PROGRAM
MEDPOWER 2026 Programme
15th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion
3–6 November 2026 · Paphos, Cyprus · Coral Beach Hotel & Resort
FINAL PROGRAMME
Tuesday 3 November 2026
15:00–18:00
Registration
Registration
Registration desk open
16:00–18:00
Room: Akamas AProject session
Horizon Europe Project Session
Power Systems, Smart Grids, Renewables, and Sector Coupling Capabilities
Chair: Maria Fotopoulou
18:00–20:00
Break
Informal social gathering
Wednesday 4 November 2026
09:00–14:00
Registration
Registration
Registration desk open
10:00–11:00
Room: Akamas ACeremony
Opening Ceremony
11:00–11:30
Room: Akamas AKeynote
Keynote 1
Nikos Hatziargyriou
11:30–12:00
Break
Coffee Break
12:00–13:30
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 1: Power system Operation and PlanningChair: T. Papadopoulos
- #48 Confidence-Based State Estimation for Uncertainty-Aware Distribution Grid Operation
- #66 IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL CONGESTION MANAGEMENT COORDINATION ON GRID RESERVE POWER PLANT REQUIREMENTS
- #104 The Impact of Reduced Inertia and Droop-Controlled Inverter-Based Resources on the Stability Limits and Optimal Operation of Primary–Secondary Frequency Control
- #106 OPTIMAL DEPLOYMENT OF SHUNT FACTS DEVICES USING SEMIDEFINITE PROGRAMMING
- #119 Successive Linear Programming Approach to Identify Nodal Reactive Current Demand for Short-term Voltage Stability
- #134 FROM GRID REINFORCEMENT TO FLEXIBILITY: MULTI-YEAR DISTRIBUTION NETWORK PLANNING IN ODEON
Room: Akamas CPS 2: Sustainable, Renewable and Alternative Technologies IChair: N. Christofides
- #42 TECHNO-ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION OF OFFSHORE HYBRID RENEWABLE HUBS IN A MEDITERRANEAN BIDDING ZONE: A MILP-BASED OPTIMIZATION
- #54 Solar Monitoring System for a Photovoltaic Assembly
- #86 Enabling Renewable Energy Innovation through European Research Infrastructures: The RISEnergy Framework and Early Outcomes
- #37 Application of soft-open-points in the expansion planning of high-voltage distribution networks with AC/DC loads and high share of renewable energy resources
- #29 Low-Cost Residential PV Monitoring and Fault Detection Using AC-Side Smart-Breaker Metering and Virtual Irradiance
- #69 Managing Excessive RES Curtailments in Isolated Power Systems: The Case Study of Cyprus
Room: Aphrodite APS 3: Power System ProtectionChair: S. Ioannou
- #114 Use of Eigenvalue Analysis to Define Stability Enhancing Operating Constraints
- #118 Parameter-independent fault location for single-circuit transmission lines exploiting synchronized measurements at both ends
- #122 AN EMT PERFORMANCE STUDY OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR BIOMASS INTEGRATION IN SATURATED SUBSTATIONS
- #124 A BIN-PACKING-INSPIRED MILP FORMULATION FOR AUTOMATED DISTANCE PROTECTION REACH SETTINGS
- #39 Impact of Vertical Rod Degradation on the Safety Performance of a Double-Pole MV Grounding Grid
- #67 Event-Triggered Post-Disturbance Inertia Estimation Using Adaptive Curve Fitting
13:30–15:00
Break
Lunch
15:00–16:30
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 4: Special Session DENSE: Robust Data-Driven and Nonlinear Control for Dependable Smart Energy SystemsChair: P. Aristidou
- #15 Data-Driven Decentralized Supervisory Volt/Watt Control in PV-Rich Active Distribution Networks
- #7 Enhanced Optimal Power Flow Using a Trained Neural Network Surrogate for Distribution Grid Constraints
- #56 From Nonlinear Modeling to Koopman-Based Surrogate Representation for a Grif-Following Converter
- #85 Effects of Linear Power Flow on Aggregate Flexibility Envelopes in Unbalanced Distribution Networks
- #123 An Optimization Framework for Enhancing Hosting Capacity of Distributed Energy Resources in Unbalanced Distribution Networks
- #107 Nonlinear Control Framework for Grid-Connected PMSG-Based Floating Wind Turbines in the Above-Rated Wind Speed Region through OpenFAST Validation
- #111 Adaptive Super-Twisting Control of Grid-Connected PMSG-Based Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Under Uncertainties
Room: Akamas CPS 5: Energy Storage IChair: A. Livera
- #108 Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Newly Built and Reuse-Based Gravity Energy Storage Systems
- #117 OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF CENTRALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS UNDER HIGH RENEWABLE ENERGY PENETRATION
- #126 Multi-Period AC-OPF for PV-Rich Distribution Networks with Coordinated PV and BESS Support
- #79 Optimal hybrid PV system sizing under uncertainty conditions using real, high-resolution consumption and production profiles of a small industrial facility in Cyprus
- #90 A Hybrid Multi-Objective Battery Energy Storage Control for Enhanced Self-Consumption and Power Quality: A Case Study of a low-voltage Grid
- #31 MANAGEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS WITH THE PRESENCE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES USING V2G AND G2V TECHNOLOGIES
Room: Aphrodite APS 6: Sustainable, Renewable and Alternative Technologies IIChair: D. Micu
- #63 Active Damping Control of Torque Oscillations in the Drive Train using Linear Quadratic Regulator with State Observer
- #57 METADATA-GUIDED COMPLEMENTARY ATTENTION TRI-MODAL FUSION NETWORK FOR PV FAULT DIAGNOSIS
- #61 Power-to-X options including hydrogen and ammonia for energy storage in hybrid wind-wave-solar offshore farms
- #135 OFF GRID PHOTOVOLTAIC AND BESS SYSTEM – EFFECTS ON HARMONICS CASE STUDY
- #65 Simplified Active Damping Control of Torque Vibration in Drive Train using PID-State Control
- #120 Active Damping of Torsional Oscillations of DFIG based Wind Energy Conversion System connected to Grid
16:30–17:00
Break
Coffee Break
17:00–18:00
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 7: Energy Storage IIChair: G. Papagiannis
- #35 ASSESSMENT OF THE DECARBONIZATION POTENTIAL OF AN INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY AND STORAGE CONCEPT FOR A SEA-BUCKTHORN PROCESSING PLANT
- #46 Second-Life Batteries as Low-Cost Storage for Residential Photovoltaics: A Techno-Economic Evaluation
- #98 ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS UNDER RISING SOLAR CURTAILMENTS IN CYPRUS
- #105 Design of a 90 kJ, 2 H REBCO SMES
Room: Akamas CPS 8: AI and Digitalisation in Energy SystemsChair: G. Kryonidis
- #53 OUT-OF-THE-BOX ELECTRICAL LOAD FORECASTING USING VISION FOUNDATION MODELS
- #59 POLICY AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIGITAL TWINS DEPLOYMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
- #84 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Energy and Power Applications with Renewable Energy Source Integration: A Comprehensive Review
- #128 Innovative Systems for the Inspection, Monitoring and Condition Based Maintenance of Transmission Systems Assets: A Digitalization Roadmap
Room: Aphrodite APS 9: DC SystemsChair: E. Kontis
- #11 MAGNETIC FIELD ANALYSIS & MITIGATION IN HVDC CABLE SYSTEMS
- #55 COMPARISON OF ANALYTICAL AND FINITE ELEMENT CURRENT RATING METHODS FOR HVDC CABLES
- #72 Transient Performance Comparison of Symmetrical Monopolar and Bipolar VSC-MMC HVDC Systems Under DC Fault Conditions
18:00–21:00
Social event
Welcome Reception
Thursday 5 November 2026
09:00–10:30
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 10: Energy Markets, Policies and Economics IChair: A. Ceclan
- #71 A SCENARIO-BASED SIMULATION OF THE 2030 GREEK DAY-AHEAD MARKET
- #74 Data-Driven Meter Placement and DNN-Based Distribution System State Estimation Under Limited Observability
- #109 Testing different charging strategies for optimal use of forecasted load curves in office parking facilities
- #28 Stochastic Dispatch Of Energy Communities Under Dynamic Operating Envelopes
- #91 Enhancing citizen participation in the energy transition through gamified energy literacy tools
- #19 Architectures of Rest: How Human-Centric Smart Buildings Shape Sleep and Health
Room: Akamas CPS 11: E-MobilityChair: E. Himona
- #41 ARRHENIUS-BASED BATTERY DEGRADATION MODELLING FOR V2G APPLICATIONS
- #50 Assessment of Representative Maltese Driving Cycles for Frugal Electric Vehicle Energy Consumption and Range Estimation
- #102 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODELLING OF LARGE PRISMATIC LITHIUM-ION CELL VALIDATED UNDER STANDARDISED DRIVING CYCLES
- #115 Aggregated Flexibility Potential of Electric Vehicles under Grid Connection Capacity Constraints
- #116 A Harmonised Framework for Pan-European Electric Vehicle Driving and Charging Profile Generation
- #121 TOWARDS DIFFERENTIATED GRID-AWARE OPERATING ENVELOPES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN RADIAL DISTRIBUTION GRIDS
Room: Aphrodite APS 12: Power ElectronicsChair: O. Ceylan
- #22 Development and Measurement Validation of Highly Automated Universal Converter Simulation Models
- #23 THE EFFECT OF THE DC-LINK CAPACITY AND THE PLL GAINS ON THE PROVISION OF VIRTUAL INERTIA BY CONVERTER-INTERFACED GENERATORS
- #76 Power Oscillations while using Feed-Forward-Controlled Power Electronic Converters
- #77 Pole-Restraining Control for Renewable Energy Conversion Systems Active Front End Converter with LCL-Filter
- #73 Homogeneous Redesign of PI-Based Current Control for Grid-Connected Inverters
- #127 A LOW-COST 2-STAGE INVERTER FOR OFF-GRID APPLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Steering Committee Meeting
10:30–11:00
Room: Akamas AKeynote
Keynote 2
Prof. Ghalib Kahwaji
11:00–11:30
Break
Coffee Break
11:30–13:00
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas ASpecial Session: Energy CommunitiesChair: V. Efthymiou
- #4 Optimizing the design and operation of modern energy communities
- #136 BEST PRACTICES OF ENERGY COMMUNITIES IN MEDITERRANEAN AND ISLAND EUROPE: BARRIERS AND PROSPECTS FOR GREECE AND CYPRUS
- #20 A Decentralized Architecture For Privacy-Preserving Energy Community Coordination
Room: Akamas CPS 13: Energy Markets, Policies and Economics IIChair: A. Bouhouras
- #5 GREEN HYDROGEN COST VARIABILITY UNDER RENEWABLE INTERMITTENCY AND ELECTRICITY PRICE UNCERTAINTY
- #10 From Theoretical to Committable Flexibility: Quantifying HVAC Demand Response Reliability Under Price Uncertainty for Commercial Buildings
- #24 Sensitivity analysis of energy storage revenues in the Greek energy markets
- #132 FROM PROSUMERS TO ACTIVE GRID USERS THROUGH DISAGGREGATION
- #33 EMST v0.1: A Modular Python Framework for Sequential Energy-Exchange Market Simulation in Isolated Electricity Systems
- #38 A Data-Driven, Grid-Aware Framework for Cold Ironing Assessment in Ports
Room: Aphrodite APS 14: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution IChair: B. Tebrean
- #14 AC/DC OPF with Renewable Energy Source-Side Privacy Preservation: Distributed Method vs. Projection Method
- #17 Bifurcation Analysis with Hyperplane Gauge Fixing and Grid-Impedance Evaluation Along Steady-State Points
- #30 A MULTI-PARADIGM ANOMALY DETECTION FRAMEWORK FOR A SMART STREET LIGHTING FEEDER
- #6 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSMISSION SECURITY UNDER STRESSED OPERATING CONDITIONS
- #93 Impact of Soft Open Points on the Flexibility Assessment in MV Distribution Networks
- #80 ECODESIGN OF HV EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN ELECTRICITY GRIDS. WHERE WE ARE?
13:00–14:00
Break
Lunch
14:00–15:30
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 15: Energy Storage IIIChair: D. Kothona
- #2 SOLAR-INTEGRATED ONSHORE POWER SUPPLY AT THE PORT OF LIMASSOL: A GENETIC-ALGORITHM OPTIMIZATION APPROACH
- #12 TEMPORAL COMPATIBILITY OF PUMP STORAGE OPERATION WITH HYDROLOGICAL, POWER AND MARKET CONDITIONS
- #70 HYDROGEN STATIONS PLACEMENT: PROVIDING VOLTAGE SUPPORT versus HYDROGEN MOBILITY
- #133 A MULTI-YEAR ENERGY ANALYSIS OF PV-BATTERY TRANSITON PATHWAYS OF AN AUTONOMOUS ISLAND POWER SYSTEM: CASE STUDY OF GAVDOS ISLAND
- #13 INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF COMPATIBILITY INDICES OF PUMP STORAGE OPERATION WITH EXTERNAL CONDITIONS
- #27 A Modular Wireless Battery Management System for Large-Format LFP Packs with Per-Cell Telemetry and Synchronized EIS Capability
Room: Akamas CPS 16: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution IIChair: C. Psomopoulos
- #64 Optimal Parametrisation of Q(V) Characteristics for Voltage Control in Transmission Grids
- #68 Predicting Active and Reactive Power Exchange at the Distribution Network Interface under Smart-Inverter Voltage Control Strategies
- #75 PHASE IDENTIFICATION IN LOW‑VOLTAGE NETWORKS USING HALF‑HOURLY RECORDED SMART‑METER VOLTAGES
- #89 SCENARIO-BASED APPROACH FOR LONG-TERM POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK PLANNING FOR FUTURE DEMAND AND CLIMATE SCENARIOS
- #52 OPTIMIZING FLEXIBLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS UNDER THE 2026 CYPRUS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: NAVIGATING MIDDAY CURTAILMENT AND NET-BILLING REALITIES
- #113 PHYSICS-GUIDED VAE-BASED TOPOLOGY INFERENCE FOR LOW-VOLTAGE NETWORKS
Room: Aphrodite APS 17: Distributed Generation and MicrogridsChair: B. Azzopardi
- #34 DSO-ESP COORDINATION SCHEME FOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORK LEVEL INVESTMENTS WITHIN COMMON EU ENERGY DATA SPACES
- #36 IMPACT OF TEMPORAL RESOLUTION OF PV GENERATION AND LOAD DATA ON HOSTING CAPACITY CALCULATION OF LOW VOLTAGE GRID
- #49 DSSE for an Energy Community, to prevent grid constraints by providing self-constrained services
- #60 Modeling the Dynamics of Distribution Networks: An Experimentally Validated Hammerstein-Wiener Approach
- #62 Vessel-Type Electrical Load Forecasting for Cold Ironing Berths: A Data-Driven Approach
- #18 VOLTAGE REGULATION AND TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR ENERGY COMMUNITIES IN MV MICROGRID
16:00–22:00
Social programme
Tour and Conference Dinner
Friday 6 November 2026
09:00–10:30
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 18: Smart Grid TechnologiesChair: N. Rajakovic
- #87 ADVANCED HIERARCHICAL CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR RESILIENT AND CYBERSECURE MICROGRIDS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
- #25 METHODOLOGICAL OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS TO DISTRIBUTED LASSO-VAR APPROACH FOR RESIDENTIAL LOAD FORECASTING
- #92 An Adaptive, Data-Driven Topology Identification Framework for Low-Voltage Grids
- #95 A new laboratory microgrid and its digital twin for advanced power system studies and testing
- #96 Edge-Enabled AI Architectures for Real-Time Energy Forecasting and Optimization in Smart Grids
- #97 ATTACK TREE-BASED MULTI-STEP THREAT MODELING FOR SMART GRIDS
Room: Akamas CPS 19: Power System Quality, Reliability and Security IChair: R. Ciric
- #8 SCALABLE VOLTAGE-STABILITY DATASET GENERATION VIA BOUNDARY-PROXIMITY INDICATORS CLUSTERING
- #125 ENHANCING POWER GRID RELIABILITY: A REAL SIMULATION STUDY FOR CONGESTION RELIEF IN GREECE
- #94 Identifying Causal Drivers of Oscillatory Stability in Converter-Interfaced Power Systems
- #9 MULTI-DOMAIN SMALL-SIGNAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT AND BOUNDARY QUANTIFICATION OF GRID-FORMING CONVERTERS
- #21 Control Strategies for Converter Based Systems with Prioritizing Current Limitation Technique for Improving Power Quality
Room: Aphrodite ACYGAS: CYGAS SessionChair: S. Chatzichristofis
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10:30–11:00
Room: Akamas AKeynote
Keynote 3
Venizelos Efthymiou
11:00–11:30
Break
Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
Parallel sessions
Room: Akamas APS 20: Energy Management SystemsChair: A. Kokkosis
- #16 Bridging the Development–Production Gap in Industrial Energy Management Systems: An Experimental Study for Data Drifts
- #130 FORECASTING-ASSISTED ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR A HYBRID WIND–PV–BATTERY–GRID SYSTEM WITH INDUSTRIAL LOADS
- #112 VALIDATION OF PUBLIC-SOURCED GENERATION PROFILES FOR NUTS-3 DISTRIBUTION GRID PLANNING
- #58 LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY OF DIGITAL ENERGY SERVICES
Room: Akamas CPS 21: Power System Quality, Reliability and Security IIChair: T. Constantinou
- #40 PREVENTIVE SECURITY-CONSTRAINED DISPATCH FOR CASCADING MITIGATION IN RENEWABLE-RICH POWER SYSTEMS
- #82 Focus Area Determination for a Multi-Rate Dynamic Time Domain Simulation
- #83 Security-Constrained Multi-Period Optimal Power Flow With Stochastic Uncertainty Modelled Through Chance Constraints
- #103 Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop Validation of an Operator Decision Support System for Grid-Supportive Flexibility Management
12:30–13:00
Room: Akamas ACeremony
Closing Ceremony
13:00–14:30
Break
Lunch