Lena Torlutter

Lena Torlutter is a Research Associate and PhD Candidate at the Energy Economics Group (EEG) of Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). Her research focuses on electricity market design and modeling for systems with high renewable energy penetration, particularly within the collaborative PSS 2030+ project involving Austrian Power Grid (APG), AIT, and TU Wien.

• Master's degree in Mathematics in Economics and Statistics (TU Wien, 2024)
• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in Economics and Statistics (TU Wien, 2022)
• Research stay at Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo

Her expertise spans energy economics, mathematical modeling, and power systems optimization, informed by experiences including pandemic modeling for her undergraduate thesis, teaching mathematics and econometrics tutorials, and internships at VERBUND and ECO Austria.