About us

About us

The Reliability & Risk Management Group is an IEE research unit committed to advance and disseminate knowledge in the field of power systems engineering and economics through high-quality scientific research, innovative approach to problem solving and pioneering concepts in technology developments.

The R&RM Group strongly relies on IEE values for successfully achieving the objective of excellence and recognition in the research enterprise.

In the early stages, the Group was highly involved in the development of probabilistic and simulation methods for reliability evaluation and reserve studies in power systems.

The Group has currently widened its research scope. It is now focused on the development and application of stochastic methods in describing the behavior of the market players, evolution of electricity markets and investments in power system infrastructure.

Permanent Staff

Francisco Garcés (since 1974)

Mr. Garcés obtained the Electromechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cuyo, Argentina, in 1974 and the Dr.-Ing. Degree from the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Federal Republic of Germany, in 1982. Presently is a Vice-Director of the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), National University of San Juan, Argentina and Head of the Reliability & Risk Management Group. His main research interests are power system reliability and reserve calculations.

Carlos Larisson (since 1998)

Carlos Larisson obtained the Electronic Engineering degree in 1997 from National University of San Juan (UNSJ). He is pursuing the Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering at the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), Argentina. Since 2005 he is Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Electromechanical Engineering, UNSJ. His research interests include power system control and simulation and reliability analysis.

Fernando Olsina (since 2000)

Fernando Olsina obtained the Mechanical Engineering degree in 2000 from National University of San Juan (UNSJ) and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), Argentina. He was visiting researcher at the Institute of Power System and Power Economics (IAEW) of the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Germany. His research interests focus on long-term power market modeling, power investments under uncertainty and reliability & risk management.

Ph.D. Students

Andrés Ojeda (since 2002)

Osvaldo Ojeda obtained the Electrical Engineering degree in 2002 from the National University of San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina. From 2002 to 2004, he was Research Assistant at the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), developing dynamic simulation models for various projects. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at IEE - UNSJ. Since October 2005, he is a visiting student at the Bremer Energie Institut at the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. His research interests are power system interconnections, modeling of electricity markets and regulatory issues.

Pablo Frezzi (since 2003)

Pablo Frezzi graduated in 2002 from the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Argentina. He worked in the engineering division of Arcor, Argentina. Since March 2003, he joined to Institute of Electrical Energy of the National University of San Juan (UNSJ) in Argentina, where he is pursuing his PhD. in Electrical Engineering. Since October 2005, he is a visiting student at the Institute of Power Systems and Power Economics (IAEW) at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His research interests are the analysis of liberalized electricity markets, and the assessment of oligopolistic behaviors applying game theory and agent-based modeling.

Rolando Pringles (since 2004)

Mr. Pringles obtained the Electrical Engineering degree in 2003 from National University of San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina. He is pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at the UNSJ. Since 2004 he has been an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), UNSJ. His research interests are expansion of transmission power system, option valuation of power investments and application of artificial intelligence methods to irreversible investment decisions under uncertainty.

Guido Bassotti (since 2006)

Guido Bassotti was born in Venezuela in 1978. He received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Experimental Politécnica "Antonio José de Sucre", Venezuela in 2004. He is currently enrolled in the Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program at Institute of Electrical Energy from the National University of San Juan, Argentina. His research interests are electricity and reserve markets, reserve scheduling and pricing and, probabilistic reserve calculation methods.

Gerardo Blanco (since 2007)

Gerardo Blanco was born in 1978. He obtained the Electromechanical Engineer degree from the National University of Asunción, Paraguay in 2004. From 2004-2005 he was with Administration National of Electricity (ANDE) in Paraguay, at Operation Power System Department. Currently he is working toward a Ph.D degree at Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), National University of San Juan (UNSJ). His research interests are expansion of transmission power system planning, power investment under uncertainty, and FACTS devices in power markets.

Undergraduate Students

Ulf Kasper (April - September 2007)

Ulf Kasper was born in 1981 and is undergraduate student of electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Since 2005 he has been an auxiliary scientist at the Institute of Power Systems and Power Economics (IAEW) where he worked in the fields of transformer simulation, network planning and gas system management. He is currently under an internship at EPSE and Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), National University of San Juan, Argentina. His work's topics are fast methods for Local Marginal Price computation.

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About us
	The Reliability & Risk Management Group is an IEE research unit committed to advance and disseminate knowledge in the field of power systems engineering and economics through high-quality scientific research, innovative approach to problem solving and pioneering concepts in technology developments. The R&RM Group strongly relies on IEE values for successfully achieving the objective of excellence and recognition in the research enterprise. In the early stages, the Group was highly involved in the development of probabilistic and simulation methods for reliability evaluation and reserve studies in power systems. The Group has currently widened its research scope. It is now focused on the development and application of stochastic methods in describing the behavior of the market players, evolution of electricity markets and investments in power system infrastructure.
Permanent Staff
	Francisco Garcés (since 1974) Mr. Garcés obtained the Electromechanical Engineering degree from the University of Cuyo, Argentina, in 1974 and the Dr.-Ing. Degree from the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Federal Republic of Germany, in 1982. Presently is a Vice-Director of the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), National University of San Juan, Argentina and Head of the Reliability & Risk Management Group. His main research interests are power system reliability and reserve calculations.
	Carlos Larisson (since 1998) Carlos Larisson obtained the Electronic Engineering degree in 1997 from National University of San Juan (UNSJ). He is pursuing the Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering at the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), Argentina. Since 2005 he is Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Electromechanical Engineering, UNSJ. His research interests include power system control and simulation and reliability analysis.
	Fernando Olsina (since 2000) Fernando Olsina obtained the Mechanical Engineering degree in 2000 from National University of San Juan (UNSJ) and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), Argentina. He was visiting researcher at the Institute of Power System and Power Economics (IAEW) of the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH), Germany. His research interests focus on long-term power market modeling, power investments under uncertainty and reliability & risk management.
Ph.D. Students
	Andrés Ojeda (since 2002) Osvaldo Ojeda obtained the Electrical Engineering degree in 2002 from the National University of San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina. From 2002 to 2004, he was Research Assistant at the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), developing dynamic simulation models for various projects. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at IEE - UNSJ. Since October 2005, he is a visiting student at the Bremer Energie Institut at the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. His research interests are power system interconnections, modeling of electricity markets and regulatory issues.
	Pablo Frezzi (since 2003) Pablo Frezzi graduated in 2002 from the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Argentina. He worked in the engineering division of Arcor, Argentina. Since March 2003, he joined to Institute of Electrical Energy of the National University of San Juan (UNSJ) in Argentina, where he is pursuing his PhD. in Electrical Engineering. Since October 2005, he is a visiting student at the Institute of Power Systems and Power Economics (IAEW) at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His research interests are the analysis of liberalized electricity markets, and the assessment of oligopolistic behaviors applying game theory and agent-based modeling.
	Rolando Pringles (since 2004) Mr. Pringles obtained the Electrical Engineering degree in 2003 from National University of San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina. He is pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at the UNSJ. Since 2004 he has been an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), UNSJ. His research interests are expansion of transmission power system, option valuation of power investments and application of artificial intelligence methods to irreversible investment decisions under uncertainty.
	Guido Bassotti (since 2006) Guido Bassotti was born in Venezuela in 1978. He received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Experimental Politécnica "Antonio José de Sucre", Venezuela in 2004. He is currently enrolled in the Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program at Institute of Electrical Energy from the National University of San Juan, Argentina. His research interests are electricity and reserve markets, reserve scheduling and pricing and, probabilistic reserve calculation methods.
	Gerardo Blanco (since 2007) Gerardo Blanco was born in 1978. He obtained the Electromechanical Engineer degree from the National University of Asunción, Paraguay in 2004. From 2004-2005 he was with Administration National of Electricity (ANDE) in Paraguay, at Operation Power System Department. Currently he is working toward a Ph.D degree at Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), National University of San Juan (UNSJ). His research interests are expansion of transmission power system planning, power investment under uncertainty, and FACTS devices in power markets.
Undergraduate Students
	Ulf Kasper (April - September 2007) Ulf Kasper was born in 1981 and is undergraduate student of electrical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Since 2005 he has been an auxiliary scientist at the Institute of Power Systems and Power Economics (IAEW) where he worked in the fields of transformer simulation, network planning and gas system management. He is currently under an internship at EPSE and Institute of Electrical Energy (IEE), National University of San Juan, Argentina. His work's topics are fast methods for Local Marginal Price computation.

> Former Members