He received a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1996), a Ph.D (2000) and Venia Docendi (2012) in Energy Economics from Vienna University of Technology. Since the beginning of his career he has been focusing on various aspects of electricity market modelling and design, notably in the context of grid and market integration of renewable energy and storage technologies. In the last 15 years, he coordinated several European research projects in this field.