Alessandro Di Giorgio

Alessandro Di Giorgio is Associate Professor of Automatic Control at the Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering Antonio Ruberti (DIAG), Sapienza University of Rome, where he teaches courses on Automation, Network Control and Handling, and Modeling & Simulation. He coordinates the Smart Energy Research Group of the Consorzio per la Ricerca nell’Automatica e nelle Telecomunicazioni and acts as scientific referent of the university start-up Applied Research to Technologies.

Education

• Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2010
• M.Sc. in Physics (110/110 cum laude), Sapienza University of Rome, 2005

Research interests revolve around advanced control architectures for future power systems, with particular emphasis on smart-grid planning and real-time operation, model-predictive control of micro-grids, large-scale integration of renewable generation and storage, stochastic optimisation of electric-vehicle charging infrastructures, and cyber-physical security against malicious attacks. His work combines systems theory with practical implementations validated within several European and national projects.

Recent publications (2023-24) demonstrate a clear trend toward data-driven and stochastic model-predictive strategies that coordinate millions of grid-edge resources—electric vehicles, batteries, renewable plants—while guaranteeing economic efficiency, reliability and resilience of distribution networks.

Projects & Technology Transfer

• Scientific responsible in 10 EU-funded research projects on smart grids and electromobility
• Principal Investigator of Italian academic and Industria 2015 programmes
• Co-founder & scientific reference, start-up Applied Research to Technologies (technology transfer on EV-charging optimisation)

He is member of the Networked Systems Cybersecurity initiative and serves as reviewer and organiser for major IEEE conferences on power systems and control.