STandUP Academy 2026
29–30 September 2026 · Hotel Birger Jarl, Tulegatan 8, Stockholm
Theme: Opportunities and Challenges with AI, Big Data and Cybersecurity in Energy Systems
Moderators: Olga Kordas and Göran Lindbergh (KTH) on Day 1; Cajsa Bartusch Kätting and Oleksii Pasichnyi on Day 2 morning; Sandra Eriksson on Day 2 afternoon.
Day 1 — Tuesday 29 September: Research and Industry Dialogue
08:30 Registration, poster setup, coffee and mingle
09:00 Welcome and introduction — Annika Borgenstam (Vice President for Research, KTH), Sandra Eriksson (Programme Director, STandUP for Energy), Lars Nordström (Co-Director, STandUP for Energy)
09:10 Introduction of the moderators — Olga Kordas and Göran Lindbergh (KTH)
09:15 Keynote 1 — Peter Engdahl, Deputy Director General and Head of the Research, Innovation and Business Development Department, Swedish Energy Agency
AI and digitalisation in the future energy system
09:40 Keynote 2 — Erik Johansson, Founder & CEO, Management Doctors AB
The Security Tension in Intelligent Energy Systems: Speed, Scale and Systemic Risk
10:05 Keynote 3 — Thomas Schön, Uppsala University
From Electrification to Intelligence: The Role of AI in Future Energy Systems
10:30 Coffee break and poster session
11:00 Session 1 — Renewable Electricity Production
- Jonathan Staaf Scragg, Uppsala University — AI-driven discovery for new energy materials
- Stefan Ivanell, Uppsala University / Swedish Wind Centre — Advances to Faster-than-Realtime LES of Wind Farm Flows
- Malin Göteman, Uppsala University — Bridging gaps in understanding fluid-structure interaction of offshore renewables
- Patrik Andreasson, Vattenfall — Using image and sound recognition in Vattenfall for biodiversity monitoring
11:40 Panel discussion
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Session 2 — Electricity Distribution and Grids
- Pontus Wallin, Svenska kraftnät — Forecasting in the national control center
- Ilka Jahn, KTH — Do we need partially open software for big power converters?
- Filip Natvig, Uppsala University — From a course to a research collaboration: a journey in power system cybersecurity
- Jenny Gustavsson, Öresundskraft — The electricity grid of the future – AI, flexibility and resilience in an electrified society
13:40 Panel discussion
14:00 Coffee break and poster session
14:30 Session 3 — Electric Vehicles and Batteries
- Martin Karlsson, Luleå University of Technology (RECAT)
- Verena Löfqvist Klass, Traton
- Mats Leksell, KTH — Harmonization of EV charging for marine applications and machine design for sustainable futures
- Gyözö Gidofalvi, KTH — Data-driven decision support for planning charging network infrastructure and operations
15:10 Panel discussion
15:30 Session 4 — Integrated Energy Systems
- Carl-Johan Fredman, Myrspoven — AI turns buildings into active players in the energy system of the future
- Hossein Shahrokni, KTH / Locallife — ElectriCITY-Model – Sweden's Response to Energy Communities
- Robert Nilsson, Stockholm Exergi — Efficiency, resilience and responsibility in AI-driven energy systems
- Anna Furberg, KTH — Environmental impacts of AI and digital technologies
16:10 Panel discussion
16:30 Summary and poster prize
17:00 Transfer to Villa Källhagen
18:00 Mingle and conference dinner, Villa Källhagen
Day 2 — Wednesday 30 September: Future Research Directions
09:00 Programme update — Sandra Eriksson: what is happening within STandUP
09:20 The winning poster is presented in plenary
09:30 Research Cavalcade I — early-career researchers
Four talks of 12 minutes (8–10 minutes plus one question), then a joint Q&A.
- 09:30 Xavier Weiss, KTH / RISE — Resilience through distributed energy resources: how we can empower DSOs to mitigate extreme events
- 09:42 Engla Rencelj Ling, Uppsala University — Cybersecurity and threat landscape of the electric grid
- 09:54 Tijana Rupcic, KTH — Electrifying in uncertain times: what socialist Yugoslavia can tell us about building energy systems across political divides
- 10:06 Ashkan Tayebi, SLU — Climate impact of on-farm hydrogen production and utilisation for agricultural field operations
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Research Cavalcade II — early-career researchers
Same format, with the joint Q&A from 11:48.
- 11:00 Grace Anderson, KTH — The future of clean flight: hydrogen fuel cells and aviation
- 11:12 Dane Chia, Uppsala University — A socio-psychological perspective on household electricity consumption and smart EV charging
- 11:24 Arjun Menon, Uppsala University — Can smart EV charging build communities? Rethinking the objective function beyond grid balancing
- 11:36 Alexander Wallberg, Uppsala University — From parking to power: energy management in the multifunctional building Dansmästaren
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Strategic discussions — evaluation and renewal of STandUP research
13:00 After lunch, we gather for parallel sessions:
- Research leaders with Sandra Eriksson in Room Spirit
- PhD students and early-career researchers in Congressen
13:10 Breakout discussions in two parallel streams
14:10 Reporting in sessions
14:30 Reporting back in plenary
14:45 Summary and conclusions — Sandra Eriksson
15:00 End of the Academy