Canan Karatekin

Canan Karatekin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. With a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the same institution, her academic career spans over two decades with roles including Doctorate Lecturer (2005-2010) and Postdoctoral Researcher at Northeastern University (2007-2008).

• Specializes in Renewable Energy Systems
• Expert in Electrical Energy and Power Systems
• Focuses on Lighting technology

Her research integrates Smart Grids and Distributed Generation with applications in Agent-Based Modeling for energy markets. Recent work addresses strategic integration of renewables in deregulated markets (2024) and mobile substation design (2021). She supervises graduate theses on topics like:

• Local Marginal Prices in Electricity Markets (2025)
• Short-Circuit Analysis (2019)
• Power Loss Minimization (2016)
• LED Thermal Management (2015)

Key technical contributions include:

• Congestion management in transmission systems (2008)
• Multiobjective optimization frameworks (2016)
• Smart grid implementations (2016-2024)