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.
D5.1 “Towards interoperability from a legal and regulatory viewpoint – Status report” (RUG)
Find out more about the contributions of doctoral candidates 8 and 9 to D5.1 “Towards interoperability from a legal and regulatory viewpoint – Status report” as scientific output of work package 5.
Deliverable 4.1 “Towards integration methods for a resilient and flexible power system – Status report” (TU Delft)
Find out more about the contributions of doctoral candidates 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 to Deliverable 4.1 “Towards integration methods for a resilient and flexible power system – Status report”, as scientific output of work package 4.
Deliverable 3.1 “Towards components engineered for swift interoperability – Status report” (KTH)
Find out more about the contributions of the doctoral candidates 1, 4, and 6 to Deliverable 3.1 “Towards components engineered for swift interoperability” as scientific output of work package 3.
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.
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.
Newsletter
Here is a collection of all the newsletters published by Inter-oPEn. The newsletter is published twice a year and should provide people with a brief overview of what has happened, what is happening and what will happen in the project.
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).
Internal Power Flow Control For Modular Multilevel Converter During Submodule Failure
A publication by Tuanku Badzlin Hashfi.
Mohammadtaher Azampour (RUG) Academic Secondment at RWTH Aachen University: Bridging Intellectual Property and HVDC Engineering
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, doctoral researcher Mohammadtaher Azampour completed an academic secondment at RWTH Aachen University. Read the article to find out about his experiences.
Tuanku Badzlin Hashfi (TU DELFT) Academic Secondment at KTH: Designing FPGA based IED for MMC Protection in a Real Time PHIL Test Bed
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, doctoral researcher Tuanku Badzlin Hashfi completed an academic secondment at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Read the article to find out about his experiences.
Donia Ayari (RUG) – Academic Secondment at TU Braunschweig: Bridging Legal and Technical Perspectives on HVDC Systems
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, doctoral researcher Donia Ayari (RUG) completed an academic secondment at TU Braunschweig’s Elenia Institute for High Voltage Technology and Power Systems. Read the article to find out more.
Donia Ayari (RUG) – Industrial Secondment at CRESYM: Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Insights
As part of the Inter‑oPEn project, doctoral researcher Donia Ayari (RUG) completed an industrial secondment at CRESYM, a Brussels‑based non‑profit organisation promoting collaborative R&D and open‑source energy system simulation tools. Read the article to find out more.
Inter-oPEn Doctoral Researchers at the 2026 HVDC Colloquium
As part of the Inter-oPEn project, five of our doctoral candidates attended the 2026 HVDC Colloquium. Read the article to find out more.
Training module 4
The Inter-Open’s fourth training module, titled “Managing Complex Systems: Change Management in the Critical Infrastructure Domain” was held in Brussels, Belgium, on December 2 and 3. On the first day, the meeting opened with a series of research presentations from all doctoral candidates. Each of us had the opportunity to
HVDC technologies, valuable connections and fika
One of the primary objectives of the Inter-oPEn project is to educate and train highly qualified researchers to facilitate the interoperability of Power Electronics (PE) assets within modern power networks, thereby ensuring their safe and reliable operation. In line with this goal, I recently had the valuable opportunity to attend