Inter-oPEn’s is a doctoral network supported by the Horizon Europe MSCA program.
Inter-oPEn aims at educating and training highly qualified researchers and address power-electronic (PE) assets’ interoperability in modern power networks.
Highlights

Inter-oPEn Doctoral Candidates participated in ECCE Europe 2026!
We are pleased to highlight that two of our doctoral candidates, Emmanuel Sule (KUL) and Mahnoor Hassan (KIT), presented their research at the ECCE Europe 2026!
“Energy Conversion Congress and Expo Europe 2026, held in Valencia (14 to 18 September), was a fantastic opportunity to share our latest research and engage with the global power electronics community.” – Emmanuel Sule

Musa Mathew (RWTH IAEW) Academic Secondment at Delft University of Technology: Towards Interoperable Grid-Forming HVDC Systems through Multi-Port Impedance Frameworks.
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, doctoral researcher Musa Mathew completed an academic secondment at Delft University of Technology. Read the article to find out about his experiences.

Abdolhamid Farshadi (TU Braunschweig) Academic Secondment at KU Leuven: Model-Based Systems Engineering for HVDC Grid Protection
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, doctoral researcher Abdolhamid Farshadi completed an academic secondment at KU Leuven. Read the article to find out about his experiences.
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