TU Wien, Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives, AUSTRIA
Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Gawlik (born 1971) graduated from Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg in Electrical Engineering, focus on Energy Technology. After finishing his studies, he worked as design engineer for turbo generators and as vice group leader novel construction at Siemens generator plant Erfurt for two years. From 1999 to 2004 he was research assistant at the chair of electrical energy supply of the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and finished his PhD in 2004. Until his appointment as University Professor for Energy Systems Technology at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives at Vienna University of Technology in 2011 he was Senior Key Expert System Dynamics and Project Manager at Siemens Power Technologies International. His research interests are Supergrids, Smart Grids / Microgrids and Electromobility, Universal Grids and software for network analysis, planning and steady state and dynamic modeling.