The IAI once again demonstrated a strong scientific presence at the IEEE PES eGrid 2026 in Seoul. The conference provided an excellent platform for discussing the latest developments in energy research and digital grid infrastructure. Researchers presented current findings on power system analysis, electric mobility, cybersecurity, AI-based grid infrastructure identification, process modeling in energy systems, and microgrid operation. Contributions from Thanh Nguyen Nguyen, Marvin Dorn, Arman Aghaei Attar, Jan Martin Reckel, and Dr. Ömer Ekin highlighted the broad spectrum of IAI’s research in intelligent energy systems. The event also fostered valuable international exchange, networking opportunities, and new impulses for future research activities.

Markus Breig, KIT

A brief fluctuation in grid frequency occurs every minute in the European power grid. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their partners have now identified the cause of this previously unexplained phenomenon, which could potentially pose challenges for energy infrastructure: Large battery energy storage systems regularly check their state of charge, simultaneously creating short power peaks.

The IAI congratulates Mr. Burak Dindar on passing his doctoral examination. The title of his doctoral thesis is “Data-Driven and Privacy-Preserving Frameworks for Enhanced Interoperability in Modern Power Systems“. The exam date was on October 12th, 2026.

Mr. Ömer Ekin received the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology (PowerCon), held October 11–14, 2026, in Malaysia, for his paper “State-of-Grid Coordinated Grid-Supportive Load Control for DC Microgrids”.

The IAI congratulates Ms. Ellen Knapp on passing her doctoral examination. The title of her doctoral thesis is “Real-World Effects of Photovoltaic Systems on Voltage Waveforms”. The exam date was on October 2th, 2026.

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Matthias Hertel and Sebastian Pütz won the Best Paper Award at the conference “DACH+ Energy Informatics 2026” in Linz, for their paper titled “A Benchmark for Electrical Load Forecasting Across Grid Levels: Time-Series Transformers Outperform Established Methods”.

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Mr. Sebastian Beichter was awarded the Best Presentation Award for his contribution “An Electric Vehicle Measurement System to Investigate the Pause and Resume Behavior of Electric Vehicle Charging” at the 14th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (IEEE SEGE), August 19-21, 2026, in Oshawa, Canada.

KIT supports the deployment of open-source photomicroscopes (so-called entomoscopes) in a nationwide educational and research initiative. At Danish nature schools, visiting school classes can use the instruments to examine and photograph small insects.