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

Cham Kpu Gerald (KTH) Academic Secondment at the University of Groningen (RUG): Legal and regulatory considerations for HVDC interoperability testing
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, doctoral researcher Cham Kpu Gerald completed an academic secondment at the University of Groningen. Read the article to find out about his experiences.

Highlights from the Inter-oPEn Training Module 5
TM5 opened virtually with an introductory talk by Prof Ilka Jahn (KTH), a panel discussion with Dr Max Görtz (MOSAIC), a RECOPS project presentation by Dr Jagruti Thakur (KTH) and elevator‑pitch training by Dr. Philipp Gramlich (NaturalScience.Careers). The in‑person phase in Copenhagen featured Prof. Frede Blaabjerg’s lecture on power‑electronics trends, a joint poster session with ADOreD, a networking dinner, and culminated in DCs delivering their pitches, electing board representatives, and visiting the Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Farm with a boat trip from Nordhavn.

Inter-oPEn Doctoral Candidates at ACDC Europe 2026
Four Inter-oPEn doctoral candidates joined the 22nd IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC) and presented their research results. The conference took place from April 28th to 29th, 2026, in Berlin (Germany).
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