland’s Transmission System for Long-Term Capacity Planning,” Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 34, 596-607, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.03.044.
22. Assessment of Wind Energy
“Large Scale Technical And Economical Assessment Of Wind Energy Potential with a GIS Tool: Case Study Iowa,” Energy Policy, 45, 73-85, 2012. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.061.

Papers Related to Mobility

1. Uncertainties of Sub-Scaled Supply & Demand
"Uncertainties of Sub-Scaled Supply and Demand in Agent-Based Mobility Simulations with Queuing Traffic Model,” Networks and Spatial Economics, 21, 261–290, 2021. doi: 10.1007/s11067-021-09516-x.
2. Impact of EV Charging
“Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging – An Agent-Based Approach,” IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 15, 2605–2617, 2021. doi: 10.1049/gtd2.12202.
3. Data-Driven
“A Data-Driven Approach to Run Agent-Based Multi-Modal Traffic Simulations on Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Hardware,” Procedia Computer Science, 184, 720-727, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2021.04.021.
4. Gridlock Resolution
“Gridlock Resolution in a GPU-accelerated Traffic Queue Model,” Procedia Computer Science, 170, 681-687, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2020.03.171.
5. Holistic Simulation
“Holistic, Integrated Generation of Daily-Activity Plans for Switzerland: from Population Synthesis to Trip Generation,” 20th Swiss Transport Research Conference, Ascona, Switzerland, 2020. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000421088.
6. User Behaviour
“User Behaviour and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: An Agent-Based Model Assessment,” Applied Energy, 254, 113680, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113680.
7. GEMSim
"GEMSim: A GPU-accelerated Multi-Modal Mobility Simulator for Large-Scale Scenarios,” Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 94, 199-214, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2019.03.002.
8. Multi-Agent Mobility Simulation
“Large-Scale Multi-Agent Mobility Simulations on a GPU: Towards High Performance and Scalability,” Procedia Computer Science, 151, 733-738, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2019.04.098.
9. EV Infrastructure Optimisation
“Techno-Economic Optimization of EV Charging Infrastructure Incorporating Customer Behavior,” 2018 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Lodz, Poland, 2018. doi: 10.1109/EEM.2018.8469989.

Other Papers

1. Multi Dimensional Spatial Policy Model
“A Multi Dimensional Spatial Policy Model for Large Scale Multi Municipal Swiss Contexts,” Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 0, 1-16, 2021. doi: 10.1177/2399808320985854.
2. COVID-19 Epidemic
“COVID-19 Epidemic in Switzerland: Growth Prediction and Containment Strategy Using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data,” medRxiv, 7 April 2020, doi: 10.1101/2020.03.30.20047472
3. Enhancing Response Preparedness
“Enhancing Response Preparedness to Influenza Epidemics: Agent-Based Study of 2050 Influenza Season in Switzerland,” Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 103, 102091, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2020.102091.
4. Immigration
“Immigration and Future Housing Needs in Switzerland: Agent-Based Modelling of Agglomeration Lausanne,” Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 78, 101400, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2019.101400.
5. Agent-Based Model
“Agent-Based Model Analysis of Impact of Immigration on Switzerland’s Social Security,” Journal of International Migration and Integration, 20, 787-808, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s12134-018-0631-8.
6. Visualisation and Immersion
“Visualisation and Immersion Dome Experience for Inspired Participation,” Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems, 6, 67-77, 2018. doi: 10.13044/j.sdewes.d5.0165.
7. Commuting Patterns
“Impact of Future Cities on Commuting Patterns: an Agent-Based Approach,” Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 0, 1-18, 2017. doi: 10.1177/2399808317751145.