RESEARCH

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Maria Carmen Falvo is Associate Professor in Power Systems for Energy sector at DIAEE - Electrical Engineering.

 In her 21 years experience in academics and research, her activities deal with: 

 • Load forecasting in the medium and long term, with innovative techniques of soft computing, based on neural networks and knowledge based expert system;

 • Planning of transmission and distribution grids in electricity market, with innovative techniques of artificial intelligence, such as genetic algorithms, combined with classical methods, such as Montecarlo method;

 • Electromagnetic compatibility in railway systems, with a specific reference to harmonic interferences between signal current and traction current in audio-frequency track circuits;

• Energy saving in electric urban mass transport systems, from metro-transit to on road electrical vehicle, related to supply power systems;

 • Power quality and reliability analysis on power systems in civil, industrial and tertiary application.

 The main results of scientific research are summarized in more than 120 national and international publications. On these topics she has been principal investigator and participant at many research projects funded by public institutions and private companies in electrical engineering field. She is TP chair of the 15th, 16th and 17th edition of the International Conference IEEE EEEIC. 

She is an IEEE Senior Member since 2013.