© Tiss: Albana Ilo

Associate Prof. Dr. Albana Ilo is assigned to the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives, opens an external URL in a new window (E370) within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, opens an external URL in a new window at TU Wien, assuming her post as Associate Professor for Electrical Energy Systems with effect from 1 May 2021.

Albana Ilo originates from Tirana (Albania) where she studied electrical engineering at Tirana University. In the year 1991 she moved to Austria and later received her doctorate from TU Wien with the topic "Flux distribution and power loss in transformer cores as a function of joint design, opens an external URL in a new window" in the year 1998. She then switched to industry (Siemens AG Austria), where she was working on many projects worldwide as a recognised expert and later as a Prinicipal Key Expert Consultant in the field of power supply systems. In 2013 she moved back to TU Wien and successfully applied for a tenure-track position. In 2020, she obtained her Venia Docendi, thus qualifying her to teach in the area of Electrical Energy Systems with a habilitation on "LINK-based holistic architecture for future power systems, opens an external URL in a new window".

Albana Ilo´s scientific base is the Research Unit of Energy Systems and Networks, opens an external URL in a new window. There she works on topics related to tintegrating distributed generation or smart grids and their impact on transmission and distribution networks. Her merit is the LINK Paradigm and the holistic solution for smart grids derived from it, that enables the decarbonisation of the economy (Sector Coupling) and the democratisation of the electricity industry (Energy Communities) for which she received the "50 most impactful green LEADERS (global listing)" award. She is the author of 3 international patents.

Publications by Albana Ilo in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.