Ioannis Tsanakas

Ioannis Tsanakas is a researcher of the PV modules and systems group at imec, in the framework of the EnergyVille collaboration (a partnership between imec, VITO, KU Leuven and UHasselt, which focuses on smart cities and smart grids). He holds a MSc/BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering (2006) and a Ph.D. in Management & Industrial Engineering (2013), from the Polytechnic School of Democritus University, Greece. His professional/research interests are found in the fields of performance, reliability, O&M and sustainability of PV modules and systems. He is also actively involved in the International Energy Agency's PVPS program's Task 13, as a national scientific expert for France (2015-2016), Norway (2017-2018) and Belgium (2018-); also contributing as PV expert in relevant standardization committees (IEC) and European Commission task forces (EU-JRC Ecodesign; ETIP PV Digital Solar PV systems and Grid).