Pierre Pinson

Professor Pierre Pinson is the Chair of Data-centric Design Engineering at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). He also serves as a Chief Scientist at Halfspace (Denmark), Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting, and holds affiliated roles at Technical University of Denmark and Aarhus University. His research focuses on generating societal value from data through interdisciplinary approaches combining mathematics/statistics with applications in energy, logistics, and business analytics. Notable contributions include probabilistic energy forecasting, market design innovations, and optimization under uncertainty.

Research interests span forecasting methodologies, stochastic optimization, game theory (with energy applications), and data markets. He has held visiting roles at institutions like the University of Oxford and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Awards include the prestigious INFORMS Edelman Award (2024) and IEEE Fellow status.

Prof. Pinson actively advises PhD candidates with strong applied mathematics/programming backgrounds. His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in renewable energy integration, grid management, and decentralized market mechanisms. Collaborative projects include the Smart4RES initiative for advanced renewable forecasting.

• Awards: INFORMS Edelman Award (2024), IEEE Fellow, Simons Fellowship (2021)
• Labs/Teams: Dyson School Research Group, Halfspace R&D Team, CoRE (Aarhus University)
• Grants: Imperial College President's PhD Scholarship, EU Smart4RES Project