Dr. Irina Ciornei is currently a Senior Research Associate with KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus, in which she re-joined in March 2020, as a Research Associate. In 2016 Irina was awarded a prestigious Marie Curie Individual Fellowship hosted at Politehnica University of Bucharest and at Aalborg University to advance studies on LV DC microgrids. Irina holds a PhD (2012) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cyprus and a joint MSc (2003) in Energy and Environment from the Technical University of Iasi, and from the University of Poitiers. After her PhD she worked for four years as a post-doctoral researcher at KIOS where she was involved in several national and European funded projects (e.g., ZeroCo2, CIPRNet). Her work is focused on a wide range of smart grid applications including optimal operation and control of AC/DC hybrid grids and microgrids integrating advanced ICT technologies and cybersecurity solutions applied in the context of R&I projects (e.g., Smart5Grid, ELECTRON, HYNET, COCOON, 6G-VERSUS). She has authored over 40 peer-reviewed articles in international conferences and journals, edited one book and several book chapters. Irina is a Senior Member of IEEE, expert evaluator for the European Commission, and delegate expert for IEC (Power quality).
