Giovanni Sansavini

Prof. Dr. Giovanni Sansavini is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on the safe design and operations of integrated energy systems, resilient energy networks, interdependent critical infrastructure systems, multi-energy microgrids, security of energy supply, and seasonal energy storage. His work addresses key challenges in ensuring reliable and secure energy systems. For more information, visit his profile page at https://mavt.ethz.ch/people/person-detail.sansavini.html.

Giovanni Sansavini is a researcher specializing in Resilience Engineering, Critical Infrastructures, Interdependent Energy Networks, Cascading Failures, and Cyber-Physical Systems. His work focuses on developing quantitative methods for assessing infrastructure resilience, analyzing power system vulnerabilities, and modeling interdependent networks to identify cascade-safe operating margins. He explores strategies to enhance critical infrastructure resilience through optimization techniques, probabilistic assessments, and data-driven modeling. His research also addresses environmental impacts of carbon capture supply chains and the integration of reliability and resilience in modern power systems. Sansavini's contributions emphasize the importance of network theory and system-of-systems perspectives in mitigating risks and improving the robustness of energy networks.