Prof. Frank Eliassen, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, is visiting our group and giving an guest lecture on Energy Informatics.
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 10:15
Place: REALF A010, Tromsø campus
Title: Energy Informatics at the Edge: Contributing to the Energy Transition
Lecturer: Professor Frank Eliassen, Department of Informatics, UiO
Abstract
Energy Informatics is an interdisciplinary domain that lies at the intersection of energy system, power systems, economics, computer engineering, and computer science. Energy Informatics studies information and communication technology means to more effectively manage energy resources, fossil resources as well as renewable resources. Energy Informatics includes topics such as smart (power) grids, smart meters, demand response, smart buildings, plug-in electrical vehicles, energy storage, energy policy, energy markets, and market mechanisms, etcetera.
In this talk, I provide a view on Energy Informatics from the perspective of a computer scientist, focusing on how ICT can contribute to a successful energy transition, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the integration of renewable and distributed energy sources, and increasing energy efficiency beyond what improvements at component level can achieve. The talk will primarily address the role of the energy consumer in the energy transition, located at the edge of the power grid. Finally, the talk will point to some further challenges that still need to be solved for a successful energy transition at the edge.
Bio
Frank Eliassen is professor emeritus at the UiO’s Department of informatics. Eliassen is an experienced researcher and project manager for several decades, in the areas of distributed systems middleware and IoT/Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) with experience from national and EU level projects. His present research activities are oriented towards service-oriented IoT/edge/fog computing and CPS middleware and programming models in application areas including Smart Cities and Smart Grids, adaptive software systems, autonomic systems (self-*), and decentralized intelligent energy management systems. Before he retired, Eliassen headed the activity at UiO on education and research in Energy Informatics. He was also leader of UiO’s research group Networks and Distributed Systems. Eliassen received his degrees from the University of Tromsø.
Contact person: phuong.hoai.ha@uit.no
