Irina Oleinikova

Irina Oleinikova is a Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the Department of Electric Energy, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. She leads the Power System Operation and Analysis research group and serves as the NTNU Smart Grid Team Leader. She is a steering committee member of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Joint Programme on Smart Grids and an expert in the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) WG6.

Research Interests: Power System Operation, Digital Power System Protection and Control, Grid Resilience, Energy Flexibility, Cybersecurity in Power Systems, and Hydrogen Technology Integration. Her work focuses on advancing smart grids, grid flexibility, and cybersecurity through projects like FME CINELDI, HONOR, ASAP, and ZeroKyst.

Key Projects:

• CINELDI: Developing intelligent electricity distribution grids.
• HONOR: Cross-sectoral energy flexibility markets.
• ASAP: Next-generation system protection schemes.
• ZeroKyst: Hydrogen and charging infrastructure along Norway’s coast.
• COSPAT: Stability of AC/DC transmission grids via co-simulation.

Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD students in digital protection and cybersecurity. Active in projects funded by RCN, STATNETT, and EU Horizon 2020. Leads the Power System Operation and Analysis group and collaborates with SINTEF and industry partners.

Labs/Teams: NTNU Smart Grid Team and the Power System Operation research group.