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Ass. Prof. Sashko Ristov
University of Innsbruck
Project Lead
Prof. Adam Jatowt
University of Innsbruck
Scientific Manager
Assoc. Prof. Alessio Bucaioni
Mälardalen University
Quality Manager
Dr. Danilo Valerio
Siemens AG
Innovation Manager
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Nikolaus Fleischhacker
FEN Research GmbH
Technology Manager
Nikolaus Fleischhacker studied Civil and Environmental Engineering and Domotronics at the University of Innsbruck, earning bachelor's, master's, Diplom-Ingenieur and doctoral degrees. From 2012, he worked as a university assistant in concrete and bridge engineering and, from 2015, taught structural analysis as a Senior Lecturer. Since 2014, he has been a co-owner and CTO of FEN Sustain Systems GmbH, which helped establish the Green Energy Center Europe with industrial partners and start-ups in 2016. In 2018, he became CEO of FEN Research GmbH and head of its EWest and HyWest research centres. He leads and contributes to national and international research projects supporting the energy transition and has participated as an expert in the European strategic research and innovation agenda process for green hydrogen.
Dr. Magda Foti
UBITECH
Lead WP2 – FLEXI Requirements and Roadmap
Peter Rosengren
CheckWatt
Lead WP3 – FLEXI Services for Flexibility Markets
Ass. Prof. Nishant Saurabh
Utrecht University
Lead WP4 – FLEXI Framework Integration and Evaluation
Dr. BSc. MSc. Niusha Shakibi Nia
FEN Research GmbH
Lead WP5 – Reporting and Knowledge Community
Niusha Shakibi Nia earned a bachelor's degree in Physics in Iran in 2007, followed by master's degrees in Materials Science and Electrochemistry and in Project Management from the University of La Rochelle in 2011. She completed her PhD in 2014, investigating the corrosion behaviour and metallurgical properties of electrodeposited coatings. After working as a research and teaching assistant in La Rochelle, she joined the University of Innsbruck as a postdoctoral researcher in 2015. Until 2020, her work focused on energy conversion and improving catalyst materials for fuel cells and electrolysers. Since 2021, she has worked in research team management at FEN Research GmbH in Innsbruck.








